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	Is free DNS a good deal for business? It's been almost a year since Google announced its free DNS service known as Google Public DNS, promising a speedier, safer way to surf the Web and sparking concern that Google would become the dominant DNS provider for ISPs and other large network operators. Read More WEBCAST: Netop Does Remote Support Jeopardize Compliance? Most enterprises understand the benefits of remote management and support: significant cost savings and making the best use of IT resources. But if you don't take security measures into consideration, you could be risking non-compliance Join us as security experts discuss best practices and advice in adopting remote support solutions Read Now In this Issue F5 gear aims to make carrier networks more efficient Juniper defends poky pace on IPv6-enabling its Web site IPv6: What and why? Riverbed boosts cloud services Alcatel-Lucent reaches out to operators in data explosion HP launches desktop, room-size videoconferencing The smart-fat and smart-thin edge of the network Android will give NFC a boost, but challenges remain WEBCAST: Websense, Inc. Web Security Gateway Solutions Demo This demo provides a hands on view of Websense Web Security Gateway solutions and how they enable safe productive use of today's dynamic, interactive Web. Learn More Now! F5 gear aims to make carrier networks more efficient F5 is coming out with new hardware and software for service providers that will allow them to provide new revenue generating services and offer better service level agreements at a lower capital cost than they'd have to lay out with traditional gear. Read More Juniper defends poky pace on IPv6-enabling its Web site It's surprising that Juniper will admit to being two years behind arch-rival Cisco at anything, let alone a development related to IPv6, the next-generation Internet Protocol. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Mall A Powerful Platform for Virtualization Download this HP white paper to learn how the next-generation ProLiant servers can help companies achieve rapid ROI and dramatically lower their operational expenses. Read More IPv6: What and why? Some of the most popular posts and discussions at Webtorials continue to revolve around IPv6. In particular, we feel as if enterprises are struggling to decide exactly what their implementation strategies should be and how they can best implement that strategy. Read More Riverbed boosts cloud services Riverbed is launching two new products that can make cloud services faster by accelerating traffic and also more economical by reducing corporate data center and storage costs. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alcatel - Lucent 100G next-generation coherent technology 100G is a leap forward in scaling metro, edge and core networks without performance degradation or the cost and complexity of unnecessary network re-engineering. Alcatel-Lucent is the only supplier to offer deployable 100G solutions in both the IP and optics domains. Read Now. Alcatel-Lucent reaches out to operators in data explosion Alcatel-Lucent is accelerating efforts to help mobile operators analyze the traffic growth in their networks, make changes and offer subscribers higher speeds. Read More HP launches desktop, room-size videoconferencing HP today announced videoconferencing for desktops, laptops and conference rooms to complement its high-end, studio-based Halo videoconferencing line. Read More The smart-fat and smart-thin edge of the network Enterprises are consolidating data centers, packing them full of virtual servers, and hosting more and more web applications within them. This means massive traffic is coming into and leaving data centers. Read More Android will give NFC a boost, but challenges remain Android-based smartphones with NFC (Near Field Communication) will help turn mobile phones into wallets, but there are issues that have to be solved before that happens, according to analysts. 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 Microsoft Windows after 25 years: A visual history More than nine out of 10 computers run some version of Windows. But no one could have predicted that would be the case when Windows 1.0 launched 25 years ago as a graphical front end for MS-DOS. Here's a look at Windows through the years and some thoughts on what the future might hold. Cool Yule favorites: 15 techie gifts we like Ho Ho Ho, it's time again to get our holiday wish lists together. Here are our 15 favorite products from the 140+ products submitted and tested in this year's Cool Yule Tools holiday gift guide. MOST-READ STORIES Google Chrome tops 'Dirty Dozen' vulnerable apps list Juniper buys WLAN pioneer Trapeze for $152 million Microsoft breaks petaflop barrier, loses Top 500 spot to Linux People who stand up for privacy could be classified as mentally ill Is free DNS a good deal for business? Juniper looks to one-up Cisco again in core routing Upgrade your Cisco cert to an HP cert Cloud storage free-for-all Microsoft Lync: What you need to know Chips in football helmets to monitor for concussions
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