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	IBM improves Sametime platform IBM recently released enhancements to its IBM Sametime platform with improvements that deliver native and third-party audio and video conferencing in browser-based meetings, and extend unified communications to new mobile devices. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Load Balancing 101: Firewall Sandwiches How to make a ''firewall sandwich''. Read now. Learn More! In this Issue Skype kills integration with open source PBX Asterisk Microsoft seen not to blame for Skype rejecting open source company Apache focuses on cloud standard 4G Faceoff: ThunderBolt vs. Galaxy Citrix expands virtualization, from the data center to the iPad WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation NEW Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier Edition Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier edition provides essential performance and efficiency increases for power workstation users as well as all the features of the Professional edition. Learn more! Skype kills integration with open source PBX Asterisk Skype has decided not to renew an agreement that allows open-source telephony system Asterisk to be integrated with the service using software developed with Digium. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Manageable Application Security Investments in security solutions have to provide a clear value, which equals additional time spent collecting and documenting proof of this value. The latest version of F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager(tm) (ASM), v10.1, addresses information overload and the need for agility in implementation. Learn more! Microsoft seen not to blame for Skype rejecting open source company Microsoft has little if any influence over Skype until the acquisition is final, and has few good reasons to limit Skype's ability to work with third-party products. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers, 2010 The market for ADCs is consolidating. However, innovation continues, especially among some select smaller players. Although there are clear leaders in the ADC market, enterprises should focus their buying decisions on a vendor's ability to support specific application requirements. Learn more! Apache focuses on cloud standard The Libcloud project provides a unified interface for more than 20 cloud services, including those from IBM and Amazon Read More 4G Faceoff: ThunderBolt vs. Galaxy Read More Citrix expands virtualization, from the data center to the iPad Citrix products designed to let workers access desktops and applications from any device. Read More
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