Do branch offices need routers anymore? Recent wireless-centric remote networking announcements imply that the corporate LAN experience can simply be "extended" into enterprise branch offices without the need for IP routing. Such a setup is possible, but it's not likely to become the de facto configuration. Network usage climbs while IT budgets, staff remain down Network managers surveyed at Interop expect fewer budget cuts and staff reductions in coming months. Google Chrome update adds speed, privacy improvements Google's Chrome browser is now faster and has gained the ability for users to hide thumbnails on its New Tab page. The update, internally called Chrome 2, is being automatically rolled out to current users and is also available for download. EDS jumps on application performance bandwagon It was only a matter of time before system integrators codified a set of application performance optimization services. We've been eager to see who among the systems integrators would be first -- and the winner is EDS. Gomez unveils mobile monitoring tools A new tool from Gomez helps customers measure the performance of their mobile Web sites, mobile applications and SMS services. Accelerating the cloud: Akamai, OpSource partner Everyone is talking about the cloud lately, and this week brings news of a partnership designed to help ISVs quickly deploy and accelerate new hosted software products. May Giveaways Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet are collectively giving away books on Google Apps Deciphered, the CCNA Security exam, an awesome SQL Server 2005/2008 training video and the grand prize, a Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500. Deadline for entries May 31. |
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