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TOP STORIES - March 16, 2011 • Discovery Landing Ends Storied Chapter in NASA History • Japan Quake Jolts Pacific Tsunami Warning Network into Action • i4i Patent Case Against Microsoft Moves to Supreme Court • Google Antitrust Hearing Requested by U.S. Senators • Twitter Settles with FTC over Privacy Breach and Account Hacking SPOTLIGHT 10 Key Missing Features in iPad 2 The iPad 2 might be an update, but it's not as big of a jump over its predecessor as some want to believe. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Xoom Unleashes Graphical Firepower • Jobs Taunts Google, Amazon with iPad 2 • Remote Access Challenges, Benefits • Eye-Controlled Laptop Tracks Your Gaze FEATURED VIDEO Keep Up with Compliance How you can stay ahead of rapidly evolving laws to avoid fines and sanctions. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • First Look: iPad 2 Hits the Street • Features We Expect to See in iPhone 5 • 10 Apps New Droid X Owners Need • 10 Promising iPad Alternatives Coming IN THIS ISSUE Discovery Landing Ends Storied Chapter in NASA History When the Discovery space shuttle touched down for the last time at Kennedy Space Center on March 9, it marked the end of an illustrious era of spaceflight. Discovery flew more than 30 missions and traveled more than any other space shuttle in the NASA fleet. We look back at Discovery's final mission and what the future holds for spaceflight. READ MORE >> Japan Quake Jolts Pacific Tsunami Warning Network into Action The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii is a key part in the global data communications network that monitors the world oceans for deadly tsunamis. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Dell Simplify your IT setup and reduce costs with Dell Virtual Integrated System. Watch the Interactive Video. ADVERTISEMENT i4i Patent Case Against Microsoft Moves to Supreme Court TCanadian firm i4i has submitted its brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a long-running patent-infringement suit with Microsoft. The case, Microsoft vs. i4i Limited Partnership, 10-290, is expected to be heard in April 2011. READ MORE >> Google Antitrust Hearing Requested by U.S. Senators Google March 11 found itself in the cross hairs of U.S. senators intent on pursuing the search engine for alleged anti-competitive practices in a market it dominates. READ MORE >> Twitter Settles with FTC over Privacy Breach and Account Hacking The Federal Trade Commission approved the settlement with Twitter over charges that the site's poor security practices led to two high-profile hacker attacks in 2009. READ MORE >> How to Choose Between Public or Private Clouds Cloud computing offers a new network-based delivery model for applications that small, medium and large enterprises can use. This article can help you begin to ask what applications in your infrastructure might benefit from cloud services. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Topological List View Enhances Ability to Monitor Complex IT Systems Do you think business intelligence is only for massive enterprises? Think again. Read this white paper to learn key BI concepts and discover the same techniques and technologies used by your larger competitors. DOWNLOAD NOW >> DR Emergency: Cures for Common DR Problems Mar 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern / 11:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join us for a live, interactive eSeminar to find out how you can overcome these constraints to realize the full potential of your architecture and wide-area networks (WAN). Attend this online-only event to learn how you can re-architect your data protection and disaster recovery strategies. REGISTER >> Smart Ways to Incorporate Social Networking Into Your Enterprise Mar 29, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Social networking is not a fad - and it is not going away! Millennials entering the workforce have embraced this medium as a way to communicate both personally and professionally. It is time for companies to catch up and properly integrate social networking into their enterprises or risk being left behind. REGISTER >>

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