Cisco, NetApp announce pre-configured platform for SMBs

	InfiniBand: The production software-defined networking (SDN) | Polycom upgrades video platforms
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	Cisco, NetApp announce pre-configured platform for SMBs NetApp and Cisco this week revealed ExpressPod, a new, converged infrastructure for small and medium-sized organizations based on its predecessor, FlexPod. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue InfiniBand: The production software-defined networking (SDN) Polycom upgrades video platforms Defense Secretary Warns of Cyber Pearl Harbor Cisco ONE is on track Juniper fortifies network edge with new routers Huawei customers defend their security after congressional report RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Central: Automate, Monitor and Manage PCs. LogMeIn lets you Monitor and Manage PCs, deliver patches and updates to multiple PCS simultaneously. Central helps IT deliver seamless support that keeps employees productive and up and running. LogMeIn Central - automate routine tasks and do more. Free Trial InfiniBand: The production software-defined networking (SDN) Software-defined networking (SDN) is emerging as an alternative to proprietary data center networks, a way to separate the control plane from the data plane in data center switches and routers. With SDN, network control is implemented in software and can be executed from a server, which reduces network complexity and provides a common interface that is an alternative to vendors' proprietary and expensive options. Read More Polycom upgrades video platforms Polycom's developers have been very busy lately, based on a slew of product upgrades and announcements coming from the company. Polycom's latest upgrades the its RealPresence Platform are designed to improve video collaboration from private, public and hybrid clouds, ensure multi-vendor interoperability, and bring down the cost for enterprises service providers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Delivering game-changing productivity & dependability By creating one contiguous, end-to-end Fabric, Avaya is empowering businesses to achieve unprecedented levels of infrastructure productivity, service agility, and network dependability, the very essence of the fast, flexible, and secure design aspirations. Read Now Defense Secretary Warns of Cyber Pearl Harbor Yesterday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave a dire warning of cybersecurity threats at the Intrepid museum in New York. Panetta said that the U.S. could face a "cyber Pearl Harbor" and described how a cyber attack could, "derail passenger trains, or even more dangerous, derail passenger trains loaded with lethal chemicals. They could contaminate the water supply in major cities, or shut down... Read More Cisco ONE is on track Cisco is about the enter field trials with its onePK programmability framework on the ASR 1000 and ISR G2 enterprise routers, kicking off the company's Cisco ONE programmable networks strategy. Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Sophisticated Simplicity The key is to build simplicity and ease of use into these solutions from Day 1. This white paper will demonstrate a clear path to UC simplicity, and to overall success of UC deployments. Learn more. Juniper fortifies network edge with new routers Juniper Networks this week has rolled out edge routers designed to enable service providers to rapidly deploy new service applications. Read More Huawei customers defend their security after congressional report Three U.S.-based service providers that use equipment from Huawei Technologies said on Tuesday they take strong precautions to ensure the security of their networks, responding to a congressional report on Monday that said carriers should not buy from Huawei or ZTE. Read More
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