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	Cisco CleanAir battles Wi-Fi smog There's a long-standing need in wired networks to verify the quality of connectivity of wire, cable, and fiber with appropriate test equipment. But with wireless nets, this requirement extends beyond initial site surveys and occasional troubleshooting. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Solution Center NWW PAN IDG How Desktop Virtualization Changes the Game for IT Virtualization has busted out of the data center and overspread the desktop and application worlds. Citrix has emerged as a major innovator in virtualization solutions. Click here to read an Executive Viewpoint featuring Citrix CEO Mark Templeton. Click to continue In this Issue CEO Interview: Blue Coat Systems Mike Borman Nearly two-thirds of U.S. households use broadband How Android conquered the mobile world in just three years Our WAN transformation engineering conference is great NASA wants its data up in the clouds How to kill the 'Net AT&T supports Harley-Davidson's business expansion in India IT architects are in demand Alcatel-Lucent CEO: Femtocell interest is growing rapidly WHITE PAPER: HP Reduce Networking Costs by 66% This IDC paper highlights interviews with customers who have implemented a complete HP networking solution from the edge to the core. Read IDC's opinion on HP's networking solutions since its recent acquisition of 3Com and see how customers on average have reduced networking costs by 66% and achieved a ROI of 466%. Read now. CEO Interview: Blue Coat Systems Mike Borman In a candid discussion, brand-new CEO Mike Borman lays out his plans for WAN and network security vendor Blue Coat. Read More Nearly two-thirds of U.S. households use broadband Broadband adoption by U.S. households has grown steadily over the past two years, as nearly two-thirds of all households reported using broadband services in 2009. Read More How Android conquered the mobile world in just three years It's easy to forget that not so long ago, no one was sure if Android would ever be relevant. Read More WHITE PAPER: NeuStar, Inc. Holiday Readiness Guide for Ecommerce This white paper is all about Internet Gifting Essentials as it is critical that merchants ready their sites from both a performance and selling perspective. Based on the e-tailing group's Annual Mystery Shopping Survey, highlighted Internet gifting essentials were present in three-out-of-four of the 100 websites we surveyed last holiday season. Read More Our WAN transformation engineering conference is great Engineering conferences are a great way to bring the entire team together, isolate them in a large room with whiteboards and projects, and just hash out design issues. A lot of day-to-day work can be done on the phone or in 1-hour meetings, but some projects and network designs are so big and important that an "off-site" is needed. That's what we did last week. Read More NASA wants its data up in the clouds NASA is eager to move its IT infrastructure to open-source cloud systems over the next 10 to 20 years. Read More How to kill the 'Net Gibbs mashes up Prince and legislation and sees the death of the Internet. Read More WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center AT&T supports Harley-Davidson's business expansion in India Under a three-year contract, AT&T will provide VPN and network integration services to support Harley-Davidson Motor Company's business expansion in India. Read More IT architects are in demand The IT job market is coming back slowly, growing 1.8 percent in the past year. Employers are looking for people with the experience and skills to architect virtualization and consolidation projects. It's all about reducing costs and consolidation, according to James Del Monte, president of the IT placement firm JDA Professional Services. "Companies are looking for one or two key people," he says. Could you be one of them? Read More Alcatel-Lucent CEO: Femtocell interest is growing rapidly Interest in femtocells is growing rapidly as mobile operators looks for ways to handle increasing data traffic, according to Alcatel-Lucent's CEO Ben Verwaayen. Read More
	Fill out a survey, get rewarded Get a free Starbucks gift card for participating in a Network World survey about application performance management best practices. Research firm NetForecast is surveying enterprises about APM practices for an upcoming Network World article. The first 100 participants will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card. Click here. Goodies from the Subnets We've got SharePoint 2010 training for up to three people from Webucator up for grabs. There's an iPad available, too. Enter to win one! SLIDESHOWS The Google Android Quiz Android OS, with its openness, readily developed applications and flexibility has anchored a new wave of mobile devices that are rapidly gaining popularity. Here's a quiz about the operating system, its devices and history to see how well you really know it. Keep score and rank yourself at the end. 25 hot products from new IT companies Network World's 25 New IT Companies to Watch are building a broad array of new IT products for the cloud computing and virtualization age. Here's a look at the 25 new IT companies and the technologies they're offering. MOST-READ STORIES Hackers break Microsoft's Kinect security Windows 1.0 turning 25: First experiences recalled Microsoft Windows after 25 years: A visual history U.S. wants upper hand in battling high-tech bad guys Cisco bets state-of-the-art data center on UCS President Obama: offshoring fears are outdated, unwarranted Microsoft crafts shrewd apps plan for Windows Phone 7 launch All Windows 7 customers should consider desktop virtualization IT's biggest money wasters VoIP services losing ground
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