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	Cisco revamps the router In the words of John Travolta and Oliva Netwon John, Cisco and enterprise routers "go together like rama lama lama ka dinga dong." This is the business that kicked off the company's incredible rise to where it is today. It's also the part of the business that comes under fire as being the most vulnerable to competition. Cisco has greater than 90% share in the enterprise router market, and has by... Read More WEBCAST: Electric Cloud, Inc. Accelerating Software Delivery Brocade's 3-day Success Story Brocade's code has more than doubled in size as a normal part of business to deliver top-notch solutions. Read Now. 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Linux-based operating systems, meanwhile, present a more and more compelling alternative. Benefits include tougher security and superior customization--not to mention that Linux is usually free. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Mobilize: A unified IT approach to the mobile workspace Why does unification matter for today's enterprise? The answer can be found by looking to today's defining trends. The consumerization of IT, BYOD, mobility-based business models--they're all transforming how employees work and customers engage. Read Now Microsoft to roll out Windows Store app patches quickly Microsoft will release security updates for applications in its Windows Store as those patches are available in order to speed up the updating process. Read More NASA's Inspector General paints bleak picture for agency projects, IT security The bottom line for NASA as well as any number of government agencies in this new era of sequestration is money - and NASA in this case has too many programs chasing too few dollars. Read More Security of open-source software again being scrutinized A recent round of flaws discovered in open-source software has reignited concerns that security is getting bypassed in the rush to continue expanding the large and extremely popular code base used by millions. Read More WHITE PAPER: InterMapper Top 8 Reasons SMBs Need to Monitor their Networks If you are responsible for administering the IT infrastructure at a small-to-medium size business (SMB), using network monitoring, mapping and alerting software can help you do your job better by maximizing network uptime and efficiency. These tools are generally powerful, easy to use and affordable. Learn More 10 awesome ways to celebrate Pi Day 2013 Math geeks celebrate 'Pi Day' each March 14 -- here are 10 ways to get in on the fun Read More Four tools for checking bandwidth The question of whether you're getting the bandwidth you pay for is one that just doesn't go away. Twice in the last few months I've suspected my ADSL connection of running slow and, sure enough, despite the modem telling me I had 3Mbps down and 500Kbps up, for whatever reason, restarting the modem fixed the problem. Read More Cisco adds app performance to branch routers Cisco this week extended the software capabilities of its ISR branch routers with previously separate security and application performance features, including WAN optimization. Read More Cisco-funded startup unveils breakthrough router, targets SDNs A Cisco-funded router startup has unveiled its first product, which the company says implements breakthrough silicon-to-photonics circuitry for scaling service provider networks and enabling them for software-defined networking (SDN). Read More
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