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	Cisco, Verizon enlist in 24-hour IPv6 trial Two leading network vendors -- Cisco and Verizon Business -- have enlisted in an upcoming trial-by-fire of IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol called IPv4. 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 In this Issue Two-thirds of U.S. Internet users lack fast broadband HP to launch enterprise cloud service Saying no to smartphones: most mobile users will buy new 'dumb' phones In HTML5 video standards war, Vid.ly is Switzerland Cisco would welcome this survey's findings Unboxing Videos: Even Microsoft Does Them Forrester: Oracle confining Java future to enterprise use Huawei sues Motorola for IP infringement Apple hires Geekonomics expert as global security chief Forrester report declares passwords insecure and notes sky is blue Google Android tablets gain traction with developers RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Netezza Get Proof. Not Promises. Take the TwinFin Test Drive. Your site. Your data. Our technology. Experience the high-performance and operational simplicity of the IBM Netezza TwinFin data warehouse appliance first-hand. Our open Proof of Concept allows you to test the TwinFin with your most demanding, real-world analytics challenges. Learn More. Two-thirds of U.S. Internet users lack fast broadband Two-thirds of U.S. Internet connections are at speeds less than 5 Mbps, putting the United States well behind speed leaders South Korea and Japan. Read More HP to launch enterprise cloud service Rounding out its portfolio of cloud-related offerings, Hewlett-Packard will launch a cloud compute service next month aimed at enterprises. Read More Saying no to smartphones: most mobile users will buy new 'dumb' phones With all the media attention smartphones and their apps have gotten, you'd think they were universally loved. Turns out the next mobile device most wireless service subscribers will buy will be yet another "dumb" phone. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure Is it possible to eliminate the impact of distance? This paper explores the 5 key principles successful CIOs are using to redesign IT infrastructure of any size. Learn how to be prepared to adapt your environment in a way that supports distributed employees, anytime anywhere collaboration and the need for business continuity during a disaster. Read now! In HTML5 video standards war, Vid.ly is Switzerland A startup called Encoding.com thinks it has the answer to the emerging HTML5 video standards battle. Read More Cisco would welcome this survey's findings In the News That Will Please Cisco Dept., most large enterprises are gearing up for technology refreshes in their data centers this year, while a large percentage are prioritizing around data center consolidation. Read More Unboxing Videos: Even Microsoft Does Them It used to be that unboxing videos would be handled by bloggers or product reviewers who have the latest hot gadget, and they want to accumulate video views by showing everyone else in the world what is inside the box (or brag that they've got one before everyone else, IMHO). But the popularity of these videos has even the vendors themselves in the game. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Defragmentation in Virtualized Environments Performance corrupting file fragmentation is severely compounded on virtual platforms and threatens to undo most of its efficiency benefits. Coordinating defrag resources between VMs was an insurmountable barrier until recent innovations eliminated conflicts. Learn More Forrester: Oracle confining Java future to enterprise use Oracle's plans for Java seem to constrain the language to the enterprise, analysts assert. Read More Huawei sues Motorola for IP infringement Huawei files a lawsuit against Motorola over its planned sale of a division to Nokia Siemens. Read More Apple hires Geekonomics expert as global security chief Apple has reportedly made another high-profile cybersecurity hire, and his advanced degree says it all: Master of Science in Information Warfare and Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. Read More Forrester report declares passwords insecure and notes sky is blue In what should come as no surprise to most of you, a Forrester study from December concluded that "... most companies continue to rely on the traditional username and password sign-on to verify a user's identity." And that "... those organizations are unnecessarily leaving themselves open to unauthorized access by hackers and e-criminals." Read More Google Android tablets gain traction with developers Apple iPad remains the top tablet targeted by app builders in survey. Read More
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