MPLS VPN vs. Public Internet

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	MPLS VPN vs. Public Internet MPLS is the Cadillac of enterprise WAN services, having earned its stripes as the link option of choice because of its reliability, flexibility and controls. But upstarts are saying that, with a little ingenuity, they can use Internet pipes to achieve the same ends at a better price. Read the arguments from Verizon's Peter Konings and Talari's Keith Morris and decide for yourself. Read More WHITE PAPER: GFI Software Social Networking and Security Risks Each social networking tool comes with its own set of security concerns which can put your information systems and/or personal data at risk. This white paper will look at some of these risks and identify possible solutions to help protect you, your personal information and your company data. Read now! In this Issue Why FCoE is Dead, But Not Buried Yet Cisco's Chambers ready for 3 more years Cisco's new aggression Cisco sees 5 percent to 7 percent revenue growth Juniper follows Cisco with edge upgrade Cisco unveils dual-role data center WHITE PAPER: Fujitsu New TPC-E Benchmark Results Revealed A "glue-less" design, where no additional hardware is necessary to run all eight CPUs and all memory slots enable the shortest route between processors, memory modules and I/O hubs inside a single chassis. It's just one of the many reasons Fujitsu servers are leading the way in TCP-E benchmarks and overall price/performance. Read now! Why FCoE is Dead, But Not Buried Yet Have you ever watched one of those spy films where someone gets fatally poisoned, but it hasn't hit them yet and they are acting like its any other day and not the last days of their life and you just want to tell them that they should enjoy it while they can? I feel like that for FibreChannel over Ethernet. Read More Cisco's Chambers ready for 3 more years Cisco Systems Chairman and CEO John Chambers plans to stay on the job for at least three more years, he said Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: GFI Software Email Security in Small and Medium-sized Businesses No organization can afford to operate without an email security strategy. The risk landscape is constantly changing with new threats surfacing every day. This white paper looks at email security in small and medium businesses, the solutions available and what features SMBs cannot do without. Read now Cisco's new aggression So Cisco's taking the gloves off. After promising to become much more aggressive in defending its installed base and market share as it restructures to regain lost profits, Cisco is naming names in its effort to marginalize the competition. Read More Cisco sees 5 percent to 7 percent revenue growth Cisco expects annual revenue growth between 5 percent and 7 percent over the next three years and expects its still-ongoing restructuring to help the company increase profit faster than revenue, executives said on Tuesday at a financial analyst conference. Read More WHITE PAPER: ADTRAN Business and IT Benefits to UC Adoption The faster your business can locate, gather and share information, the more productive and competitive you can be. That's why small and medium enterprises are upgrading to a unified communications (UC) system, which can improve customer service, streamline product development and speed response to new opportunities. Learn more. >> Juniper follows Cisco with edge upgrade Juniper this week enhanced its service provider edge routers to address growing bandwidth requirements of emerging mobile, cloud computing and enterprise network applications. Read More Cisco unveils dual-role data center Cisco this week opened up a new data center in Research Triangle Park, N.C., with a dual role: application development and disaster recovery (DR) for its production data centers in Texas. Read More
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