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Startup opens videoconference bridging service | 9 gigantic bonuses that make yours look like chump change

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Google+ could be Google's latest enterprise weapon
Google's new social networking service just a day old, but analysts are already wondering how long it will be before Google+ is refocused for the enterprise. Read More


RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO 100

Empower Yourself at CIO 100
Bestselling Author and Executive Career Coach, Marshall Goldsmith, will share 11 specific actions that CIOs can take to bolster their careers and inspire their teams, fostering more positive workplace behavior, attitudes and greater productivity in the process. Join us August 14-16, 2011 - Register today!

WHITE PAPER: EMC

The Changing Role of Network Management
Read how new challenges in IT like virtualization and cloud computing are changing the role of Network Managers, who are now required to leverage automation and integrated solutions even further to adapt to these changes. Learn how EMC Ionix Network Solutions help Network Managers overcome these challenges. Read now

Startup opens videoconference bridging service
Startup Blue Jeans Network launches its videoconferencing bridge service, letting customers blend conferences over legacy systems as well as with video services such as Skype. Read More

9 gigantic bonuses that make yours look like chump change
Big bonuses are back. Nine tech CEOs received cash bonuses of $3 million or more in 2010, and another 13 netted at least $1 million in cash payouts. Read More

Carrier Ethernet: a welcome tonic for global business
In today's uncertain economic climate it takes courage to predict good news in any sector, but industry analysts such as Infonetics and Ovum are sticking to their predictions for strong growth in Carrier Ethernet services and equipment - a $20 billion market set to grow to between $40 billion to $50  billion by 2014. Impressive - but still just a ripple on the greater global economy. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks

Importance of Permanent Link Testing
This white paper is the joint effort of 2 industry leaders of high speed infrastructure cabling and testing, Panduit and Fluke Networks. This technical paper provides a thorough analysis and review of different testing techniques and their associated benefits for high speed permanent links. Learn More Today!

How Random House overcame enterprise collaboration obstacles
With more than 10,000 new book titles and products launching every year, publishing company Random House needed a real-time solution to help manage and share information, and improve employee communication. Email, says VP of IT Chris Hyams Hart, just wasn't cutting it. Read More

Want an all-purpose tablet? Avoid Cisco and Avaya
With Cisco finally saying it will charge $750 for its Cius tablet, there's a lot of comparisons being made between it and the iPad, but those comparisons are misleading. Read More

Inventor of SecurID token has new authentication system
The inventor of the two-factor authentication SecurID token says the latest technology he's come up with is better because it can be used with a voiceprint biometric, plus it can be deployed for purposes of secure authentication in mobile phones, payments and cloud computing. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks

Networks in Motion
Download this whitepaper today and discover how you can cost-effectively optimize your network for the mobile demands of today's business. Examine how IT can provide: * Personalization and intelligence. * Ease of operation. * Seamless quality of user experience. * Secure on-the-go access to public and private networks. Read now!

4 steps to help your IT team when disaster strikes
CIOs who have been through disasters share ideas to help employees cope personally and professionally in a catastrophe, so they can help with business recovery. Read More

The network performance management challenge
There is no question that server virtualization can help organizations reduce costs while streamlining operations. I constantly hear stories about server provisioning going from weeks to hours now that it is as simple as spinning up a new VM. In theory, this will get even easier as IT develops applications on top of cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, and Google App Engine. Read More

IBM announces computer memory breakthrough
IBM researchers have successfully stored multiple bits of data in the cells of phase-change memory chip. This will allow the creation of non-volatile memory with as much capacity as NAND flash but with vastly greater performance and longevity for enterprise-class applications. Read More

Los Alamos shuts down supercomputers as fire advances
The Los Alamos National Lab has shut down two of its largest supercomputers, as wildfires continue to burn near this sprawling New Mexico facility. Read More



SURVEY: Future-proofing the cloud
Where do you think cloud computing is headed? This survey enables you to share your views on some potential future events, trends and technology changes driven by cloud computing. By compiling the shared knowledge, opinions and insights of survey participants, everyone will get a clearer view on which changes and trends are more, or less, likely to actually occur. That knowledge will be invaluable in helping you shape your private, public and hybrid cloud strategy and plans for the future.Take the survey.

GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS
Up for grabs from the Subnets: Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of IPv6 for Enterprise Networks books. Microsoft Subnet: A set of classes for a Microsoft Cert from Webucator and Polycom videoconferencing system. Enter here.

SLIDESHOWS

12 of the slickest designs in enterprise tech gear available today
Consumer devices tend to get all the praise for their designs, but there's plenty of cool equipment to be found in the enterprise market. When hardware vendors tag-team with renowned industrial designers, the results can be impressive. Here are some of our favorites.

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  5. Volume of data darn near indescribable ... without the iPad
  6. Geekiest wedding dress ever
  7. Microsoft patent may ruin Skype
  8. Zillow's rewrite of real-estate history upsets some homeowners
  9. Microsoft launches Office 365, glosses over cloud limitations
  10. Apple warned of phishing attack threat

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