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Apple's iOS 6 Maps mess in pictures
Here's a look at some of the problematic 3D views of prominent locales you'll get in the Maps app in iOS 6. Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized for the troublesome app on Friday and suggested that users try alternatives until Apple can improve it. Read More


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What to Expect from 802.11ac
The new technologies that will make up the final IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard are extensions of the physical-layer wireless techniques pioneered in 802.11n. Learn more.

2011 DEMOgods enjoy a heavenly year
A lot can happen in a year, especially for young companies given the exposure of presenting at the bi-annual DEMO conference. With fall 2012 DEMO about to kick off, Network World caught up with some of last year's DEMO award winners. Read More

5 dysfunctional IT relationships -- and how to repair them
Sys admins are from Mars, developers are from Venus, and legal is from hell -- here's how to heal friction among IT factions Read More

Cisco rival quietly downsizing too
Juniper has cut 500 employees, or just over 5% of its workforce, according to TechTarget. Most of the hits were to the company's QFabric data center switching personnel, the site reports. Read More

Students will be doing vulnerability tests on security products at Iowa State University's new lab
Iowa State University (ISU) is setting up a product-security test and evaluation lab where university students will be assessing network security products' strengths and weaknesses in a formal program supervised by faculty and a newly-named lab director. Read More


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For the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure
Aruba positioned in the Leaders quadrant, in Gartner's new Magic Quadrant report. A vendor in the Leaders quadrant demonstrates completeness of vision and the ability to execute. "Enterprises must choose infrastructure vendors that support network services, including security & management, and can integrate wired and wireless networking products." Learn more.

Companies Race to the Patent Office to Protect Their IT Breakthroughs
As companies strive to regain the ground lost to the recession, CEOs are talking a lot about innovation. Some have decreed that a certain percentage of revenue must come from brand-new products and services each year. If CEOs want innovation, then CIOs ought to want patents. Not for internal IT operations inventions, but for unique business methods and other inventions made possible by new technology. The innovation mandate, and the convergence of social media, mobile technology and analytics, has companies running to the patent office, trying to lock in ownership of new ways to do business and interact with customers. Read More

Interop New York 2012, and More on 802.11ac
I think I mentioned this before, but Interop New York (a/k/a Interop Fall) is next week, and once again I have the privilege of serving as the Track Chair for Wireless and Mobility. We have, as you can see, an exceptional program, and I hope you'll be attending. This event overall is a little smaller than Las Vegas/Spring, but the Wireless and Mobility track is just as large and just as comprehensive... Read More

Think tank's website rejects browser do-not-track requests
The website for the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) now tells visitors it will not honor their browsers' do-not-track requests as a form of protest against the technology pushed by privacy groups and parts of the U.S. government. Read More

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One bad apple can ruin a good team, which is why Nathan Brown sometimes prioritizes personality over skill set when making a hire. Here are six other rules he follows when filling an open position. Read More


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Nothing nebulous about cloud computing benefits
Data center virtualization and consolidation clear the path toward private, public and hybrid cloud computing environments. Whether enterprises take a revolutionary or evolutionary approach, understanding IT infrastructure options is the first step. Learn More

Oracle looks to take business from Amazon Web Services
Oracle is planning to roll out a new IaaS (infrastructure as a service) offering that will compete directly with Amazon Web Services, along with a service called Oracle Public Cloud that runs inside customers' facilities, CEO Larry Ellison announced Sunday during a keynote address at the OpenWorld conference in San Francisco. Read More

FCC moves forward on incentive spectrum auctions
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission took the first step Friday toward groundbreaking auctions of television spectrum to mobile carriers faced with skyrocketing bandwidth demands from their customers. Read More

15 more useful Cisco sites
Another lineup in our continuing search for the most useful sites on the Web for Cisco users and practitioners. Read More

iPhone 5 update fixes Verizon cellular data drain
Apple released on Sunday an update that fixes a problem where the iPhone 5 draws data from the carrier Verizon despite being connected to a Wi-Fi network. Read More

BT upgrades its UC portfolio
BT has announced a major update to BT One, its unified communications portfolio, with new cloud-based services designed to improve collaboration within and between large organizations. The latest round of changes is designed to address a BT survey that polled 1,000 executives around the globe. Read More

DARPA robotic mule heads to battle
DARPA robotic mule heads to battle The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DARPA, has begun a two-year long experiment with the robot designed to lighten the load that soldiers carry. From: networkworld Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 01:55 More in Science & Technology Read More

 
 
 

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