*I can relate to the "overworked". The workload on tech workers these days should be fodder for dark geek comedy. The 400G story, though, THAT is some serious news. - Dan
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| Network World Daily News AM | | | | Remember your first time firing up Windows 1.0 and playing some Reversi? I don't, since I was six years old and cruising through Montezuma's Revenge and Oregon Trail on an Apple II at the time. Chances are good you don't remember Windows 1.0, either. It took a few versions for Bill Gates' favorite software to really take off. I recently used Windows 1.0 for the first time, after downloading an old copy and installing it in a virtual machine on my Windows 7 PC. Here are the results. | | | Issue highlights 1. Apple iWatch: What we know so far 2. JouleX fits Cisco's plan to target broader IT 3. Rude and overworked? Blame tech 4. Look out, Google Fiber – scientists build 400G connection 5. Java developer says he built, launched basic open source office suite in 30 days 6. Intel shifting Celeron, Pentium chips to Atom architecture 7. University fined $400,000 after disabled firewall put medical records at risk 8. Former Windows chief defends Windows 8, trumpets sales 9. Products of the week 5.27.13 | | WHITE PAPER: SiSense Ltd. The size, speed and scalability of different business analytics technologies vary greatly. The advantages and disadvantages of RDBMS, In-Memory and In-Chip technologies are detailed in this report. Read Now! | | In the world of tech, where eyes are typically focused on "the next big thing," the speculation and noise surrounding Apple's next big move continue to grow louder. READ MORE | | This morning, Cisco agreed to acquire JouleX, a software company that helps IT organizations power the management capabilities of their IT infrastructure from the data center to the desktop and everywhere in between. The purchase price is reported to be $107 million, which is just a drop in the hat for the cash-rich company that has acquired a veritable cornucopia of software companies this year. Read... READ MORE | | IT execs say employees are getting ruder on the job, and they're blaming technology for the rise in bad manners. READ MORE | | WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors In this eGuide, Network World sister publications InfoWorld, and PC World examine some of the current uses of blade servers in today's data center, as well as how trends such as server virtualization are reshaping enterprise computing. Read Now! | | A research team led by Bell Labs' Xiang Liu has published an article in Nature describing a way to send and receive information at 400 gigabits per second across 12,800km of optical fiber – an enormous potential gain of both speed and effective distance compared to current technology. READ MORE | | A freelance Java developer claims it took him only 30 days to build and launch a basic open source office suite that runs on multiple OSes. READ MORE | | Intel's upcoming Atom tablet chip code-named Bay Trail will be repurposed for use in the company's Celeron and Pentium chips for entry-level laptops, desktops and all-in-ones, Intel said on Friday. READ MORE | | WEBCAST: NetIQ Cloud, Mobility, Social Identity and BYOD are forcing small businesses, major enterprises and government agencies to re-think their interaction with customers and partners. Learn More>> | | A medical facility run by Idaho State University (ISU) has been fined $400,000 (APS266,000) after thousands of patient records were left in an unprotected state when firewall monitoring was disabled. READ MORE | | Former Windows chief Steven Sinofsky today defended Windows 8's performance in the market, saying, "It's hard for me to look at selling 100 million of something and not feeling great about it." READ MORE | | Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as F5 Networks and Dell READ MORE | | WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Trends such as BYOD and the adoption of social media and other grey applications as legitimate business tools have had profound effects on organizations of all sizes. Read Now | | | | | | | | | | |
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