Is your cell phone a router? ... FCC Paving the Way to 'Wi-Fi on Steroids'

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	Is your cell phone a router? While the current generation of "smartphones" is emerging with amazing capabilities, many of these capabilities can also lead to serious security implications. Let's take as an example of this capability the emergence of the feature available on phones like the Droid X to use your cell phone as a router. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed IT Platform to Optimize and Consolidate In this report, Forrester investigates the reasons why you should consider WAN optimization solutions as the best way to gain better IT performance, cost savings, and greater flexibility for your business. And it's also a smart network improvement investment over the long-term. Get the facts about WAN optimization in this study. Read now! In this Issue FCC Paving the Way to 'Wi-Fi on Steroids' AT&T boasts of billions spent on network improvements Business groups question net neutrality rules 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! FCC Paving the Way to 'Wi-Fi on Steroids' The FCC will vote next week to make the white space portion of the television broadcast spectrum publicly available for use in wireless networks. If approved, it could enable a new generation of "Wi-Fi on steroids" devices capable of transmitting data through walls and over much greater distances than current wireless technologies. Read More WEBCAST: Akamai Technologies Increase Download Completion Rates Join IDC for this live Webcast as new research on Electronic Software Delivery is revealed. Find out how to effectively monitor and deliver small and large downloads to ensure end user success and satisfaction. And because it's live, you can ask the experts questions specific to your environment. Register Today. AT&T boasts of billions spent on network improvements A letter sent to AT&T customers and a news release issued today about wireless network improvements are stoking speculation that the carrier is near the end of its exclusive deal for the Apple iPhone in the U.S. Read More WEBCAST: Certeon Virtualize Beyond the Data Center Join independent network expert, Jim Metzler, for an in-depth discussion on the nuances among various virtualized network components, the importance of WAN optimization in a virtual data center and an explanation of how WAN optimization virtual appliances can easily integrate into your environment. Learn More Business groups question net neutrality rules Three trade groups representing U.S. businesses have called on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to back away from plans to create formal network neutrality rules, saying new regulations could hurt innovation and development of broadband to rural areas. Read More
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