The IT-Lite branch office (Part 3); Cisco wins control of Tandberg

Cisco wins control of Tandberg; 5 Myths of Employee Mobility Wide Area Networking Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Riverbed Rapid Replication for Virtual Servers What's the connection between virtualization and acceleration? It's deeper than you might think. See how these two hot technologies complement each other to consolidate servers, enhance DR and simplify the IT infrastructure. Learn more. Spotlight Story The IT-Lite branch office (Part 3) This is the third in a series of three newsletters intended to demonstrate that the next generation branch office represents a multi-year migration away from branch offices that are IT-heavy to ones that are IT-lite and that as part of this migration, the WAN plays an ever increasing role in application delivery. This newsletter will look ahead and will discuss the IT-lite design towards which most IT organizations are migrating. Read full story Related News: Cisco wins control of Tandberg Cisco late yesterday won control of Norwegian videoconferencing leader Tandberg with ownership of 91.1% of the company's shares. Cisco had to raise its initial $3 billion offer and extend the offer acceptance deadline three times in order to gain control of the company. 5 Myths of Employee Mobility Studies suggest that more than 73% of a company's employees will be mobile on any given day by 2011. But many frustrations and costs surround employee mobility (traveling workers, work-from-home employees, etc.) that could drag down companies. Todd Oberg, vice president of IT for Runzheimer International, speaks with Keith Shaw about five myths surrounding enterprise employee mobility, and how companies can turn those myths into truths. (14:47) MIT grabs DARPA's Great Red Balloon Hunt prize Almost as soon as it was launched, in only nine hours in fact, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced that the MIT Red Balloon Challenge Team won the $40,000 cash prize in the DARPA Network Challenge, a competition that required participants to locate 10 large, red balloons at undisclosed locations across the United States. Bankers in Cisco/Tandberg deal set to divvy up $39M in fees According to a Reuters story today, Cisco's M&A advisers on the Tandberg deal - Lazard and Carnegie, can expect to split fees of $17 to $19 million. Furthermore, dealmaker Freeman & Co. is predicting that Tandberg's financial adiviser - JPMorgan, will rake in fees of $18 to $20 million from the deal. Breathtakingly, earlier this month, I was both stunned and flabbergasted to read in Deal.com that Cisco's... 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This paper explores the requirements, best practices for implementing identity management systems that help ensure compliance, and Sun's simplified approach. Learn More Why Print Management Matters By implementing an effective print management strategy that includes outsourcing the management of your printers you will lower costs, create a greener IT environment and improve employee productivity. Learn More   December 08, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES FCC examines Verizon's doubling of early termination fees Six best BlackBerry accessories and add-ons for $100 total 2009's most awesome Android apps Thanksgiving Webcam promo leads to malware Cisco wins Tandberg with 91.1% stake Great tech gadgets: When spouses collide Microsoft releases next two pieces of Forefront security suite Is Apple testing a new iPhone model? 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