The potential challenges of virtual appliances

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	The potential challenges of virtual appliances In our last newsletter we discussed some of the benefits of virtual appliances. In this newsletter we will discuss some of the potential challenges that are associated with virtual appliances. Read More WEBCAST: Certeon Going Virtual with WAN Optimization Software This Webcast will provide you with the necessary information required to deploy high performance virtualized infrastructures that support remote access to resources and applications. Learn More In this Issue AT&T sees businesses wading slowly into IPv6 Telstra becomes first to offer HSPA+ at 42M bps Gmail users make 1M calls in 24 hours Research experiment disrupts Internet, for some FTC drops P2P file sharing probe of LimeWire WHITE PAPER: Alcatel - Lucent Maximize Bandwidth and Deliver Superior Performance 100G is a leap forward in scaling metro, edge and core networks without performance degradation or the cost and complexity of unnecessary network re-engineering. Alcatel-Lucent is the only supplier to offer deployable 100G solutions in both the IP and optics domains. Read Now. AT&T sees businesses wading slowly into IPv6 : Even though we're due to run out of IPv4 addresses in the next year, AT&T doesn't expect enterprises to be fully IPv6-ready when D-Day arrives. Read More WEBCAST: Palo Alto Networks 60 Minutes: The Future of the Perimeter Join two pioneers in network security: Nir Zuk and Marcus Ranum, for what promises to be a very lively discussion on the future of the network perimeter. As applications and users move in and out of the enterprise network, what happens to the network perimeter as we know it? Does it go away? Evolve? How should organizations address these changes? Sign up now! Telstra becomes first to offer HSPA+ at 42M bps Australian mobile network operator Telstra has become the first operator to launch a mobile broadband service using HSPA+ at 42M bps (bits per second), it said on Monday. Read More WEBCAST: Infoblox Learn 4 Concepts to Network Automation Join this webinar to learn where to start introducing network automation into your organization so you can: • Address Hidden IT Costs • Support Key Initiatives • Achieve Operational Optimization • Apply IT Resources More Strategically View Now! Gmail users make 1M calls in 24 hours Google announced on Twitter that more than 1 million calls had been placed via Gmail in a 24-hour period. Read More Research experiment disrupts Internet, for some An experiment run by Duke University and a European group responsible for managing Internet resources went wrong Friday, disrupting a small percentage of Internet traffic. Read More FTC drops P2P file sharing probe of LimeWire The Federal Trade Commission announced it has dropped an investigation into the file sharing software distributed by embattled LimeWare. Read More
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