Friday, September 14, 2012

FAQ: iPhone 5 and 5GHz Wi-Fi

Cisco aims to secure the data center | Microsoft takes down another botnet, Nitol

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FAQ: iPhone 5 and 5GHz Wi-Fi
The iPhone 5's support of 5GHz Wi-Fi means clean spectrum, more channels, but shorter range Read More


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WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems

Optimize and Secure Cloud, SaaS, BYOD, and Social Media
Today's threat landscape has migrated to the web causing many security professionals to prevent direct Internet access at the branch. But with new cloud-based security solutions from Blue Coat you can re-architect your network to embrace the Internet – safely – and optimize application performance. Learn more.

Cisco aims to secure the data center
New products designed to enforce end-to-end security for high-capacity environments, mobile workers Read More

Microsoft takes down another botnet, Nitol
For the fifth time in three years Microsoft has stepped in to take down a botnet, this time malware called Nitol that was infecting new machines bought in China. Read More

Thieves crash car into Apple Store: video
Thieves crashed a car into an Apple retail store, swept up a bunch of iPhones and iPads and then had trouble getting the car out of the store, according to security tapes released by police. Read More

Hottest Google Android news & rumors for the week ending Sept. 14
I'm sorry that I'm going to take up page space with a discussion of non-Android matters in this column, but it would be remiss of me not to comment on the iPhone 5 rollout this week, and its implications for the Android ecosystem. Read More

Cisco rival Juniper changes data center heads
Employee No. 12 has left the group. R.K. Anand, one of the first employees of Juniper Networks when it was founded in 1996, has relinquished his position as executive vice president and general manager of Juniper's Data Center Business Unit. Read More


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Next-Generation Application Delivery: Business in the Cloud
Download an IDC whitepaper today to examine the business drivers and challenges of the application delivery landscape, and the benefits of adopting a holistic approach that enables growth at the edge of the Internet without sacrificing performance, visibility, and control. Learn More.

Never mind iPhone 6 through 9: Here's iPhone 10
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Cars as a Service? Mercedes-Benz latest to use cloud to flog vehicles
As a car manufacturer how do you express that your vehicles have the latest and greatest cutting-edge technology? Use the buzzwords. Read More

Anonymous member arrested during online chat after threat against FBI
Dallas law enforcement authorities have arrested self-professed Anonymous spokesman Barrett Brown in what appears to have been a dramatic raid of his apartment late Wednesday night. Read More

Obama's exec order draft on cybersecurity stirs debate
President Obama's draft of an Executive Order (EO) to implement some of the provisions of the 2012 Cyber Security Act (CSA), which failed in the U.S. Senate earlier this month, has reignited the debate over government's role in cybersecurity. Read More

FCC to move on sharing scheme that could free up 100MHz of wireless spectrum
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission says it will act by the end of the year on a White House-appointed panel's recommendation to have federal agencies share 100MHz of spectrum with commercial users. Read More


WHITE PAPER: IBM

Why IBM Operational Decision Management?
A case for business users of information technology. Learn More.

Juniper plotting open source alternative to Cisco, VMware SDN controllers
Juniper is working with other industry players on an open source-based controller for software-defined networks (SDN) that would be an alternative to proprietary offerings from VMware and Cisco. Read More

Windows Store opens worldwide with a modest stock of apps
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that its app store for Windows 8/RT, known as the Windows Store, is now open to all developers worldwide who wish to submit apps. The company is taking the wraps off now to begin the process of certifying applications so it has a bit more of a stock by the October 26 launch for Windows 8/RT. Read More

Windows Server 2012 in photos
Reviewer Jonathan Hassell takes you through the highlights, and some lowlights, of the newly available Microsoft operating system. Read More

iPhone 5 pre-orders sell out, arrivals stretch 2 weeks
Apple iPhone 5 online pre-orders started just after midnight on the West Coast, and it only took about an hour or two for the initial batch of new smartphones to sell out. That means most online pre-order customers won't get their new iPhones until after Sept. 21, the first day Apple is making them available (including in stores). Read More

Acme Packet announces offerings to accelerate Microsoft Lync deployments
Acme Packet has announced new offers intended to accelerate Microsoft Lync deployments for customers who want to take advantage of Lync's enterprise voice capabilities. The offers target customers who need combined Session Border Control (SBC), session management, and trunk-side application server functions. Read More



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