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VA disconnects Sprint's voice, data services
The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs will complete a major network transition this fall, migrating from Sprint as its primary service provider to a new architecture that splits telecom traffic across three other carriers: AT&T, Qwest and Verizon. Read More


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Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization
How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here!

WHITE PAPER: Dell

Windows 7 User Acceptance
Does it make sense to refresh PCs and notebooks as part of Windows 7 upgrade? See how Intel is undertaking their migration of more than 100,000 clients. This paper details their participation in Microsoft's beta program and Intel's own user research and application testing. Read More

Cisco buys Moto -- no, not that Moto
Cisco Tuesday said it intends to acquire privately held Moto Development Group, a product design consulting firm that helped develop Cisco's Flip video camera. Moto, not to be confused with Motorola (which sometimes is referred to by the nickname Moto), develops products and product strategies for the consumer industry. Read More

How to simplify Windows 7 migration
Any operating system upgrade can be disruptive. It takes time and careful planning, and it can deplete IT resources and drain employee productivity if not done correctly. But it doesn't have to, especially if you are armed with the right set of tools. Read More

Will femtocells ever get their moment?
Although femtocells have yet to live up to the hype in terms of sales, femtocell vendor Airvana is still confident that they have a future in the mobile marketplace. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Dell

Virtual Clients: The New Face of the Enterprise Desktop
Adoption of virtual desktops is exploding. And it's no wonder. They're flexible, easier to manage and secure. But they're not without their challenges. Compatibility for one. And getting people to use and accept the new workstations is another. Learn the latest in best practices and benefits of Desktop Virtualization. View Now

VeriWave captures users' view of Wi-Fi networks
Enterprise Wi-Fi networks are often mysteries, because it's difficult for IT to get a user perspective on how applications such as voice and video are performing over 802.11. VeriWave's new WaveDeploy system shows the quality of the user's Wi-Fi experience. Read More

Sprint customer satisfaction surges
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse's efforts to improve his company's customer satisfaction could be bearing some fruit, although that's still cold comfort for a company that has lost 5 million wireless subscribers over the past three years. Read More

Cloud service users face confusing legal landscape
Cloud computing has great benefits for businesses but legal uncertainties threaten to hamper adoption, said a group of lawyers speaking during a seminar in Seattle this week. Read More


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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!

FTC targets privacy concerns related to copy machines
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun contacting copy machine makers, resellers and office-supply stores about privacy concerns over the thousands of images that can potentially be stored on the machines' hard drives. Read More

Managing the private encryption keys to the kingdom
At its core the PCI Data Security Standard is nothing more than a series of guidelines that constitute security best practices. But companies that institute programs to better protect cardholder data can also leverage and extend these efforts throughout their business, ensuring that other sensitive customer, employee and partner data is better protected. Read More

Future cars! GM shows the EN-V
Future cars! GM shows the EN-V in this video. Read More

How Videoconferencing Improves Decision Making
Videoconferencing helped a financial services company save $1 million on travel, but the greater advantage comes from enabling faster decisions. Read More

Oracle conjures Netra server from enterprise blade
Oracle has expanded Sun Microsystems' Netra server lineup by pilfering a blade system from the enterprise side of Sun's server business and certifying it for use by the telecommunications industry. Read More



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