Cisco dragging feet on OpenFlow; Mobile World Congress sneak peek

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	Cisco still dragging feet on OpenFlow Cisco's software defined networking strategy is still vague after the company stated last fall that it planned to add the OpenFlow protocol and API to its Nexus switches, and with this week's much anticipated debut of network virtualization start-up Nicira. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetIQ Security Information and Event Management eGuide Security threats these days are increasingly focused on critical components of enterprise infrastructures – the servers, databases, and directories that store and manage crucial corporate information. Learn More! In this Issue Mobile World Congress sneak peek: Quad-core smartphones, Android 4.0 & more Retro browser smackdown: IE6 vs Netscape iPad 3 on track for early-mid March release Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical No, Wikipedia has not forgiven GoDaddy for backing SOPA Buyers lining up for Raspberry Pi's $25 PC Report: Google building home entertainment system Cloudscaling to offer OpenStack private cloud platform Amazon attacks Apple: You get 3 Kindle products for price of iPad 2 8 CRM Trends You Need to Watch WHITE PAPER: VMware Performance Analytics: How Normal is Your Data This VMware paper takes a technical look at a variety of IT performance data (operating system metrics, quality-of-service metrics, business performance metrics, etc.) to determine how well these metrics can be modeled as "normally distributed." Read Now! Mobile World Congress sneak peek: Quad-core smartphones, Android 4.0 & more It might be hard to imagine there will be that much more for makers of smartphones, tablets and other wireless offerings to reveal at Mobile World Congress at the end of this month after the deluge of products that debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show to kick off 2012. But Sony, HTC and others have gotten wireless watchers in a frenzy already by issuing MWC event invitations and stirring speculation about Android 4.0, Windows Phone and quad-core devices. Read More Retro browser smackdown: IE6 vs Netscape Can you surf the modern Web with two ancient browsers? Read More iPad 3 on track for early-mid March release It's that time of year again, folks. With March fast approaching, the iPad 3 rumors continue to roll in with increased frequency. And while some iPad 3 features remain open to speculation, we now have an idea as to when we might expect Apple to launch its next-gen tablet. Read More WEBCAST: HP Cloud and the IT Infrastructure Join guest speaker, Rohit Mehra, IDC Director of Enterprise Communications Infrastructure, to explore current trends, discuss best practices for optimizing Data Center and identify ways to better allocate network resources, reduce operating costs and improve application performance. View Now! Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical. Read More No, Wikipedia has not forgiven GoDaddy for backing SOPA It's been six weeks since Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales took to Twitter to announce that his organization would be removing its domain name registrations from GoDaddy over what was then the latter's public support for SOPA. Read More Buyers lining up for Raspberry Pi's $25 PC Raspberry Pi Foundation's US$25 PC will become available by the end of this month, and buyers hope it could fill in as a low-power desktop, while being an alternative to the more expensive open-source hardware. Read More WEBCAST: VMware Virtualization Benefits and Best Practices The benefits of virtualizing these applications extend far beyond mere consolidation. Understanding how VMware improves quality of service and agility while reducing costs will help you make the case for taking virtualization to the next level in your company. View Now! Report: Google building home entertainment system Google is planning to enter the home entertainment market with a Google-branded wireless device that streams music within a house, according to the Wall Street Journal. Read More Cloudscaling to offer OpenStack private cloud platform Cloudscaling plans to introduce on Monday an OpenStack-based platform that enterprises can use to build private clouds. Read More Amazon attacks Apple: You get 3 Kindle products for price of iPad 2 Amazon has released a new advertisement that takes a shot at the price of Apple's iPad, emphasizing the lower cost of the Kindle e-reader and Android-based Kindle Fire tablet computer. Read More 8 CRM Trends You Need to Watch Customer relationship management vendors and industry analysts discuss which CRM trends will continue to gain strength and what new trends IT professionals need to watch. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Hot authentication tools User name and password doesn't cut it anymore in the world of online financial transactions. New federal rules call for multi-factor authentication schemes to combat growing threats. The latest multi-factor measures focus on biometrics, advanced analytics, and out-of-band techniques utilizing smartphones. CISCO SUBNET Looking for a place where everyone understands your joy and pain with Cisco routers, switches and other gear? Check out our Cisco Subnet, a community of Cisco experts blogging on the latest network topics. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week of Feb. 7 Four crazy tech ideas from Google's Solve for X project 25 techie Valentine's Day gift ideas Security researchers: 'Did Google pull a fast one on Firefox and Safari users?' Anonymity bites Anonymous in attempt to extort Symantec Researchers crack satellite encryption iPhone 5 release set for summer 2012 -- report The When, Where and How of Cisco vs. Microsoft for Unified Communications Swedish e-commerce startup's execs charged in NYC sex crime Windows 8 strives for optimal battery life
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