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	You might be surprised at which Web browser aced this security test Microsoft IE9 blew away Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari in new tests by NSS Labs to measure the ability of web browsers to block malware and catch click fraud. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Sprint Streamline your business with UC&C from Sprint If you're still weighed down by an outdated communications infrastructure, you're holding your business back. Our comprehensive cloud-based unified communications & collaboration (UC&C) solution offers a risk-mitigating migration strategy, providing scalability, network & cost efficiency, greater reliability, & enhanced mobility for all employees. GET THE DETAILS In this Issue The big, bad browser quiz How Cisco moved along to PaaS Three quick hits, misses for the iPhone 5 Hottest Android news and rumors for the week ending Sept. 28 Industry watcher: Network infrastructure market overdue for venture capital infusion OpenStack releases Folsom with heavy dose of virtual networking INSIDER Complete guide to network virtualization John Chambers' almost excellent adventure Android tethering apps: 6 excellent options Marissa Mayer means business at Yahoo Google eyeing development of $99 Nexus 7 tablet Touchscreen LTE-ready mobile hotspot to be offered by AT&T RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! The big, bad browser quiz Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari -- you know the names of these Web browsers, but do you really know them? Read More How Cisco moved along to PaaS Having on-demand virtual machines for employees is one thing, but that wasn't enough for networking giant Cisco, says Rodrigo Flores, an enterprise architect in the company's intelligent automation business unit. Read More Three quick hits, misses for the iPhone 5 It should surprise exactly no one to learn that the iPhone 5 has been widely proclaimed to be the best smartphone in the world, and that it sold a mind-boggling 5 million units within days of hitting the market. Read More Hottest Android news and rumors for the week ending Sept. 28 A relatively quiet week in Android phones nevertheless made a big splash in terms of tablets. The undoubted highlight is the news, via DigiTimes, that Google may be planning two new versions of the Nexus 7 -- one priced at the current $199, the other at just $99. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell | Microsoft Why Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 Makes Business Sense This guide examines the business and IT advantages of migrating to Windows 7 and the costs of further delaying the move. We also take a look and migration strategies, best practices and lessons learned, as well as the resources to help men the move smoother and most cost-effective. Read Now! Industry watcher: Network infrastructure market overdue for venture capital infusion Venture capitalists have pumped oodles of money in recent years into startups that exploit telecom networks and wireless infrastructure, but now it might be time for infrastructure startups themselves to start attracting more funding, according to industry watcher Ovum. Read More OpenStack releases Folsom with heavy dose of virtual networking The sixth and latest version of OpenStack software, code named Folsom is generally available today with new support for next-generation software-defined networking (SDN) baked in as a core component. Read More INSIDER Complete guide to network virtualization There are a number of emerging and proposed standard protocols focused on optimizing the support that data center Ethernet LANs provide for server virtualization. Several of these protocols are aimed at network virtualization via the creation of multiple virtual Ethernet networks that can share a common physical infrastructure in a manner that is somewhat analogous to multiple virtual machines sharing a common physical server. Read More John Chambers' almost excellent adventure Cisco CEO John Chambers had a very active week this week, making the rounds with the daily business press to address such topics as his retirement, rival HP and suggestions for the next President of the United States. His week ended with the disclosure that his compensation dropped 9% based on Cisco's stock price and its challenges in facing up to - and down - competition and the macro economy. Read... Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed Virtualize Your ADI: Are You Ready to Unbox? Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT Traditional application delivery controller (ADC) architectures focus on load balancing and lack the efficiency required in today's IT environment. Join Kavitha Mariappan, Product Marketing Director at Riverbed Technology, to discuss the benefits of an updated ADC. Learn more. Android tethering apps: 6 excellent options Want to use your Android phone to get your tablet or PC online? Here are five apps that'll let you share your data connection in no time. Read More Marissa Mayer means business at Yahoo Former Google executive and now Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is wasting no time implementing a number of singificant changes at the once proud Internet portal. Whether you like her or not, you simply can't deny that Mayer is an engaging and intelligent leader overflowing with moxie. Read More Google eyeing development of $99 Nexus 7 tablet Though Apple's iPad continues to dominate the tablet landscape, competition in the tablet space has never been fiercer. The relatively new Nexus 7 tablet from Google has gotten rave reviews and let's not forget about Amazon's ongoing successful efforts with its lineup of Kindle devices. Read More Touchscreen LTE-ready mobile hotspot to be offered by AT&T AT&T will exclusively offer the first touchscreen-enabled mobile hotspot, the new MiFi Liberate, for use with its emerging LTE network, the carrier announced Thursday. Read More
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