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	Cisco layoffs expected soon Cisco could be just weeks away from laying off as many as 5,000 people, an analyst wrote in a bulletin this week. The layoff would be one of the largest in Cisco's history and represent 7% of its workforce, notes All Things Digital. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Remote Support for PCs, Macs, Tablets and Smartphones Provide instant, on-demand remote support with LogMeIn Rescue. Without pre-installed software, quickly connect to PCs, Macs and smartphones anywhere in the world. Get in, solve the problem, and be done in a flash. Plus, Rescue's SaaS-based platform means free upgrades and zero maintenance. Try Rescue free, today. In this Issue IETF mulls IPv6 for home networking Cisco adds tools to scale wide-area video US official: Gov't spectrum holdings are limited WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Meeting Network Video Delivery Requirements Businesses are increasingly relying on video to inform, educate and inspire, but video can overwhelm even the most robust networks. Video optimization ensures your infrastructure is able to support all multimedia demands by offloading media servers and delivering a high-quality user experience. Read now! WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Visualization of an Intricate Network The Depository Trust & Clearing House required enhanced network visibility to support their custody and asset servicing valued at $40 trillion. See how Riverbed provided: • End-to-end visibility of encrypted traffic • Lower MTTR • Application and network activity analysis without requiring probes on every WAN link Learn more! IETF mulls IPv6 for home networking The Internet Engineering Task Force is considering establishing a working group to smooth some of the impending issues around setting up and maintaining IPv6-based Internet connections into homes. Read More WEBCAST: CA Technologies Business Service Assurance Define and manage IT service quality & delivery based on business impact and priority. View Now Cisco adds tools to scale wide-area video Cisco Systems continued to build its enterprise video infrastructure on Thursday with the ECDS (Enterprise Content Delivery System), a software-hardware platform to ease video management and make distribution of video to remote locations more efficient. Read More US official: Gov't spectrum holdings are limited The U.S. government doesn't have a huge swath of underused wireless spectrum to auction to mobile carriers, although agencies are working to identify spectrum bands that can be sold, an official said Wednesday. Read More
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