Cisco partners to bring multi-gig Wi-Fi to enterprises

Tech's greatest flip-floppers: When big shots change their tunes Cisco/Insieme news: The industry reacts Network World Daily News PM November 06, 2013 Share this email Cisco partners to bring multi-gig Wi-Fi to enterprises A high-frequency supplement to Wi-Fi that's several times faster than most of what's available now appears headed for enterprises through a partnership between Cisco Systems and a specialist in the technology. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Tech's greatest flip-floppers: When big shots change their tunes 2. Cisco/Insieme news: The industry reacts 3. Microsoft culls list of CEO candidates 4. F5 Networks answers a complex SDN question 5. First look: The Cisco/Insieme family 6. BYOD's Battle Royale Pits IT vs. Employee 7. Georgia Tech takes direct approach to boosting WiFi on campus 8. Cisco takes fight to SDNs with bold Insieme launch 9. Windows Vista, Lync, older Office versions under attack via new vulnerability 10. 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The rest of the industry tries to translate that into something you and I can understand: READ MORE Microsoft culls list of CEO candidates Microsoft has shortened its list of CEO candidates to a minimum of eight, including five outsiders and three current executives, according to the Reuters news service. READ MORE F5 Networks answers a complex SDN question With the recently released Synthesis, F5 Networks attempts to answer a complex question in the age of software-defined networks - what role will application delivery controllers play? READ MORE WEBCAST: Riverbed Technology New Tools for Virtualization In this webcast, Riverbed Technology's Paul Wallace will discuss how you can integrate your ADC platform with automated provisioning and capacity management, using new tools for software-defined application delivery. Watch Now First look: The Cisco/Insieme family Cisco today unveiled what is perhaps the most anticipated product line created to address to the growing software defined network (SDN) movement. The Nexus 9000 Application Centric Infrastructure switching portfolio, developed by the $863 million Cisco spin-in company. READ MORE BYOD's Battle Royale Pits IT vs. Employee IT departments want to control the devices employees bring into the workplace. Employees say, 'my device, my rules.' It's an epic battle that promises to rage on, but who's winning right now? Check out this infographic for a BYOD scorecard. READ MORE Georgia Tech takes direct approach to boosting WiFi on campus A crush of WiFi devices on campus forced Georgia Tech's IT team to take a different approach to delivering wireless service to students, faculty and staff: a very direct approach at that. The school has augmented its thousands of omnidirectional Cisco WiFi access points with high-gain directional antennas from Tessco's Ventev division that better focus wireless signals. READ MORE Cisco takes fight to SDNs with bold Insieme launch Game on: Cisco has acquired spin-in Insieme Networks and rolled out a family of its switches that are the network giant's strategic answer to the growing software defined network movement. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Achieving Brute Force DDoS Protection Many security solutions tout the ability to withstand brute force layer 7 Dos attacks. However, most of today's DoS attacks overwhelm applications by sending more than one million request attempts per second. Learn more >> Read more>> Windows Vista, Lync, older Office versions under attack via new vulnerability Microsoft warned Tuesday that attackers are actively targetingA Windows Vista, as well asA Microsoft Office 2003 through 2010, with an attack that would give hackers the same rights as the victim. READ MORE Management vendors race to help move BlackBerry users to Android and iOS Mobile management vendors like Good Technology and MobileIron are increasing efforts to pitch Android and iOS as alternatives to BlackBerry, thanks to improved security and management tools. READ MORE Researchers build flexible batteries from carbon nanotubes The New Jersey Institute of Technology has created flexible batteries out of nanotube structures that could someday power flexible displays, tablet computers or TVs that literally fold up. 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