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	Does Cisco's Q4 results predict another economic downturn? Jim Duffy: Cisco admittedly can't forecast the global economy. Cisco's fourth quarter results may be an indicator that "Downturn 2.0" is upon us. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Research In Motion BlackBerry® MVS. Now with Voice Over Wi-Fi Calling. Get a cost-effective integrated communications platform with new BlackBerry® Mobile Voice System 5.0. By unifying desk phone features with BlackBerry smartphones, you can save money while giving employees the freedom to work with one business number, caller ID, and voicemail virtually anywhere. Click or visit BlackBerry.com/MVS to learn more. In this Issue Cisco's European spin Auditing layer 3 routing protocols the Loki way The 3 Most Challenging QoS Topics - Part 2 Riverbed CEO: Cisco can have Layer 2 and 3 networking, we'll take 4 through 7 Cisco IOS In A VM? It Will Be A Cold Day According To Vyatta CEO Seeking integrated network management nirvana Microsoft bolsters partnerships in advance of OCS 14 release WHITE PAPER: NetApp How Efficient is your Storage Environment? Learn how to store the maximum amount of data for the lowest possible cost, without compromising performance. Read More! Cisco's European spin Jim Duffy: What a difference a week makes. Just when Chris Dedicoat, Cisco's European operations chief, assured everyone that Cisco wasn't impacted by Europe's debt crisis, the company went into a swoon. Read More Auditing layer 3 routing protocols the Loki way Chris Jackson: I love new security testing tools. There is nothing quite like finding some magical bits of code allowing you to use and abuse protocols in unique and unnatural ways. I was introduced to Loki at Blackhat this year, and it was love at first sight. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Security Capabilities in a Modern Wi-Fi solution Security of a wireless network ranks as one of the largest concerns of IT when planning to roll out a wireless LAN. This whitepaper will help the network administrator understand the security capabilities in a modern Wi-Fi solution and how the WLAN integrates with other security devices in the network. Read now! The 3 Most Challenging QoS Topics - Part 2 Kevin Wallace: In the second of three QoS videos, we discuss the theory of Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED), using a Styrofoam cup, water, and a Sharpie. Read More Riverbed CEO: Cisco can have Layer 2 and 3 networking, we'll take 4 through 7 If you think WAN optimization is a niche market, don't bring it up around Jerry Kennelly. Co-founder, chairman and CEO of Riverbed Technology, Kennelly is a fervent believer that WAN optimization is the foundation for the next generation of IT infrastructure. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Cisco FabricPath for Highly Scalable Data Centers This special workshop on Wednesday, August 18, 10-11a.m. PST, will explore the advantages of Cisco FabricPath, an innovative Cisco NX-OS technology that can transform the way data center networks are conceived. Join us to learn how Cisco FabricPath enables you to build highly scalable and resilient layer 2 networks. Register Now! Cisco IOS In A VM? It Will Be A Cold Day According To Vyatta CEO Alan Shimel: Virtualization has changed the game in many layers of the data center. One important piece of the data center stack that has not been available is Cisco's IOS. According to Vyatta CEO Kelly Herrell it won't be available anytime soon either. Read More Seeking integrated network management nirvana Joanie Wexler: The ability to provision, manage and secure wired and wireless LANs as a single entity is a level of network nirvana sought by a number of LAN administrators. Not all services work the same way on the wired and wireless sides of the Ethernet switch. Read More Microsoft bolsters partnerships in advance of OCS 14 release Microsoft and Polycom will spend tens of millions of dollars on new unified communications products and marketing programs. Read More
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