IPv6 and the feds: Leadership or folly?

	Juniper looks to one up Cisco again in core routing | Cisco announces virtual desktops for video collaboration
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	IPv6 and the feds: Leadership or folly? There's no question that the move from IPv4 to IPv6 is a necessary move over the next several years. And an oft-quoted milestone for the adoption is the use of IPv6 by the federal government. However, we thought it would be interesting to step back from this for a moment and look at whether and how this move could affect the industry. 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 In this Issue Juniper looks to one up Cisco again in core routing Cisco announces virtual desktops for video collaboration 24% of firms use broadband packages aimed at consumers Web addresses 'will run out by 2012' Fibre leads fixed broadband rise WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power Avocent MergePoint® Infrastructure Explorer Need real-time insight so you can simply plan and manage your data center? Learn how Data Domain used Avocent MergePoint Infrastructure Explorer software to find underutilized racks and saved $400K in space, power and cooling in one quarter. Read Now. Juniper looks to one up Cisco again in core routing Juniper Networks this week will take its turn claiming innovation leadership in Internet core routing by unveiling its next-generation platform. Read More WHITE PAPER: Watchguard Take Back Control: Increase Security, Empower Employees Read this white paper to find out how WatchGuard Application Control lets you take back control of your network by keeping more than 1,500 applications in check, including IM, P2P, Facebook, Skype, YouTube, and many more. Read now! Cisco announces virtual desktops for video collaboration Cisco today unveiled two virtual desktop devices, more efficient virtualization software and more affordable videoconferencing endpoints, building on its line of video collaboration tools and capabilities for companies. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alcatel - Lucent Leverage Optics and IP Closer integration of IP and optical transport networks offers significant opportunities to reduce transport costs and increase network efficiency. Learn how key elements of the converged backbone, including support for 100G across optics and IP platforms, provide the lowest cost per bit transport. Read now. 24% of firms use broadband packages aimed at consumers Nearly a quarter of firms are using broadband packages aimed at home users, says Consumerchoices.co.uk. Read More Web addresses 'will run out by 2012' The UK could run out of web addresses as soon as 2012, Google's vice-president has warned. Read More Fibre leads fixed broadband rise Global fixed broadband subscribers increased by 1.4 percent from 456.5 million in the second quarter of 2010 to 463 million in the third quarter of 2010. Among the fixed broadband platforms, the major subscriber net addition was in the fibre segment. Read More
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