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ZDNet Education - June 24, 2009
	So what's it worth to you? I spent a lot of time talking with people at last week's Intel Classmate PC Ecosystem Summit about "value propositions". I know that's marketing jargon, but as I sink deeper into the Twitterverse, I'm beginning to embrace a bit of marketing voodoo. How about a Microsoft Security Essentials for servers? Desktop PCs can always be reimaged. It's a pain, but downtime only affects one person. Servers, on the other hand, need to be up the vast majority of the time. Rebuilding servers affects lots of people, often in mission-critical ways. Breaking down the laptop wall with conferencing software I've talked before about the so-called "laptop wall" that an increasing number of college lecturers (and even secondary school teachers) face. The challenge, of course, is to turn those laptops into learning tools instead of distractions, machines that engage students rather than letting them disengage. Get Latest Headlines in RSS		Panasonic VIERA LCD HDTV Buy now, only: $599 JABRA BT135 Bluetooth Headset Buy Today, Only: $12.90 NEW TECHNOLOGIES How much do your peers earn? Find out on activeTechPros if you're an IT professional. * * * * * * * * Introducing activeBizPros: a salary resource for business professionals We're in the midst of building our beta community site. Come join us and help drive the salary charts. Privilege Access Control For Compliance with Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Read this paper for an explanation of the security gap between UNIX/Linux operating system design and GLBA compliance, and a review of Gartner's paper on the importance of controlling UNIX superuser privileges. (Symark Software) Limited-edition eBook: Service Oriented Architecture For Dummies Learn the basics of SOA by following 7 real-life companies as they experience the truly game-changing effects of this important technology initiative. Get Greater Value from your Existing Customer Database Build stronger relationships with your most valuable customers-and slash the costs of serving less valuable ones-with powerful analytic solutions. Telecommunications Providers: Slow the Rate of Customer Churn Discover how powerful data-mining techniques can help you combat the high cost of customer churn in this enlightening white paper.
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