TechWeb Networking Update - Friday, May 22, 2009
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*VMware Rolls Out vSphere 4
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*Verizon Beefs Up Handset Security
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*GPS Could Fail Next Year, Warns GAO
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*Interop: 10 Gigabit Ethernet Advances Into Data Centers
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*Managed Services Model Helps Companies Weather Recession
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VMware Rolls Out vSphere 4
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VSphere 4 has the capability to manage the data center as a set of virtualized resources.
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A Clearer Case For Cloud Storage
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Vendors are touting storage-as-a-service as a cure-all. But to skeptics, cloud-based storage is an idea that's so '90s. To see what cloud storage can really do for enterprises, we invited leading vendors to respond to an RFI we built for a fictional company. Five answered the call with compelling arguments for storing at least some corporate data in the cloud.
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State of Open Source Adoption
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When selecting applications to meet growing business needs, enterprise IT organizations have more options than ever. But has the overabundance of commercial, open source, and hybrid software choices really made our lives easier, or just added more complexity to an already lengthy evaluation and buying process?
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Apple Could Find Healthy Market For $700 Touch-Screen Tablet
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Analysts say consumers are willing to pay more for a device that's easier to use and more functional than today's netbooks.
Interop 2009 Show Winners
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This year's champs come from every corner of IT -- cloud computing, virtualization, network management, security, wireless -- and more. Judges also handed out a green award, and picked a favorite startup before announcing the coveted Best Of Interop winner.
Palm Pre Getting Big Push From Best Buy
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The electronics retailer is training its mobile specialists in the finer points of the Pre to prepare them for the Palm smartphone's launch June 6.
Smartphone And Mobile Device Guide
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Smartphone And Mobile Device Guide
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BAI Retail Delivery News: HP Sees Infrastructure as Key to Branch Transformation
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HP launches Banking Innovation Center to show potential impact of emerging technologies.
UBS Joins DTCC Managed Accounts Service
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The centralized platform is designed to automate and standardize communications among sponsors, investment managers and service providers.
DTCC Launches New ID Net Service
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The new service streamlines clearance and settlement, cuts customer costs and reduces fails associated with affirmed institutional equity trades, the utility said.
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Verizon Beefs Up Handset Security
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The over-the-air authentication service enables workers to securely access business networks from handsets nearly anywhere in the world.
GPS Could Fail Next Year, Warns GAO
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The U.S. Air Force may not be able to acquire new satellites in time to prevent disruption in GPS service for military and civilian users.
Interop: 10 Gigabit Ethernet Advances Into Data Centers
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Mellanox has teamed up with Arista Networks and Supermicro to demo a network design optimal for virtualization and server consolidation.
Managed Services Model Helps Companies Weather Recession
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CompTIA reports that managed services providers are holding profits longer and recovering sooner than traditional product and support sales companies.
Interop: Microsoft, HP Partner On Unified Communications
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The companies will co-develop a unified communications suite with support for Microsoft Office Communications Server on a number of HP hardware platforms.
Broadband Forum Reorganizes, Promotes Packet Network Specs
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The newly merged group will forge the Core and access aggregation work of the IP/MPLS Forum with the continuing work of the Broadband Forum.
4G Wireless Growth Expected To Outpace 3G
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The next generation of mobile broadband technology will have more than 100 million subscribers in four years, according to a report by Pyramid Research.
Cisco Announces Smart Grid Roadmap
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At the core of Cisco's plan is a secure IP-based communications network to help utility companies optimize power supply and demand.
Interop: Virtualization Ushers In Data Center Efficiencies
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VMWare and Citrix will be joined at the conference by Ixia, VKernal, Vizioncore, and others to show how much the enterprise has to gain by adopting virtualization.
(Breaking News)
Gates: Tech Will Lift U.S. Out Of Recession
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Speaking at Microsoft's CEO Summit, Steve Ballmer also struck an optimistic note, saying that the Internet revolution is only "coming into halftime."
Citizens National Bank of Meridian and Metavante Renew Long-Term Core Banking Agreement
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The bank will add Metavante's imaging services, risk and compliance solutions, CRM, consulting and professional services, and participation in the NYCE Payments Network.
Mozilla's JetPack Simplifies Firefox Extension Programming
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There are already more than 7,000 Firefox add-ons, but Mozilla would be happy to see more.
IBM Offers Solid-State Drives On Power Systems
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The approach is recognition that companies using SSDs in the data center are also likely to use traditional drives, which are considerably less expensive.
New Jersey Seeks Laid-Off Traders to Teach Math
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When Scott Brooks
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ago -- to become a math teacher.
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