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	FCC relying on faulty ISP performance data from comScore The FCC recently used speed test results from comScore as an absolute indicator of specific ISPs' performance. NetForecast analyzed comScore's testing methodology and data to assess whether it accurately reflects broadband ISP performance, and to assess the appropriateness of using the data to reach general conclusions about the actual performance ISPs deliver to their subscribers. We uncovered problems. Read More ARTICLE: Ciena Ciena + Nortel Metro Ethernet Networks: See whats next. When will high-bandwidth applications perform better because of your network? Now. Watch a short video to learn how Ciena's acquisition of Nortel Metro Ethernet Networks enables you to deliver what's next. Click to continue In this Issue Google to pick fiber network cities by year-end CEO payday: What tech's top execs made in '09 A breakout year for virtual appliances Google, Microsoft, Netflix in talks to create shared list of IPv6 users Yahoo proposes 'really ugly hack' to DNS How much to charge for cloud based open source? Cisco wins approval for Tandberg deal Cisco lands largest TelePresence deal Brocade aims for more balance with Foundry WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center Google to pick fiber network cities by year-end Cities and towns that want a piece of Google's high-speed fiber optics network will have to hang on for a little longer, as Google won't be announcing its target communities until the end of 2010. Read More CEO payday: What tech's top execs made in '09 The recession took its toll on pay for tech CEOs, but not everyone lost value. Pay for BMC CEO Robert Beauchamp more than doubled to $26.5 million, for instance, and AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson enjoyed a 35% climb to $20.3 million. Read More A breakout year for virtual appliances In a recent newsletter we declared that 2010 will be a breakout year for the deployment of network and application optimization.  Read More WHITE PAPER: AccelOps IT Service Management: Beyond the Myths Discover best practices and supporting technologies that deliver the straightest path to service reliability, operational efficiency and effective ROI. Also, examine three case studies that show how IT service management works in the real world. Read More! Google, Microsoft, Netflix in talks to create shared list of IPv6 users Leading Web content providers -- including Google, Yahoo, Netflix and Microsoft -- are conducting early-stage conversations about creating a shared list of customers who can access their Web sites via IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol. Read More Yahoo proposes 'really ugly hack' to DNS Network engineers from Yahoo are pitching what they admit is a "really ugly hack" to the Internet's Domain Name System, but they say it is necessary for the popular Web content provider to support IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol. Read More How much to charge for cloud based open source? xTuple develops a suite of open source ERP solutions that run on the PostgreSQL open source database. Whether they are open core, open source or based on open standards is a question we can answer another day. The truth is probably a little bit of each. But what I wanted to discuss today is their move to offering a hosted version of their software. Read More E-GUIDE: HP ProCurve Standards to Soothe Networking Headaches Is you network comprised of multiple switching tiers running proprietary protocols capable of handling next-generation applications? This Network World eBook looks at open, virtual switching, unified fabrics and bandwidth of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and more. Get expert advice on how to turn your network into a more simplified, open infrastructure. Read Now. Cisco wins approval for Tandberg deal Cisco expects the Tandberg deal to close within weeks, now that the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Union have blessed the $3.4 billion acquisition. Read More Cisco lands largest TelePresence deal Cisco has landed its largest TelePresence deal to date: Bank of America plans to deploy 200 of the virtual meeting systems globally. The bank currently uses 28 of the systems for employee meetings and training, according to this story by colleague Matt Hamblen of Computerworld. Read More Brocade aims for more balance with Foundry Brocade plans to lean more on the reseller channel to boost its sagging fortunes in Ethernet and IP, according to the company's new marketing chief, John McHugh. Read More
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