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	Is VoIP too secure? It's hard to imagine, but roughly 10 years ago as VoIP was being rolled out corporate networkers were quite concerned about the security of VoIP. As we faced a move from voice going over a traditional (and, by the way, unencrypted) network, there was concern that VoIP would be much too easy to eavesdrop on - especially if it traversed the Internet. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade 6 Questions to Ask about Virtual Data Centers Organizations can control risk and reduce costs by choosing a cost-effective, phased network architecture upgrade that enables new levels of application flexibility and business agility. Discover how they accomplish this in this informative whitepaper. Read now! In this Issue Verizon to offer cloud-based unified communications The 6 biggest misconceptions about IPv6 Waiting for Terabit Ethernet? Don't hold your breath. Cisco upgrades its video portfolio 100G Ethernet stays pricey as speed needs soar Google scrambling to restore Gmail to 150,000 users 20 awesome tech products at DEMO WEBCAST: Infoblox Automation Gives IT Network Stability On this webinar, IT staff at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will discuss how the hospital is using Infoblox network automation products to deliver "Life Critical" Network Uptime, augment current HIPAA strategies & simplify tasks. Register Now Verizon to offer cloud-based unified communications Verizon is getting set to offer its customers unified communications services that can include presence information, instant messaging, videoconferencing and fixed-mobile call handoffs through a Cisco Systems-based cloud infrastructure. Read More The 6 biggest misconceptions about IPv6 For 15 years, Internet engineers and policymakers have been publicizing the need to upgrade the 'Net's current addressing scheme -- known as IPv4 -- to handle the network-of-network's explosive growth. Yet many U.S. CIOs and CTOs continue to harbor misinformation that they use to justify why they are not adopting the next-generation IPv6 standard. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco Mobile Powerplay: Secure, High Performance, Unified The mobile revolution is here—and here to stay. iPhone, iPad, Droid--employees bring their mobile devices into the workplace, and they want access to personal and professional information. This brings a new set of concerns for IT and the business: IT needs to ensure that the corporate network and the access remains secure. Register Now Waiting for Terabit Ethernet? Don't hold your breath. Despite the fact that Facebook famously said that it needs Terabit Ethernet, the wait for the technology could last years, experts say. Read More Cisco upgrades its video portfolio Cisco Thursday unveiled new equipment top help large companies create and distribute videos. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alcatel-Lucent A Strategic View of Application Converged Networks Access real-world lessons learned to help you successfully deploy a converged network. See how your technology choices can reduce complexity and costs while helping guarantee your convergence project's success. Read now 100G Ethernet stays pricey as speed needs soar Virtualization, video and massive amounts of data are all driving enterprises and service providers toward 100-Gigabit Ethernet, but the cost of the fledgling technology remains prohibitively high and few products have been installed, industry observers said at the Ethernet Technology Summit. Read More Google scrambling to restore Gmail to 150,000 users Problem reset accounts and wiped out everything users had storedGoogle engineers continue to work this morning to restore Gmail accounts to the about one-tenth of one percent of users who found all their stored data had gone missing yesterday. From Mashable: About 150,000 Gmail account holders woke up to a nightmare this morning, with all their e-mail, attachments and Google Chat logs gone. What happened? Read More 20 awesome tech products at DEMO Build-your-own iPhone and Android apps, cloud services, photo tools and more on display at DEMO Spring 2011. Read More
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