Oracle Communications grows NFV service provider portfolio

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	Oracle Communications grows NFV service provider portfolio Oracle Communications has released four new products as part of its network function virtualization (NFV) portfolio designed for communications service providers (CSPs.) To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More : Red Hat Building an Open Hybrid Cloud Smart IT leaders are looking closely at an open hybrid cloud to deliver the full value and promise of cloud computing. In this KnowledgeVault, see how an open hybrid cloud can leverage your existing IT investments in hardware, software and training-allowing you to build a cloud in an evolutionary way, reducing costs and risks. Learn More In this Issue Review: Skype for Business pros & cons (video) INSIDER A look at the new Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2015 New products of the week 06.29.2015 AppleCare+ offers easier battery replacements for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and more Satya Nadella's new mission for Microsoft: help people 'achieve more' Fourth-oldest dot-com domain now relegated to serving up scareware at $400 a victim WEBCAST: Rimini Street Navigating Operating Costs and Roadmap Uncertainties for SAP Listen to this discussion about new innovation and updates in core ERP lag as SAP focuses all its attention on a long-term, high-risk "re-platform" strategy with its newly announced S/4HANA suite. Learn More Review: Skype for Business pros & cons (video) Reviewer Jonathan Hassell highlights some of the good features and things to watch out for in Microsoft's Skype for Business software/service. Read More INSIDER A look at the new Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2015 In March, Microsoft released Skype for Business Server 2015, its enterprise communications product that is the successor to both Lync Server for on-premises installations and Lync Online for cloud customers.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Delivering Secure Remote Access for the Modern Enterprise Providing secure remote access to essential enterprise apps and data has never been more challenging. This white paper examines the evolution of secure remote access requirements and the resulting challenges facing today's IT and Application departments. Learn More New products of the week 06.29.2015 New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Cloud Application Delivery Platform (CADP) V. 15.1Key features: Avi’s Cloud Application Delivery Platform includes new and enhanced capabilities, including additional support and integration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s largest public cloud environment for DevOps and coder segments. More info.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More AppleCare+ offers easier battery replacements for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and more Owners of iOS devices that aren’t holding a charge are in luck, thanks to a change Apple has made to its support policy.Apple has changed the terms of its AppleCare+ extended warranty to allow replacements for iPhones, iPads, iPods and Apple Watches with batteries that hold less than 80 percent of their original capacity. That’s an upgrade from the previous plan, which only offered free replacements for devices that dropped below 50 percent of their original capacity.The change was noticed Friday in a post by MacRumors, and appears spurred on by Apple’s expectations for its smartwatch. The company has said that it expects the Watch’s battery will take about 1,000 full charge-discharge cycles before it drops below 80 percent capacity, which means that it will last for about two-and-a-half to three years. The changed policy only applies to devices purchased after April 9, so iPhone and iPad owners who got new hardware for the December holidays are still subject to the plan’s previous 50 percent requirement.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM 3 Guiding Principles to Improve Data Security and Compliance Data security is a moving target—as data grows, more sophisticated threats emerge; the number of regulations increase; and changing economic times make it difficult to secure and protect data. Learn More Satya Nadella's new mission for Microsoft: help people 'achieve more' Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella laid out his new mission for the company in an email sent out Thursday to all employees.“Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more,” he wrote.It’s a much briefer mission statement than the one he unveiled when he took over the top job last year, and indicative of the changes Nadella has made since he took Microsoft’s helm. During his tenure, Microsoft has focused on broadening the reach of its services and applications across platforms and has pushed ahead with a new version of its Windows operating system.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Fourth-oldest dot-com domain now relegated to serving up scareware at $400 a victim Do not click on mcc … oh, wait, let’s not even create a link here, lest someone be tempted. Do not go there.Founded in 1982, the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (safe Wikipedia link) was this country’s first computer research and development consortium. It was also the fourth organization of any kind to register a dot-com domain name, having done so nearly 30 years ago on July 11, 1985. MCC researched and developed until the year 2000.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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