Sunday, November 18, 2012

10 must-read Network World stories from this past week

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Huawei aims for global domination
Stockholm hosted the 21st annual Global Forum this week, highlighted by forecasts of a heated-up world market in telecommunications, innovative R&D policy, and burgeoning e-government services. Read More


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Service Desk Comparative Report
Gartner's recently released magic quadrant for IT Service Support Management Tools qualified no vender's as leaders or innovators. Read Now.

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Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help!
As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days!

The 10 most powerful supercomputers on the planet
The latest Top500 list details the world's mightiest silicon Read More

OpenFlow startup takes aim at Cisco, VMware
Big Switch Networks has announced the general availability of its OpenFlow-based software-defined networking products and applications, as well as customers and partners. Read More

FAQ on Sinofsky's departure from Microsoft
In a stunning move, Microsoft has announced that the man who oversaw the creation of Windows 8, Windows phone 8 and the Microsoft Surface tablets is leaving the company. Read More


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VoIP Solutions Provide Enterprises With Various Benefits
VoIP migration is a top telecom priority for many North American enterprises. Do you know why? Find out in this Forrester study, which reveals the opinions of telecommunications decision-makers like you. Read the report.

Antivirus pioneer John McAfee reportedly wanted for murder in Belize
Antivirus pioneer John McAfee is reportedly wanted for murder in Belize after allegedly gunning down a U.S. citizen in San Pedro Town on Sunday. Read More

17 Eye-Popping Black Friday tablet, computer and smartphone deals
Apple iPads and iPod touches, Windows 8 laptops, Android tablets, plus TVs, e-readers and more highlight Black Friday tech deals Read More

NSA: Looking for a few good cybersecurity professionals
At a time when cyberattacks on America's critical infrastructure have increased 17-fold (between 2009 and 2011), the need for highly trained cybersecurity professionals is acute. However, 83% of federal hiring managers in a recent survey said it was extremely difficult to find well-trained cybersecurity professionals and a projected shortfall of 20,000 to more than 40,000 people is expected in the years to come. Read More


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Storage in the Cloud
Cloud will impact your storage environment. Hear what a HP Storage expert has to say. View Now!

IBM kills Lotus brand, readies beta of Notes/Domino Social Edition
IBM is planning to release on Dec. 14 a public beta of Notes and Domino 9.0 Social Edition that will no longer use the Lotus brand. Read More

Palo Alto Networks founder: Our competitors are on 'death row'
Palo Alto Networks founder and CTO Nir Zuk took to the stage to deliver the closing keynote address at the company's first-ever user conference here by trumpeting his company's success in firewall innovation and what he described as his competitors' weak attempts to follow. Read More

RIM plans to unveil BlackBerry 10 and two smartphones Jan. 30
Research in Motion will officially launch its new mobile operating system, BlackBerry 10, on Jan. 30, along with the first two RIM-designed smartphones to run it, the company announced today. The company has bet its future on the platform's success. Read More

 
 
 

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