Feds want terabit-speed optical SDN-based system

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	Feds want terabit-speed optical SDN-based system A branch in the US Department of Energy want to take software-defined network technology and combine it with a high-speed underlying optical system that will be capable of supporting large scientific applications. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc SDN: How do you get there from here? Are the growing data needs of mobile, cloud, big data and social threatening today's enterprise networks? Scalable processes, a phased integration approach and the appetite to optimize over time are key components of a modern network. It's how agile organizations prepare for the data needs of tomorrow. Learn more >> In this Issue 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac Charter reportedly close to $55 billion deal for Time Warner Cable Patent shows Apple's interesting mobile Wi-Fi hotspot idea INSIDER Review: HP's latest blade delivers big punch in small package Seven best practices for cloud security Cisco bypassed Russia sanctions to continue sales: report DDoS reflection attacks are back – and this time, it's personal How the cloud helped police warm up to body-worn cameras Newer technology pushes out CDMA in Africa, bringing faster speeds INSIDER 4 new access points deliver super-fast Wi-Fi WEBCAST: Scribe Software 10 Best Practices for Integrating Your Customer Data Data integration is often underestimated and poorly implemented, taking significant time and resource. Yet, it's growing in strategic importance to the business, as customer data and touch points grow exponentially with the emergence of cloud, social and mobile technologies. Learn More 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac Here are 7 tools that provide important details on known and unknown aspects of your WiFi network. Each of these tools gives you the basic wireless details: SSIDs, signal strength, channels, MAC addresses, and security status. Some can even reveal hidden or non-broadcast SSIDs, display the noise levels, or display statistics on successful and failed packets of your wireless connection. Read More Charter reportedly close to $55 billion deal for Time Warner Cable Charter Communications is said to be near a US$55 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable, a deal that would create a broadband powerhouse in the U.S. The deal could be announced as early as Tuesday, according to articles in the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, the first to report the story. Read More Patent shows Apple's interesting mobile Wi-Fi hotspot idea The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published an Apple patent application that suggests the company has explored a new kind of mobile hotspot technology that is easier to set up, provides a more reliable connection, and has a longer battery life. Read More : CDW Say Good-bye to Software Sprawl Gone are the days when you can handle software management on a spreadsheet. Hiring third party experts can save both time and money. Learn how CDW can help you put a software management strategy in place so you prepared for vendor audits View Now INSIDER Review: HP's latest blade delivers big punch in small package HP's Gen9 servers are out, and we found them incrementally better than the Gen8 version we recently tested, due to both increased processor horsepower and efficiency. (Insider Story) Read More Seven best practices for cloud security Using cloud technologies in your organization comes with plenty of benefits - as well as many risks. Read More Cisco bypassed Russia sanctions to continue sales: report Cisco reportedly skirted sanctions in order to sell networking equipment to Russia's military. Read More WHITE PAPER: Teradata Companies are Building a Data-Driven Economy Innovative, next-generation companies are creating a new paradigm of operational efficiency to meet the needs of the unique needs of their businesses. Learn More DDoS reflection attacks are back – and this time, it's personal At the start of 2014, attackers' favorite distributed denial of service attack strategy was to send messages to misconfigured servers with a spoofed return address – the servers would keep trying to reply to those messages, allowing the attackers to magnify the impact of their traffic. As those servers got patched, this strategy became less and less effective. But now it's back, according to a new report from Akamai. Read More How the cloud helped police warm up to body-worn cameras The technology for body-worn cameras has been around for years, but it wasn't until this past year that law enforcement agencies have moved to adopt them in significant numbers. Read More Newer technology pushes out CDMA in Africa, bringing faster speeds A variety of technologies, LTE in particular, is making CDMA obsolete in many parts of Africa, bringing faster mobile communication to people throughout the region. Read More INSIDER 4 new access points deliver super-fast Wi-Fi Continuing our ongoing series of 802.11ac reviews, we put four new access points to the test, bringing our total to 13. This time around, we looked at products from Linksys, Xclaim, Amped and ZyXel, using the same test-bed and methods as our last review. (Insider Story) Read More
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