WAN optimization market shakeup predicted

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	WAN optimization market shakeup predicted WAN optimization is shaping up to be one of the hottest areas of the network equipment market, prompting industry experts to predict high-profile acquisitions and vendor shakeups in the near future. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Provide instant on-demand remote support with LogMeIn Rescue Without pre-installed software, quickly connect to PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets anywhere in the world. Get in, solve the problem, and be done in a flash. Plus, Rescue's SaaS-based platform means free upgrades and zero maintenance. Try it free today. In this Issue Cisco expands smart grid portfolio Another reason for Cisco to pound its chest Global warming could enable undersea Arctic telecom route Juniper acquires BitGravity content technology, engineers RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CloudPassage CloudPassage Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is one of the fastest-growing cloud computing. However, cloud providers usage agreements squarely make the user responsible for protecting servers, applications and data. CloudPassage Halo is the award winning cloud server security platform that has everything you need to secure your cloud servers. Read More Cisco expands smart grid portfolio Cisco this week expanded its smart grid portfolio for utilities with a reference architecture, products and services intended to modernize the electric grid. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle & Intel Time Savings and Ease of Deployment Comparison Study Read this research report to discover the results of comparison testing between two database management systems - Oracle Database Appliance and Microsoft SQL Server - in terms of the productivity and cost-efficiency differences. Learn More! Another reason for Cisco to pound its chest Never one to pass up an opportunity to toot its own horn, Cisco is celebrating a milestone... and not in its traditional stronghold of switching and routing. In just over two years, Cisco has landed over 10,000 customers for its Unified Computing System (UCS) blade server platform, the controversial product that alienated longtime partners HP and IBM. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper The Hidden Drag on VM Performance Read expert advice on avoiding common configuration errors and best practices to ensure optimized VM performance. Learn More Global warming could enable undersea Arctic telecom route "Harnessing Disruption: Global, Mobile, Social, Local," was the theme at the 34rd Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) conference last week in Honolulu. Read More Juniper acquires BitGravity content technology, engineers Juniper Networks has acquired technology and personnel from BitGravity, the content delivery networking (CDN) subsidiary of Tata Communications. Read More
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