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	FCC approves Softbank's $21.6B acquisition of Sprint The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved the $21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint by Japanese telecommunications group Softbank, saying it promises to bring consumers faster and more advanced wireless broadband Internet service. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Silver Peak Tied Down By RiverBed Hardware? Now is the time to make the switch from Riverbed to Silver Peak. Silver Peak's software can save you 80% in hardware costs, maximize deployment flexibility (any hypervisor; any device), and has been tested and rated by InfoWorld to outperform Riverbed hardware. Get started with a free software trial today: Click to continue In this Issue Alcatel-Lucent gives DSL networks a gigabit boost Security practices wanting in virtual machine world 16 Great iPhone App Battles 1,776 snap up free 'iPhone Liberation Kits' in mere minutes Creator of the hashtag explains why he didn't patent it WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Redefining Performance Management Video See Jim Frey, Managing Research Director, Enterprise Management Assoc., Doug Roberts, Managing Director of Product Strategy, and Bruce Kosbab, CTO, Fluke Networks discussing how TruView redefines enterprise performance monitoring and troubleshooting. Learn More Alcatel-Lucent gives DSL networks a gigabit boost Alcatel-Lucent and Telekom Austria have completed the world's first trial of G.fast, new technology enabling gigabit broadband over existing copper networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel Easing the Online Overload Many transaction processing systems have reached their capacity limits, so the time is right to consider the potential for running tier 1 mission-critical workloads on opens standards. This white paper highlights the key components of a properly structured and highly optmized SQL Server OLTP reference architecture. Read Now! Security practices wanting in virtual machine world While organizations have been hot to virtualize their machine operations, that zeal hasn't been transferred to their adoption of good security practices. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM The Power of Cloud: Driving Business Model Innovation Companies worldwide are beginning to recognize cloud's capabilities to generate new business models and promote sustainable competitive advantage. To manage and respond to these market pressures, IBM offers a comprehensive suite of system and software solutions that can help you scale your IT investments as your business grows. Read Now 16 Great iPhone App Battles The iPhone has become a battleground for a number of popular mobile app categories. In addition to Apple's own native apps, there is an ecosystem of third-party apps--all fighting for a place on your iPhone. Read More 1,776 snap up free 'iPhone Liberation Kits' in mere minutes They went so fast you might think iFixit was giving away tickets to Apple's instantly sold-out WorldWide Developers Conference. Read More Creator of the hashtag explains why he didn't patent it Read More
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