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	Cisco doubles its lobbying efforts Cisco doubled the amount it spent in last year's first quarter to lobby the federal government on patents, immigration reform and other issues, according to this dispatch from the Associated Press. Cisco spent $620,000 in Q1 this year vs. $310,000 in the first quarter 2009 and $280,000 in the fourth quarter of last year. Read More E-GUIDE: Compuware Perfecting Application Performance The enterprise application scene has become increasingly complicated over the years. Things have changed with the rise of Web services, SOA, Virtualization and cloud computing. In this Executive Guide explore how to get the best performance out of today's application environments. Read Now. In this Issue Cisco issues advisory for building management systems 10 tips for boosting network performance FTC shoves identity theft rule deadline to year-end CCNP Shopping Spree – What to Buy? Is telephony dead? Force10 unveils VM-optimized Gigabit Ethernet switch Brocade boosts 10G Ethernet density for data centers 911 is a JOKE!!! IPv6 Summit Was a Huge Hit The Dangers of Cloud Computing WHITE PAPER: HP SMB: Strategy Guide to Risk Mitigation This strategy guide offers concrete risk mitigation techniques specifically designed for midsize organizations. Learn how to proactively manage physical and virtual systems and see the early signs of infrastructure trouble to avoid outages. Read Now! Cisco issues advisory for building management systems Cisco has issued a security advisory for its Network Building Mediator (NBM) and legacy Richards-Zeta Mediator products. The products allow different building systems to communicate with each other for facilities management. Cisco acquired Richards-Zeta last year. Read More 10 tips for boosting network performance Tracking and cracking network performance problems is no easy task. More than a matter of identifying often mystifying bottlenecks, ensuring network efficiency requires an almost preternatural understanding of your organization's IT operations, as well as a thick skin for withstanding the heat when problems inevitably arise. Read More FTC shoves identity theft rule deadline to year-end Pestered by lawsuits and requests from congress the Federal Trade Commission said it will further delay the enforcement of its Red Flags identity theft protection rule to December 31, 2010, while Congress considers changes to legislation that could alter the rule's coverage areas. The rule was to go into law June 1 and has been delayed many times since the original implementations date of Nov. Read... Read More WHITE PAPER: Novell File Management Suite Better track and understand storage patterns, allocate and manage storage based on its relevance and value to the business, while saving money in the administration and procurement of storage resources. Learn to get a handle on the unchecked proliferation of data. Read Now CCNP Shopping Spree – What to Buy? It's time to wrap up the CCNP lab series from the last several weeks. Today we'll look at some samples of what you might want to buy, depending on your budget. I've picked three budget levels and come up with some samples, each with pros and cons. And I'm tossing it out to all of you to suggest your better ideas for what you'd do at the same budget level. For incentive, I'll do a small book giveaway... Read More Is telephony dead? As we continue to hear for plans by the service providers to discontinue POTS (plain old telephone service), the question of whether the traditional telephone will soon become obsolete is looming on the not-too-distant horizon. And for those of use who have watched this happen over the past 25 to 30 years, it will be an amazing turn-around. So today we're doing a bit of a history lesson. Read More Force10 unveils VM-optimized Gigabit Ethernet switch Force10 Networks unveiled a Gigabit Ethernet top-of-rack data center switch optimized for virtual environments. Read More WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs Ensure 360-Degree Border Security Managing the security and availability of Web, email, and IM is complex. This paper will discuss the modern threat of blended attacks from web, email and IM. and highlight how a comprehensive hosted solution by Symantec Hosted Services can secure your networks from these threat vectors. Read Now Brocade boosts 10G Ethernet density for data centers Brocade this week rolled out 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 8Gbps FibreChannel modules for its routers and storage-area network switches designed to increase the wire-speed density of both platforms to better support network consolidation and improve service levels. Read More 911 is a JOKE!!! This blog is dedicated to the Memory of Susan Meade. May she Rest in Peace. Susan was a beautiful woman who touched many around her. She will be missed. This is part 1 of a multi-part blog roll that will investigate the 911 call handling in Dutchess County, New York. I believe 911 calls are public record. Does anyone know how to get 911 records pulled? Here's what happened: Read... Read More IPv6 Summit Was a Huge Hit This year was the third year of the Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit and each year the event has grown in size and quality. This year over 260 attendees learned about the latest developments in IPv6 adoption from the industry's leading IPv6 experts. The event drew a wide range of audience members and the sponsors provided information on their IPv6-capable products and services. This event turned out to... Read More The Dangers of Cloud Computing Cloud services can be a huge money saver for businesses and looks to be the future direction of IT for many. I'm a huge proponent for cloud services as long as folks enter into agreements with their eyes wide open. To this end here are five things you need to be aware of before you move your data to a cloud service. There are three types of cloud services: Infrastructure as a Service, Platforma... Read More
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