Networking World: Juniper kills MobileNext mobile packet product line

12 terrific new updates in VMware vSphere 5.5

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August 28, 2013

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Juniper kills MobileNext mobile packet product line

Juniper has killed a high-profile product for the core of mobile operator networks after combining business units to focus on potential growth opportunities.

Issue highlights

1. 12 terrific new updates in VMware vSphere 5.5

2. Bookmaker handicaps Microsoft CEO race

3. Outgoing DHS chief Napolitano to successor: "You will need a large bottle of Advil"

4. Spear phishing led to DNS attack against the New York Times, others

5. VMware spotlights key NSX security tool for deploying security software and services

6. Federal CIOs Face BYOD, Mobile App Security Challenges

7. Patriots Deploy Stadium Wi-Fi to Compete With the Comforts of Home

8. 5 Things You Need to Know About Geofencing

9. Celebrating Unix heroes

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12 terrific new updates in VMware vSphere 5.5

VMware boosts performance, scalability, and usability with enhancements that stretch from the hypervisor to the management stack READ MORE

Bookmaker handicaps Microsoft CEO race

Adding insult to injury after Wall Street boosted Microsoft's stock price when CEO Steve Ballmer announced he would retire, now a U.K. bookmaker is taking bets on Ballmer's replacement. READ MORE

Outgoing DHS chief Napolitano to successor: "You will need a large bottle of Advil"

The outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano told a gathering at the at the National Press Club this week that the United States will among other security challenges - "face a major cyber event that will have a serious effect on our lives, our economy, and the everyday functioning of our society." Nice words her potential replacement, who hasn't been named yet, will love to hear no... READ MORE

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Spear phishing led to DNS attack against the New York Times, others

The cyberattack that resulted in nytimes.com and some other high-profile websites being inaccessible to a large number of users Tuesday started with a targeted phishing attack against a reseller for Melbourne IT, an Australian domain registrar and IT services company. READ MORE

VMware spotlights key NSX security tool for deploying security software and services

VMware's NSX network virtualization platform, expected out by year end, will have a key security tool for deploying security software and services to VMware-based virtual machines. READ MORE

Federal CIOs Face BYOD, Mobile App Security Challenges

With BYOD policies beginning to take shape to allow new devices into government agency networks, federal CIOs now face a set of security challenges associated with mobile applications. READ MORE

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Patriots Deploy Stadium Wi-Fi to Compete With the Comforts of Home

The New England Patriots hope Wi-Fi and exclusive content will lure fans from the comfy couch to chilly Gillette Stadium READ MORE

5 Things You Need to Know About Geofencing

This location-based mobile service lets marketers send messages to smartphone users when they enter a defined geographic area, such as a shopping mall. READ MORE

Celebrating Unix heroes

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