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	Spectrum analysis: 'Potato or potahto?' (Part 3) In this third installment of our look into what role bundled spectrum analysis should play in Wi-Fi purchase decisions, let's chip away at a few other questions and considerations broached in Part 1 of this series. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Cloud Computing Drives Improvements in IT Service Delivery IDC OPINION Cloud computing promotes a new dialogue between business and IT decision makers allowing them to define business service requirements first and then decide how to balance the use of shared, internal virtualized IT resources and external public services cost-effectively. Read now In this Issue HP TouchPad goes on sale to mixed reviews Most Popular Windows Phone 7 Apps WiMax: It's good for a lot more than consumer handsets Analysts lukewarm on HP Touchpad chances for success GPS makers trade barbs with LightSquared 9 gigantic bonuses that make yours look like chump change Want an all-purpose tablet? Avoid Cisco and Avaya Gigabit Wi-Fi spec edges closer to reality PCI Council says mobile payment apps can meet security standard WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Defend Against Insider Threats Organizations must accept the reality that insider threats are no longer an abstract concept. This paper explains the factors that are increasing the insider threat and details a proactive approach that leverages identity and access management to reduce risk and improve compliance. Learn More HP TouchPad goes on sale to mixed reviews The initial review of HP's webOS TouchPad tablet paint a somewhat confusing picture. But one thing is clear: It's no iPad 2. Read More Most Popular Windows Phone 7 Apps A choice selection of games, maps, office productivity and media apps for Microsoft's smartphone. Read More WiMax: It's good for a lot more than consumer handsets While WiMax has lost the battle to be the 4G technology of choice for most U.S. consumer handsets, it's still alive and kicking in the enterprise market. 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! Analysts lukewarm on HP Touchpad chances for success Analysts say HP has to do more to make the new TouchPad tablet a market winner. Read More GPS makers trade barbs with LightSquared A GPS industry group dismissed mobile startup LightSquared's alternative proposal for an LTE network that would operate on frequencies close to the GPS band, saying the company hasn't presented any clear plan to reduce interference. Read More 9 gigantic bonuses that make yours look like chump change Big bonuses are back. Nine tech CEOs received cash bonuses of $3 million or more in 2010, and another 13 netted at least $1 million in cash payouts. Read More 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 Want an all-purpose tablet? Avoid Cisco and Avaya With Cisco finally saying it will charge $750 for its Cius tablet, there's a lot of comparisons being made between it and the iPad, but those comparisons are misleading. Read More Gigabit Wi-Fi spec edges closer to reality Wi-Fi that can sustain multi-gigabit data rates? That fantasy is edging closer to reality: This week an industry group published the latest spec for gigabit Wi-Fi, and plans a first round of early interoperability tests with prototype products in fall 2011. Read More PCI Council says mobile payment apps can meet security standard The PCI Council Friday released a list of mobile payment app types that are eligible to meet its security standard; analysts critical of incomplete list. Read More
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