Experimental broadband management app could keep ISPs honest

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	Experimental broadband management app could keep ISPs honest A browser-based app developed by Georgia Tech researchers is designed to help Internet users make better use of their bandwidth – and to make sure ISPs are holding up their end of the bandwidth bargain. Read More WEBCAST: Brocade Communications Inc. Ethernet Fabric for the Cloud Webcast Discover how your company can optimize its investments in virtualization and cloud technologies. A new webcast reveals why IDC analysts believe a fabric-based network infrastructures are the cornerstone of a more efficient, cost-effective data center network. Learn more! In this Issue Lack of IPv6 traffic stats makes judging progress difficult Will cloud computing make traditional vendor relationships obsolete? Tracing apps across the cloud VMTurbo adds virtualization management freebie Citrix buys virtualized desktop company Kaviza Financial services firms increasing IT spending: survey How to stop your executives from being harpooned Compuware boosts APM for Web and mobile use Salesforce.com makes two-pronged cloud push with Force.com, Heroku WEBCAST: Oracle How Oracle Exalogic and Exadata Deliver Extreme Java View this webcast to learn why Exalogic and Exadata are the definitive engineered platforms for enterprise application and database consolidation, with added advantage of extreme Java and database performance, unmatched reliability and scalability, and cloud-enabling elastic capacity. Register Today! Lack of IPv6 traffic stats makes judging progress difficult The Internet is poised to undergo the biggest upgrade in its 40-year history: from the current version of the Internet Protocol known as IPv4 to a new version dubbed IPv6, which offers an expanded addressing scheme for supporting new users and devices. However, it will be difficult for Internet policymakers, engineers and the user community at large to tell how the upgrade to IPv6 is progressing because no one has accurate or comprehensive statistics about how much Internet traffic is IPv6 vs. IPv4. Read More Will cloud computing make traditional vendor relationships obsolete? Network World has conducted multiple tests of cloud-based services over the past year, and our overarching conclusion is that shifting compute processes to the cloud can help companies save money and become more flexible. Read More Tracing apps across the cloud Enterprise IT professionals have long been challenged by the difficulties of monitoring and managing application performance. The more dynamic the environment, the greater the challenge it is to pinpoint and fix problems affecting application delivery. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Transaction Tracing through Complex Web Applications In this Quest white paper, learn about the components of a transaction as they cross various application domains. Then, discover the difficulty in connecting transaction components for monitoring, why continuously monitoring is key and how a third-party solution simplifies the challenge. Learn more. VMTurbo adds virtualization management freebie As IT managers well know, a reporting tool is only as good as the information it delivers. Read More Citrix buys virtualized desktop company Kaviza Citrix Systems has acquired Kaviza, a company whose preconfigured Virtual Desktop Infrastructure-in-a-box makes it easier for small and medium-size businesses to start using desktop virtualization. Read More Financial services firms increasing IT spending: survey Three-quarters of IT leaders at financial services firms plan to increase IT spending over the next 12 months and 55% expect to shift more capital expenses to managed services, according to a survey by Bloomberg. Read More WEBCAST: Citrix Why Just Another Day at the Office Won't Be Attend this interactive webinar to discover: • Why your competition isn't just down the street • Why failure IS an option • Why a "career" is as outdated as the typewriter • How learning to work as a team means learning to work online Learn more How to stop your executives from being harpooned 'Whaling' is a growing security threat that uses personalized phishing techniques to get your most sensitive data and access to your key networks. Read More Compuware boosts APM for Web and mobile use Vendors are typically exaggerating when they apply the phrase "end to end" to their application performance management (APM) tools. But that's not so in Compuware's case, says Enterprise Management Associates in a recent brief on Compuware's latest Gomez platform release. Read More Salesforce.com makes two-pronged cloud push with Force.com, Heroku Salesforce.com has two cloud platforms, and it's keeping them both. Read More
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