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	Sprint offers hosted UC Sprint has launched "Sprint Complete Collaboration," a hosted and fully managed unified communications (UC) bundle designed to meet the needs of midsize and large businesses. The new UC service is powered by Cisco's Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) platform and is delivered over all-IP network. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel EDW Solution Brief For enterprises requiring an integrated data warehouse solution with the right price-performance ratio, the HP Enterprise Data Warehouse Appliance offers a powerful, reliable solution that scales cost-effectively to meet their data needs. Learn more In this Issue Cisco shows Brazil the money How Secure Is the Cloud? IT Pros Speak Up A Report on ICANN 43: New gTLDs and DNSSEC Cisco acquires home network management company Cool old Ethernet paraphernalia Sight to behold: a blind man behind wheel of self-driving car More fun with naming wireless nets WHITE PAPER: NetIQ Simplify Compliance and Security This introduction to NetIQ Sentinel Log Manager provides insight into a flexible and cost-efficient software appliance that lights a clear path to complete, real-time, identity-aware security information and event management. Learn More! Cisco shows Brazil the money Cisco this week said it would invest close to $550 million in Brazil to expand its presence in the country and spur economic growth. Read More How Secure Is the Cloud? IT Pros Speak Up The cloud promises reduced costs and increased flexibility, but it also raises security concerns. Most IT professionals cite cloud security as a high priority, but a whopping 82 percent also trust it enough to use it. For more on how your peers view cloud security, check out our data-packed infographic. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Access to Sensitive Application Data In this hands-on review, the SANS Institute Analyst Program examines Oracle Database Vault, which provides the capability to limit access of privileged users and DBAs to critical data and actions. Learn More! A Report on ICANN 43: New gTLDs and DNSSEC The Internet's governing body, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, holds three public meetings per year to discuss how ICANN can help make the network more secure and to encourage end-to-end interoperability. The most recent meeting in Costa Rica in March featured two rich information sharing sessions, one on the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) program and the other on Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC). Read More Cisco acquires home network management company Cisco this week said it plans to acquire privately held ClearAccess, a provider of service provisioning and device management software to service providers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Security-In-Depth Using Integrated Risk-Conscious Controls Today's attacks on IT infrastructure are becoming more frequent, targeted and sophisticated. They range from well-funded, state-sponsored attacks to attacks from trusted employees and consultants. Learn More! Cool old Ethernet paraphernalia Ethernet is almost 40 years old. Here's a look at some of its product origins Read More Sight to behold: a blind man behind wheel of self-driving car I've poked fun at Google's self-driving car and remain skeptical about seeing such vehicles in widespread commercial use, but this video will melt most any skeptic's heart. Watch as Steve Mahan, who Google calls "self-driving car user #0000000001," experiences a trip to get a taco that legally blind people can otherwise only dream about. Read More More fun with naming wireless nets "Had to redo our wireless network this morning," Craig Fifield writes on Google+, "figured I might as well freak out the neighbors :)." You can see what he means in the picture. I thought the v2 part was a nice touch. Read More
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