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ERP Investments Still Top the List for Corporate IT Spending; Microsoft to reveal details of tool, code-named Velocity, that speeds app performance IT Best Practices NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by IBM Improve Operational Efficiencies Operators are under intense pressure to increase customer satisfaction, improve customer service and gain better understanding of their customers' behavior. This paper outlines methods to help service providers improve overall operational efficiency within the service assurance operational environment. Download now! Spotlight Story Healthy ways to spend $40 billion The U.S. federal government has $40 billion set aside for healthcare IT. Much of that is earmarked for electronic medical records, but experts say there are other pressing needs that would improve healthcare. Unified communications and telepresence are two of the technology solutions on many hospitals' wish lists. Read full story Related News: ERP Investments Still Top the List for Corporate IT Spending Forrester Research survey data shows that more than two-thirds of companies are still investing in their ERP systems--despite the recession, upgrade costs and maintenance fee complaints. Microsoft to reveal details of tool, code-named Velocity, that speeds app performance Next week, Microsoft will be revealing details of a new development tool, code-named Volicity, that speeds the performance of enterprise and Web applications. A session at the Professional Developer's Conference, held in Los Angles next week, will be dedicated to the new tool. 5 things missing in VMware's new virtual desktop app, View 4 With VMware Inc.'s release of View 4, the company is making some big promises on performance and price. Here are five areas to consider before taking the plunge. HP, 3Com deal not without product overlap headaches HP and 3Com fit remarkably well together when considering the target markets that drove them together in this week's blockbuster $2.7 billion deal: core Ethernet switching and China. But most of the rest – low-end, SMB and edge switching, plus wireless networking – faces considerable overlap. 3Com customers welcome HP 3Com customers contacted in the wake of this week's blockbuster HP-3Com buyout news were generally positive, but did voice some concerns on product direction and customer relations. November giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Ethernet everywhere! Inside planes, trains, cars and spaceships, Ethernet is a morph master. Here's a look at some of Ethernet's cooler implementations. 7 tools to ease Windows 7 rollout These utilities help you plan, ensure app compatibility and manage images. Closing the Risk Gap in Privileged Access Control In this whitepaper, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) examines this critical issue in IT security administration in light of the BeyondTrust approach to helping businesses move from a trust-based system to a secure, auditable process in order to provide a higher standard of control and better support for regulatory compliance. Click here to read more! Five Steps to Determine When to Virtualize Your Servers Server virtualization isn't just for big companies. Entry-level virtualization tools are low cost, and there are many benefits to virtualization. It's not a question of "if" you should virtualize your servers - but "when." This white paper outlines five solution-agnostic steps to help you determine when to virtualize your servers. Learn more now.   November 16, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES How to DDoS a federal wiretap Microsoft rebukes employee who claims Win 7 inspired by OS X Wall St.: HP-3Com union a real Cisco threat What's next for Wi-Fi? Priceless! The 25 funniest vintage tech ads 3Com customers welcome HP Cisco raised a big stink over losing a customer's deal to HP HP and 3Com: a good fit, but not without overlap How Nortel optical networking sale will change the industry HP & 3Com, my two cents SLA Compliance: Wireless Fidelity Achieved Aerohive delivers the next level in network visibility and reactive response with a new infrastructure-side performance monitoring and response system: SLA Compliance. By increasing the troubleshooting granularity and active response speed far beyond what any IT professional could accomplish manually, SLA Compliance allows IT to make Wi-Fi performance guarantees. 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