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A short presentation from HP on Virtualization & Storage and then. . . 

Keanue Reeves starring in the acclaimed “Matrix”   -  Popcorn and soft drinks are “on the house”

Increase your productivity by using two monitors

How’d you like to increase your office productivity by as much as 50%? Add a second monitor to your computer setup. Once you do, you’ll never go back to using only one monitor again.

For example, open a document or presentation on one monitor. Use the other to conduct research on the Web. Or, see your e-mail arrive as you work. Photo editors really benefit from having an image open on one monitor and the tool bars in full view on the second monitor. Video editing sudden becomes almost as easy as the television commercials promise.

What you need
Adding a second monitor to your system is easy. Your computer needs a dual-output video card. Or, you can add a second video card to your current machine.

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Two LinkedIn Security Settings You Must Set
by Stuart Crawford, Ulistic, Inc.

LinkedIn is one of the industry leading social networks and online communities in use today across multiple businesses and industries. LinkedIn’s focus on business-to-business networking and facilitating the sharing of ideas and strategies has won the trust of business professionals globally. Not unlike many of their counterparts, LinkedIn does have privacy challenges according to many CEO level executives. Many organizations are now reviewing their policies related to LinkedIn and how information propagates through this business social network.

More and more business professionals are turning to LinkedIn because of its overall effectiveness in the marketplace. However, many are unaware of the apparent risks to corporate contacts when setting up their LinkedIn accounts. There are many settings that are on automatically allowing for browsing of contacts and also leaving a trace of who visited another profile. Many organizations as part of their social media acceptable use policy are now requiring specific changes to LinkedIn privacy settings be made ensuring business contacts and information are kept confidential.

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Does Everyone in Your Organization 'Get' the Security Agenda?
reprinted with permission from Symantec

Summary
End users often understand the need for security only in a general sense, without grasping the vital role they play in maintaining security. This article looks at the steps IT can take to convey the message that all employees must be proactive about adhering to security procedures.

If there's one issue that keeps IT managers up at night it's security. According to Symantec's 2010 State of Enterprise Security Report, cyber security now outranks traditional crime, natural disasters, and terrorism as the top risk at large organizations.

Moreover, the report found that nearly all the organizations surveyed (94%) expect to implement changes to their cyber security efforts in 2010, with almost half (48%) predicting major changes.

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