Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management

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	Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management As Avaya continues its transition from a hardware company into a communications and collaboration software provider, it is going through some growing pains, including a shakeup of executives and uncertainty around a potential initial public offering that's been rumored for months. At an Avaya user conference in Boston Monday morning, executives outlined the company's roadmap for the future, which leans heavily on unified next-generation communications and business collaboration software. Avaya President and CEO Kevin Kennedy says Avaya will be "leading with applications" that allow for management of the full data center stack. Read More WHITE PAPER: CenturyLink Network/Cloud Security & Business Continuity eGuide Network security today means much more than simply building a perimeter around the enterprise network to defend from threats. With cloud-computing models becoming more popular, enterprises are extending corporate data and applications outside the four walls of the data center. Learn More! In this Issue Cisco on BYOD: Get Used to It Network World's Products of the Week for 5/21 Silver Peak bolsters virtual WAN optimization software BYOD Is Driving IT 'Crazy,' Says Gartner Does standardized interoperability in data center fabrics matter? The look ahead to a software-controlled world Ethernet switching gets specialized The SpaceX blast into history Pocket marvels: 40 years of handheld computers WHITE PAPER: Limelight Warp Speed: The Nuts and Bolts of Web Acceleration Solutions Enterprises are quickly realizing that they can't achieve the web performance they need by simply deploying their web server on a high-speed network. Improving page rendering speeds incrementally through content caching is no longer enough. It's time to look for dramatic performance gains by applying optimization techniques right at the browser. Learn More! Cisco on BYOD: Get Used to It Last week Cisco released some news about the tech topic du jour, BYOD. The main message: companies are less weary of employees using personal devices in the workplace, but security is still a concern. Is anyone surprised here? IT Hasn't Been Slow to Embrace BYOD, But... Read More Network World's Products of the Week for 5/21 Our weekly roundup of intriguing new network products Read More Silver Peak bolsters virtual WAN optimization software Silver Peak today upgraded the software for its WAN appliance to handle automated optimization for TCP and non-TCP traffic, 512,000 simultaneous connections for 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) infrastructures and support for a bunch of common hypervisors. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Want to Make Compliance Easy? Get Proactive! Is your business reactively implementing compliance? If so, you're wasting time and money and destroying productivity. Get proactive! In this Quest white paper, see how centralized monitoring and reporting is more secure, saves money and helps you adapt and manage compliance needs today and tomorrow. Read Now! BYOD Is Driving IT 'Crazy,' Says Gartner IT managers grappling with bring-your-own-device policies can expect to see an explosion in the number of smartphones and tablets used by employees. Read More Does standardized interoperability in data center fabrics matter? Despite interoperability trials and demonstrations involving alternative data center fabric standards, a non-standard fabric technology is said by proponents to be at the front of the pack. Read More The look ahead to a software-controlled world The Interop show in Las Vegas is always a good bellwether for enterprise technology trends, and perhaps the most striking thing about the recent show was how little the term "network fabric" came up. Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Web Acceleration: The Rules Have Changed Optimizing your web page loading time is essential for retaining your website visitors. Download Web Acceleration: The Rules Have Changed to learn how front-end optimization can improve Time to Action for your web and mobile content, and how it can be done in front of your existing CDN with minimal integration required. Learn More! Ethernet switching gets specialized Growth in the Ethernet switch market is now being driven by specialized devices for specific applications, rather than evenly across all customer deployments. Read More The SpaceX blast into history NASA watches as SpaceX gets set for first space shot Read More Pocket marvels: 40 years of handheld computers From the first pocket scientific calculator through '80s organizers to today's tablets, check out 15 ingenious devices that have driven the handheld computing revolution. Read More
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