Verizon unveils portable broadband access; WAN optimization technology makes waves at Interop

WAN News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Fluke Networks Live Webcast: Get more for your IT dollar Register for this live webcast, "Get Better Results from your IT investments," to learn how to make your IT dollars stretch further. Get real-world advice from industry experts. The live event takes place on Thursday, November 15, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Click here to register now! WAN News Alert, 10/26/07 Verizon, Thrane & Thrane team to provide portable broadband access, 10/23/07: Verizon Business unveiled a portable satellite enterprise service this week that it says can provide voice and data services to employees in remote locations “virtually anywhere in the United States and around the world.” WAN optimization technology makes waves at Interop New York, 10/25/07: WAN optimization players flocked to the East Coast this week for Interop New York, which wraps up Friday. AT&T paying Apple $18 per iPhone per month?, 10/25/07: Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster believes Apple is taking $18 per month for each iPhone subscriber under its deal with AT&T. Find out why WAN Optimization is Right for You Discover how you can realize a three to four month return on investment with WAN optimization tools in this informative Webcast. Learn how all WAN optimization products are not the same and how to find the right box for your organization. To find out more click here. Why WAN optimization should be integrated with branch office routers, Part 2, 10/25/07: In the last newsletter we began a discussion of the pros and cons of integrating WAN optimization with routers. Why WAN optimization should be integrated with branch office routers, Part 1, 10/23/07: In a recent paper posted at Webtorials, Cisco advocated the integration of WAN optimization features into the router. Apple: 250,000 iPhones unlocked from AT&T, 10/24/07: Apple COO Tim Cook revealed this week that some 250,000, or about 18%, of all iPhones sold so far have been unlocked, so they can run on cell nets other than AT&T's. How Nortel, Extreme and others counteract counterfeiting, 10/22/07: Other vendors may not face the counterfeiting issues Cisco does, but most nonetheless have programs for certifying used equipment. First BlackBerry comes to China, with Alcatel-Lucent's help, 10/24/07: Chinese businessmen will soon be able to get their hands on Research In Motion's BlackBerry handset, following long months of delays getting approval to bring the devices to China. 3Com brings gigabit to SMBs, 10/22/07: 3Com is offering switches for small and midsized businesses designed to bring enterprise-class capabilities like Gigabit Ethernet to the SMB market. 20 great Firefox extensions: You've seen the lists of Top X great Firefox extensions on other sites, but they all have a different 10 favorites. So how do you decide which are worthy of your attention? We bring you THE definitive list of the 20 best culled from all the top 10 lists we could find. Top 15 networkiest moments in sports: It's game time for tech time. Here's are ranking of the top events where sports and networking intersect.

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