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	AT&T wireless chief blesses Verizon-Google proposal Verizon and Google's joint compromise proposal on network neutrality rules apparently has AT&T's blessing. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Address Real-Time Application Performance IDC interviewed customers using Riverbed Cascade solution. Their analysis includes hard dollar ROI and benefits of the following features: • Application-level view of networks and servers • Visibility into end-to-end application delivery dependencies • Network behavioral analysis • Metrics to track performance SLAs Read now! In this Issue First malware discovered that targets Android 'WiMAX 2' set to be finalized in November Is Google itching for a face-off with Facebook? RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800: A Visual Tour Managing and securing iOS 4 devices at work Turning the world into a sensor network News podcast: Network World 360 Who has the better virtualization platform - VMware or Microsoft? 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When Cisco spins out a question set that you get for the CCNA exam, I imagine they want to assess whether you know the topic to a similar depth/breadth. My theory then is that a job interview that focuses on CCNA level topics is a pretty good tool. Read More Survey: Broadband growth slowing in the US Broadband adoption in the U.S. grew by 5 percent over the past year, the smallest increase since 2004, according to a survey that's widely recognized as an authority on broadband use in the country. Read More IT security pros mentoring each other for career growth Information security is a tough field to break into and a growing group of information security professionals are finding that it's a whole lot easier if someone has their backs. Read More Here Comes the iBike? Apple Files Patent for a Bicycle Yes, you read that headline right. Apple has applied for a patent for a bicycle concept. 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