CTIA 2012: A non-stop spectrum beg-a-thon

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	CTIA 2012: A non-stop spectrum beg-a-thon No one will ever say that America's wireless carriers are too proud to beg. This year's CTIA wireless tradeshow in New Orleans seemed less like an industry gathering at times and more like an infomercial dedicated to forcing the government's hand to free up more spectrum. Start with CTIA President and CEO Steve Largent, who dedicated the vast majority of his introductory keynote address to discussing the challenges carriers will face if they don't get fresh spectrum to use within the next few years. 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 Celebrating the birthplace of the Internet in pictures Interop panelists debate future of physical WAN optimizers IT security pros failing on risk strategies Counterintelligence Surveillance Swelled Another 10% in 2011 Cool hacks: DIY cellphones and a magic trackpad rethink CTIA: At a show full of pom-pom waving, Sprint's Hesse sounds a warning Apple to launch cheaper MacBook Air this year HP CEO pledges dramatic boost in R&D Made in the USA, does it mean anything to executives? Defining 'big data' depends on who's doing the defining IT toolbox for the iPad The Most Mortifying Moments in IT Security History Public-sector cloud computing: The good, the bad and the ugly AT&T sees an end to Wi-Fi-only tablets WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. 5 Ways to Optimize Offsite Storage Storage people are from Mars. Network people are from Venus. Despite interdependencies, each group has its own acronyms, vendors, and metrics – making it difficult to communicate between these two "silos". Read now. Celebrating the birthplace of the Internet in pictures Last Nov. 21 marked the 42nd anniversary of the first permanent Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) link between UCLA's Interface Message Processor (IMP) and the IMP at the Stanford Research Institute. By Dec. 5, 1969, the original four-node ARPANET environment was set up. History notes this network as the world's first operational packet switching network and the core of what is today's Internet. UCLA recently opened the Kleinrock Internet Heritage Site and Archive in honor of the ARPANET project's overseer Professor Leonard Kleinrock, to preserve and celebrate the birthplace of the Internet. The first message between the nodes had been sent by Kleinrock on Oct. 29, 1969. Read More Interop panelists debate future of physical WAN optimizers The need for a dedicated physical appliance to handle WAN optimization tasks, in many cases, is a thing of the past, according to experts who participated in a panel discussion Tuesday at Interop in Las Vegas. Read More IT security pros failing on risk strategies IT security professionals in Europe have "significant gaps" in their enterprise risk strategies, according to research from HP. Read More Counterintelligence Surveillance Swelled Another 10% in 2011 Surprise, or maybe not so much, counterintelligence surveillance increased in 2011 according to the new annual Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) report [PDF]. The Justice Department filed 1,676 applications to conduct electronic surveillance in 2011, which is up from the 1,579 filed in 2010. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks How to Choose a Datacenter OTDR This white paper helps fiber installers and network technicians understand the key parameters for selecting an OTDR. Choosing the right device not only solves this new generation of datacenter testing requirements, but also helps professionals work efficiently, and increase the reliability and value of the enterprise fiber network. Learn More! Cool hacks: DIY cellphones and a magic trackpad rethink There's something of the hacker in all IT people ... there has to be because you spend so much of your time figuring out how things work and how to fix said things when they break (which is usually far too often). Read More CTIA: At a show full of pom-pom waving, Sprint's Hesse sounds a warning CTIA is normally a show where you hear about the dazzling future that the wireless industry will bring about. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, however, thinks carriers might be getting a wee bit ahead of themselves. Read More Apple to launch cheaper MacBook Air this year Apple will launch a cheaper MacBook Air in the third quarter of 2012 in response to competing ultrabooks. Read More HP CEO pledges dramatic boost in R&D HP's CEO and president Meg Whitman has announced a commitment to boosting investment in research and development (R&D), declaring that innovation at the company was "alive and well". Read More WEBCAST: IBM Accelerate Document Processing and Wow Your Customers Learn how intelligent imaging and BPM solutions, coupled with pragmatic best practices and methodology, can improve productivity, lower cost, increase accuracy, reduce cycle times and lower overall risk. Learn More Made in the USA, does it mean anything to executives? Read More Defining 'big data' depends on who's doing the defining Big data is an IT buzzword nowadays, but what does it really mean? When does data become big? Read More IT toolbox for the iPad In case of emergency, tap these handy tools for network and server admins Read More The Most Mortifying Moments in IT Security History From Lockheed Martin and HBGary Federal to the US government and Cornell University, no one is immune to humiliating security glitches Read More Public-sector cloud computing: The good, the bad and the ugly When the second-in-command of one of the most technologically advanced states in the country slams public-sector computing -- publicly -- it's a resounding wake-up call. Read More AT&T sees an end to Wi-Fi-only tablets Tablet makers are moving toward selling only models equipped with cellular radios and away from having separate Wi-Fi-only units, as the added cost of 3G hardware falls below US$30, an AT&T executive said Tuesday. Read More
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