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	Cisco cuts 1,300 jobs in 'limited restructuring' Cisco is cutting 2% of its global workforce, or about 1,300 employees, in a "limited restructuring," the company said today. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: RIM Introducing BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion Easily manage and secure mobile device deployments with BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion. From a single interface, manage BlackBerry® smartphones, BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets and devices that use the iOS® and Android™ operating systems. Put an end to mobile chaos. Learn more at blackberry.com/mobilefusion In this Issue 18 Notable Apple Alumni Why VMware is spending $1B-plus to buy Nicira Cisco to unveil Apple Bonjour gateway for enterprise WiFi networks Amazon opens up about its cloud security practices, joins CSA registry VSS looks to broker a faster network with line of optimization gear Was killing VCX IP PBX the right move for HP? President Obama recognizes 96 early-career scientists and engineers INSIDER Getting the most out of IPS Gartner survey says IT spending is top board-level priority Emerging LTE Direct standard would go peer to peer for 4G mobile location WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems IPv6 Migration Deployment Guide Enterprise networks must adapt to meet new and evolving business requirements. The introduction of cloud services (private, public, or hybrid) poses new challenges to current enterprise network designs. View Now 18 Notable Apple Alumni Read More Why VMware is spending $1B-plus to buy Nicira VMware is a company on the move: its planned $1.26 billion acquisition of Nicira not only brings it into the software-defined network (SDN) market, but should also broaden VMware's support for open standards and even open source. Read More Cisco to unveil Apple Bonjour gateway for enterprise WiFi networks Cisco plans to add code to its wireless LAN controllers to make Apple's Bonjour-based technologies like AirPlay and AirPrint better behaved on enterprise networks. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle Live: 2012 Database Management Survey Results Date: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT Learn how your experience stacks up against your peers and gain insight on strategies to address the most pressing issues as new survey results on managing databases are revealed by Crimson Consulting in this live Webcast. Learn More Amazon opens up about its cloud security practices, joins CSA registry Amazon Web Services has submitted an entry to the Cloud Security Alliance's Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR), a move that sheds some light into the security features of its IaaS cloud offering. Read More VSS looks to broker a faster network with line of optimization gear A lineup of "network packet brokering" gear from VSS Monitoring could provide a new way to consolidate and manage the growing number of network appliances used by modern businesses. Read More Was killing VCX IP PBX the right move for HP? Earlier this month HP quietly announced the end-of-sale for the VCX IP PBX that was part of its portfolio from the acquisition of 3Com. The end-of-sale date is expected to be December 2012 and puts to rest any speculation that HP might try and revive that product and move into the VoIP/UC space. The company announced it would support existing customers for the next five years, but the product is, for... Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks For the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure Aruba positioned in the Leaders quadrant, in Gartner's new Magic Quadrant report. A vendor in the Leaders quadrant demonstrates completeness of vision and the ability to execute. "Enterprises must choose infrastructure vendors that support network services, including security & management, and can integrate wired and wireless networking products." Learn more. President Obama recognizes 96 early-career scientists and engineers President Obama Monday recognized 96 researchers with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, an honor that has been bestowed since 1996 in an effort by U.S. government to encourage more people to pursue careers in science and technology. Read More INSIDER Getting the most out of IPS Intrusion prevention systems — security tools designed to stop problems even before they crop up — have emerged as indispensable components of defense-in-depth security strategies. Read More Gartner survey says IT spending is top board-level priority Corporate boards are prioritizing IT spending as highly as investments in sales operations, according to research announced Monday by analyst firm Gartner. Read More Emerging LTE Direct standard would go peer to peer for 4G mobile location Qualcomm is promoting a peer-to-peer cellular technology as a potential new standard called LTE Direct, which it says would make location-based services faster and more efficient. Read More
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