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	Microsoft, Juniper urged to patch dangerous IPv6 DoS hole Security experts are urging Microsoft and Juniper to patch a year-old IPv6 vulnerability so dangerous it can freeze any Windows machine on a LAN in a matter of minutes. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Cisco TechWise TV from Interop Watch the Cisco Keynote Speakers and get new design tips and best practices from our technical experts from Interop. Tuesday, May 10 thousands of IT professionals will come together for the industry's leading technology event. Register now for our Vegas event! Register Now In this Issue How should you redesign your data center LAN? Brocade fleshes out cloud strategy for battle with Cisco, others Brocade developing 32-Gigabit Fibre Channel Avaya adds switch to VENA lineup ARIN is A-OK with sales of IPv4 addresses US court approves Google's $900M bid for Nortel patents Cloud drives Cisco to open source Infoblox upgrades DNS appliances to ease move to IPv6 WEBCAST: Cisco Implementing Virtualization-Enabled Collaboration Date: May 11th, 2011; Time: 2 PM EST This webcast will examine the challenges that IT organizations face when deploying desktop virtualization technologies and collaboration tools, and offer strategies for addressing implementing a robust, virtual desktop environment that fosters successful collaboration. Learn more How should you redesign your data center LAN? The last few newsletters have discussed LAN design in general and data center LAN design in particular. This newsletter will discuss an RFI for data center LAN switching. Read More Brocade fleshes out cloud strategy for battle with Cisco, others Brocade today unveiled its plan for migrating customers to distributed, virtualized, cloud-based data centers, along with products supporting that plan. Read More WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks Networks in Motion Download this whitepaper today and discover how you can cost-effectively optimize your network for the mobile demands of today's business. Examine how IT can provide: * Personalization and intelligence. * Ease of operation. * Seamless quality of user experience. * Secure on-the-go access to public and private networks. Read now! Brocade developing 32-Gigabit Fibre Channel Brocade Technologies, which announced 16Gbps Fibre Channel products on Monday, is already working on a 32Gbps version and expects to have it on the market within three years. Read More Avaya adds switch to VENA lineup Avaya this week will extend it data center networking line and architecture with a new top-of-rack switch. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP 10 Things to Know about Deduplication You as an IT manager want simple, cost-effective solutions for your complex IT challenges. HP kept this in mind while designing StoreOnce. New technologies, such as deduplication can be difficult to understand but StoreOnce powered by Intel Xeon® processor 5500 series makes it simple. Read More! ARIN is A-OK with sales of IPv4 addresses I spent a delightful lunch last week with Stacy Hughes -- aka the "IP Godess" -- at the Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit in Denver. We discussed IPv6 adoption trends, black/gray markets for IPv4 addresses and a fun upcoming contest ARIN has planned. Read More US court approves Google's $900M bid for Nortel patents Nortel Networks has obtained court approval to accept a US$900 million bid from Google for the entirety of its remaining patent portfolio, it said Monday. Read More Cloud drives Cisco to open source There's an interesting post on GigaOm this week on how cloud computing is forcing Cisco to embrace open source. It argues that Cisco realizes open source software will be critical to its success in cloud due to the emphasis on application development. Read More Infoblox upgrades DNS appliances to ease move to IPv6 Infoblox is adding two new features to its DNS appliances to help its service provider and enterprise customers transition to IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol. Read More
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