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	IBM eyeing microservers to compete with HP's Moonshot IBM is working to develop microservers based on low-power processors but isn't sure yet when the systems will be introduced. Read More WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Getting Ahead Managing VoIP and Videoconferencing Can the move to UC be just another simple technology transition? End users expect these technologies to look, act and behave just as their non-IP predecessors. But for IT teams it brings very real, new requirements. Learn VoIP and video success strategies from Jim Frey, an Enterprise Management Associates analyst. Learn more. In this Issue Gartner: Be wary of nascent managed mobility services 7 Startups Show How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Drives Innovation Why the Last Mile of CRM Implementation Is the Hardest 15 most powerful wireless networking companies Obvious? Not so much: TSA reminds you not to travel with hand grenades Cisco's storage alliances safe... for now Low-end systems saved HPC market in Q2 What the first 64-bit iPhone chip means for you (hint: not much right now) Cisco takes aim at security services with new division IBM sells customer care outsourcing unit for $505 million 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 Gartner: Be wary of nascent managed mobility services Managed mobility services (MMS) are still fairly young and providers vary considerably, with few having the type of global reach to potentially support the enterprise with any worldwide deployments of smartphones or tablets, Gartner warns in a recent "Magic Quadrant" report on the topic. Read More 7 Startups Show How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Drives Innovation GigTank, an entrepreneur accelerator event, paired seven startups with mentors, business leaders and others able to help people with big ideas start to bring them to market. Everyone gathered in Chattanooga, Tenn., where citywide 1 gbps is part of the initiative to turn 'Gig City' into an innovation hub. Read More Why the Last Mile of CRM Implementation Is the Hardest In broadband networking, the last-mile problem is getting from the big pipes to the end user at a reasonable cost. The last mile in CRM is getting data from users' favorite application -- email -- into the CRM system without disrupting their beloved workflows. Read More WHITE PAPER: Spirent Communications Challenges for Modern Networks Built Using SDN and OpenFlow The Testing Challenges of SDN and OpenFlow white paper Covers Emerging network deployment scenarios, Current shifts in traffic type crossing networks and Challenges with Cost, Agility and Design. Read Now 15 most powerful wireless networking companies Our list of power players in enterprise networking, and beyond Read More Obvious? Not so much: TSA reminds you not to travel with hand grenades Some of the travel recommendations posted on the Transportation Security Administration's blog seem stupefying obvious. This week's entitled: "Leave Your Grenades at Home" seemed like a no brainer, but alas. The TSA wrote about grenades in particular: Year to date, the agency's officers have discovered: Read More Cisco's storage alliances safe... for now Will Cisco's acquisition of flash memory company WHIPTAIL strain relations with storage partners EMC and NetApp - anymore than they are already strained? Perhaps so, but only when those companies ramp up their own flash storage products, Read More WHITE PAPER: Novell Mobile Zen: Balancing End-User Productivity and IT Control Mobility is often seen as a zero-sum game: either end users or IT can win, but never both. Learn how users can have the convenience and mobile productivity they need, while IT retains control over enterprise goods. Victory for both sides. Learn More Low-end systems saved HPC market in Q2 Increasing sales of cheaper systems helped fuel growth in the high-performance computing (HPC) sector during the second quarter, while interest in high-end supercomputers cooled. Read More What the first 64-bit iPhone chip means for you (hint: not much right now) Apple fans have been craving some innovation for a while and the company seemed to deliver it Tuesday with the new A7 chip in the iPhone 5S, the first 64-bit processor to appear in a smartphone. Read More Cisco takes aim at security services with new division Cisco today said it would add a security arm to its existing services division with an eye toward pushing its support of its security products as well as offering a range of managed security services. Read More IBM sells customer care outsourcing unit for $505 million Citing low profit margins, IBM has sold its customer care outsourcing business to Synnex for US$505 million, the companies said Tuesday. Read More
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