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	Medical research group skips 40G, makes 'right move' to 100G Ethernet Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), a nonprofit medical research organization, has implemented a 100G Ethernet network to boost bandwidth for advanced data analysis. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Managing Cloud Services from Request to Retirement This lifecycle is tailored to the needs of the business, with both the flexibility to deliver the full required software stacks and the management rigor to ensure the operational integrity of the cloud. Learn More! In this Issue New Wi-Fi routers, cloud services simplify branch networks Obfuscated code contest returns Avaya beefs up switch architecture to compete with Cisco, HP, others Cisco goes mobile with collaboration tool updates What 11/11/11 on Twitter looked like Cartoon company uses cloud computing to reduce data center costs It's time to child-proof our networks Stanton: Jobs wanted own network with unlicensed spectrum Arista again looks to buck Cisco, others in data center Aerohive pushes branch networks to cloud Cisco how-to guides for firewalls, IPv6, contact centers and taking that security exam WHITE PAPER: Raritan Why Managing VMs is So Complex Because virtual servers coexist with nonvirtualized ones, it effectively doubles the tools and efforts relevant to data center administration. Discover how a unified, out-of-band approach that aggregates management tools into a single, consolidated platform, renders the virtual and physical layers transparent from an IT management perspective. Read now! New Wi-Fi routers, cloud services simplify branch networks Aerohive unveils simple but powerful branch Wi-Fi routers that integrate closely with a range of virtual and cloud-based services, including third-party Web security offerings. Read More Obfuscated code contest returns The creators behind the long-running Internet contest to write bizarre and unnecessarily complex C programming code, called the International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC), have resurrected their challenge after being on hiatus for five years. Read More Avaya beefs up switch architecture to compete with Cisco, HP, others Avaya this week rolled out extensions to its 4000 series switches and said its year-old virtualized networking architecture is taking hold in campuses and data centers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Leverage video across your organization Telepresence and video conferencing technologies bring people together virtually in real time from anywhere in the world. The Cisco Video Collaboration Guide offers information to help you determine the best options to meet your business goals. Read this guide to explore the benefits and considerations of video as a new way of working. View Now Cisco goes mobile with collaboration tool updates In an attempt to move beyond the desktop, Cisco is updating two of its enterprise-level collaboration tools. Read More What 11/11/11 on Twitter looked like Last week we mulled how to cover the coming of Nov. 11, 2011, or 11/11/11, on the pages of Network World's website. We didn't want to bite on vendors' marketing gimmicks tied to the unique date, and hadn't come across any related security threats or Year 2000 type glitches either. We came up pretty darn empty. Read More Cartoon company uses cloud computing to reduce data center costs Back in the 1990s and early 2000s, every business wanted to show off its glass house full of racks of green-lit servers. Today, Toronto-based Cookie Jar Entertainment believes the smaller the in-house data center, the better, and showing investors what good use you're making of cost-efficient cloud computing is a source of pride. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Optimized VDI with Microsoft RDP and Cisco WAAS As part of a virtual desktop infrastructure, Cisco Wide Area Application Services enhance Microsoft's RemoteFX Desktop Services to provide a local-like, full-fidelity experience. See how this helps you provide quality performance, reduce bandwidth costs, and improve scalability. Learn More It's time to child-proof our networks Non-IT workers' poor security skills make organizations vulnerable to attack. Read More Stanton: Jobs wanted own network with unlicensed spectrum Steve Jobs initially hoped to create his own network with the unlicensed spectrum that Wi-Fi uses rather than work with the mobile operators, said wireless industry legend John Stanton. Read More Arista again looks to buck Cisco, others in data center Arista Networks this week has rolled out four switches and enhanced software designed to address the scalability, resilience and density requirements of cloud computing. Read More Aerohive pushes branch networks to cloud Aerohive Networks intends to put branch offices' networks in the cloud for a monthly fee starting at $99. Read More Cisco how-to guides for firewalls, IPv6, contact centers and taking that security exam If you're ready for a technical deep dive in a book, the Cisco Networking Technology Series provides that in its collection of volumes on topics that include Cisco firewalls, Cisco Unity Connection voice-messaging platform, Cisco Contact Center, IPv6 and more. Here's a quick review of the books published in this series by Cisco Press this year. Read More
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