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	Is your network ready for HD videoconferencing? Over the years, the use of videoconferencing has been touted as the "next big thing," and, indeed, we are now seeing great advances. In particular, the emergence of telepresence stands ready to finally have a major impact on the way we do business. (Note: There seems to be some confusion in the industry about exactly what "telepresence" is. From our perspective, telepresence used as generic term is any high-definition (or at least "broadcast quality) video with high quality audio. TelePresence with a capital "T" and "P" refers to Cisco's particular implementation and productization of telepresence.) 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 Join Network World's group on LinkedIn Portable Hotspots are the Future of Mobile Broadband Cisco, Itron to jointly design smart energy grid communications FCC asks for more feedback on net neutrality WHITE PAPER: BMC Get your job scheduler out of the 90's Learn how companies that switched from legacy job schedulers to modern enterprise workload automation with BMC Software have seen significant business benefits. Read more. Join Network World's group on LinkedIn Why join Network World's LinkedIn group? You can have interesting discussions with your peers, managed by Network World editors. You can make new contacts in your industry. It looks good on your profile. And of course, it's free. Join today. Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Delivering Faster Applications to Any User, Anywhere This guide looks at the specific issues behind application performance problems and how to resolve them within a WAN Optimization environment. Read More Portable Hotspots are the Future of Mobile Broadband Clearwire and Virgin Mobile have both recently unveiled new portable Wi-Fi hotspots and contract-free unlimited mobile broadband data plans. The Clearwire Puck and the Virgin Mobile MiFi offer clear advantages over data plans offered by wireless carriers and will make bundled data plans obsolete unless wireless carriers get more competitive. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alcatel-Lucent Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router Looking for routers that offer the scalability to extend your reach with cost-effective, feature-rich platforms that consolidate and deliver the business, residential and mobile services your customers demand? For a limited time, introductory kits are available for the newest additions to the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR portfolio. Read Now Cisco, Itron to jointly design smart energy grid communications Cisco and utility metering company Itron have agreed to jointly develop a standards-based IP-based communications platform for smart energy grids. Read More FCC asks for more feedback on net neutrality The U.S. Federal Communications Commission, in the midst of a long and often contentious debate over whether it should enact formal rules prohibiting broadband providers from selectively blocking or slowing Web content, is asking the public for more comments about network neutrality. Read More
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