Thursday, July 01, 2010

Thin client requires a brawny, agile WAN

Cisco, MobileAccess offer in-building cellular boost over copper cable | Cisco launches Cius tablet for business

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Thin client requires a brawny, agile WAN
This is the fourth in a series of newsletters that is exploring our premise that we are returning to a new era of mainframe computing. Previous newsletters showed how today's thin client approach to computing is analogous to the dumb terminals and 3270 terminals of the previous mainframe era. This newsletter will describe how the WAN that supports the emerging era of mainframe computing is totally different than the WAN that supported the previous era. Read More


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Hosted VoIP. What Does That Mean To My Business?
This informative guide, featuring questions from business people, provides answers and insights on how Hosted VoIP can impact communications by providing critical features and flexibility, all for significantly lower costs. Learn more.

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Cisco, MobileAccess offer in-building cellular boost over copper cable
Cisco Systems and MobileAccess today announced a system designed to improve in-building cellular signals that uses copper cable integrated into corporate LANs and works alongside Cisco Wi-Fi networks. Read More


RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Polycom

Hosted VoIP Savings Calculator
To see how much a company can save by implementing a Hosted VoIP solution, Polycom and BroadSoft have introduced a cost-savings calculator. It's a free, easy-to-use tool that requires just a few user inputs to quickly assess their potential savings. Click here.

Cisco launches Cius tablet for business
Cisco Systems today unveiled the Cius, a 7-in. touchscreen tablet computer that runs the Android OS, and is sure to be compared to the Apple iPad. Read More


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Can You Hear What I Mean? Polycom Delivers HD Voice
The adoption of new communications technology has created an opportunity to take the power of voice communications to the next level. IDC believes that the end-user experience in current implementations of VoIP can be improved in a manner that is simple yet clearly demonstrates the value and superiority of IP-based communications. Learn more.

FCC National Broadband Plan Gets White House Support
The FCC has been under intense political and industry pressure ever since Congress directed the agency to come up with a National Broadband Plan to guide the modernization and expansion of broadband Internet access in the United States. The White House is stepping in, though, to support the FCC plan and proceed with freeing up unused frequency spectrum for use in expanding wireless broadband. Read More

White House backs FCC plan to nearly double wireless bandwidth over next 10 years
The FCC has been under intense political and industry pressure ever since Congress directed the agency to come up with a National Broadband Plan to guide the modernization and expansion of broadband Internet access in the United States. The White House is stepping in, though, to support the FCC plan and proceed with freeing up unused frequency spectrum for use in expanding wireless broadband. Read More

Publicly expose library porn peepers, says city official
Libraries should be doling out books, not scarlet letters. Nevertheless, a city councilor in Quincy, Mass., has convinced his fellow board members to consider public shaming as a means to deter patrons from viewing pornography over municipal Internet connections. Read More



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