Getting the copper out – Part 2; Clearwire hopes to attract Apple users

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	Getting the copper out – Part 2 In the last newsletter we started a discussion of the pending proposals to eliminate the PSTN and the copper plant, based on an article by our colleague Gary Audin. This time we would like to dig a little more deeply into this issue and also to call for your comments on this issue. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Free yourself from old IT help desk technology BMC software and salesforce.com have joined forces to deliver BMC ServiceDesk on Force.com, an ITIL help desk, self service, and inventory management solution on the Force platform. This paper explains the patented technology that makes the Force.com platform fast, scalable, and secure. Learn more! In this Issue Clearwire hopes to attract Apple users with new hotspot The price of free Internet: a piece of your soul Facebook, Farmville, etc. now consume a third of Web time WEBCAST: BMC Run Your IT Help Desk in the Cloud BMC brings its award-winning service desk technology to the cloud with BMC ServiceDesk on Force.com. Learn how to boost productivity with a full-featured service desk, help desk, and inventory management solution built on ITIL best practices. Join experts from IDC, BMC, and Force.com for this webinar overview. Learn More Clearwire hopes to attract Apple users with new hotspot Clearwire has expanded its portfolio of personal hotspots to include the iSpot, which has been designed to attract Apple users, the operator said on Wednesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Defense-in-Depth Solutions for Security and Compliance Learn how Oracle Database Security products are designed to work transparently, minimizing any impact on existing applications while addressing requirements found in many regulations. Oracle Database Security products provide defense-in-depth security by addressing the three layers of security: encryption & masking, access control, and monitoring. Read Now. The price of free Internet: a piece of your soul It is not news that there are a lot of companies, and maybe a few governments, tracking your every move on the Internet. But most people have not yet internalized just how pervasive and detailed the tracking is. Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel How to Get Started with Unified Communications Get past the hodgepodge of legacy phone systems or decentralized server-based architectures and eliminate telecommunications burdens. See why ShoreTel beats every other competitor for customer satisfaction six years in a row. Read now! Facebook, Farmville, etc. now consume a third of Web time There's news from Nielsen this morning that ought not surprise anyone but might concern some: The percentage of Web time spent on social networks such as Facebook increased by nearly half last year, jumping from 16% to 23% of online hours. And if that's not enough to make you wonder how anyone's getting any work done, know that time spent on games such as Farmville now surpasses time spent on e-mail,... Read More
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