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	Canadian upstart accelerates websites Since 2007 we've been keeping our eye on Strangeloop Networks, an upstart in Vancouver that we believe has a good approach to speeding up websites. After interviewing its customers, we think Strangeloop's Optimizer technology is now ready for prime time--and is worth a look if website performance is all important to you. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Fluke Networks New AirCheck Wi-Fi Tester - See it and enter to win Tired of inadequate laptop utilities and pieced-together freeware solutions for troubleshooting wireless? Fluke Networks' new AirCheck(tm) Wi-Fi Tester was designed to quickly and easily troubleshoot 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi networks - all in a dedicated handheld tester. See for yourself. View the interactive demo and then enter to win one! In this Issue Post offices deliver Internet in remote areas Give your laptop superpowers Why security needs to catch up to Web 2.0 Broadband experts: All adoption is local Zoompf, slicing and dicing performance HP bakes automation into new servers, storage, energy-management wares 10 years ago today, Microsoft unveiled the .NET Framework ITIL v3 still mostly an enterprise outsider Tibco scooping up managed file transfer vendor Cisco NAC strong in-line, lacks on edge WHITE PAPER: Polycom Can You Hear What I Mean? Polycom Delivers HD Voice The adoption of new communications technology has created an opportunity to take the power of voice communications to the next level. IDC believes that the end-user experience in current implementations of VoIP can be improved in a manner that is simple yet clearly demonstrates the value and superiority of IP-based communications. Learn more. Post offices deliver Internet in remote areas Post offices in many emerging countries are being transformed from their traditional role of delivering letters, to centers for the delivery of Internet and services in far-flung locations, according to studies by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Universal Postal Union (UPU). Read More Give your laptop superpowers Does your laptop seem more like Clark Kent than Superman? Whether your notebook is a few years old or brand-new, hardware upgrades and software tweaks can add functions or enhance its capabilities. Here are 15 tricks to give your laptop superpowers. Read More Why security needs to catch up to Web 2.0 Security managers can keep blocking Facebook, refusing to support mobile devices and vetoing cloud-based services, but they aren't going away. And ignoring ways to make room for them in your security program is like burying your head in the sand, according to Tom Gillis, vice president and general manager of Cisco's security technology business unit. Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom Hosted VoIP. What Does That Mean To My Business? This informative guide, featuring questions from business people, provides answers and insights on how Hosted VoIP can impact communications by providing critical features and flexibility, all for significantly lower costs. Learn more. Broadband experts: All adoption is local The U.S. needs local education and training programs and better computer reuse programs to overcome a large broadband adoption gap, speakers at a broadband adoption forum said this week. Read More Zoompf, slicing and dicing performance Consider the top 1,000 most popular sites as ranked by Alexa. What type of content do you think constitutes the majority of data sent from their servers to visitor's web browsers? If you answered "image" you'd be right. According to Zoompf, image downloads make up 82.96% of outbound traffic. Read More HP bakes automation into new servers, storage, energy-management wares HP kicked off its Tech Forum this week and announced 10 new ProLiant servers, upgrades to its Virtual Connect connectivity portfolio, and new capabilities for its Matrix server-provisioning software. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Polycom Hosted VoIP Savings Calculator To see how much a company can save by implementing a Hosted VoIP solution, Polycom and BroadSoft have introduced a cost-savings calculator. It's a free, easy-to-use tool that requires just a few user inputs to quickly assess their potential savings. Click here. 10 years ago today, Microsoft unveiled the .NET Framework 10 years ago today, Microsoft promised to build "the next generation Internet." The occasion was Forum 2000, where Microsoft's Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer announced.NET, now one of the most popular frameworks used by software developers. Read More ITIL v3 still mostly an enterprise outsider If you've embraced the IT Infrastructure Library best practices framework but haven't yet touched Version 3, you're not alone. Three years since becoming available, ITIL v3 adoption within the enterprise remains underwhelming, reports Forrester Research based on recent results of a survey it conducted with IT process stakeholders. Read More Tibco scooping up managed file transfer vendor Middleware vendor Tibco is buying Proginet, maker of managed file transfer software, for roughly $23 million, the companies announced. The transaction is expected to close later this year. Read More Cisco NAC strong in-line, lacks on edge Despite a strategy in flux, Cisco had some positive feedback from product tester and reviewer Joel Snyder on its NAC offerings. Read More
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