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	Microsoft patent division taking cash from at least 5 Android vendors One of Microsoft's hottest new profit centers is a smartphone platform you've definitely heard of: Android. Read More WEBCAST: HP IDC Perspectives and HP Network Consulting Services Mergers, acquisitions and expansions spawn increasingly complex network environments. Internet, wireless devices and converged networks create an endless hunger for bandwidth. This IDC webinar will give you an overview of the network market, insight into how to reduce complexity and tips to add faster value for your organization. Learn more In this Issue Kids' Computers Through the Ages Verizon set to drop unlimited data plans for smartphones Beam me up, Ruckus Bad IT management habits: Break them before they break you Windows 1.0: Still playing Reversi after all these years IPv6 Deployment Misperception: Private IPv4 Address Space and NAT are all I need Microsoft to retire Office XP, Vista SP1 next week Political party's platform: Pull plug on PowerPoint How Random House Overcame 3 Common Enterprise Collaboration Obstacles WHITE PAPER: Avaya Enhancing customer experience: first, do no harm Best practices for enhancing the customer experience, don't wait to long to handing problems, look for low-hanging fruit by assessing obvious problems, make technology updates when the time is right, cross pollinate the organization. Learn More Kids' Computers Through the Ages It's a scene as old as humanity itself: If mommy sweeps, baby wants a tiny broom. If daddy drives an automobile, son wants a tiny pedal car. In the same vein, the late 20th century found parents performing an entirely new activity that kids wanted to imitate: using a computer. Read More Verizon set to drop unlimited data plans for smartphones As expected, Verizon Wireless this week will drop unlimited data plans for its smartphone users in favor of a tiered pricing schedule. Read More Beam me up, Ruckus The Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex Smart WiFi system is designed to be a stable, easy to manage and highly secure wireless networking solution for the enterprise. The heart of the system is the ZoneDirector controller, which can communicate with up to 500 ZoneFlex access points. Read More WEBCAST: Cymphonix Gain Complete Control Over Internet Bound Traffic The Cymphonix Network Composer is the only network appliance that provides comprehensive clarity into all internet bound network traffic and simply powerful tools to manage that traffic with a holistic approach. Learn More Today! Bad IT management habits: Break them before they break you Every worker develops a few bad habits -- maybe more than a few -- as the years on the job add up. IT pros are no exception: They lose focus or jump to conclusions or put off niggling tasks that could be finished in minutes. Read More Windows 1.0: Still playing Reversi after all these years Hide the women and children: It's the first version of Windows! Read More IPv6 Deployment Misperception: Private IPv4 Address Space and NAT are all I need Over the last 9+ years of doing enterprise IPv6 deployments with customers I have gathered up a list of common misperceptions that the industry, media, vendors and customers have regarding IPv6 deployment in the enterprise. 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! Microsoft to retire Office XP, Vista SP1 next week Microsoft is set to retire 2001's Office XP and the first service pack for Windows Vista next week. Read More Political party's platform: Pull plug on PowerPoint Everyone complains about PowerPoint, but, much like with the weather, no one ever does anything about it. Make that almost no one. Read More How Random House Overcame 3 Common Enterprise Collaboration Obstacles With more than 10,000 new book titles and products launching every year, publishing company Random House needed a real-time solution to help manage and share information, and improve employee communication. Email, says VP of IT Chris Hyams Hart, just wasn't cutting it. Read More
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