IPhone, Wii game builder gets investment from VMware co-founder

IPhone, Wii game builder gets investment from VMware co-founder; Your First Cloud App: Dev/Test a Smart Choice DNS: Domain Name System Newsletter NetworkWorld.com | DNSstuff.com | Update Your Profile In alliance with Spotlight Story When "Trick or Treat" Brings DDoS to Your Door By Cricket Liu, Vice President, Architecture , Infoblox Together with our partner The Measurement Factory, Infoblox has just competed our fifth annual DNS Survey. We're still poring over the results, but one number that stands out to me is our latest estimate of the total population of name servers on the Internet, which has jumped to 16.3 million name servers this year from 11.7 million in 2007. (2008's results were a little suspect.) Read full story Related News: IPhone, Wii game builder gets investment from VMware co-founder VMware co-founder and former CEO Diane Greene has invested in a start-up in the video game industry and joined its board of directors. Your First Cloud App: Dev/Test a Smart Choice A cloud environment can serve a company's dev/test needs better than the traditional, internal option, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden. Here's a breakdown of the key issues, from spiky usage to budget concerns, to consider. Report: Microsoft buys systems management startup for $60 million Microsoft Corp. has acquired systems management vendor Opalis Software Inc. for about $60 million, according to an analyst report. Five Lessons from a Data Center's Crisis of Capacity When the data center neared its failure point, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory embarked on a project to revamp facilities without breaking the budget. Consider these practical lessons from the edge of failure. Five Problems Keeping Legacy Apps Out of the Cloud Did you think all those legacy apps would just float up into someone else's cloud infrastructure? Management, licensing and migration concerns highlight the list of troubles that vendors are now trying to address. Sponsored by 3COM Comprehensive NAC Read this whitepaper on improving endpoint defense, control and visibility through integrated management and enforcement. Webcast: When Good Applications Go Bad Register today to hear Andrew Jaquith, Senior Analyst at Forrester Research, and Anthony James, VP Products at Fortinet, discuss the challenges posed to enterprises by application security threats. Additionally, hear a customer testimonial on how CKE Restaurants, responsible for operating many of the USA's most popular quick-service and fast-casual dining restaurants, reduced the risk of application-borne threats. Register now.   October 27, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES They're kicking our butts at Trivial Pursuit Skype for Business too risky? Win 7 upgrade paralyzes some PCs IT industry graveyard 2009 Microsoft to 'open source' its Outlook PST files Verizon Droid FAQ: What we know so far Smartphone smackdown: Motorola Droid vs. iPhone 3GS Avalanche is top phishing gang by far this year Microsoft gives programs access to mail, calendar, contacts Win 7 installation nightmares: should you wait for SP1? Executive Guide - Storage Virtualization Storage virtualization isn't a no-brainer technology, and enterprise IT executives must carefully study how best to implement and manage it within their data centers. In these articles, Network World, along with its sister publications Computerworld and CIO, explore the benefits and challenges of storage virtualization. Learn more IPAM Freeware Why waste time with outdated IP address management tools, when you can embrace automation, reduce time wasted with routine, high risk tasks and boost the availability of your network? Download fully functional IP address management freeware from Infoblox and get rid of those time-consuming spreadsheets. Learn More   This email was sent to antonkrafty.buben66@blogger.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com | Forward this to a Friend >>>