Got issues with WAN optimization? If you have application performance problems and have looked at some of the WAN optimization products on the market, Network World bloggers and NetForecast analysts Peter Sevcik and Rebecca Wetzel want you tell them about it. Desktop virtualization on a slow ramp, VMware chief says Organizations are finding it hard to calculate the cost benefits of desktop virtualization and broad adoption is unlikely to happen for another year or two, VMware's CEO said on Wednesday. IEEE 802.11n heads for a finish in September The IEEE 802.11n standard is likely to be approved in September, making the high-speed wireless LAN technology official after about seven years of wrangling and refinement. SaaS, cloud computing and the need for visibility Jim Metzler and Steve Taylor describe some of the factors that drive the importance of IT visibility. 'Net makes getting published easier If you want to publish something in book form (what geeks refer to a dead tree delivery) it has traditionally been a complicated and/or expensive proposition. Trying to get a publisher interested can be a huge challenge, and for many types of book you need an agent to even be able to get your proposition in front of a publisher at all. DNS security, net neutrality up for debate at IETF meeting Standards body IETF will tackle the Internet's toughest problems, including DNS security, IPv6 adoption and network neutrality, at its Stockholm meeting next week Study: Facebook use cuts productivity at work A Nucleus Research study found that Facebook work in the workplace is cutting employee productivity. Outsourcers struggle as recession wears on TPI reports that fewer IT services contracts were signed in the first half of 2009, resulting in significant revenue declines for outsourcers. The new soft skill: virtual competence Recent research from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario suggests managers pay attention to virtual competence if they want their teams to be successful at online communication. July Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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