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Social networks take a bite out of corporate bandwidth

Comcast trials service to help bandwidth hogs impose self control; Nortel in '09: Dismantling of a tech stalwart
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Social networks take a bite out of corporate bandwidth

Facebook and YouTube usage dominates business networks, according to new analysis from managed security services provider Network Box. Read full story

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