DARPA spends $24M to smarten-up WAN edge

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	DARPA spends $24M to smarten-up WAN edge Officials of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) this week awarded two contracts worth a total of nearly $24 million to develop new networking and security technologies at the WAN edge.Raytheon BBN Technologies and Vencore Labs’ Applied Communication Sciences research program pretty much evenly divided the money which DARPA expects will develop technologies that “bolster the resilience of communication over IP networks solely by instantiating new capabilities in computing devices within user enclaves at the WAN edge.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: XO Communications Infographic: The PBX Dilemma: Hosted or Premises-Based? This infographic weighs the pros and cons of hosted and premises-based PBX solutions and shows you why more businesses of all sizes are choosing to go hosted. Learn More In this Issue Google teams with Adobe to reduce Flash use in Chrome Cisco partners prepare for Cisco Live Do departed employees haunt your networks? Windows 10 coming July 29 4 ways to screw up a videoconference WHITE PAPER: Aerohive WLAN Buyer's Guide It is crucial to thoroughly understand the systems management capabilities of any WLAN being considered, since this will be the largest ongoing expense of the overall deployment. Learn how to evaluate properly by reading Aerohive's WLAN Definitive Guide. View Now>> Google teams with Adobe to reduce Flash use in Chrome Google and Adobe have teamed up to reduce Chrome’s battery usage by cutting down on the amount of Flash content the browser plays automatically.The new functionality, enabled by default in the latest beta release of Chrome, will automatically pause bits of Flash content the browser determines “arent central to the webpage.” Important items, like the main video on a page, will play uninhibited. If Chrome pauses content that users want to see, they can click on it to resume playback. The change should make webpages with that sort of content load faster and reduce the amount of battery they use.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More : CDW Say Good-bye to Software Sprawl Gone are the days when you can handle software management on a spreadsheet. Hiring third party experts can save both time and money. Learn how CDW can help you put a software management strategy in place so you prepared for vendor audits View Now Cisco partners prepare for Cisco Live With Cisco Live fast approaching, many third-party vendors who rely on Cisco and its installed base for their own business are announcing products before and at the show. Two are start-ups Glue Networks, a developer of SDN software for Cisco router WANs, and Avi Networks, a maker of application delivery controller software.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WEBCAST: AppSense Good User Experience is Good for Business A positive user experience will not only ensure a successful project, it also drives increased motivation, productivity, customer service and return on investment. To hear more about "The Economic Impacts of Satisfying Users" watch this webinar with guest speaker David K. Johnson, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research, Inc. Learn More. Do departed employees haunt your networks? Many companies have ghosts in their systems. Employees who've gone on to a better place -- say, with better pay -- but are still wandering through company files, cloud services, and social media accounts.According to a study by Intermedia, 89 percent of adults retained access to at least one application from a former employer, and 49 percent actually logged into an account they weren't supposed to still have access to. Even more worrying, 45 percent retained access to confidential data.[ ALSO ON CSO NAC is back. And better than ever ]To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Windows 10 coming July 29 Video Read More 4 ways to screw up a videoconference Video Read More
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