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	12 most powerful Internet of Things companies Billions of connected devices means billions in revenue for these companies. Read More WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Your Guide to Troubleshooting VoIP Real-time voice communications are sensitive to delay and variation in packet arrival times. This paper guides you through the essentials of VoIP troubleshooting, including common problems as well as the metrics you should employ to fix and prevent them. Learn More In this Issue Google's Vint Cerf defines Internet of Things challenges Obama backs new surveillance legislation, but tech companies reject How GE uses social tools to support its digital strategies Cisco to acquire malware prevention company Salesforce.com glitzes up its mobile app with 30 new features New Internet Explorer zero-day details released after Microsoft fails to patch Public utility compromised after brute-force attack, DHS says Rackspace not a good fit for Cisco, says Chambers China to block IT products that don't pass cybersecurity vetting WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Are Agents Necessary for Accurate Monitoring? Being proactive in managing network performance means not only tracking the network and applications, but obtaining a view of the underlying infrastructure health. Selecting the best method for your team requires an understanding of the options and the ability to choose the solution that integrates well with your existing resources. Learn More Google's Vint Cerf defines Internet of Things challenges We are going to have to live through a period of mistakes and challenges before we can make any strong regulations about the privacy issues and other challenges the Internet of Things present. That was Vint Cerf, vice president and chief internet evangelist for Google's response to a regulation question at his keynote before today's Federal Trade Commission's workshop on the Internet of Things trend. Read More Obama backs new surveillance legislation, but tech companies reject A tech industry group that has Facebook and Google as participants has rejected the latest draft of a U.S. legislation that aims to put curbs on surveillance by the National Security Agency. Read More How GE uses social tools to support its digital strategies Rich Narasaki is global manager, digital marketing in the GE corporate global brand marketing group and, as such, works with and supports the digital strategy efforts of the company's eight primary business divisions. While not a member of the IT team, Narasaki works with IT and marketing constantly, so Network World Editor in Chief John Dix tracked him down to get his perspective on how digital strategy plays out in such a huge operation. Read More WEBCAST: Network Instruments 5 Best Practices for Optimizing UC Monitoring This webcast discusses five best practices on how to successfully optimize and manage UC, as well as how to gain clear picture of overall performance and quickly troubleshoot when the inevitable issues arise. Learn More Cisco to acquire malware prevention company Cisco this week announced its intent to acquire ThreatGRID, a New York-based maker of malware analysis and threat intelligence technology. Read More Salesforce.com glitzes up its mobile app with 30 new features Salesforce.com is moving quickly to enhance the new mobile application it unveiled at November's Dreamforce conference, with some 30 new features aimed at helping customers work through complex business processes in a single environment on their phone or tablet. Read More New Internet Explorer zero-day details released after Microsoft fails to patch An older version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser has an unpatched software flaw that could allow rogue code to run on a computer, the second such flaw found in a month. Read More : Network Instruments Infographic: Chart a Successful Network Roadmap Bandwidth demand is on the rise, SDN and 40 Gb adoption rates are climbing, deploying UC and handling application performance requirements are all challenges that IT is facing. This Infographic highlights key findings from the 7th Annual State of the Network Global Study. Learn More Public utility compromised after brute-force attack, DHS says A public utility in the U.S. was compromised after attackers took advantage of a weak password security system, according to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security team that studies cyberattacks against critical infrastructure. Read More Rackspace not a good fit for Cisco, says Chambers Rackspace doesn't fit Cisco's acquisition profile, CEO John Chambers told a room packed with reporters this week at the company's annual conference and exhibition. Read More China to block IT products that don't pass cybersecurity vetting China is threatening to block companies from selling IT products in the nation if they fail to pass a new "cybersecurity vetting system" meant to weed out secret spying and surveillance activities. Read More
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