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	How Android hit the big time in the smartphone OS market Android has officially hit the big time now that sales of its devices exceeded the Apple iPhone over the past quarter. Read More WEBCAST: Meraki Cloud-Managed WiFi Learn how cloud-managed wireless access points can be self-configured and centrally managed over the web, provide secured access for employees and guests, be scalable for networks of all sizes, and provide a cost savings of up to 50% over traditional solutions. Click here. In this Issue Outsourcing IT management: Is the time right? Is WAN Optimization Hardware Obsolete? Products of the Week UN opens broadband commission to speed global rollout Alcatel-Lucent boosts submarine speeds with 3T bps demo Does Obama secretly hate technology? News podcast: Network World 360 Steve Jobs' email suggests printing in works for iPad Apple hints at upcoming fix for iPad connectivity issues AT&T Maintains Its Grip on the iPhone Until 2012 DOWNLOAD: BlackBerry Free Download from RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express offers IT control and security features you can trust even for employees that choose to bring their own BlackBerry smartphones into your business. Download this free license to support up to 75 users on your existing Exchange Server. Download Now. Outsourcing IT management: Is the time right? Outsourcing some IT management functions can save money and free up resources to focus on more strategic initiatives, proponents say. But it is easy to get it wrong, detractors warn, in which case it will cost you more than you could have ever hoped to save, and you won't want to let any strategic stuff go. Our debaters are Forrester's Glenn O'Donnell, arguing to keep the strategic stuff in-house, and Logicalis' Terry Flood, who says outsourcing is the way to go. Read More Is WAN Optimization Hardware Obsolete?  We recently received a copy of a Netex-commissioned white paper called "The Death of the WAN Optimization Hardware Appliance: R.I.P." The paper, by a firm curiously named Dragon Slayer Consulting, predicts that WAN optimization hardware will soon be as obsolete as the buggy whip because virtualized server appliances will render it moot. We believe this prediction is wrong. Here's why. Read More Products of the Week Our round-up of intriguing new products from FireEye, Xsigo, Sanpulse, among others. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Deployment Strategies for 802.11n Many organizations are looking to reap the benefits of the new 802.11n standard, but what is the best way to deploy wireless technology while minimizing costs? Learn why understanding the "Three Cs"-context, coverage, and capacity-is critical for choosing an optimal network implementation strategy. Read More! UN opens broadband commission to speed global rollout Two United Nations agencies on Monday announced a new commission aimed at speeding the roll-out of high-speed broadband Internet networks around the world to improve social services such as healthcare and education. Read More Alcatel-Lucent boosts submarine speeds with 3T bps demo Alcatel-Lucent and Apollo SCS (Submarine Cable System), which sells transatlantic bandwidth to telecos and ISPs, has transmitted about 3T bps (bits per second) across the Atlantic Ocean, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. Read More Does Obama secretly hate technology? Buckle your seat belts, Cringe fans, it's time for more Obama drama. Read More WEBCAST: Actuate Solve Data Needs: BIRT Defined This webcast will give you a primer on BIRT including the technology and the community. BIRT can help you overcome the challenge of delivering accurate and meaningful data to users while minimizing IT development efforts. Learn more today! News podcast: Network World 360 Sprint said on Monday that it no longer plans to support Google's Nexus One phone, making it increasingly uncertain that Google can achieve its vision for phone sales in the U.S. Also, Samsung Electronics plans to invest a massive amount of money to develop new businesses ranging from green energy to healthcare, such as solar cells and biopharmaceuticals. (5:48) Read More Steve Jobs' email suggests printing in works for iPad Email from Steve Jobs hints at printing implementation for the iPad. Read More Apple hints at upcoming fix for iPad connectivity issues Apple has updated a Knowledge Base article that addresses Wi-Fi connectivity issues experienced by "a small percentage" of iPad users. Read More AT&T Maintains Its Grip on the iPhone Until 2012 Looks like you can toss your Verizon iPhone dreams in the garbage for now, as AT&T -- the network with the lowest customer satisfaction rate and most dropped calls -- holds an exclusive on the iPhone until 2012. Apparently everything we thought about the contract's expiration was wrong. Read More
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