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	Cisco's most recent acquisition gains it network management On Dec. 1 Cisco announced its most recent acquisition. 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 Tightening up those telco Ts and Cs 'Human cloud' of skilled workers growing in importance Skype aids communications for remote UN refugee workers WHITE PAPER: Scriptlogic PacketTrap IT Network & IT Infrastructure Management PacketTrap IT is a comprehensive solution that solves problems with bandwidth, connectivity, network & infrastructure performance quickly & easily. PacketTrap supports multiple sites, is easier to use & more complete than traditional network monitoring products. Download a FREE 21 day trial. Learn More Tightening up those telco Ts and Cs If you enjoy negotiating with telcos, you're pretty weird. Most people hate it, for good reason. Carriers generally present their services with a "take-it-or-leave it" attitude. If you don't like the rates, or terms and conditions -- too bad. After all, where else are you going to go -- the cable companies? (Well, yes, but that's the topic of my last column.) Read More WHITE PAPER: Sprint "Business-class" Service for the Global Customer Can global customers that are not part of the world's largest global companies get the "business-class" service they deserve? Read More 'Human cloud' of skilled workers growing in importance Online labor by independent "cloud" workers probably represents nearly US$1 billion per year in earnings in the U.S., said Elance President and CEO Fabio Rosati, who expects the federal government to consider gathering statistics about the sector beginning next year. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM How CIOs Can Help Drive Business Returns The challenges encountered during attempts to gather, codify and distribute knowledge can be daunting. The answer for many organizations and their CIOs is Web 2.0 adapted for business—an environment that provides secure and integrated collaboration tools which allow employees to harness the total knowledge of the extended enterprise. Read now! Skype aids communications for remote UN refugee workers Humanitarian workers in the most remote parts of the world are being given a low-cost way to communicate with colleagues, friends and families as a result of a partnership between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Skype. Read More
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