Note to Microsoft: Nokia Doesn't Have Two Years

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	Note to Microsoft: Nokia Doesn't Have Two Years When Microsoft and Nokia announced their deal for Windows Phone 7 to replace the Symbian and MeeGo operating systems, there was a fair amount of skepticism around the deal. Funny thing is at the time, most people thought the deal was worse for Nokia than Microsoft. Read More 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! In this Issue Dell and Force 10: What it means Will Cisco ever regain those switching margins? How to stop overpaying Microsoft, Part 2: How to limit your Enterprise Agreement A conversation with Vyatta CEO Kelly Herrell Cisco returns fire in war of words with HP Is Apple Stealing Windows Sales? Yes, but it's no big Deal Do Android and Windows really have 35% of the tablet market? Open Source Contributors - The Days of Volunteers are Over Does this video depict a future Google+ spamageddon? Which Browser Is The Most Secure? 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! Dell and Force 10: What it means When Dario Zamarian joined Dell last September, the rumor was that he was there to help Dell acquire a networking company. For once in our industry, rumor is reality. Today Dell announced its plans to acquire data center networking expert Force 10 Networks. Read More Will Cisco ever regain those switching margins? Should Cisco worry? In the same week that it pares its workforce by 16%, Cisco was also presented with two major events that could likely impact its switching business. Read More How to stop overpaying Microsoft, Part 2: How to limit your Enterprise Agreement There's nothing wrong with a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement if you really need one. However, because Microsoft requires the EA to cover certain bundled software, many organizations actually wind up overspending with an EA, instead of saving money. In this post, we'll cover the benefits and drawbacks of the EA, including the dreaded "true-up" clause. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Business Value with Network and Application Visibility In this white paper, IDC analyzes the ROI that customers can expect from Riverbed Cascade, based on interviews with Cascade customers. Additionally, IDC lays out the business case for proactively managing network and application performance. Get the visibility you need to achieve your IT objectives. Read Now. A conversation with Vyatta CEO Kelly Herrell Vyatta believes that networking hardware is old school and that its Layer-3 virtual networking stack can do it all while being cheaper and greener than traditional gear. In my ongoing series with industry CEOs, I talked with Vyatta CEO Kelly Herrell for his viewpoint on where his company fits into the market today. Read More Cisco returns fire in war of words with HP Well, that didn't take long. Cisco lobbed the latest volley in the war of words with HP over each company's switching portfolio. Read More Is Apple Stealing Windows Sales? Yes, but it's no big Deal Apple continues its unstoppable charge, selling every iPad it could make and a whole bunch of Macs in the most recent quarter, and the company is now claiming that it's taking a bite out of Microsoft. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Network Configuration & Change Management for Dummies Read this and learn the NCCM "basics," key challenges associated with NCCM, the IT and business benefits of automating NCCM, and the top 10 reasons why automated NCCM creates value, reduces business risk, and can help ensure business goals are met. Read now Do Android and Windows really have 35% of the tablet market? A new report out today seems to show Android and Windows making headway in the battle to topple Apple's iPad at the top of the tablet market. Read More Open Source Contributors - The Days of Volunteers are Over Matthew Aslett at the 451 group posts an interesting article on the breakdown of contributions to the Eclipse project based on looking at 22 random sub-projects. His article focuses on the way that many open source communities, such as Eclipse are significantly run via corporation contributions and not a collection of individuals. Read More Does this video depict a future Google+ spamageddon? If you're among the millions of early dabblers on Google+, you have probably picked up on an undercurrent of concern there that once the new social network is opened to commercial interests - they're officially taboo, so far -- spammers are sure to rush the doors, too. Read More Which Browser Is The Most Secure? My friends at NSS Labs have done some great work over the last few years in testing firewalls, IPS, anti-malware and even browsers. They just released their latest results on browser security against socially-engineered malware. Read More
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