Cisco, sources reveal data center next steps

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	Cisco, sources reveal data center next steps Cisco apparently plans to soon unveil a data center switch designed for high-frequency financial trading markets, and may also be readying a switch fabric rollout similar to Juniper's recent QFabric launch. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Introducing Brocade Virtual Cluster Switching Brocade Virtual Cluster Switching (VCS) is an emerging technology that will revolutionize the way data center networks are architected and how they function. Read Now. In this Issue 20 hot IT security issues 4 reasons why Apple and its iPad still rule the tablet market iPad 2 both excites and frustrates business customers A decade of Internet superstars: Where are they now? Prepare for talent wars, IT poaching, Dice.com warns Cisco fights for 'fair share of SMB pie' with unified communications gear Extreme roadmap plots broader view of mobility Microsoft resumes Windows Phone update after problems Cybercriminals targeting point-of-sale devices Update: Juniper Networks merges network core elements to cut carrier costs CEBIT: Adidas virtual shoe wall takes shopping high-tech WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Improve Application Performance Management Riverbed® Cascade© stacks up extremely well against the competition. How well? In particular, Cascade outperforms other application-aware network performance management solutions in such important areas as product strength and cost efficiency. Read Now. 20 hot IT security issues From malware on Google's Android phones to the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency trying to understand how stories or narratives impact security and human behavior, the security world certainly is never boring. Here we take a look at 20 security stories that have shaped the industry in the past few months. Read More 4 reasons why Apple and its iPad still rule the tablet market When it comes to releasing new form factors for its iPad tablet and other products, Apple not only gets there first; it gets there best. Read More iPad 2 both excites and frustrates business customers Apple's new iPad 2 tablet computer will only strengthen the company's grip in one market that isn't even a priority for it: the enterprise. And that leaves IT groups still struggling with how to manage and secure a wildly popular mobile device. Read More DOWNLOAD: Qualys Inc. QualysGuard Security & Compliance Suite Trial The 14-day Trial includes: • Unlimited network mapping and discovery • Unlimited network perimeter scans • PCI Compliance scanning • Web application security scanning • IT security policy creation, scanning and reporting Sign up for your free trial today! Learn more! A decade of Internet superstars: Where are they now? Whatever happened to the Evolution of Dance guy or that kid who loved Britney Spears so much he cried for her under his sheet? Read More Prepare for talent wars, IT poaching, Dice.com warns IT hiring managers and recruiters are bracing for a fight over the most skilled tech pros -- and they're watching carefully to make sure their own most valued employees aren't about to flee for greener tech pastures. Read More Cisco fights for 'fair share of SMB pie' with unified communications gear NEW ORLEANS -- Cisco this week unveiled two unified communications products optimized for small and midsize businesses, a market Cisco admits it needs to increase share in. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco & Citrix Regain Control of the Desktop Learn how one IT organization is realizing the benefits of Desktop Virtualization and find out what they did to ensure a successful deployment of VMware View 4.5. Learn More Extreme roadmap plots broader view of mobility Extreme Networks' new product roadmap has a catchy name -- Make Your Network Mobile -- but it might be a little misleading since the plan has little to do with iPhones, tablets or moving around between cellular and Wi-Fi networks. Read More Microsoft resumes Windows Phone update after problems Microsoft is again updating Samsung's Windows Phone 7-based smartphones, after technical problems forced a halt to the program, it said in a blog post on Wednesday. Read More Cybercriminals targeting point-of-sale devices Point-of-sale payment processing devices for credit and debit cards are proving to be rich targets for cybercriminals due to lax security controls, particularly among small businesses, according to a report from Trustwave. Read More Update: Juniper Networks merges network core elements to cut carrier costs Juniper Networks is developing a massive switch that could replace traditional IP (Internet Protocol) routers in the core of service-provider networks and combine optical and electronic technologies that today exist in separate systems with dedicated staffs. Read More CEBIT: Adidas virtual shoe wall takes shopping high-tech Shopping is going high-tech. German footwear maker Adidas plans to begin installing touch-sensitive shopping walls in shops from next year. Read More
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