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	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 WHITE PAPER: Alcatel-Lucent, Arista, Avaya, Brocade, IBM, and Juniper An Approach that Meets the Requirements of Cloud Computing The advent of cloud computing changes the approach to data center networks in terms of throughput and resilience. The ability to scale, control, visualize and customize the cloud network is an important evolution to a "data center-in-the-box" approach. Learn more! In this Issue Five potential Facebook killers CIOs losing control of IT, survey finds The Microsoft/Android war: Which patents are at stake? Boeing's 787 is packed with high-tech Upcoming authorized bio of Steve Jobs gets new title Will Ballmer's CES keynote feature Windows 8 tablets? And the killer smartphone app is ... games! Guide to cloud management software Billion-pixel camera set to snap Milky Way shots Oracle virtual desktops opened to iPad access Virtualization Check-Up: How's Your Strategy Shaping Up So Far in 2011? WHITE PAPER: Raritan Data Center Transformations Build outs, consolidations and acquisitions are large-scale projects that can be very disruptive and require careful planning and implementation to maintain operations. This white paper examines the process and what's required to meet IT goals and objectives and maintain business continuity. Read now! Five potential Facebook killers And three sites crushed by Facebook that are hoping for a re-birth Read More CIOs losing control of IT, survey finds In an increasing number of organizations, the CIO is not the person who decides what IT projects should get investment. That job now belongs to the CFO. Read More The Microsoft/Android war: Which patents are at stake? Microsoft patents are detailed in legal documents filed against Motorola and Barnes & Noble. 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! Boeing's 787 is packed with high-tech Boeing's 787, its newest passenger airliner, arrived in Japan this week for readiness tests ahead of its entry into commercial service. The 787 is not only the newest airliner in the skies, but it's also the most high-tech. Read More Upcoming authorized bio of Steve Jobs gets new title The authorized biography of Steve Jobs that isn't due to be published until next year already has a new name. Fortune writer Philip Elmer-Dewitt reports: Read More Will Ballmer's CES keynote feature Windows 8 tablets? The Microsoft CEO will return to the Consumer Electronics Show keynote stage in January. Read More And the killer smartphone app is ... games! If workers at your company insist they need you to buy them the latest iPhone and Android device to perform data-intensive business applications, you may want to treat them skeptically. Read More Guide to cloud management software When it comes to cloud computing, management software can no longer be an afterthought – it has to be a part of the implementation, part of the very decision on how best to integrate cloud capabilities into your IT architecture. This guide highlights key points to consider. Read More Billion-pixel camera set to snap Milky Way shots The European Space Agency says it has completed what it calls the largest digital camera ever built for a space mission - a one billion pixel array camera that will help create a three-dimensional picture of the Milky Way Galaxy. Read More Oracle virtual desktops opened to iPad access Oracle has introduced an iPad app that will allow users to access their Oracle virtual desktops, the company announced Wednesday. Read More Virtualization Check-Up: How's Your Strategy Shaping Up So Far in 2011? How a top-to-bottom virtualization review inside your enterprise can help make your systems more efficient. Read More
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