Interoperability issues hinder videoconferencing advancement

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	Interoperability issues hinder videoconferencing advancement We'll be focusing on video systems and services interoperability in a couple of pieces this month, and today we start with a Webtorials TechNote covering the topic recently written by Gary Audin. Audin begins by observing that while multiple video standards and proprietary solutions are available, most are not interoperable. He asserts that in the face of growing demand for videoconferencing, interoperability issues still need to be addressed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Service-Oriented Performance Management Strategy This white paper is to help IT organizations adopt a management methodology that enables them to improve the user experience by focusing on service delivery management. Learn More. In this Issue EMC teams with Avaya (not Cisco) on communication pods Untangling Microsoft's Communication and Collaboration Strategy Bitcoin mining malware spreading on Skype, researcher says Techiest college commencement speakers of 2013 WHITE PAPER: McAfee Low Hanging Fruit: Quick Wins with Data Loss Prevention How to get immediate benefits from a DLP solution as detailed in this report by Rich Mogull from Securosis. Read Now EMC teams with Avaya (not Cisco) on communication pods Two stalwarts in the enterprise IT market joined forces today to release a unified communications stack that integrates hardware from EMC, virtualization technology from VMware and communications apps from Avaya. Perhaps most interesting about the news, though, is a company that was not involved: Cisco. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel HP reference configuration for Premium OLTP This paper describes a hardware and software reference architecture for using HP hardware to deploy very large and highly transactional Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2 OLTP database systems in tier 1 enterprise application environments. Learn More! Untangling Microsoft's Communication and Collaboration Strategy Microsoft announced at its Lync Conference in February that Lync and Skype are connected for IM, presence and voice communication. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks A Model for Effective Persistent Threat Management Persistent Threat Management is a new operational model that takes advantage of integration and automation capabilities between vulnerability scanning services and web application firewalls. This paper looks at the application of the model in protecting web applications against exploitation. Read Now Bitcoin mining malware spreading on Skype, researcher says Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have identified a spam message campaign on Skype that spreads a piece of malware with Bitcoin mining capabilities. Read More Techiest college commencement speakers of 2013 An Apple co-founder, a powerful tech philanthropist and a gaming visionary among tech business stars delivering commencement addresses this spring Read More
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