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	Google makes Hangouts more enterprise friendly Google is looking to make your work day a bit more social and is taking its Google Hangouts into the business arena. Read More WEBCAST: Fortinet What should I look for in a Next Generation Firewall? With so many vendors claiming to have a Next Generation Firewall (NGFW), it can be difficult to tell what makes each one different. John Pescatore of SANS Institute originally coined the phrase and now explains what he suggests enterprises look for when considering alternative NGFW solutions. Learn more >> In this Issue FCC chairman grills Verizon over data throttling 25G driving Ethernet switch market to $25B Countries don't own their Internet domains, ICANN says Internet of things devices contain high number of vulnerabilities, study finds A breakdown of Cisco ACI pricing Comcast's silly propaganda helped kill municipal broadband projects Considerations for Wi-Fi deployments in K-12 education settings Linux will not become a gaming platform, it already is one 10 technologies that will transform PCs in 2015 and beyond Majority of large ISPs now using monthly data caps, GAO says WHITE PAPER: Dell Achieve Deeper Network Security and Application Control Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) have emerged to revolutionize network security as we once knew it. Yet to safeguard an organization from today's ever-evolving threats, NGFWs must be able to deliver an even deeper level of network security. View Now FCC chairman grills Verizon over data throttling FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has sharply questioned Verizon Wireless over its plan announced last week to throttle mobile data speeds for customers with unlimited plans. Read More 25G driving Ethernet switch market to $25B The impending arrival of 25G will help drive the Layer 2-3 Ethernet switch market to approach $25 billion in 2018, according to Dell'Oro Group. Read More Countries don't own their Internet domains, ICANN says The Internet domain name for a country doesn't belong to that country—nor to anyone, according to ICANN. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Deliver Better Service and Support, More Efficiently People and businesses can do amazing things when technology runs at its best. Changing requirements and expectations have placed new demands on IT; now it's time for a new approach to service and support. Learn More Internet of things devices contain high number of vulnerabilities, study finds A security audit of 10 popular Internet-connected devices—components of the so-called "Internet of things"—identified an alarmingly high number of vulnerabilities. Read More A breakdown of Cisco ACI pricing Cisco this week released list pricing for several components of its Application Centric Infrastructure fabric, including several Nexus 9000 series switches and ACI software licenses for leaf switches. Read More Comcast's silly propaganda helped kill municipal broadband projects A little more than 10 years ago, Comcast stuffed mailboxes in Batavia, Illinois, in the weeks leading up to a vote on a referendum measure attempting to establish a municipal broadband network, warning of failed projects and other horror stories. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Managing Social Content to Maximize Value and Minimize Risk In this AIIM white paper, you will learn about the roles of content publishing systems and content management systems in social business strategies and steps you can take to help ensure that your social business efforts are as successful as possible. Learn More Considerations for Wi-Fi deployments in K-12 education settings With the FCC's new in-school Wi-Fi initiative kicking into gear, schools need to take a few things into consideration before deploying. Read More Linux will not become a gaming platform, it already is one The true measure of any great gaming platform is not the number of games available. Nor is it the need to have the same games as other competing platforms (the Playstation 4 doesn't need Mario games to be considered successful). And it really isn't even about how many total games are sold, though that certainly helps. Read More 10 technologies that will transform PCs in 2015 and beyond You might write off PCs as archaic or boring. You might take for granted that they'll get faster, lighter, more power-efficient and more convenient to use over time. But if you stop and consider all the things that go into making a computer better, there's actually a lot to be excited about. Read More Majority of large ISPs now using monthly data caps, GAO says U.S. broadband providers appear to be embracing monthly data caps, but customers are confused about the amount of data they use and broadband plan options, according to preliminary findings by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Read More
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