Agito, Rivada team up; Siemens enterprise group hires new CEO

Siemens enterprise group hires new CEO; AT&T tops in 3G wireless speeds, study finds Convergence and VoIP Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Tripwire FISMA Prescriptive Guide Learn how Tripwire helps federal agencies, as well as the organizations and contractors that store, process or transmit federal information. The FISMA Prescriptive Guide contains case studies from three fictional federal agencies, each capturing the perspective of a key stakeholder in the FISMA compliance process. Click here. Spotlight Story Agito, Rivada team up Agito Networks and Rivada Networks announced earlier this week that that their joint communications solution, the Interoperable Communications Extension, has been selected to help emergency response support for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense missions. The solution brings together interoperable voice, video and data communications to mobile deployments so that first responders can better communicate at an incident site. Read full story Related News: Siemens enterprise group hires new CEO Siemens' Enterprise Networking group has tapped a Deutsche Telekom executive to serve as its new CEO. AT&T tops in 3G wireless speeds, study finds Although AT&T has been taking a pounding lately from Verizon ads and from customer satisfaction surveys, a new study suggests that the carrier can take solace in the fact that its 3G wireless network is the fastest in the nation. Supporting the Mobile Worker With the rise of the teleworker comes a concomitant rise in help-desk calls and required attention from IT. These locations haven't in the past fallen into the "branch-office" category, but why not? They are locations for which IT has responsibility for connectivity, hardware, applications, and limited network infrastructure. Moving forward, don't be surprised to see the title "telecommuting... Today from the Subnet communities On Cisco Subnet: Cisco's SSL client will gain ScanSafe technology and Cisco, EMC venture preps for early Q1 launch; On Microsoft Subnet: Patch Tuesday: Six expected patches, two surprises; On Google Subnet: Chrome gains extensions, Mac, Linux versions Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Ethernet everywhere! Inside planes, trains, cars and spaceships, Ethernet is a morph master. Here's a look at some of Ethernet's cooler implementations. 7 tools to ease Windows 7 rollout These utilities help you plan, ensure app compatibility and manage images. Bolster your Unified Communications Know-How Do you know the business value of unified communications? Get the answer to this and many other UC questions at this Solution Center. Learn how your peers are lowering costs and improving collaboration. Get your most pressing UC queries answered from industry experts and read the very latest UC news. Access this site.   December 09, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES How to fight malware iPhone winning over some corporate security skeptics The FCC seeks bids for white spaces service providers Cisco, EMC joint venture makes progress Network IPS tests reveal equipment shortcomings Will U.S. Supreme Court overhaul Sarbanes-Oxley? Can you work on a virtualized Windows desktop? Which OS is best for app development? Unconventional (but useful) input devices Man lost $127M at casinos owned by Cisco customer Getting the Right Foundation: Unified Communications IP telephony is moving into its second decade with enormous momentum, most users are still waiting for full convergence and voice-enabled applications. Increased network efficiencies have been the primary benefit of IP telephony to date as enterprises struggle with infrastructure and organizational issues. These first-generation benefits have been considerable, but the focus is now shifting to converged applications, with the initial spotlight on Unified Communications (UC). Learn more now. EMO Labs: Better Sound Through Innovation at DEMOfall 09 EMO Labs' Invisible Speaker innovation takes People's Choice Award top honors at DEMO conference. Watch EMO Labs product launch.   This email was sent to security.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com | Forward this to a Friend >>>