2012 Information Technology Trends

	China's Baidu constructing office for international operations | OpenFlow start-up aiming at Cisco's dominance
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	2012 Information Technology Trends Publishing lists of 2012 information technology trends is so cliché that it's almost cliché to write about how cliché it is. But we can't get enough of them. Why? Because it's far more fun to dream about the year ahead, than look back on 2011. Because while the past 12 months were most likely full of transition, budget restraints and other challenges, 2012 is the "future" - a bright beacon of hope. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Aerohive Corporate Brochure The way that Wi-Fi is being used and the requirements on an enterprise Wi-Fi network are going through a fundamental and generational change, so much so that we are calling it Wireless 2.0. It's not a new term, but it is a relevant one. Read now. In this Issue China's Baidu constructing office for international operations OpenFlow start-up aiming at Cisco's dominance BYOD movement is forcing IT to adapt Symantec acquires LiveOffice cloud-based archiving company WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Forrester: IT Platform to Optimize and Consolidate In this report, Forrester investigates the reasons why you should consider WAN optimization solutions as the best way to gain better IT performance, cost savings, and greater flexibility for your business. And it's also a smart network improvement investment over the long-term. Get the facts about WAN optimization in this study. Read now! China's Baidu constructing office for international operations China's largest search engine Baidu broke ground Monday on a new office for its international operations, reflecting its ambitions to expand quickly in global markets. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks The Smart Device Invasion's Network Impact Can your WLAN handle the influx of employee-owned smartphones and tablets? Aberdeen's expert recommendations will help with tips to: - Protect the network from compromised mobile devices - Automate authentication and authorization - Intelligently control bandwidth allocation to devices and users - Extend content filtering to mobile devices Read now! OpenFlow start-up aiming at Cisco's dominance OpenFlow start-up Big Switch Networks is submitting its controller software to the open-source community in order to catalyze an ecosystem of application developers, according to GigaOm. Read More WEBCAST: Aerohive Delivering Enterprise Applications Anywhere to Any Device Unprecedented adoption of wireless mobile devices, in the enterprise impacts every IT department as they must now deal with technologies that enable access to enterprise applications anywhere, anytime, from any device whether they be corporate issued or personally owned. Read now. BYOD movement is forcing IT to adapt But user empowerment still allows IT to assess apps and manage mobile devices Read More Symantec acquires LiveOffice cloud-based archiving company Symantec has acquired LiveOffice, a provider of cloud-based data archiving and storage, for US$115 million [m], the companies announced Monday. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS CES 2012 ultrabooks and tablets Ultrabooks! Ultrabooks! That's the official biggest buzzword for this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Ultrabooks! In honor of these purportedly magical super-thin laptops, we've decided to make a compilation of some of the ultrabooks you'll see at CES next week. And for good measure, we've thrown in a tablet that will garner a lot of attention as well. Enjoy! GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES IPad 3 rumor rollup for the week ending Jan. 11 IBM smashes Moore's Law, cuts bit size to 12 atoms Google Science Fair back for second year The best of CES 2012 New era for Web site names begins Thursday Cisco sending enterprises to the cloud IPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 31 LTE explodes at CES IBM wins most patents for 19th straight year Google pleads for more unlicensed spectrum instead of more auctions
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