Thin client requires a brawny, agile WAN

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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 WHITE PAPER: Polycom 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. In this Issue Cisco, MobileAccess offer in-building cellular boost over copper cable Cisco launches Cius tablet for business FCC National Broadband Plan Gets White House Support White House backs FCC plan to nearly double wireless bandwidth over next 10 years Publicly expose library porn peepers, says city official RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T AT&T Designing Tomorrow's Ethernet-Based Metropolitan Area Networks Click to continue 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 WHITE PAPER: Polycom 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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