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	Speakeasy to combine business with Covad, MegaPath Speakeasy has entered into an agreement to combine its business with Covad Communications and MegaPath, with the transaction expected to close in Q3 2010 contingent on the closing of an already-planned merger between MegaPath and Covad. Financial terms will not be disclosed. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP HP Unified Communications & Collaboration Solutions Streamline your collaboration environment. Learn more. In this Issue VCs: Net neutrality rules needed to encourage Web investment As Wireless Options Improve, The Network is Key Starbucks Wi-Fi Signals End of Reliance on 3G RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T AT&T Designing Tomorrow's Ethernet-Based Metropolitan Area Networks Click to continue VCs: Net neutrality rules needed to encourage Web investment The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should move ahead with plans to create formal network neutrality rules in order to encourage investment and innovation in Web applications and content, three venture capitalists said Friday. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation Enterprise Web 2.0 application support from IBM IBM® WebSphere® Portal for IBM System z® software provides an efficient way for mainframe users to extend the value of their System z platform to the Web. See how this software can help you develop a Web presence based on your individual needs while unlocking value for your customers and employees. Learn More Now As Wireless Options Improve, The Network is Key These last few week saw both the good and bad of emerging wireless platforms and services as Apple unveiled iPhone 4.0 while Sprint brought the long awaited 4G EVO to market. But the advancements these phones offer, especially around video, are tempered by concerns over access bandwidth. Back in 2008 Nemertes published a study, "Internet Interrupted: Why Architectural Limitations Will Fracture... Read More WHITE PAPER: VMware Windows 7 Migration Solutions from VMware While the benefits of moving up to Windows 7 are compelling, the migration path introduces many challenges, including application compatibility, recoding custom apps, and carrying over user settings, data, and applications. Learn about how VMware View helps address these and other Windows 7 migration issues. Learn more. Starbucks Wi-Fi Signals End of Reliance on 3G Effective July 1st you will be able to get free Wi-Fi access to go with that venti iced chai latte at more than 6,700 Starbucks coffee shops. Combined with the free Wi-Fi at 11,000 McDonald's restaurants, and free wireless networking at a wide variety of other shops and cafés across the country, access to 3G (or now 4G) networking is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Read More
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