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Will the next wireless infrastructure be humans wearing radios?

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Will the next wireless infrastructure be humans wearing radios?
The next large-scale wireless infrastructure could be comprised of humans wearing low-power radios, creating a living mesh network that can even handle high-definition video. Read More


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Why Enterprise WiFi Belongs in the Cloud
Effective management is key to wireless success. Join this live Webcast to hear how cloud-controlled wireless management provides the security, remote administration and reliability resource-constrained IT departments require. See real-world examples of organizations that have successfully deployed enterprise WiFi in the cloud. Learn more now!

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Top Considerations for Virtualizing Microsoft Applications
This report describes the reasons for virtualizing Microsoft® applications. It highlights the most important architecture and deployment considerations to help you get started. Read Now.

Nightmare Robots: 20 Real and Creepy Androids
Happy Halloween: These 20 creepy robots are guaranteed to give you the heebie-jeebies. Read More

Microsoft lures developers with Windows Azure
The success or failure of Windows Azure will be crucial toward Microsoft's long term prospects in cloud computing. Read More

Most popular stories this week: Oct. 29
The most-viewed stories at Network World for the week ending Oct. 29.From vintage Steve Jobs, to Ubuntu's surprising move, to 25 hot new companies and products, it was a very interesting week at Network World. Check out the full list. Read More


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Delivering Faster Applications to Any User, Anywhere
This guide looks at the specific issues behind application performance problems and how to resolve them within a WAN Optimization environment. Read More

The CIA And The Encrypted Enterprise
I participated in the Virtualization, Cloud, and Green Computing event in our nation's capital this week. One of the guest speakers was Ira "Gus" Hunt, CTO at the CIA. If you haven't seen Gus speak, you are missing something. He is very strong on the technical side and extremely energetic and entertaining. Read More

Internet Explorer 9 hits 10 million downloads mark
Microsoft has revealed the beta version of Internet Explorer 9 has been downloaded by 10 million web users, just six weeks after its launch. Read More

Are your skills ready for the opportunities in networking?
Even though the overall economy is still struggling and companies aren't opening the hiring floodgates yet, opportunities for networking professionals with the right skills are looking good today and into the future. Read More


WHITE PAPER: NetApp

How Efficient is your Storage Environment?
Store the maximum amount of data for the lowest possible cost, without compromising performance. The key is selecting a platform that supports thin provisioning, data deduplication and virtualization. Dramatically lower your capacity requirements and costs. Read More!

Norway tries to nip 4G advertising confusion in the bud
Mobile operators have started using 4G to describe a variety of different services, which analysts and consumer organizations think can end up confusing consumers. Read More

Apple faces lawsuit over iPad name
Apple faces a lawsuit over the name iPad in a new legal dispute. Read More

Mastering the Art of the Cisco Kool-Aid Keg Stand
It seems very appropriate for my final post that I put the emerging data center technologies all together in an end-to-end architecture. In the words of some of the readers, what better way to illustrate how psyched I am about these technologies than with a keg stand - and mind you, no less than a Cisco Kool-Aid keg stand. Read More

Watching orbital objects: Air Force Space Fence project moves forward
The Air Force this month said it was looking to award up to two preliminary design contracts worth up to a total of $214 million for development of the Space Fence which ultimately will help protect Earth. Read More

QoS Review Questions
We wrap up our month-long focus on the QoS exam with a few review questions. Read More



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