Making sense of Cisco’s Borderless Networks Architecture

	WAN optimization is shifting from strategic to tactical | FCC OKs on-body medical networks
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	Making sense of Cisco's Borderless Networks Architecture By definition, Cisco's Borderless Network Architecture means a network with no borders. It's a simple statement, but from the conversations I've had with decision makers, it's not the simplest concept to grasp. 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 WAN optimization is shifting from strategic to tactical FCC OKs on-body medical networks Cisco, Walgreens team up on virtual doc visits for employees Apple in the enterprise: Breaking Microsoft's Grip Cisco data center forecast very cloudy WatchGuard launches iOS-friendly security appliance Nokia Siemens to sell WiMax business to NewNet EBay finishes data center in a very hot place Cisco, Juniper, Check Point, Palo Alto among firms in security contest WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Branch on Demand Solution Brief Extending and Securing Access Across the Organization - The Aerohive Branch on Demand™ solution makes it easy to deploy corporate capabilities to employees anywhere, while reducing operational costs. Read now. WAN optimization is shifting from strategic to tactical WAN optimization is rapidly moving out of the "nice to have" category and is becoming a "need to have" technology. The shift to strategic WAN optimization will raise its visibility with higher-level IT leaders and create some interesting competitive dynamics in the future. Read More FCC OKs on-body medical networks The U.S. Federal Communications Commission adopted rules at a meeting on Wednesday to allow wireless networks of microstimulators designed to treat paralysis and other conditions. Read More Cisco, Walgreens team up on virtual doc visits for employees Cisco and Walgreens are setting up a healthcare center for as many as 43,000 Cisco employees and their family members that will offer virtual physician visits via video conferencing and other Web 2.0-enabled tools. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sybase Sybase IQ Supercharges Predictive Analytics This white paper introduces you to Sybase® IQ—a high-performance, scalable column-store database engine which has been repeatedly proven to meet the predictive analytics needs for a wide variety of businesses. Read now. Apple in the enterprise: Breaking Microsoft's Grip When Microsoft wanted to show off its midmarket affinity, the software giant would do a promotional video with Lifetime Products, a manufacturer of polyethylene folding tables, chairs and sports equipment. Until about two years ago, Lifetime was Microsoft's midmarket darling. So what's changed? "We love Apple," says Lifetime CIO John Bowden. Read More Cisco data center forecast very cloudy Global cloud computing traffic will grow 12-fold from now to 2015, according to a new Cisco study. Read More WatchGuard launches iOS-friendly security appliance WatchGuard's latest security appliance, the XTM 330, allows business travelers from small enterprises to use their iPads or iPhones to communicate securely with the office. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Three Steps to Effective Cloud Planning & Design Before you build your cloud, there are many considerations. Are there security requirements? Compliance rules? Will you use public cloud resources as well? Learn more about how to plan a cloud effectively – from defining requirements to identifying the costs - in this compelling white paper from BMC Software. Learn More! Nokia Siemens to sell WiMax business to NewNet Nokia Siemens Networks plans to sell its WiMax infrastructure business to NewNet Communication Technologies for an undisclosed sum. Read More EBay finishes data center in a very hot place Temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona -- one of the most arid places in the U.S. -- routinely exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). That's about the opposite of the typical cool-weather environments companies often choose to build data centers. Read More Cisco, Juniper, Check Point, Palo Alto among firms in security contest In the security popularity contest of the moment, Cisco and Juniper are down and Palo Alto Networks and Check Point are up when it comes to network firewalls, according to one research firm. Read More
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