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	What to do when you need more Enterprise WAN bandwidth Moving on in our coverage of which of the various technologies – including those that are part of the Next-generation Enterprise WAN (NEW) architecture, like WAN Optimization, WAN Virtualization and Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Protect Unstructured Data on File Servers, SharePoint & NAS Unstructured data is a critical security risk and compliance concern for organizations. Your company's emails, documents and spreadsheets contain readily digestible, business-critical information, and your organization is generating more, much more, of those documents every day. How are you protecting that data? Read Now! In this Issue 7 free Election Day apps for political junkies Brocade buys Cisco nemesis Vyatta EU spectrum for 4G to double US amount Cell-site outages fall to 19 percent in area hit by Sandy, FCC says Investor wants Clearwire to sell spectrum, prevent a Sprint buyout Restoring wired service after Sandy may take 2 weeks, Verizon says Riverbed's billion-dollar Opnet buy could pay off big, analysts say WHITE PAPER: CDW & Symantec Don't Wait for Disaster to Strike It's inevitable. At some point your business will experience data loss. It could be a simple PC meltdown, a hard-drive crash or something much worse. See what happens if you neglect to protect your mission-critical applications and data, and learn what you can do to mitigate disaster. Learn More. 7 free Election Day apps for political junkies iOS and Android users alike can get their horse-race fix with these mobile apps. Read More Brocade buys Cisco nemesis Vyatta Brocade has announced its acquisition of Vyatta, a privately held maker of open source-based network software, for an undisclosed amount of cash. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Understanding the Options to Find the Right Fit Wondering which cloud collaboration solution is best for your business? Learn the four key factors you must consider when choosing a supplier--and find the right solution that will enable faster time to market. Read Now EU spectrum for 4G to double US amount The European Commission on Monday passed a new rule that will force European Union member states to open up the 2GHz band for 4G technologies. Read More Cell-site outages fall to 19 percent in area hit by Sandy, FCC says About 19 percent of cell sites in the area hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy were still out of service on Thursday morning as recovery was slowed by other network failures and power shortages, according to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Steelhead Cloud Accelerator Solution Brief Learn how enterprises must tackle these challenges for SaaS applications to remain a viable option. Read now. Investor wants Clearwire to sell spectrum, prevent a Sprint buyout A major investor in WiMax operator Clearwire told the company's board on Thursday to sell its excess spectrum for up to US$9 billion to prevent Sprint Nextel from buying out the company at a discount. Read More Restoring wired service after Sandy may take 2 weeks, Verizon says Consumers in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy may not get wired phone, Internet and video service back for as long as two weeks, Verizon Communications warned on Friday, while the FCC reported continued slow progress by carriers in restoring mobile coverage. Read More Riverbed's billion-dollar Opnet buy could pay off big, analysts say Despite a substantial decline in Riverbed's stock price after the news of its $1 billion acquisition of Opnet this week, industry experts say that the buyout leaves Riverbed in a uniquely strong position in the network management arena. Read More
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