| AT&T builds $23M IPv6 network for U.S. military AT&T is building a production-quality IPv6 data network for the U.S. Army in Germany that will cost approximately $23 million when it is completed next year. Ericsson releases IMS-integrated IPTV middleware; Nokia broadens support for Microsoft Exchange Active Sync Today we'd like to highlight a couple of announcements from trade shows last week that caught our attention. The first comes from Ericsson at IBC 2008; the company is extending its TV offering with what it claims to be ... Panasonic working on multi-touch remote for IPTV Panasonic showed off a prototype remote control on Tuesday that's designed for future IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) services and uses twin trackpads instead of a keypad for user input. Europe leads growth in IPTV use, study finds Delivery of TV programming over IPTV is growing at rapid pace, with the number of subscribers more than doubling for the second year running, according to a report from industry organization The Broadband Forum. 5 Steps to Improve Performance and Save Your Job Welcome to the toughest "do more with less" year in memory. Chances are your boss will expect improved application performance while axing your group's budget. And you're probably on edge about keeping your job. Here are 5 steps to improve performance so you can keep your job--and who knows--maybe even buck the trend and get a raise. Cisco activates crisis management team as global manufacturing hits new low Cisco has quietly activated a Manufacturing Crisis Management Team as the JPMorgan Global Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) posted its weakest ever reading. Cisco offers free iPhone app to tune into WebEx meetings Cisco is providing a free iPhone application that enables iPhone 3G users to attend WebEx meetings via their Apple mobile devices. Is VoIP dead? Systems consultant and telecoms author Ted Wallingford points to comments by other VoIP experts declaring VoIP's passing, suggesting that VoIP is now just 'plumbing' and that it's "not the exciting thing it used to be." Cisco goes Hollywood with product placements Spot the Cisco product in various Hollywood movies. Cisco adds SSLVPN flex licensing to compete with Juniper’s ICE Flex licensing allows companies to add additional and temporary SSLVPN licenses to their ASAs at a reduced cost. China CCIE count grows 11 times more than the U.S. The trend from November's update of the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert numbers continues to show that the growth in CCIEs is coming from outside the United States. Three candidates pass Cisco's network design beta exam; live version to get few tweaks With the pass rate for the CCDE lab beta being 7.7% (lower than the 26% pass rate that has been reported for the CCIE lab), does this signify that the exam was too hard, or is Cisco happy to maintain the high bar for its expert level certification? Plus: Holy crap: I passed the CCDE! Who's a firm believer of FCoE now? Blogger Jimmy Ray Purser explains what got him sold on Fibre Channel over Ethernet as the fabric for enterprise data centers. QoS Type of Service Field Evolution Blogger Dennis Hartmann explains the RFC Type of Service field and how it's used. January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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