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	Juniper fortifies network edge with new routers Juniper Networks this week has rolled out edge routers designed to enable service providers to rapidly deploy new service applications. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Is the Cloud a Performance Management Crap Shoot? To prevent unforeseen obstacles in a cloud deployment, it is important to have WAN-based measurement capabilities established before moving applications to a private or public cloud. This paper explains how to gain the visibility needed to manage performance in a cloud. Read now! In this Issue Cisco's Recent Announcement: More on the Midmarket WLAN FAQ: The ins and out of Windows 8 pricing HP, Lenovo, Vizio, and the new world in PCs Is all your gear Windows 8 compatible? OpenStack 'clock is ticking,' Forrester analyst warns Cisco releases OpenStack distribution FBI warns Loozfon, FinFisher mobile malware hitting Android phones 5 key forces driving open source today InfiniBand: The production software-defined networking (SDN) Ensuring resiliency in wireless LANs MIT's newest research center to focus on mobile technologies WHITE PAPER: Avaya Delivering game-changing productivity & dependability By creating one contiguous, end-to-end Fabric, Avaya is empowering businesses to achieve unprecedented levels of infrastructure productivity, service agility, and network dependability, the very essence of the fast, flexible, and secure design aspirations. Read Now Cisco's Recent Announcement: More on the Midmarket WLAN I recently posted an entry here on how I see the separate and distinct classes of wireless-LAN systems on the market today, with an open question as to the degree of functional overlap we'll likely see among them. Read More FAQ: The ins and out of Windows 8 pricing Microsoft and its retail partners revealed a few more details about Windows 8 pricing, clarifying what the Redmond, Wash., developer has purposefully left muddy in the months leading up to its release next week. We try to answer the most-pressing questions. Read More HP, Lenovo, Vizio, and the new world in PCs Mature markets are notorious for stagnation and need some kind of outside stimulus to wake them up. The American car industry lost its mojo after peaking in the 1960s and '70s and it took imports from Japan to make them get their act together. I'd argue that in two of the three they still haven't, but that's another story. RELATED: The latest competitor in the PC market? Valve Software Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T Voice Transformation: Taking the First Steps Voice has been - and will continue to be - a foundational component in business communications. But the aging, disconnected voice infrastructures of today are doing more than just impeding productivity, they're impeding progress. Find out in this AT&T article how to transform voice communication in your enterprise today. Click Here Is all your gear Windows 8 compatible? Migrating to a new operating system is a bit like getting ready for a first date. What will she look like? Will he be easy to get along with? Will the two of you be compatible? That last question is the precise question that millions of PC owners must consider on October 26, when they think about upgrading their machines to Windows 8. Read More OpenStack 'clock is ticking,' Forrester analyst warns OpenStack needs to get a move on it, a leading Forrester analyst says. Member companies need to start seeing a return on their investments or else they may become disinterested. Read More Cisco releases OpenStack distribution Further showing its commitment to the OpenStack project, Cisco has rolled out a free distribution of the open source cloud management platform, which it will package other services on top of, including virtual networking and high-availability features. Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Sophisticated Simplicity The key is to build simplicity and ease of use into these solutions from Day 1. This white paper will demonstrate a clear path to UC simplicity, and to overall success of UC deployments. Learn more. FBI warns Loozfon, FinFisher mobile malware hitting Android phones The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has warned Android users that a number of malware attacks have been plaguing Android smartphone users. The IC3 said some of the latest known versions of mobile malware taking aim at Android users are Loozfon and FinFisher. MORE: The 10 most common mobile security problems and how you can fight them The group provided an outline of the nasty stuff: Read More 5 key forces driving open source today From the rise of foundations to emerging revenue models, the open source movement is primed for even greater impact on tomorrow's technologies Read More InfiniBand: The production software-defined networking (SDN) Software-defined networking (SDN) is emerging as an alternative to proprietary data center networks, a way to separate the control plane from the data plane in data center switches and routers. With SDN, network control is implemented in software and can be executed from a server, which reduces network complexity and provides a common interface that is an alternative to vendors' proprietary and expensive options. Read More Ensuring resiliency in wireless LANs The latest challenge confronting IT organizations is managing the influx of mobile devices and real-time applications that rely on the enterprise wireless LAN. The WLAN has to be resilient enough to enable mobile devices to stay connected and applications like voice and videoconferencing to work without interruption. Read More MIT's newest research center to focus on mobile technologies The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is aiming for a leadership position in mobile technology with the launch on Thursday of its latest research center, Wireless@MIT. Read More
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