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	Wi-Fi Aware certification process revs up An emerging wireless service called Wi-Fi Aware could allow smartphone and tablet users to easily locate users of nearby devices in crowded locations to then play games or conduct business collaborations. Read More   WHITE PAPER: IBM Business Value of Creating Exceptional Digital Experiences Customers and employees alike expect an exceptional digital experience. Read this IDC Report to learn more about IBM's Exceptional Digital Experience Solutions. Learn More In this Issue Reexamining Cisco's Intercloud strategy 'Weight' of the average webpage continues to increase Gogo inspects secure Web traffic in attempt to limit in-flight video streaming BrandPost: Bandwidth Planning for SIP Trunks Amsterdam traffic controllers offer commuters personalized route advice Wearables catch up with pets in the shape of monitoring collars Free tool automates phishing attacks for Wi-Fi passwords Linksys unveils a storage companion for its WRT-series routers, and a passel of other devices at CES 2015 D-Link shows off radical 802.11ac routers and Wi-Fi adapters at CES Firmware flaws could allow a malicious reflash, US CERT warns WHITE PAPER: PC Connection | EMC 10 Reasons: VSPEX End User Computing with XtremIO End User Computing solutions with XtremIO deliver massive, consistent I/O performance to ensure that every desktop provides an ideal user experience. Learn More Reexamining Cisco's Intercloud strategy About a year ago a group of executives at a Cisco offsite meeting huddled to discuss a very serious issue: What was the company going to do about the cloud? Read More   'Weight' of the average webpage continues to increase Sometimes it almost feels as if we're bearing witness to a never ending race which pits faster and more advanced computers against increasingly cumbersome webpages. Read More   Gogo inspects secure Web traffic in attempt to limit in-flight video streaming In-flight Internet provider Gogo is inspecting its users' traffic exchanged with secure sites by replacing those sites' HTTPS certificates with self-signed ones. The company argues that this procedure, which is technically a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack, is only performed for some video streaming sites as part of its efforts to limit or block the use of such services. Read More   WHITE PAPER: IBM Forrester 2014 Dynamic Case Management Wave Forrester has released its 2014 Dynamic Case Management Wave, and for the second consecutive time, IBM is a leader. View Now>> BrandPost: Bandwidth Planning for SIP Trunks Two questions come to mind when considering SIP trunks. How many SIP trunks do you need? And do you need to add extra Internet or VPN bandwidth? Read More   Amsterdam traffic controllers offer commuters personalized route advice Ever get stuck in your daily commute? That happens to people in Amsterdam too. But with a new smartphone app that provides free personal route advice based on the latest traffic conditions, Dutch commuters could soon be avoiding annoying traffic jams on their way home. Read More   Wearables catch up with pets in the shape of monitoring collars Humans won't be the only ones getting the wearable treatment at this year's International CES show, but pets too. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Agari How Chase Stopped Phishing Attacks When JP Morgan Chase decided to take action against phishing attacks, the problem turned out to be much bigger than anticipated. Learn how, with Agari, they implemented DMARC, stopped phishing attacks, and restored brand trust. Read Now Free tool automates phishing attacks for Wi-Fi passwords A new open-source tool can be used to launch phishing attacks against users of wireless networks in order to steal their Wi-Fi access keys. Read More   Linksys unveils a storage companion for its WRT-series routers, and a passel of other devices at CES 2015 Belkin's Linksys division took the wraps off a host of new networking gear at CES on Sunday, including two new Wi-Fi routers, a new NAS box, two new range extenders, antenna upgrades for its existing routers, and—at long last—an open-source Wi-Fi driver for its lauded WRT1900AC router. Read More   D-Link shows off radical 802.11ac routers and Wi-Fi adapters at CES D-Link is "trying to recapture the high end of the market in terms of performance," VP of marketing Dan Kelley told me in an embargoed interview last month. I haven't been able to test D-Link's new Ultra Performance series of 802.11ac Wi-Fi routers and adapters, but their radical industrial designs are sure to turn heads. Read More   Firmware flaws could allow a malicious reflash, US CERT warns U.S. CERT warned of three issues that could affect critical firmware. Read More
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