Cisco: Video traffic to balloon 20 times in 3 years Cisco expects Internet video traffic three years from now to be 20 times what it was in 2006, driving sales of Cisco core routers as well as other Cisco network equipment. Fear and Loathing in Windows 7 Tyson Kopczynski goes through the preliminary details of his testing of the Branch Cache in his Microsoft Subnet blog. For starters, Branch Cache is kind of a black hole. Thus, to the casual observer it may be hard to tell what this feature is doing and what benefits it is bringing to you. Tandberg and BroadSoft partner to offer video solutions 'in the cloud' Tandberg and BroadSoft last week announced that they have partnered to offer new video communications solutions for telecommunications service providers serving business customers. Time Warner changes -- but keeps -- bandwidth caps Time Warner Cable decided it wanted to play with bandwidth capping, but after intense backlash from customers, the company has backed off its original plans. The VideoLAN project: bringing Media to your network Microsoft Subnet blogger Ron Barrett is revisiting the VideoLAN project that he reviewed in August. VLC Media Player is a one-stop solution for your organizations media needs. Can Cisco commit to management software? Cisco's intent to buy application management and automation software maker Tidal has industry watchers wondering if the hardware giant will stick to a long-term software strategy. Allot partners to bolster VoIP, video optimization It's no secret voice and video traffic can require some special handling to keep networks running smoothly. In an effort to improve voice and video QoS, Allot Communications is teaming with specialists Qosmos and PeerApp to give service providers and large enterprises more granular control over WAN and Internet traffic. Choices abound: How to track Web performance Figure out the best way to watch your site in our Product Guide. April giveaways galore Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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