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	Zyrion pushes unified management platform Try as you might to eliminate unauthorized changes on your network, chances are you haven't been entirely successful. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alcatel - Lucent Synchronization in Microwave Networks Convergence towards packet-transport presents multiple challenges- carry existing TDM traffic while scaling to handle higher capacities and new IP services. The Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR provides a unique solution enabling transformation to all-IP and supporting a mix of synchronization solutions. Read Now In this Issue Only 5 (all women) of 135 pass Defcon social engineering test How to modernize your backup infrastructure Reflex extends management to the cloud Mobile CRM app helps construction firm diversify its business More IT managers plan to spend less, Oracle struggles with users, survey finds Virtensys, Xsigo virtualize server I/O The role of IT in strengthening the modern corporate enterprise Open Source: No one is working for free Disregard an IE 'false positive' Internet access in emerging markets to double by 2015 WHITE PAPER: Alcatel - Lucent A 'hands-free' approach to optical networking With unmatched scalability and performance, Alcatel-Lucent has a future-proof, Carrier-grade WDM solution which enables the flexibility, intelligence and reduced time to revenue data centers require and offers key tools for successful deployment: training, network management, spares and support. Read now Only 5 (all women) of 135 pass Defcon social engineering test Organizers of a recent Defcon social engineering contest will release their results next week. One conclusion is that women did well in protecting corporate secrets. Read More How to modernize your backup infrastructure The technologies to vastly improve backup and recovery performance and reliability have arrived. Here's how to put them to good use. Read More Reflex extends management to the cloud Reflex has launched a new initiative to improve manageability of the cloud. Read More WEBCAST: Palo Alto Networks 60 Minutes: The Future of the Perimeter Join two pioneers in network security: Nir Zuk and Marcus Ranum, for what promises to be a very lively discussion on the future of the network perimeter. As applications and users move in and out of the enterprise network, what happens to the network perimeter as we know it? Does it go away? Evolve? How should organizations address these changes? Sign up now! Mobile CRM app helps construction firm diversify its business VCC, a nationwide retail construction company, finds that giving project managers smartphone access to customer data is a big boost in attracting new business. Read More More IT managers plan to spend less, Oracle struggles with users, survey finds A survey by research firm TheInfoPro indicated that IT managers plan to spend less this year and next on data storage systems, preferring to do more with what they already have. Read More Virtensys, Xsigo virtualize server I/O Two companies in the I/O virtualization space rolled out appliances last week at VMworld that allow IT managers to virtualize their connections between servers and the network and storage with standard RJ-45 Ethernet technology. Read More WHITE PAPER: Compuware Insights to Application Performance Management Pressure to ensure superior application performance has never been greater. This Network World guide provides insight on APM best practices with articles on meeting the needs of mobile workers, Web applications' unique demands and integrating applications residing in the cloud. . Read now The role of IT in strengthening the modern corporate enterprise IT in the modern enterprise has evolved from a back-office component to a core operational constituent that can improve business performance and increase shareholder value. CIOs now have an opportunity to demonstrate a truly executive level-leadership role in defining their enterprises. Read More Open Source: No one is working for free People continue to wonder how to make money in the free and open source software world. It's dressed up in discussions of how one makes money when you give away the software for free, or why developers are working for free. It can likewise lead to a management backlash of not contributing to FOSS projects because some think their developers are working on FOSS instead of their own work. Read More Disregard an IE 'false positive' QUESTION You've previously recommended Unlocker, but Internet Explorer (IE) 8.0 won't let me download it. I managed to obtain the file using Google Chrome, but Security Essentials then blocked it and said it was a Trojan. Read More Internet access in emerging markets to double by 2015 The number of people with Internet access in Brazil, Russia, China, India and Indonesia will double by 2015, management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group said in a report released Wednesday. Read More
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