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TOP STORIES - May 11, 2011 • Inside Intel's 3D TriGate Transistor Breakthrough • Security, Compliance Are Critical Concerns of IT Pros • Dell Unveils New Server, Networking for Virtualized Data Centers • Supercomputer Simulates Extreme Physics • Dual-Core Cortex-A9 SoC Offers Mali GPU, Video Accelerator SPOTLIGHT Google Maps Shows bin Laden Hideouts Pinpoint Osama bin Laden's numerous hiding places throughout his infamous career, up to where he met his violent end. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Google Maps Alabama Tornado Havoc • New BlackBerry Bolds Thin, Powerful • Why Macs Outshine Windows PCs • Touch-Screen Musicians Virtually Jam FEATURED VIDEO Essential Steps for SMBs We look at five tech steps SMBs need to take to keep up with the times. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Samsung Droid Charge Impresses • 16 Hot Startups Flying Under the Radar • Why iPad 3 Should Be Released This Year • Why Motorola Delayed the Droid Bionic IN THIS ISSUE Inside Intel's 3D TriGate Transistor Breakthrough Intel's newly unveiled 3D Tri-Gate transistors enable chips to operate at lower voltage with lower leakage, providing a combination of improved performance and energy efficiency never before seen in the chip industry, Intel officials said. These new transistors will reside on Intel's soon-to-come 22nm Ivy Bridge processors, due out late this year. We take a look at how the Tri-Gates work. READ MORE >> Security, Compliance Are Critical Concerns of IT Pros While regulatory compliance, IT governance, information security and disaster recovery remained the top four concerns for IT professionals, there were other areas that were adding complexity and increasing risk, according to a recent report by ISACA, a global association of more than 95,000 IT professionals. IT departments are also worried about data breaches, cloud computing and the rise in number of consumer devices in the enterprise. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Biz Advisor Video Blog Information and resources on how to use technology to cut cost and improve efficiency in small businesses. Go to the blog! ADVERTISEMENT Dell Unveils New Server, Networking for Virtualized Data Centers Dell is unveiling the PowerEdge M915, an AMD-powered system aimed at virtualized data centers. In addition, the company is rolling out new networking and storage offerings. READ MORE >> Supercomputer Simulates Extreme Physics A powerful supercomputer code update will allow laboratories and universities a better understanding of high-energy density physics and provide insight into the basic properties of matter in extreme situations. READ MORE >> Dual-Core Cortex-A9 SoC Offers Mali GPU, Video Accelerator STMicroelectronics has announced a new member of its dual-core Cortex-A9 SPEAr1300 SoC (system on chip) line that adds a 2D/3D-accelerating ARM Mali 200 GPU (graphics processing unit). The SPEAr1340 also includes a hardware video accelerator, supporting up to 1080p at 30fps, and it can handle multiple concurrent video flows for surveillance applications, says the company. READ MORE >> The Hardest Problems in Data Management Modern hardware trends and economics combined with cloud/virtualization technology are radically reshaping today's data management landscape, ushering in a new era where many machine, many core, memory-based computing topologies can be dynamically assembled from existing IT resources and pay-as-you-go clouds. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Enterprise LAN: The Magic Quadrant The LAN switching market is mature; however, it continues to evolve, as enterprises move toward a secure, collaborative workplace. Ethernet is used in more environments beyond traditional IT systems (such as process control, building automation and security), as Ethernet switching functionality is integrated into more data center infrastructures. DOWNLOAD NOW >> 8 Considerations for Evaluating Disk-Based Backup May 20, 2011 12:00 p.m. Eastern / 9:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join us for an interactive eSeminar where Jeff Crum, senior product manager at ExaGrid, and other industry experts will share eight key technological criteria to consider when evaluating systems. REGISTER >> Meeting the New Demands for Management & Security with All-In-One PCs May 23, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) vPro is also the key to manage the security issues in a far more rigorous and comprehensive fashion due to increasing governance and compliance demands as well as new and evolving threats. Lenovo adds to vPro with their own unique solutions. REGISTER >>

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