Startup aims SDN technology at Cisco WANs

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	Startup aims SDN technology at Cisco WANs SDNs aren't just for data center networks, despite the best-use-case-scenario arguments for network virtualization and flow management pervading the industry. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver IT Roadmap Denver Focuses on Five Pillars of Technology The content-rich agenda has been redesigned and reenergized to include increased IDG content from editors you know and trust on topics such as: Security & Management, Network - From the Edge to the Core of the New Data Center, Analytics & Data Management, Cloud & Next Generation Apps, The Mobile/BYOD Enterprise, and more! In this Issue Apple's silence cedes market narrative to rivals, says expert The real reasons to blame Windows 8 for plummeting PC sales Microsoft urges Windows 7 users to uninstall 'Blue Screen of Death' patch Google lets users plan their digital afterlife New data center survey shows mediocre results for energy efficiency Report: Microsoft may also make smart watches Dish Network launches $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Microsoft amends security update after reports of system errors Comcast to IPv6-enable commercial broadband service Rackspace to offer OpenStack deployments for service providers 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 Apple's silence cedes market narrative to rivals, says expert Apple's noted silence has hurt its mystique and caused it to cede the "cool" factor to competitors, a communications expert said today. Read More The real reasons to blame Windows 8 for plummeting PC sales PC sales suffered a 14 percent drop in the first quarter, the largest drop for a single quarter in the 20 years that IDC has been tracking the data. Fingers immediately began pointing at Windows 8, but the new Microsoft OS isn't to blame--at least not in the way you might think. Read More Microsoft urges Windows 7 users to uninstall 'Blue Screen of Death' patch Microsoft today urged Windows 7 users to uninstall a patch shipped earlier this week that has crashed customer's PCs and crippled the machines with endless reboots. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Scale Your DNS Infrastructure to Protect Your Business DNS continues to be a tempting target for attackers, and when they succeed in disrupting DNS, all external data center services are affected. This paper helps organizations confronting these growth and security challenges understand how a new, full-proxy architecture for DNS provides a complete solution for global, local, and cloud load balancing. Learn More. Google lets users plan their digital afterlife Our online lives have become so important that Google just released a feature that enables users to control what happens to their data after they die. Read More New data center survey shows mediocre results for energy efficiency A new survey suggests that large data centers might be less energy efficient than was previously thought. Read More Report: Microsoft may also make smart watches Microsoft is working on designs for a touch-enabled smart watch, joining a number of other large competitors like Samsung Electronics and Apple who are said to be working on similar devices, a newspaper reported. Read More WHITE PAPER: Moovweb Why Responsive Design Isn't Good Enough… And How to Fix It Mobile is changing everything for your company but do you know the keys to mobile web development that will really work for your customers and employees? Read Now! Dish Network launches $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Dish Network has made a US$25.5 billion bid to acquire wireless operator Sprint Nextel, hoping to edge out a rival bid from Japanese operator SoftBank. Read More Microsoft amends security update after reports of system errors Microsoft has amended a security update containing a patch that reportedly caused errors in some third-party software. Read More Comcast to IPv6-enable commercial broadband service Comcast plans to expand its IPv6-based offerings for business customers with the launch of commercial broadband and Metro Ethernet services that support the next-gen Internet Protocol later this year. Read More Rackspace to offer OpenStack deployments for service providers Expanding beyond its own OpenStack hosted services, Rackspace is offering to build OpenStack deployments for other hosting providers as well, such as telecommunication companies. Read More
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