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	Cisco responds to VMware's NSX launch, allegiances Cisco has responded to the groundswell of momentum and support around the introduction of VMware's NSX network virtualization platform this week with a laundry list of the limitations of software-only based network virtualization. Read More WEBCAST: Juniper Networks Converged Access for a More Agile Enterprise A new convergence trend is making its way through the enterprise: converged user access across wired and wireless networks. Driving this trend is the need to accommodate a dizzying array of devices and data, communicating wirelessly from a variety of locations across and outside of the enterprise. View now >> In this Issue Time to Bridge the Gap between Identity and Security Kudos to New Zealand for killing software patents Apple's iPhone trade in program is a game changer Thinking of building a mobile app? Outgoing DHS chief Napolitano to successor: "You will need a large bottle of Advil" School starts mass social media surveillance of students for their 'safety' Earth to Nokia: No one wants a Surface RT tablet Cisco in for a virtual fight WHITE PAPER: Webroot Software Managing Web Security in a Challenging Threat Landscape This whitepaper deals with the rise of mobility, BYOD and social networking, and how these trends have led cybercriminals to exploit vulnerabilities in browsers and mobile apps. From drive-by downloads to spearfishing to XML injection, web-borne threats represent a significant new risk for businesses. Learn More Time to Bridge the Gap between Identity and Security Lots of security vendors play in the identity space. IBM is a leader in both areas while McAfee, RSA Security, and Symantec have acquired identity technologies over the past few years. These vendors present a compelling vision of tighter alignment between identity and security that is sometimes referred to as "contextual security." By unifying identity, network security, device identity, and... Read More Kudos to New Zealand for killing software patents Read More WHITE PAPER: Xirrus Optimize Your Wi-Fi Network Driven by the rapid evolution of mobile devices, the move to cloud-based applications and data, and the continued development of new wireless technologies, Wi-Fi has become the network of choice for connectivity. Most new devices no longer have wired connectivity. IT managers now count Wi-Fi as an essential business facility. Learn more. Apple's iPhone trade in program is a game changer As reported in Techcrunch two days ago, Apple has already started piloting their new trade in program for iPhones ahead of the release of the new iPhone 5s model. While this may not seem like a big deal to you right now, I think with hindsight this will be another case of Apple inventing a new lucrative market th Read More Thinking of building a mobile app? If you're thinking of building a mobile app you don't have to go "native". Going with native tools can produce robust, complex apps but the downside is that porting from iOS to Android to Windows to Linux to ... quickly becomes a nightmare. Read More WHITE PAPER: Juniper Networks A Proven Solution for Today's BYOD Demands Wireless access is mission-critical for most organizations. BYOD has accelerated the need or wireless capacity, and WLANs must deliver a robust wired-like experience in today's dense environments. High-scale, third-party testing has validated Juniper's ability to support the densest BYOD environments while delivering reliable wireless access. Learn 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 School starts mass social media surveillance of students for their 'safety' A California school district, citing it's for the children's "safety" excuses, hired a company to monitor students' social media posts even when the kids are not on campus. Glendale Unified School District includes "31 schools and over 2,620 employees, serving 27,000 students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade." The district is paying $40,500 for Geo Listening to analyze the social media posts... Read More Earth to Nokia: No one wants a Surface RT tablet Read More Cisco in for a virtual fight VMware is lining up a Who's Who of networking vendors to take on partner/rival Cisco in network virtualization and SDNs. Read More
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