NetSocket shifts gears from managing unified communications to enabling software defined networks

	Multinational UC Upgrades from Sprint, Tata | Goodbye NAC, Hello EVAS (Endpoint visibility, access, and security)
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	NetSocket shifts gears from managing unified communications to enabling software defined networks NetSocket this week shifted gears from monitoring the quality of unified communications applications to enabling software defined networks, with an initial focus on automating tuning in order to accommodate business performance policies. Read More WEBCAST: Sprint The Network Foundation of an IT-to-ET Transformation There's an evolutionary process at work that will eventually affect every enterprise IT department. Nemertes Research describes it as a transformation from IT to ET – Enterprise Technology. Learn More In this Issue Multinational UC Upgrades from Sprint, Tata Goodbye NAC, Hello EVAS (Endpoint visibility, access, and security) Cyber rogues aren't the only threat to energy supply, changing environment offers plenty of challenges Verizon joins Ubuntu carrier advisory group Buyback program intensifies Aryaka/Riverbed rivalry WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Network protection and UTM Buyers Guide This buyers guide is designed to help you choose the right solution for your organization. It looks at the factors you should consider when evaluating solutions to ensure you have the protection and functionality you need, both now and as your business evolves. View Now Multinational UC Upgrades from Sprint, Tata A multinational focus today as Tata Communications launches a "reservationless" video conferencing service and Sprint extends its SIP trunking service to a dozen European countries. Read More WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Redefining Performance Management Video Join Enterprise Management Associates Managing Research Director, Jim Frey, and Fluke Networks Director of Product Strategy, Doug Roberts, for an exclusive free webinar that examines how TruView redefines enterprise performance monitoring and troubleshooting. Learn More Goodbye NAC, Hello EVAS (Endpoint visibility, access, and security) Around 2004, Cisco introduced a new technology initiative called Network Admission Control (now commonly referred to as Network Access Control or NAC). Back then, NAC was really in response to the recent wave of Internet worms where one compromised user PC could log on to the corporate network and subsequently infect the whole enchilada. NAC was seen as a way to alleviate this threat by authenticating... Read More WHITE PAPER: FICO (Fair Isaac) Deliver Customer Value with Big Data Analytics Big Data requires that companies adopt a different method in understanding today's consumer. Read this white paper to learn why Big Data is not just another passing trend. Learn more. Cyber rogues aren't the only threat to energy supply, changing environment offers plenty of challenges The Nation's energy infrastructure isn't just at risk via online security rogues. The US Department of Energy today released a report that details the growing dangers from our Read More Verizon joins Ubuntu carrier advisory group Verizon Wireless became the first U.S. carrier to join the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group, but it is not clear whether it will eventually promote phones running the open-source Ubuntu OS on its network. Read More Buyback program intensifies Aryaka/Riverbed rivalry WAN optimization-as-a-service provider Aryaka has announced an aggressive buyback program that targets competitor Riverbed's customers, adding a new point of contention to an already heated rivalry. Read More
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