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	ShoreTel UC developments empower enterprises ShoreTel is in the news again with two separate announcements: It has extended virtualization support to the enterprise contact center and it has partnered with Ruckus Wireless to deliver a "Mobile Unified Communications Starter Kit" targeting SMBs. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee The Total Economic Impact Of Data Loss Prevention Solution This study highlights the benefits and costs of deploying the McAfee DLP solution across the enterprise of a sample organization. The findings in this study are in large part based on in-depth interviews conducted by Forrester with four organizations currently using McAfee DLP solutions. View Now In this Issue Cisco impresses with UCS Inside our Cisco UCS testing Cisco UCS pricing: It's complicated 15 Hot Phones for the Holidays 'LAN-party house' guy spills important cost details WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Data Protection Solutions The simpler a backup plan is to plan and execute, the more likely it is to be done. Read Now! Cisco impresses with UCS If you're tempted to think of Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) as just another blade server — don't. In fact, if you just want a bunch of blades for your computer room, don't call Cisco — Dell, HP, and IBM all offer simpler and more cost-effective options. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetIQ Streamlining IT Operations with Business Service Management This IDC Technology Spotlight examines the benefits of a business service management practice and tools in response to IT environments becoming more dynamic and complex due to the increased use of virtualization, cloud, SOA, and n-tier application architectures. Learn More Inside our Cisco UCS testing Network World Test Alliance member Joel Snyder takes viewers behind the scenes in an exclusive look at Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS). He points out the major components and features of the UCS. 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. Cisco UCS pricing: It's complicated As with any server product, there are lots of ways to configure UCS, including different levels of CPU, memory and storage. Cisco has a 29-page document to help you get it right, and 29 pages are not overkill. To get an idea of what this might cost, we configured two separate systems: one with 40 dual-socket blades, and another with 80 of the same blades. Read More 15 Hot Phones for the Holidays With contract prices ranging from $50 to $300, this list of the season's top phones has something for any stocking or budget. Read More 'LAN-party house' guy spills important cost details Yesterday we brought you the story and pictures of Google software engineer Kenton Varda's new "LAN-party house," which has left gamers both slack-jawed and thirsting for more information, specifically: How much does a set-up like that cost? Read More
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