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The 10 Hottest IT Jobs in Demand
Where is the demand for IT skills right now in 2008? Even in tough economic times, employees with the right skills will always be in demand in the IT industry. Baseline analyzed recent employment studies and interviewed several technology recruiters and industry professionals to find the hottest IT positions today. Although there is still consistent demand for the “old-reliable” jobs such as network administration and help desk positions, these picks reflect the current gaps between supply and demand.

Google launches Web security for corporations
Google Inc. today announced its Web Security for Enterprise, a product that protects organizations against malware attacks in real time.

RIM announces new BlackBerry certifications
Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the popular BlackBerry handheld, announced a new certification program yesterday aimed at corporate BlackBerry administrators, support technicians, consultants and enterprise application developers.

New type of rootkit hidden in hardware
Security researchers have developed a new type of malicious rootkit software that hides itself in an obscure part of a computer's chip, undetected by today's anti-virus products.

IBM merges midrange server lines
In one of the biggest server changes that IBM has made in recent years, Big Blue has revealed that its System i midrange machines will become part of a new product line that will support every operating system in IBM's portfolio, except the ones for its mainframes.

Vendors argue over green networking crown
3Com has claimed it leads the market in making its networking gear more energy efficient. The company based its claim on a report by US analyst firm In-Stat; however, a rival has charged that 3Com only counted its role in enterprise-class large switches and may actually lag behind in greening the key market for small and mid-sized Ethernet switches.

Integrating More Intelligence into Your IDS, Part 2
Consider how a preprocessor can be used to introduce learning into our intrusion detection system (IDS). One can use the problem defined in Part I of this article, where the IDS is encouraged to adapt to changes in the type of traffic seen and alert administrators if the traffic is anomalous.

10 Technologies that Drive Revenue
Who said CIOs can’t have a direct impact on revenue generation? IT leaders say these technologies help boost their companies' finances.

Product review: The sweetest wireless LAN system
Ruckus Wireless' ZoneFlex Smart WLAN System is powerful, easy, and yes, smart, making managed wireless networks a no-brainer for small deployments.

FBI worried as DoD sold counterfeit Cisco gear
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking the issue of counterfeit Cisco equipment very seriously, according to a leaked FBI presentation that underscores problems in the Cisco supply chain.