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HP Designates MicroAge Preferred Partner

MicroAge makes a substantial investment in meeting the certification standards required by HP to become a Preferred Partner. MicroAge

Surviving: The Best Practices of Business Continuity

Whether it's catastrophic weather or the turbulent economy, there is enough trouble out there to make you think twice about your plans for the unfathomable. eWeek

Why Technology Isn't The Answer To Better Security

You've beefed up your IT security arsenal, and you're focused on compliance. But you're still vulnerable. Here's why. CIO

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The 20 Most Useful Microsoft Sites for IT Professionals

The list includes technology-specific sites, worthy bloggers and safe resources to help you pass your next Microsoft cert or training course. NetworkWorld

Stretch Your Budget with HP PurchasEdge

Chances are you don't have an unlimited budget to outfit your office with the latest printing technology. Become a PurchasEdge member and earn points towards free HP products simply for purchasing the same HP supplies you already use. It's time to shop for free products with your points! HP

Solution Spotlight

How to Say Goodbye to Mobile Spam

Whether you get uninvited text messages, e-mail spam on your smart phone, or even sales calls, you can stop all forms of cellular spam by taking these easy steps. CIO

Spooked! The Top 13 Identity Management Fears

We all have about a gazillion username-password combinations -- many of which require something unique to each individual site. It's all just downright scary. Too much to handle. Especially for overworked IT departments, CSOs, and their staffs -- more importantly, for your customers. CSO

G1 vs the Smartphone Heavyweights

How does the first Google Android phone compare to the iPhone 3G and other hot new handsets? BaselineMag

Sidetracked

Five Gadgets That Were Killed by the Cellphone

Calling a cellphone a mere phone seems a little silly these days. The little pocket wonders now do so much they are really handheld computers. So successful has this been that whole product categories have had the life choked out of their twitching bodies by the phone. The following list is an obituary to five of them, plus a look at the cellphone's next victim. Wired