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	Highly anticipated net virtualization startup Nicira exits stealth mode One of the most anticipated recent debuts of a startup company happens today when Nicira, a maker of network virtualization software, comes out of stealth mode. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Migrating Your Legacy IBM Database Environment Download this guide to ensure a seamless migration and take advantage of reduced costs associated with extremely efficient day-to-day database administration. Learn More! In this Issue The Apple iPad quiz The When, Where and How of Cisco versus Microsoft for Unified Communications EMC ramps up flash game with VFCache, 'Thunder' appliance Cloudyn monitors and optimizes AWS usage In-flight W-Fi struggling to gain altitude HTC aims to improve on its past smartphones with better 4G products this year How to protect online transactions Micron appoints COO Durcan as CEO after Appleton's death WEBCAST: Oracle Reduced TCO for Communications Applications Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 10:00 AM PST Learn how using Oracle Solaris 11, the industry's leading carrier grade OS, with new SPARC systems can speed OSS/BSS application performance and enable you to efficiently consolidate your data center. Register Now! The Apple iPad quiz Apple's iPad 3 is on deck, but how well do you know the Apple tablet computer's short, illustrious history? Read More The When, Where and How of Cisco versus Microsoft for Unified Communications Earlier this week I was at a CIO conference in Europe and one of the big topics of conversation was Unified Communications. Remote working, collaboration initiatives and cost cutting have all made UC a more important topic over the past twelve months. There was lots of discussion about deployment issues, the ROI of UC, training issues, etc. but the biggest point of discussion was Cisco versus Microsoft... Read More WHITE PAPER: Quantum Big Data: Managing Explosive Growth Are you experiencing a data explosion? The trend toward leveraging Big Data for competitive advantage helps IT professionals successfully meet business goals. Learn how to reliably manage, store and access vast amounts of archived data while protecting it and keeping costs low. View Now EMC ramps up flash game with VFCache, 'Thunder' appliance EMC is now shipping its long-awaited entry in the server-based flash storage market while laying the groundwork for a future appliance based on the same technology. Read More Cloudyn monitors and optimizes AWS usage Cloudyn is launching a hosted service on Monday that aims to monitor a company's cloud usage and recommend ways to optimize that usage in order to cut costs. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetSupport Inc Reducing Hidden Operating Costs Through IT Asset Discovery After reductions in headcount and procurements have been made, cost-cutting strategies are now turning to internal operations, and many IT decision makers are taking a closer look at indirect, or "soft," costs within these departments. Learn More In-flight W-Fi struggling to gain altitude At first blush, it's another one of those, "Sure, it will happen ... eventually," type of situations. I mean does anyone envision a commercial air fleet without Internet service 20 years down the runway? Read More HTC aims to improve on its past smartphones with better 4G products this year After facing a disappointing financial fourth quarter, HTC has reviewed its under-performing products from last year, making changes in design and components for its future smartphones, according to its CFO Winston Yung. Read More How to protect online transactions The trusty telephone is emerging as one of the key elements in new multifactor authentication schemes designed to protect online banking and other web-based financial transactions from rapidly evolving security threats. Read More Micron appoints COO Durcan as CEO after Appleton's death Memory company Micron Technology has appointed Mark Durcan as its new CEO, quickly replacing the former CEO Steve Appleton who died in a plane crash on Friday. Read More
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