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	10 Cisco partners you should get to know Read More WEBCAST: HP Determine Your Cloud Storage Readiness Cloud will impact your storage environment. Hear what a HP Storage expert has to say. View Now! In this Issue Linux Foundation releases secure boot loader Intel releases SSD cache acceleration software for Linux servers Analyst: Google pays Apple $1bn a year to be iOS search engine default VMware buying Virsto to bolster storage virtualization VA deploys sensors to track most equipment DNA an option for data storage INSIDER ROI calculations done right can help IT projects F5 to acquire SDN vendor LineRate Systems Intel invests in SDN pioneer Big Switch Networks Cisco loses round in fight against patent troll Dell strengthens data center line with OpenFlow support, high-end Ethernet switch RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Fluke Networks Light years ahead. Here now. A new species has arrived. Announcing Visual TruView™. Smarter, faster and more advanced, TruView is the first to deliver time-correlated performance monitoring and troubleshooting across network applications, devices and users. One appliance. One user interface. To solve problems faster than anything on earth. This changes everything. Watch the video or visit www.flukenetworkscom/truview Linux Foundation releases secure boot loader Freeing the way for independent Linux distributions to be installed on Windows 8 computers, the Linux Foundation has released software that will allow Linux to work with computers running the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) firmware. Read More Intel releases SSD cache acceleration software for Linux servers Intel today released its Cache Acceleration Software for applications running on SSDs inside Linux servers. Read More Analyst: Google pays Apple $1bn a year to be iOS search engine default Apple is paid an estimated $1 billion a year by Google for positioning its search engine as the default option on iOS devices, an analyst has said. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG Research New Survey: Purchase Process of Enterprise Technologies Tell us about the buying process for enterprise technologies in Network World's Technology Influence Survey! This survey should take about 10 minutes of your time. To thank you, you will have the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes to win a $250 cash prize*! Please be assured your responses are confidential. To participate, click on the link below. *Due to regulations, prize sweepstakes is only open to legal U.S. and Canadian (except Puerto Rico and Quebec) residents, age 18 or older. VMware buying Virsto to bolster storage virtualization VMware plans to acquire Virsto Software, maker of a "storage hypervisor" that will be added to VMware's popular virtualization lineup and licensed by EMC. Read More VA deploys sensors to track most equipment The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun installing millions of sensors to track any piece of equipment that costs more than $50. Read More DNA an option for data storage Researchers have created a way to store data in the form of DNA and retrieve it without errors. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Optimizing Hybrid Networks for SaaS With the delay and packet loss associated with the Internet and private WANs, SaaS-based applications tend to exhibit erratic performance that can become a barrier to SaaS adoption. Learn more. INSIDER ROI calculations done right can help IT projects Building a solid business case for your IT projects means nailing the financial calculations and language. CIOs say making accurate ROI predictions can pay off. Insider (registration required) Read More F5 to acquire SDN vendor LineRate Systems F5 Networks plans to extend the reach of software-defined networking to improve application performance by acquiring software startup LineRate Systems. Read More Intel invests in SDN pioneer Big Switch Networks Intel Capital has invested in software-defined networking company Big Switch Networks, as it hopes to help the company change the way data centers are networked. Read More Cisco loses round in fight against patent troll Cisco's attempt to block a patent enforcement company -- commonly known as patent trolls -- from collecting licensing fees has been shot down by a federal court in Chicago. Read More Dell strengthens data center line with OpenFlow support, high-end Ethernet switch Dell this week extended its data center networking portfolio with a new top-of-rack switch and plans to extend OpenFlow support for software-defined networking across its product line. Read More
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