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	Can LTE really do it all? LTE is most certainly the most robust cellular technology developed to date. But is it the One Radio to Rule Them All? It could indeed be -- but it won't. Read More WEBCAST: Quest Software Getting Your Network out of Gridlock In the Quest Software on-demand webcast, "Getting Your Network out of Gridlock," learn to monitor your network health so you can maximize performance and minimize gridlock. Learn more. In this Issue Cutting the cord: Milestones of mobile computing NetScout to buy Psytechnics to better probe networks Kwik Trip convenience store chain likes fast packet capture FCC may require mobile data roaming NPR deploys Splunk for Web analytics Firefox 4 adds speed and tames your tabs Microsoft and Google find common ground in open networking Paul Baran, Internet and packet switching pioneer, is mourned Microsoft offers $7.5M for 666,624 IPv4 addresses IPv4 address transfers must meet policy, ARIN chief says Most approve of hosting games on company gear, survey finds WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks Nemertes Research - The Great Divide Yesterday's one-size-fits all campus networks have bifurcated into specialized access and data center networks. IT managers need to rethink how they purchase and implement access networks, with mobility as the first consideration. Read now! Cutting the cord: Milestones of mobile computing From the Busicom LE-120A calculator to the Apple iPad, we love tech gadgets that free us from our desks. Here are some of the most important portables we've toted around over the past 30 years. Read More NetScout to buy Psytechnics to better probe networks NetScout Systems plans to buy Psytechnics, a small developer of service management software for unified communications, for an undisclosed sum. Read More Kwik Trip convenience store chain likes fast packet capture How fast is fast really? That's a question always top of mind for network managers when they hear vendors tout line-speed rates and other such metrics. Now Network Instruments has the confirmation it needs when claiming its GigaStor 10 Gb Wire Speed network analyzer can save traffic to disk at line rate on full-duplex 10 gigabit-per-second links. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cymphonix How to Prevent HTTPS Traffic Mission critical traffic vs. non-business and detrimental traffic. It's the battle Network Managers face every day. This white paper addresses a solution for combined application control and traffic prioritization that helps Network Managers win the battle. Read Now FCC may require mobile data roaming With some mobile operators making it difficult for people to use data services while roaming on their networks, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is now working to develop a rule that would require them to negotiate reasonable data roaming deals with other operators. Read More NPR deploys Splunk for Web analytics Using Splunk, NPR has found a faster way to build up customer information. Read More Firefox 4 adds speed and tames your tabs It's been a long wait for Firefox 4; it was nearly two years ago that Firefox 3.5 was released. A lot has changed in the browser world since then. But though the wait has been a long one, it has paid off for those with patience: Firefox 4 is a winner. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netezza, an IBM Company Oracle Exadata and Netezza TwinFin™ Compared This ebook will provide the fundamental differences between the Netezza TwinFin® and Oracle Exadata solutions from the perspectives of query performance, simplicity of operation and value. The ebook will help you determine which solutions best meet your business needs and how to achieve optimal results from your data. Read now Microsoft and Google find common ground in open networking Arch-rivals Microsoft and Google occasionally find themselves on the same side, and another example presented itself with the creation of the Open Networking Foundation. Along with Facebook, Verizon, Yahoo, Deutsche Telekom, and a dozen other companies, Microsoft and Google are aiming to promote "a new approach to networking called Software-Defined Networking," with the acronym SDN.   Read More Paul Baran, Internet and packet switching pioneer, is mourned Paul Baran, whose Cold War era invention of packet switching technology helped to lay the foundation for the Internet, has died at the age of 84. Read More Microsoft offers $7.5M for 666,624 IPv4 addresses Microsoft has agreed to pay $7.5 million to purchase a block of 666,624 IPv4 addresses from bankrupt Canadian telecom equipment maker Nortel in a move that some see as a signal of the increasing value of IPv4 addresses. Read More IPv4 address transfers must meet policy, ARIN chief says The chief executive of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) says that any transfer of IPv4 addresses from one organization to another will need to be compliant with established ARIN policy. Read More Most approve of hosting games on company gear, survey finds Only about a third of more than 1,000 respondents to a Network World online survey believe it's always wrong to use company equipment to host private video game sessions for groups of players. Read More
	GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS Up for grabs from Microsoft Subnet: a Windows 7 Enterprise Technician class for three people. From Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of VMware ESXi books. Enter here. SLIDESHOWS Hot technology at the annual CTIA wireless show CTIA Wireless offers a look at the evolving mobile landscape, from handsets and apps to core network systems. Here's a few of the things that are hot at the show in Orlando. First look at Firefox 4 Firefox 4 has finally arrived, after months of delays and after rival Web browsers Internet Explorer 9 and Chrome 10 already shipped. The browser gets a speed boost and several feature enhancements that are so significant that they all have their own proper names, like Panorama, JaegerMonkey and Firefox Sync. Were they worth the wait? Let's take a look. MOST-READ STORIES Paul Baran, Internet and packet switching pioneer, is mourned Microsoft scheme sniffs out unused wireless spectrum How Apple played hard to get and seduced the enterprise Apple holding out on iOS 5 until fall? Microsoft pays Nortel $7.5 million for IPv4 addresses AT&T-T-Mobile merger widely panned Nokia looks to make Windows Phone 7 hottest mobile OS Update Java and you may get annoying McAfee scanner too Is Skype a security risk that endangers your privacy? The RSA Hack FAQ
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