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	Cisco preps virtual desktops for video Cisco this week filled out its desktop virtualization product line by adding a thin client that improves processing and bandwidth utilization for voice and video. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Oracle: The Database of Choice for Deploying SAP Solutions This white paper describes the most important features supported by SAP and shows the main differentiators between the Oracle Database and DB2 and SQL Server, as well as major new features like advanced compression, Oracle cloud file system, real application testing, and online patching. Learn more! In this Issue Why… delays… in… video calls just might be good for you NASA video game lets you build, run complex space network Is Cisco losing thought leadership in the networking industry? Xirrus revamps its Wi-Fi arrays for the enterprise Coalition targets US broadband adoption gap Sprint says it's ready for iPhone's traffic Authenticating Wi-Fi Users with FreeRADIUS Cloud-based DNS outperforms in-house systems, study shows Managing mobile devices like barcode scanners and purpose-built smart devices WHITE PAPER: Dell and Intel Laying the Groundwork for Private and Public Clouds Over the past two years, the concept of cloud computing has grabbed hold of the IT consciousness and stirred up the industry. But with so many vendors jumping into the cloud-computing fray, promising the world and then some, deciphering what's real and what's not can be difficult for even the most seasoned IT professionals. Read now. Why… delays… in… video calls just might be good for you The next time you're on a Google+ hangout or other video call, relish any computer- or network-based communications delays between you and the other participant. After all, such seemingly awkward and frustrating silences can actually enhance the conversation, according to research out of Ohio State University. Read More NASA video game lets you build, run complex space network NASA this week rolled out a video game that lets would-be network executives design and build a giant virtual ground and space communications system that would keep astronauts in orbit and scientists on the ground in touch. Read More Is Cisco losing thought leadership in the networking industry? If you work in networking, you've gotta have love for Cisco. Like most of us, I first learned about networking through Cisco, and attaining the CCIE certification would prove to be the basis for launching my career. Cisco's brand in networking is analogous to what the brands Xerox and Polaroid were to their respective industries; like what IBM was to the mainframe and minicomputer industry. Read More WHITE PAPER: Certeon, Exinda & Cisco Special Digital Edition: Wan Optimization This Network World Spotlight Digital Edition, prepared by Network World editors, provides an in-depth look at the latest WAN optimization developments. Read now Xirrus revamps its Wi-Fi arrays for the enterprise Xirrus has revamped its Wi-Fi arrays, making the cake-like housing thinner, adding optional modular 450Mbps 802.11n radios, beefing up the on-board network processors, and boosting range and signal quality with a new directional antenna design. Read More Coalition targets US broadband adoption gap A coalition of IT vendors, online companies and nonprofit organizations have launched a wide-ranging program to drive up broadband adoption in the U.S. and train residents in tech skills in an effort to cut unemployment and spur economic growth. Read More Sprint says it's ready for iPhone's traffic Sprint officials said the carrier is ready to handle the increased data demand from its sales of the iPhone as the carrier continues a nationwide network consolidation project called Network Vision. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Akamai Cloud Optimization for Amazon EC2™ The emergence of public cloud platforms and services has IT organizations thinking about which applications they want to keep in-house and which they can build within the cloud. Read more Authenticating Wi-Fi Users with FreeRADIUS Businesses can use a good stout RADIUS server to authenticate any network client. Dial-up, DSL, virtual private networks (VPN), wireless networks – you name it, RADIUS will authenticate it. Read More Cloud-based DNS outperforms in-house systems, study shows A new vendor-sponsored study of the 1,000 biggest websites quantifies how much better third-party managed service providers are doing at operating DNS services across the Internet cloud than enterprises that run this critical network service themselves. Read More Managing mobile devices like barcode scanners and purpose-built smart devices Have you ever thought about the challenges of managing those handheld devices that delivery people use to scan packages, or that rental agencies use to print your receipt as soon as you jump out of the car? After all, they are computers that run on operating systems like Windows Mobile and they have custom applications that are critical business tools. Odyssey Software helps you manage these kinds of devices as well as the more traditional set of smart phones and tablets. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 26 helpful open source network management tools Over the last decade or so, open source development has skyrocketed, and network management software has ridden that wave. Many frustrated IT administrators have turned to free tools to monitor, configure and map their networked devices. Here are 26 examples of open source network management software tools to help you do your job. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET We've got books on System Center and Microsoft training of the winner's choice from Webucator.. Enter here.Also: Please take our survey on certifications and your career MOST-READ STORIES 2012 IT budgets, salaries on the rise, survey says FBI rolling out nationwide face search and recognition system Microsoft releases service packs galore 5 cloud security companies to watch Father of SSL says security linchpin has lots of life left Watch large hadron collider collisions with an Android app Computer infected? Blame yourself, Microsoft report concludes Cell phone subscriptions outnumber people in U.S. Microsoft launches Firefox, Chrome attack campaign More on the Cisco Nexus v2
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