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	Cisco protects itself and its customers Cisco's patent licensing deals with Google and Samsung this week are intended to avoid costly litigation so the licensing companies can focus on product development. Google and Samsung took care of that themselves late last month. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Software 12 Things Effective Intrusion Prevention Systems Should Do Today's intrusion prevention systems (IPS) provide advanced security intelligence and the ability to identify and block malware before it can enter your network so that you can defeat today's sophisticated evasion techniques. Learn More In this Issue Understanding the differences between Software Defined Networking, network virtualization and Network Functions Virtualization Inside the network powering the Sochi Olympics Elon Musk sidekick, ex-Juniper exec leads new batch of security startups Ramping up for RSA Conference 2014 FBI: $10,000 reward for info on anyone who points a laser at an aircraft SDN start-up Big Switch bullish on new course DARPA seeks the Holy Grail of search engines WHITE PAPER: Dell Software 12 Things Effective Intrusion Prevention Systems Should Do Today's intrusion prevention systems (IPS) provide advanced security intelligence and the ability to identify and block malware before it can enter your network so that you can defeat today's sophisticated evasion techniques. Learn More Understanding the differences between Software Defined Networking, network virtualization and Network Functions Virtualization The network team is being bombarded with configuration requests that can take days or weeks to handle, but luckily several approaches are emerging that promise to increase network agility, chief among them Network Virtualization (NV), Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), and Software Defined Networking (SDN). Read More Inside the network powering the Sochi Olympics The Winter Olympics kicked off late last week in Sochi, Russia. Personally, I'm looking forward to my home country, Canada, bringing home the gold in ice hockey. Read More WHITE PAPER: Crittercism Getting Agnostic about Mobile Devices The need for flawless, high-performing mobile apps is critical, yet many organizations struggle. This paper explains how to accurately analyze performance of mobile apps, calculate the cost of app failure, and how to develop, deploy and test mobile apps so that malfunctions don't happen. Read more! Elon Musk sidekick, ex-Juniper exec leads new batch of security startups It's already been a prolific year for new IT security companies, and now Bitglass, Spikes Security and Cybereason are making their debuts this month. Read More Ramping up for RSA Conference 2014 While I won't be personally attending the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco Feb. 24-28, Network World and its sister publications will have several reporters and editors on hand to bring the news to you. Meanwhile, I've kickstarted a Storify blog here to capture coverage from our publications as well as from others and various social media networks. I'll be updating the collection between now... Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Understanding Enterprise Cloud Governance This whitepaper covers how to deliver the agility of cloud computing address while still maintaining operational control, through the use of cloud management software, View Now FBI: $10,000 reward for info on anyone who points a laser at an aircraft Here's a good idea: The FBI today said it launched a targeted 60 day program that will offer up to a $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of anyone who intentionally aims a laser at an aircraft. The FBI said the laser pointing scourge continues to grow at an alarming rate. Since the FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration began tracking laser strikes in 2005, there has been ridiculous... Read More SDN start-up Big Switch bullish on new course SDN start-up Big Switch Networks is ready to embark on a new chapter after rebooting its business late last summer. Read More DARPA seeks the Holy Grail of search engines The scientists at DARPA say the current methods of searching the Internet for all manner of information just won't cut it in the future. Today the agency announced a program that would aim to totally revamp Internet search and "revolutionize the discovery, organization and presentation of search results." Read More
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