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	So you think you know networking? Network World has been around now for 25 years, and in that time the technology it covers has changed dramatically, from the first firewalls to intelligent intrusion/prevention, from analog modems to DSL, from five-inch floppies to thumb drives. It's been quite a ride. Here's a brief quiz to test your knowledge of some of what's been happening over that time. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Three Steps to Effective Cloud Planning & Design Constraining and defining the role of cloud computing in your organization, including what will be internal, what will be external, and what service levels will be expected, is a critical first step in planning and designing your cloud. Read More Today In this Issue HP offering 3G mobile broadband service for laptops Cisco, Xerox join for mobile printing The Innovation Bracket World's servers process 9.57ZB of data a year Note to John Chambers: Cut Your Marketing Budget by 25% Alcatel-Lucent's revenue grows, loss shrinks Watson teaches 'big analytics' OpenFlow Buzz at Interop BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5.1: New Enterprise Features 5 Google Apps Features Guaranteed to Boost Productivity Sophos to buy firewall maker Astaro 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 HP offering 3G mobile broadband service for laptops Hewlett-Packard said on Monday it will start offering pay-as-you-go 3G mobile broadband services for its business laptops as the company looks to package more services with PCs. Read More Cisco, Xerox join for mobile printing Cisco Systems has teamed up with Xerox to create a mobile printing system that lets users print from any device to any printer. Read More The Innovation Bracket It is time for May Madness. OK, there might not be as much fanfare as the college basketball version of the brackets, but think of this as a second chance at redemption after all those red marks littered your NCAA picks this past March. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software A Cost-Effective Solution for ITSM If you're tired of the costly upgrades and difficult implementations other vendors put you through, BMC Remedy OnDemand offers an alternative. It can be implemented in days and significantly lower overall IT Service Management costs. Read the white paper to learn more about BMC Remedy OnDemand. Read More Today! World's servers process 9.57ZB of data a year In 2024, the world's business servers will annually process the digital equivalent of a stack of books extending more than 4.37 light-years to Alpha Centauri, according to a study. Read More Note to John Chambers: Cut Your Marketing Budget by 25% With Cisco now actively looking for ways to cut costs, I have a suggestion for CEO John Chambers -- Cut your marketing budgets across the board. I firmly believe that Cisco could cut 25% out of its marketing budget and not miss a beat. Read More Alcatel-Lucent's revenue grows, loss shrinks Alcatel-Lucent reported growing revenue and a shrinking loss for the first quarter of 2011, helped by operators' need for more capacity in their fixed and mobile networks, the company said on Friday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive SLA Compliance: Wireless Fidelity Achieved Aerohive delivers the next level in network visibility and reactive response with a new infrastructure-side performance monitoring and response system: SLA Compliance. Read now! Watson teaches 'big analytics' IBM's Watson's impressive "Jeopardy!" win demonstrated the awesome strides in computing power and ingenuity, but just as impressive was the way in which Watson's creators attacked an avalanche of information to come out victorious. Read More OpenFlow Buzz at Interop From time to time, I like to write about something a bit more futuristic, something that is not yet common enough to get into the Cisco cert track. And because I was headed to Interop this week, the folks at Network World suggested I take a closer look at a new initiative called OpenFlow. Read More BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5.1: New Enterprise Features Research In Motion (RIM) made a number of significant announcements last week, for both its consumer and enterprise customers, at the first annual BlackBerry World Conference in Orlando, Fla. -- formerly known as the Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES). Read More 5 Google Apps Features Guaranteed to Boost Productivity You're probably familiar with the basics of Google Apps -- Gmail, Docs, Calendar and Spreadsheets. But built into these are a number of features designed to increase productivity and simplify workflow. From a meeting rescheduling tool in Google Calendar to Priority Inbox, there's a tool for nearly every need. Read More Sophos to buy firewall maker Astaro Security vendor Sophos plans to buy Astaro, a maker of network security software. Read More
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