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	Hot SDN startup Nicira shares sneak peek of its plans under VMware Nicira, the software-defined networking (SDN) startup that VMware purchased for $1.2 billion earlier this year, plans to release an SDN product that runs independent of the underlying hypervisor and hardware that will work in VMware environments and beyond. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: APC by Schneider Electric A Solution for Every IT Configuration Protect your IT system uptime easily your IT deployed with APC by Schneider Electric InfraStruxure™ solutions. Our simple, adaptable, and manageable all-in-one physical infrastructure is designed as an easy-to-deploy system to allow for flexible management and physical IT deployment and, by extension, system uptime. Make the most of your IT space! Download our top three solution guides today and enter to win an iPad® 2! In this Issue Top network and IT industry stories of 2012 INSIDER Fave-reads: 5 must-read books for IT career growth 12/12/12 live blog: We're not sure what's going to happen, but it will be weird Who makes the most popular anti-virus in the world? Microsoft (Yeah, that's right) 5 tips for working with SharePoint 2010 Large enterprises will lean toward open SDN platforms Alcatel-Lucent upgrades its OpenTouch Suite for SMB Telecom companies at risk of becoming mere utilities Last-minute holiday gifts: 10 low-cost Android gadgets Buying Guide: 2012 Macs RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch 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! Top network and IT industry stories of 2012 The cloud, tablets, software-defined networking, IPv6 and 4G wireless reshape the enterprise IT landscape in 2012 Read More INSIDER Fave-reads: 5 must-read books for IT career growth Let's face it -- when it comes to IT professional development, books might be the last place people turn. With webinars, online forums, blogs, Web sites, bootcamps and social media, books would seem like a last resort. Read More 12/12/12 live blog: We're not sure what's going to happen, but it will be weird Rather than force our writers to scrounge up a bunch of 12.12.12 stories to commemorate Dec. 12, 2012, the last alliteration date of the century, we've turned to Storify to produce a live blog of any interesting coverage or commentary we come across. Enjoy! Read More WEBCAST: APC by Schneider Electric Strategies for Managing Distributed IT Environments Protecting your network architecture continues to be extremely critical. Distributed networking and computing spaces often times go unmanaged. Learn more about the importance of managing these distributed IT spaces including strategies for maintaining availability and energy cost savings opportunities. Learn more. Who makes the most popular anti-virus in the world? Microsoft (Yeah, that's right) According to the latest report by security management company OPSWAT which Windows based AV product is now the fastest growing and most popular? If you didn't guess Microsoft you are wrong. Yes hard as it may be for some of you to swallow, Microsoft's free security essentials anti-malware software is the most popular and fastest growing AV in the world. Read More 5 tips for working with SharePoint 2010 Techniques for using SharePoint 2010 to its maximum benefit. Read More Large enterprises will lean toward open SDN platforms A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post defining what "open networking" really meant and how it should be defined. On Monday morning, one of the companies I mentioned in the blog, Pica8, announced its vision and reference architecture for software defined networks (SDNs). Read More WEBCAST: Oracle Big Data – What's Really New? According to MIT Sloane School research scientist, Andrew McAfee, big data is much more than a new label for business analytics. Join this Webcast as Andrew shares new research completed by MIT on the impact big data is having across industries. Learn More Alcatel-Lucent upgrades its OpenTouch Suite for SMB Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise recently updated its OpenTouch Suite targeting the small medium business (SMB) market. The latest feature set is designed to give SMB employees new capabilities for using their own personal mobile devices (BYOD) and social networking communications. Read More Telecom companies at risk of becoming mere utilities For telecommunications companies everywhere, the future has "catch-22" written all over it. Network operators face disintermediation of their customer relationships and commoditization of voice and data services, while at the same time they are called upon to invest significantly in deploying new network technologies to meet exploding bandwidth demands and QoS requirements. Simultaneously, network operators face changing market dynamics and a host of new competitors. Read More Last-minute holiday gifts: 10 low-cost Android gadgets Who says Android-related gifts have to break the bank? Here are 10 items under $60 that Google fans will love. Read More Buying Guide: 2012 Macs It's the holiday shopping season, and if you're reading this article, you're thinking about buying a new Mac and in need of a little guidance. Fortunately, we've tested (almost) every standard-configuration Mac model currently in Apple's lineup. 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