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VA disconnects Sprint's voice, data services

QLogic rolls out InfiniBand network optimization software | NetFlow top talkers

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VA disconnects Sprint's voice, data services
The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs will complete a major network transition this fall, migrating from Sprint as its primary service provider to a new architecture that splits telecom traffic across three other carriers: AT&T, Qwest and Verizon. Read More


ARTICLE: Fluke Networks

Solving the puzzle of end-user experience
Traditional NMS focus on devices and links – not end-user perspective. Read this whitepaper to learn how to see and solve end-user experience problems from users point of view. Learn approaches for monitoring and measuring actual application traffic from the user perspective. Click to continue

WHITE PAPER: Qwest

Three Ps of Evaluating Managed Network
To reduce costs and keep IT resources focused on the core business, more organizations are choosing to outsource network management. To deliver on this promise, it's essential to choose the right service provider. This in-depth report explores the key considerations, including solution portfolio, partnerships and processes. Read More

QLogic rolls out InfiniBand network optimization software
QLogic announced a new fabric management software that creates virtual networks with the capability of automating I/O bandwidth based on application needs. Read More

NetFlow top talkers
In the last post, we discussed some of the basic ideas behind NetFlow, which is sort of like the Swiss Army Knife of network visibility tools. In this post, keeping with the spirit of "quick-and-easy" ways to improve your productivity, we'll look at some of the CLI tools for use with NetFlow. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Adobe

Close the Web 2.0 Communications Gap
Web 2.0 tools have yet to reach critical mass and broad user adoption. This Forrester report identifies the key Web 2.0 gaps and offers advice to: Build a framework that extends email, Upgrade document-based data collection, and Improve email and document exchange security. Read More

WAN Ethernet/VPLS: Is overhead an issue?
We're in the midst of a most interesting conversation at Webtorials on the subject of whether Wide Area Ethernet/VPLS is ready for prime time. This conversation features an in-depth online interview with Geoff Kreiling, manager of product development at Masergy. Read More

Will femtocells ever get their moment?
Although femtocells have yet to live up to the hype in terms of sales, femtocell vendor Airvana is still confident that they have a future in the mobile marketplace. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization
How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here!

Database firm reports rising demand for IPv6
Pervasive Software, a Texas maker of embeddable database software, says it is seeing a rise in demand for IPv6 support from its Japanese customers. Read More

54% of Brits will watch World Cup during office hours
More than half (54%) of Brits plan to watch the World Cup online while at work, says Eclipse. Read More

Cloud-based identity management gets a boost
Giving network managers a way to provide access, single sign-on and provisioning controls in cloud-computing environments got a boost today from both Novell and a much smaller competitor, start-up Symplified. Read More

Juniper's new network gains traction
Yesterday, Juniper Networks made a series of announcements. The company is introducing technologies to flatten and secure the data center network and change the ecnomonic model. Juniper will offer multiple new homegrown and third-party applications built on top of Junos (aka the Junos Space initiative). Read More



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