NTT tests 400Gbps optical technology for Internet backbone

	SDN vital to IoT | Hyperbole alert: Apple news to be 'historic'
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	NTT tests 400Gbps optical technology for Internet backbone One fiber in the core of the Internet could send the data equivalent of 600 DVDs in a second Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat UNIX vs. Red Hat Linux and Your TCO Increasing line of business demands? Shrinking IT budget? See how Red Hat can help you meet growing. Read Now In this Issue SDN vital to IoT Hyperbole alert: Apple news to be 'historic' DARPA targets complex software algorithm vulnerabilities FireChat's developer wants to give IoT a mesh-network boost Encrypted data in the cloud? Be sure to control your own keys DARPA bolsters blueprint to build robotic services for satellites WEBCAST: Xirrus/Cisco/Aerohive/Extreme Networks/Motorola How Location-Based Services Can Help Your Business Jason Rolleston from Cisco and Mike Leibovitz of Extreme Networks join Robin in exploring how location-based services can add value to your enterprise with real business examples. The discussion then moves to address privacy concerns and how to design a Wi-Fi network for location-based services. Learn more SDN vital to IoT Two major emerging network trends, Software-defined networking (SDN) and Internet of Things (IoT), are destined to intersect, with one perhaps dependent on the other. Read More Hyperbole alert: Apple news to be 'historic' ABC News last night on its broadcast and this morning on its website is promising us that today’s gadget announcements by Apple will be “historic.”Historic how? As in World War II, moon landing, 9/11 historic?What could possibly make this Apple product announcement – or any gadget announcement, for that matter -- historic?Well, let’s use our imaginations: We might learn that the iPhone 6 will double as a teleportation device. Apple’s new smartwatch could extend the day from 24 to 25 hours. Steve Jobs walks out on stage. That would be historic. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: OPSWAT Inc. Secure the Use of Portable Media in Critical Infrastructure Securing critical infrastructure is crucial to ensuring that our current way of life is sustained. Our whitepaper provides insight into the development of strong security policies around the use of portable media, and how to effectively mitigate the threat from external sources. Learn more DARPA targets complex software algorithm vulnerabilities Talk about finding a needle in a haystack. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says it wants to develop sophisticated code that can find faults in key algorithms used to anchor major software packages that for example implement hash tables or conduct password checks. Read More FireChat's developer wants to give IoT a mesh-network boost The Open Garden Network could link many devices and apps for broader Internet access Read More WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks IdentiFi Brochure IdentiFi Wireless is proven to be the most scalable Wireless solution on the market. This didn't happen overnight; IdentiFi Wireless technology has grown and evolved for over a decade with an extensive and diversified customer base. Learn more about the entire IdentiFi Wireless Solution. Learn more Encrypted data in the cloud? Be sure to control your own keys Data encryption in the cloud is an absolute requirement these days. When you talk to your service providers about encryption, be sure to specify that you want to control your own keys. Read More DARPA bolsters blueprint to build robotic services for satellites In five years the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants to launch a robotic servicing mission to inspect, fix, refuel or move satellites in geostationary Earth orbit.In order to move that plan along, the research agency today issued a Request for Information (RFI) calling on commercial and private space groups to provide details on what it would take to accomplish the lofty goal.To expedite the mission, DARPA said it is considering the possibilities of integrating DARPA-developed space robotics technologies onto commercial spacecraft to create a jointly developed GEO robotic service craft.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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