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	Juniper buys WLAN pioneer Trapeze for $152 million Juniper Networks, as expected, has agreed to acquire and Belden's Trapeze Networks wireless LAN unit for $152 million in cash. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Accelerating the Cloud To stay competitive and keep costs down, today's enterprises need to consolidate resources, quickly provision services, and more effectively rationalize costs with new business models. If done correctly, cloud computing can help solve these problems, and further help IT managers maintain business-critical applications and data. Learn More Now. In this Issue Top 15 Essential iPad Apps for Play FTC readies national privacy framework Juniper defends poky pace on IPv6-enabling its Web site Upgrade Your Cisco Cert to an HP Cert Chips in football helmets to monitor for concussions; Drew Brees backs Intel's R&D A is for Authentication [ABCs of IT] Bots and social media engagement You have no friends on Facebook FBI site hits 2 million online criminal complaints Apple's 'unforgettable' iTune news? ... It's the Beatles WEBCAST: NeuStar, Inc. 10 Must-Do's for a Profitable Selling Season The e-tailing group will ensure your team is ready to realize your maximum share of holiday dollars by highlighting best practices drawn from the e-tailing group Mystery Shopping and Mindset of a Multi-Channel studies. Learn More Top 15 Essential iPad Apps for Play Whether you want to race, play with angry birds, or read, these iPad apps will keep you tapping for hours. Read More FTC readies national privacy framework In an era of massive collecting and selling of personal data, the Federal Trade Commission is preparing to issue a 'privacy framework' that will include guidance about best practices when it comes to personal data privacy. Read More Juniper defends poky pace on IPv6-enabling its Web site It's surprising that Juniper will admit to being two years behind arch-rival Cisco at anything, let alone a development related to IPv6, the next-generation Internet Protocol. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Ironport Systems Cloud Security - Hurdles and Misconceptions Computing is inevitably moving to the cloud, as is security. A recent poll among IT managers reveals that companies are either using or considering cloud-based security. This report looks at their reasons for doing so, and some hurdles or misconceptions that must be overcome. Read now! Upgrade Your Cisco Cert to an HP Cert HP announced several noticeable changes to their certification programs last month. To be honest, I hadn't paid a lot of attention to HP's certs before, focusing on Cisco - hence this blog named Cisco Cert Zone, and not just Cert Zone. But HP offered some time on the phone to learn about their new cert changes, and parts of the message have relevance to those who care about Cisco certs. Read More Chips in football helmets to monitor for concussions; Drew Brees backs Intel's R&D Intel is teaming up with football helmet manufacturers to bring the science of supercomputing to sports equipment in an effort to monitor brain damage and build helmets that minimize risk of injury. Read More A is for Authentication [ABCs of IT] Puppet instructors I.T. Jinglehopper and Jackson are back to explain the IT term authentication, the factors of authentication, and what it means for the world of data security. Read More WEBCAST: Websense, Inc. Web Security Gateway Solutions Demo This demo provides a hands on view of Websense Web Security Gateway solutions and how they enable safe productive use of today's dynamic, interactive Web. Learn More Now! Bots and social media engagement As people in the online world become increasingly connected, the reasons to engage with social media expand with remarkable speed. Just consider that only a couple of years ago the leading edge of the Twittersphere was the Los Angeles-based mobile Kogi Korean BBQ which was using Twitter to drive sales… now, there are scores of similar players all over America using the same strategy. Read More You have no friends on Facebook On how Facebook is winning the technology battle, but losing the war for friends. Read More FBI site hits 2 million online criminal complaints Not too sure this is something to be proud of, but the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) today said it logged its 2 millionth consumer complaint. Read More Apple's 'unforgettable' iTune news? ... It's the Beatles Yes, it's the Beatles on iTunes... finally. That is Apple's news this morning that the company promised yesterday in a full-homepage teaser would make this day one "that you'll never forget." Read More
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