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	Cisco wraps Insieme, works on UCS 2.0 Cisco this week completed its acquisition of spin-in Insieme Networks, the developer of Cisco's Nexus 9000 data center switching line and Application Centric Infrastructure fabric. Cisco said it could pay up to $863 million for Insieme, which launched its products Nov. 6, based on revenue achieved from the sale of Insieme products. Read More WHITE PAPER: Attachmate Mobile-Enabling Your Workforce with Apps You Already Have Learn how Verastream can unlock your legacy assets and make them seamlessly accessible to your mobile audience. An advanced technology tool and mobile-enablement platform, Verastream can quickly package your applications and data into any format, for any device. Learn More! In this Issue Juniper EVP Muglia abruptly quits Juniper: Quick look at security strategy behind its SDN controller security EU court rejects Cisco's challenge to Microsoft-Skype merger The biggest Internet security challenges of 2013 Private Mars mission beams Lockheed Martin onboard to build spacecraft How (and Why) to Get Started With SDNs WEBCAST: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors HP 3PAR StoreServ Chalk Talk (June 2013 update) Learn about the June 2013 updates to the HP 3PAR StoreServ portfolio in this latest HP Storage ChalkTalk from HPStorageGuy Calvin Zito. Learn More Juniper EVP Muglia abruptly quits Bob Muglia, executive vice president of Juniper Networks' software solutions division, has abruptly resigned from the company following the appointment of a new CEO. Read More Juniper: Quick look at security strategy behind its SDN controller security Juniper Networks in September made its software-defined network (SDN) controller known as Contrail generally available. Network World Senior Editor Ellen Messmer delves into the security strategy behind the Contrail controller in a discussion with Juniper's Senior Director of Product Management Jennifer Linn, and Chris Hoff, vice president of strategic planning in the security business unit at Juniper. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Software Asset Management: Getting Started Find out what steps to take that can lead your organization down the smooth path to SAM deployment. This SAM primer can help you and your organization mitigate software non-compliance issues and optimize software license management while containing costs. Read Now EU court rejects Cisco's challenge to Microsoft-Skype merger Microsoft's acquisition of Skype is compatible with European Union competition law, the General Court of the E.U. ruled Wednesday. Read More The biggest Internet security challenges of 2013 From the attack on privacy and Cryptolocker to Eric Snowden and the NSA, it's been a challenging year Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell OVUM –Technology Profile of Dell Boomi AtomSphere Discover an easy-to-use, powerful integration (iPaaS) solution. Organizations can now build, deploy, and manage integration processes directly from a web browser. It seamlessly connects and integrates with hundreds of SaaS appplications, and automates complex business processes. Learn more in this OVUM technical profile Learn more Private Mars mission beams Lockheed Martin onboard to build spacecraft Private Mars mission planners said today that Lockheed Martin is onboard to build the spacecraft that would land a technology demonstration robot on the Red Planet by 2018. The Mars One group ultimately wants to establish a human outpost on Mars. Read More How (and Why) to Get Started With SDNs The rise of software-defined networks (SDNs) is one of the big tech stories of 2013. For many IT organizations looking at deploying the technology, it's no longer a question of 'if,' but 'when,' according to Gartner's Joe Skorupa, research vice president for Data Center Convergence and Andrew Lerner, research director for Networking, at Gartner. Read More
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