Cisco catching a falling Big Switch?

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	Cisco catching a falling Big Switch? The rumor mill is rife just after VMworld with perhaps none bigger than the one SDNCentral wrote about this week: Cisco possibly acquiring SDN nemesis Big Switch Networks. Cisco and Big Switch declined comment, according to SDNCentral's Craig Matsumoto, but he writes that tongues were wagging at VMworld that something like t Read More WEBCAST: HP HP Mobile App Development Survey Join John Jeremiah, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, HP and John Jackson, Research Vice President, Mobile & Connected Platforms, IDC for an interactive discussion on the results of the HP Mobile Application Development Maturity Peer Assessment Tool. Date: September 18 @ 1:00pm EDT Register Now In this Issue Cisco can't shield customers from patent suits, court affirms Brocade lays off 300 to pursue SDNs Why HP's Successful Turnaround Is Closer Than It Looks Gartner: Be wary of nascent managed mobility services BMC chief: Our going private is 'great news for customers, bad news for competitors' 2013 Ig Nobel Prize winners: from opera-loving mice to stargazing dung beetles 15 most powerful wireless networking companies WHITE PAPER: Novell Mobile Zen: Balancing End-User Productivity and IT Control Mobility is often seen as a zero-sum game: either end users or IT can win, but never both. Learn how users can have the convenience and mobile productivity they need, while IT retains control over enterprise goods. Victory for both sides. Learn More Cisco can't shield customers from patent suits, court affirms A federal appeals court in California has upheld a lower court ruling that Cisco lacks standing to seek dismissal of patent infringement lawsuits against a number of its biggest customers - wireless network providers and enterprises - being brought by TR Labs, a Canadian research consortium. The court passed no judgment on the patents themselves or on the infringement claims leveled by TR Labs against... Read More Brocade lays off 300 to pursue SDNs SDN is taking a toll on Brocade. Read More WEBCAST: HP & Intel® Cloud Knowledge Vault According to market research, more than 60 percent of enterprises will have adopted some form of cloud computing by 2013. Learn how your organization can benefit from the scalability, flexibility, and performance that the cloud offers through the short videos and other resources in this HP & Intel® Cloud Knowledge Vault. View Now Why HP's Successful Turnaround Is Closer Than It Looks Hewlett-Packard's turnaround effort under CEO Meg Whitman, like an object in the rearview mirror, is closer than it appears. Credit the impending success on strategic partnerships, good hires and a broad view of the future of tech. Read More Gartner: Be wary of nascent managed mobility services Managed mobility services (MMS) are still fairly young and providers vary considerably, with few having the type of global reach to potentially support the enterprise with any worldwide deployments of smartphones or tablets, Gartner warns in a recent "Magic Quadrant" report on the topic. Read More WEBCAST: Egnyte The Benefits of Hybrid Cloud Sharing Security. Scalability. Control. These are just some of the many benefits of enterprise cloud file-sharing that you'll discover in this KnowledgeVault, packed with short videos, white papers and demos. View Now! BMC chief: Our going private is 'great news for customers, bad news for competitors' While Dell has captured headlines for months as it attempts the transition from public to private company, BMC Software went private on Tuesday without all the drama and shareholder fireworks. Read More 2013 Ig Nobel Prize winners: from opera-loving mice to stargazing dung beetles Improbable research efforts honored with Ig Nobel Prizes Read More 15 most powerful wireless networking companies Our list of power players in enterprise networking, and beyond Read More
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