Looking toward the network of 2020

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	Looking toward the network of 2020 The last several newsletters have focused heavily on a look backward and forward. In this process, we've put forward our long-range predictions that the future of corporate IT will be "in the Cloud" and accesses by fixed and mobile devices of all types. We also postulated that security will continue to increase in importance. Read More WEBCAST: Wildpackets 10G Analysis & Troubleshooting without Compromise You need to analyze and troubleshoot 10 Gig network traffic without suffering dropped packets or having to slice, filter and dissect your network segments. Learn how with a TimeLine appliance you can have real-time network performance, including VoIP statistics, while capturing all packets to disk. View Now In this Issue 4G a War of Tech and Words at CES 2011 Videoconferencing for every budget Cisco Videoscape attempts to be single source of video WHITE PAPER: Aerohive A Practical approach to Wireless 2.0 Creating "Wi-Fi that works" is a tall order given the breadth of client and application types, the speed and complexity of 802.11n, high-density environments, etc., controller-based vendors cannot live up to their promises of Ethernet-like determinism. Read now! 4G a War of Tech and Words at CES 2011 There's definitely a war of words going on around 4G here at CES. T-Mobile just said that will increase its top download speeds to 42 megabits per second from its present 21 mbps download speeds. Read More WEBCAST: MegaPath Hosted VoIP: What about Service Quality? Learn the basics on how hosted voice services work. Join Joel Thomas and get insight into small business advantages for adopting hosted voice, types of businesses that benefit most from hosted VoIP, and quality indicators for evaluating service providers. Learn More Now. Videoconferencing for every budget There's nothing like face-to-face meetings for really connecting with clients or team members, but with air travel becoming ever more expensive (and ever less pleasant), frequent in-person meetings are becoming less viable for many businesses. That means your best option is usually a videoconference. Read More WHITE PAPER: Level 3 3 Top Reasons for SIP Trunking Contrary to popular belief, upgrading an existing voice network to take advantage of SIP trunking technology does not require wholesale replacement of existing equipment. In many cases, existing PBX equipment already supports SIP capabilities. This paper discusses how organizations can take advantage of SIP trunking at a lower than expected cost. Learn more Cisco Videoscape attempts to be single source of video Cisco Systems on Wednesday showed an offering that will give people a unified way of viewing video on TV's, mobile phones, and tablet computers. Read More
	BECOME AN INSIDER Get premium content, in-depth reviews, practical tips and exclusive research. All for just signing up. Sign up for free today. SLIDESHOWS The weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2010 It's hard to pick the weirdest and wackiest tech stories of 2010 considering there is so much nuttiness to choose from. But we'll give it a shot. Here we take a look at a number of stories that gave us pause in 2010. 2010's most popular iPad apps As the iPad celebrates its first birthday, it should raise a glass to Apple's App Store, which has provided users with an array of innovative applications. Late last week, Apple released a list of the 10 most popular iPad applications, with productivity apps making up the bulk. MOST-READ STORIES Digg founder: Don't buy an iPad now Gov't allegedly forced TruTV to yank FEMA camps episode Apple, Linux welcomes you to 1998! The 11 hottest Windows and Android tablets unveiled at CES Can Firefox get its mojo back? The 5 coolest things to come out of CES Cisco compacts Catalyst switches Jobs sticks with $1 salary while COO Cook nets $59.1 million Verizon iPhone expected Tuesday Verizon iPhone: What it'll look like inside and out
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