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	What's OpenFlow's killer app? As most participants at the inaugural Open Networking Summit extolled the virtues of software-defined networking (SDN) and the OpenFlow protocol, others are waiting for key features to emerge before considering it for their networks. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems Next-Generation WAN Optimization Cisco's new WAN Optimization platforms dramatically scale the delivery of an optimal user experience to more users, applications, and devices across the entire organization. Cisco WAAS accelerates applications, optimizes bandwidth, provides local hosting of branch IT services, and enables a smooth evolution to cloud-based services. Learn More In this Issue Verizon sees revenue, net income gains AT&T revenue down slightly, but net income up Cisco to acquire video delivery startup BNI High-speed Ethernet planning guide 5 steps to high-speed Ethernet UAE police claim Blackberry outage made driving safer Top iPad alternatives for business WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies CA Technologies Newsletter featuring Gartner Research This publication, enhanced by Gartner research, reveals how to take a proactive IT approach which ensures visibility and control during the adoption of virtualization and cloud environments. Read now Verizon sees revenue, net income gains Verizon Communications reported gains in both revenue and net income for the third quarter of 2011, driven largely by growth in the company's mobile business. Read More AT&T revenue down slightly, but net income up AT&T's revenue was down slightly in the third quarter of 2011, compared to a year earlier, but net income rose by about US$400 million, on a comparable basis, driven by strong growth in its mobile and broadband divisions. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed 10 Reasons to Deploy WAN Optimization for Disaster Recovery Data protection is simple: take everything and copy it somewhere far enough away so that you'll have it in an emergency. The challenge is how to do this in an efficient and reliable way. Learn Riverbed optimizes DR across the widest range of backup mechanisms, with no changes to your software or storage Read More Cisco to acquire video delivery startup BNI Cisco Systems plans to acquire BNI Video, a privately held provider of video delivery software for service providers, for about US$99 million. Read More High-speed Ethernet planning guide Ten-gigabit Ethernet was so last year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Application-Aware Network Performance Management Riverbed® Cascade© stacks up extremely well against the competition. How well? In particular, Cascade outperforms other application-aware network performance management solutions in such important areas as product strength and cost efficiency. Read Now. 5 steps to high-speed Ethernet If you're considering the move to 40/100gigabit Ethernet, here are 5 things to keep in mind Read More UAE police claim Blackberry outage made driving safer Make of this what you will: Police in the United Arab Emirates contend that last week's extended BlackBerry service outage significantly reduced traffic accidents there. From a story in The National, based in Abu Dhabi: Read More Top iPad alternatives for business The iPad is the gold standard when it comes to tablet computers, but there are alternatives. We tested 8 products to determine if they had what it takes to give the iPad a run for its money as a business device. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 2011 tech industry graveyard Fortunately for the tech industry, there's a lot more living than dying, with 2011 seeing the birth of everything from Apple's iPad 2 to the Google+ social network. But inevitably, 2011 has also seen its share of dead, killed, murdered, offed, obliterated companies, technologies and ideas as well. Here's your chance to pay last respects, and who knows, maybe a few of these will sprout back to life. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET We've got books on System Center and Microsoft training of the winner's choice from Webucator.. Enter here.Also: Please take our survey on certifications and your career MOST-READ STORIES iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Oct. 21 The Microsoft/Android war: Which patents are at stake? Cisco CEO's pay falls 32% Gartner: 10 key IT trends for 2012 Gartner: 16 long-held IT business practices you need to kill iPad 2 vs. business class tablets Cheap power: An overnight revolution Wi-Fi devices crowd 2.4GHz band; IT looks to 5GHz SQL injection attack has compromised nearly 200,000 ASP.Net sites Steve Jobs ranted, raged against Android as 'grand theft'
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