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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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Fave raves: IT pros' favorite products
We asked readers about their favorite must-have network products and found there's a lot of love for products that can automate manual processes, improve visibility and management, and speed performance for end users. Products that save money are also, not surprisingly, big favorites. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Ipanema

How WAN Governance Improves Business Performance
WAN Governance is an innovative concept that allows organizations to combine traditional WAN optimization techniques and performance management capabilities to ensure optimal speed and availability of business-critical applications. Read More

WHITE PAPER: HP

WAN Design – Don't Buy More than You Need
This Gartner research note examines the methodology organizations should employ when designing a WAN. It offers advice on how to ensure that important applications are networked with sufficient performance and that there is not an "overspend" on less important applications and provides guidance on meeting unique network needs. Read Now.

Top-rated cell phones also rank high in radiation emissions
An environmental activist group has issued its latest list of popular cell phones that emit comparatively high levels of RF radiation, though all are within federal limits. Read More

Comcast launches first public U.S. trial of advanced DNS security
Comcast unveiled on Tuesday an aggressive plan to deploy new DNS security mechanisms that are designed to protect Web site operators and consumers from a specific type of hacking attack that involves hijacking Web traffic and redirecting it to bogus sites. Read More

The end appears near for minute-based voice plans
Cell phone users plagued by hefty overage charges can rest easy -- help is on the way, at least in a few years. Read More

VeriSign rolls out new Web site verification service
VeriSign is introducing a certification service that confirms whether a business is legitimate and that their Web site is free of malware. Read More


WEBCAST: HP

Improve Tracking of VM Devices
Virtualization has a major impact on the network and those who manage it, making it difficult to gain visibility to inter-VM traffic. This Webcast addresses the challenges – from operating expenses and compliance to security and management. Learn best practices to alleviate some of the burden virtualization has placed on the network. Listen now

Alcatel-Lucent knocked off Juniper and is now No. 2 in SP edge router market share
Network research firm, the Dell'Oro Group, reports that Alcatel-Lucent gained almost five percentage points of service provider edge router market share in 2009, reaching 20%, the first time in ten years that a vendor other than Juniper has occupied the No. 2 position. Read More

802.11n - You're Not Getting the Whole Story
Even with the amazing technology of the standard and the thoughtful, helpful guidance that approval by the Alliance offers, something (actually, somethings) is still missing - and those somethings are causing confusion among buyers. Read More

Security expert: US would lose cyberwar
The U.S. government, if confronted in a cyberwar today, would not come out on top, a former U.S. director of national intelligence said Tuesday. Read More

Juniper Networks plunking down $50 million to fund network startups
Juniper Networks will give its R&D efforts a big boost by funneling $50 million into a venture fund to back new companies in virtualization, green IT and other networking fields. Read More


E-BOOK: Sybase

5 Key Mobile Management Must-Dos
Discover the five steps you can take to realize comprehensive management of your mobile environment. This IDG Playbook will guide your strategy for managing and securing your booming mobile environment, regardless of the variety of hardware and operating systems. Read More Now

Cisco rival Brocade misfiring on IP
Brocade is apparently having trouble selling that Foundry switching gear it bought almost two years ago for $2.6 billion. Poor execution and weak federal government sales led to disappointing first quarter results for the acquired product line. Read More

Hungry? How About An Open Source Restaurant
Imagine just finishing a great dish at a restaurant and wishing you could make that at home. Well at the Instructables Restaurant you can do just that. Read More

File-sharing risk a company's responsibility to restrict
The Washington Post published an alarming story today about the risk to company computer networks from employees who visit file sharing sites to acquire music, software or videos for personal use. Read More

Speed, playfulness, key to successful Web apps
To be successful, a Web application must be fast, instantly useful, playful and search-engine friendly with a clean user interface, according to venture capitalist Fred Wilson from Union Square Ventures. Read More



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