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	Are new IETF switching, routing specs needed? Two high-profile specifications winding their way through the IETF promise to boost data center switching and service provider routing, but advances from Cisco and Juniper Networks raise questions about how much the specs are even needed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Security in the Cloud This technology dossier contains four papers that address security considerations in cloud computing. It includes IDG Research results on what IT managers have to say about cloud security, executive viewpoints on blending cloud solutions to optimize security, and a strategy paper that addresses protecting data. Read now! In this Issue 5 Cisco IOS Shortcuts IBM to accelerate mobile unified communications Router advances from Cisco, others, drive spending Mobile devices are "critical" for business processes and productivity Amazing telescopes produce hot space images Can Extreme and new CEO better compete with Cisco? WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Comparing 802.11n Technologies Wireless LAN users have access to speed in excess of 100Mbps. Learn how the different technologies compare in terms of maximum data rate and TCP throughput and find out how an 802.11n upgrade can have minimal impact on the existing network and not require a costly switch upgrade. Read more! 5 Cisco IOS Shortcuts Lately I've been studying for my second attempt at the Voice CCIE Practical Lab. Something interesting that I've noticed is that I find myself deliberately using Cisco IOS shortcuts much more in my CCIE practice than I ever did in real life, obviously to help my speed on the lab. Read More IBM to accelerate mobile unified communications Keeping Microsoft and Cisco in its sights, IBM is planning to introduce variety of collaboration tools for mobile platforms where it wants to create full-featured unified communications endpoints and become the mobile collaboration vendor of choice. Read More WHITE PAPER: Novell Efficiently Delivering Enterprise-Class File-Based Storage IDC: Read about the exponential growth in file-based storage. Learn how having intelligence on data stored can help storage managers make smarter decisions about data storage, protection, archiving, retention, and disposition. Read Now. Router advances from Cisco, others, drive spending The worldwide service provider router market is entering a growth cycle that will see revenue increase by more than 60% over the next five years, according to Dell'Oro Group. After a sharp decline in 2009 driven by the global recession, the router market is experiencing strong demand as service providers increase the capacity of networks to accommodate growth of Internet traffic, the firm states. &... Read More Mobile devices are "critical" for business processes and productivity The latest iPhone commercials feature video calls and multiple couples sharing intimate moments. When describing Google Android, wireless carrier Sprint talks about, "the apps you crave." Microsoft's latest pitch is that Windows Mobile phones fold neatly into social networking. There are a few common themes here. Each vendor is targeting consumers with whiz-bang functionality and lots of applications.... Read More WHITE PAPER: Sprint McGuire's Law of Mobility Read what Russ McGuire, vice president of Strategy for Sprint Nextel, has to say about mobility, how it will change everything in the way people interact with the world, how it can be harnessed for competitive advantage, and more. Learn More Amazing telescopes produce hot space images They may not have the sexiness of their space-born brethren but the world's ground based telescopes routinely pump out some of the world's most important space observations and discoveries. Recently there has been a ton of new discoveries and great images from ground-based telescopes across the world. Read More Can Extreme and new CEO better compete with Cisco? Extreme Networks, a distant competitor to Cisco in Ethernet switching, this week named industry veteran Oscar Rodriguez as its new president and CEO. Rodriguez takes over for CFO Bob Corey, who had been acting president and CEO since Extreme bid adieu to Mark Canepa - and 10% of its workforce -- last fall. Read More
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