Cisco reorgs again, folds net management into new cloud group

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	Cisco reorgs again, folds net management into new cloud group Even though it completed the bulk of a major restructuring earlier this year, Cisco continues to tweak its internal organizational structure, combining its network management group into a larger cloud and systems management technology group, according to an internal Cisco memo. Read More WHITE PAPER: MegaPath Today's Network: Make It a Strategic, Future-Proof Asset Today's small and mid-sized organizations support dozens of applications and hundreds of devices and mobile workers. Network congestion has become a risk, as users change offices, work from home and add devices at will. SMBs need simplification in the form of network convergence. And a managed service provider can help. View Now In this Issue US agencies seize 150 sites accused of selling counterfeit goods Consumer VoIP services grow in Q3 Alcatel promises better clouds for carriers CIO Q&A: How Citrix supports more workers with lower IT budget Cisco tells HP to lose that suit Real estate firm boosts bandwidth, cuts costs with Talari AT&T is top business ISP, with Verizon second Nokia Siemens to slash 17,000 jobs worldwide HD Voice makes steady progress in mobile networks 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. US agencies seize 150 sites accused of selling counterfeit goods The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement have seized the domain names of 150 websites accused of selling counterfeit products, including sports jerseys, handbags and shoes. Read More Consumer VoIP services grow in Q3 Company results from wireline voice service providers are in from Q3 2011, and the results for VoIP-based services growth are mixed. Legacy voice services from phone companies have continued to decline, while "digital voice" line growth from cable operators has slowed. Read More Alcatel promises better clouds for carriers Alcatel-Lucent is developing a cloud computing platform for carriers that aims to take full advantage of their networks to deliver guaranteed performance. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Why Managing VMs is So Complex Because virtual servers coexist with nonvirtualized ones, it effectively doubles the tools and efforts relevant to data center administration. Discover how a unified, out-of-band approach that aggregates management tools into a single, consolidated platform, renders the virtual and physical layers transparent from an IT management perspective. Read now! CIO Q&A: How Citrix supports more workers with lower IT budget Citrix CIO Paul Martine is the poster child for everything that Citrix markets to other CIOs. Read More Cisco tells HP to lose that suit HP should stop suing employees that jump ship for HP competitors. That's the viewpoint of Cisco, anyway, after HP sued a few former employees for going to work there. Read More Real estate firm boosts bandwidth, cuts costs with Talari Chicago-based real-estate management company Equity Office ran all its voice and data traffic over an MPLS WAN, but when poor peak-time performance drew complaints from end users, it switched to technology that delivers more bandwidth at half the cost. Read More WHITE PAPER: FireEye FireEye 1H 2011 Advanced Threat Report The Advanced Threat Report is a technical look into the trends cyber criminals are employing to bypass traditional security. In the most recent semi-annual report from FireEye, they find that 99% of organizations are facing significant malware infections that have penetrated NGFW, IPS, AV, and Web gateways. Read now! AT&T is top business ISP, with Verizon second AT&T was the biggest Internet service provider for U.S. businesses in September, with 20% of the total business Internet traffic, followed by Verizon with a 12% share, ComScore said. Read More Nokia Siemens to slash 17,000 jobs worldwide Struggling network infrastructure vendor Nokia Siemens Networks is planning to cut 17,000 jobs worldwide, as it aims to cut $1.35 billion from its costs by the end of 2013. Read More HD Voice makes steady progress in mobile networks This year the number of operators that have implemented HD Voice has almost tripled, and more phones are also compatible with the technology, according to a report by industry organization GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association). Read More
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