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	OpenFlow startup takes aim at Cisco, VMware Big Switch Networks has announced the general availability of its OpenFlow-based software-defined networking products and applications, as well as customers and partners. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fiberlink The 10 Commandments of BYOD The rapid proliferation of mobile devices entering the workplace feels like divine intervention to many IT leaders. It's as if a voice boomed down from the mountain ordering all of the employees you support to procure as many devices as possible and connect them to corporate services en masse. BYOD was born and employees followed with fervor. Read Now! In this Issue File transfer systems adapting to today's cloudy conditions Palo Alto Networks targets VMware shops with virtualized next-gen firewalls Antivirus pioneer John McAfee reportedly wanted for murder in Belize Cisco recommends McAfee switch for IronPort customers hit by Sophos flaws Most memorable tech industry apologies of 2012: From Apple to Google to Microsoft Microsoft launches Skype-centered hub for small businesses Chinese ex-hacker says working for the government would be too boring AT&T offers $100 holiday discount for tablets Space-station commander controls Lego robot on Earth with futuristic network 6 tools to manage large file transfers RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help! As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days! File transfer systems adapting to today's cloudy conditions Email is still the dominant way to send information from one person to another. But when lots of big files are being sent, email servers can quickly start feeling the pressure, leading to degraded performance and network bandwidth strain. Read More Palo Alto Networks targets VMware shops with virtualized next-gen firewalls Palo Alto Networks unveiled the first virtualized version of its next-generation firewall, server-based software intended to run on the VMware platform to allow security managers to set up firewall application-layer controls in virtual machines (VM). Read More Antivirus pioneer John McAfee reportedly wanted for murder in Belize Antivirus pioneer John McAfee is reportedly wanted for murder in Belize after allegedly gunning down a U.S. citizen in San Pedro Town on Sunday. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T VoIP Solutions Provide Enterprises With Various Benefits VoIP migration is a top telecom priority for many North American enterprises. Do you know why? Find out in this Forrester study, which reveals the opinions of telecommunications decision-makers like you. Read the report. Cisco recommends McAfee switch for IronPort customers hit by Sophos flaws Cisco Systems has warned customers about critical vulnerabilities in the Sophos antivirus engine included in its Cisco IronPort email and Web security appliances. Read More Most memorable tech industry apologies of 2012: From Apple to Google to Microsoft Tech vendors have been as bombastic as ever promoting the magical and amazing things their latest smartphones, cloud computing wares and network gear can do. When things go wrong, they're naturally a little less visible, but plenty of companies have sucked it up and done the right thing this year (perhaps with a little legal prodding here and there) and publicly apologized for minor and major customers inconveniences. Read More Microsoft launches Skype-centered hub for small businesses Microsoft has unveiled a commercial networking site where small businesses can promote their products and services and interact with potential customers and partners primarily using Skype. Read More WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Solve QoS Problems in VoIP Call Centers View this short video "Maintaining High VoIP Quality for Call/Contact Centers with Network Time Machine", to learn more about how carrier and call center customers are using Network Time Machine to rapidly determine problem domain and identify choke points in the network. View Now! Chinese ex-hacker says working for the government would be too boring Tao Wan now works at IBM, but said he was once an angry young man, a veteran of the hacking scene that burgeoned in China in the late 1990s. Read More AT&T offers $100 holiday discount for tablets AT&T has announced a $100 discount on any of the tablet computers it sells with a two-year service contract. The move is intended to spur holiday tablet sales and activations on the carrier's 3G and LTE networks. Read More Space-station commander controls Lego robot on Earth with futuristic network Late last month in Germany, a robot made its first moves on Earth under commands from an orbiting spacecraft. Read More 6 tools to manage large file transfers The managed file transfer (MFT) industry has a players ranging from big-name tech titans to up-and-coming next-generation cloud-based vendors. Below is a list of some, but not all, players in this industry and a brief description. Read More
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