F5, Blue Coat unveil WAN optimization upgrades

The challenges of bringing fiber to the home; Red Hat creates program for cloud providers Network Optimization Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by APC Next-Generation Data Centers IT transformation begins at the data center, as enterprises embrace technologies such as virtualization and cloud computing to build adaptable, flexible and highly efficient infrastructures capable of handling today's business demands. Spotlight Story F5, Blue Coat unveil WAN optimization upgrades In the news: F5 gets tighter with VMware, Blue Coat boosts its traffic-spotting capabilities, and Level 3 speeds some big city connections. Read full story Related News: The challenges of bringing fiber to the home Carriers worried about the cost of deploying fiber should concentrate primarily on lowering their installation costs and driving up their adoption rates, according to Boston-based research firm the Yankee Group. Red Hat creates program for cloud providers Red Hat wants to make sure it addresses all the cloud security issues that it can, so it's started a program to certify that its software runs safely in the cloud. Comcast begins deploying wireless data network Cable television and broadband provider Comcast launched a high-speed wireless data service in Portland, Monday, with plans to bring the service to Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia by the end of 2009. Blue Coat takes on bandwidth hog Spotify Blue Coat Systems has released a software plug-in that allows its PacketShaper appliances to tame bandwidth hogs like Spotify, the online music service that is swallowing large amount of enterprise bandwidth. Bad guys learn a lesson about disaster recovery It didn't take long for spammers to learn their lesson. About seven months after the McColo shutdown took out their command-and-control operations, a similar shutdown last month was anticipated and routed around. Juniper boosts edge routers for multimedia Juniper this week announced enhancements to its service provider edge routers that are designed to improve multimedia service delivery to users. Interop: The cloud, applications, switching and routing One of the most frustrating byproducts of the current economic conditions is that fewer and fewer people are able to attend trade shows and conferences that require significant travel. 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 Rise and fall of Nortel For better or worse, Nortel as we know it is coming to an end. Here's how the telecom giant got to this point. Summer of geeks Space camp! They Might Be Giants! Check out these and 9 other vacation options. Polling Results: Leading IT Pros Weigh In on Top IT Issues Accelerate your knowledge of the IT world you inhabit by viewing the results of a series of polls taken by your IT peers. These polls of 100+ IT professionals each are available for full viewing. They cover key topics such as virtualization, processor performance, green IT, cloud computing and many others. Polling Results: Leading IT Pros Weigh In on Top IT Issues   July 02, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES 11 summer vacation ideas for geeks Nortel enterprise chief wants to bring back Bay Cisco announces highest certification Worst U.S. cities to work in IT Google to offer free Google Voice Blind phone hacker gets 11-year sentence 'Swatting' case shows need to ban caller-ID spoofing Could Cisco take on Microsoft with office apps? The Geek Atlas: Terrific tech shrines Windows 7 in Pictures: 10 Cool Desktop Features Symantec Protection Suite: Top 10 Benefits Completely protect, easily manage and automatically control your most crucial business assets. Download this whitepaper today and discover - from security and recovery to savings and compliance - the Top 10 reasons why Symantec Protection Suite offers unparalleled security. Learn More Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com