Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Suit on Cisco's China activities broadened

Mobility and the WAN | Juniper, like Cisco, may cut staff

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Suit on Cisco's China activities broadened
This is pretty much the story that won't die: Is Cisco aiding in the apprehension and torture of Chinese dissidents? Two recent reports indicate evidence may be mounting that implicates Cisco in such deeds. Read More


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Mobility and the WAN
For the rest of September, we will be concentrating primarily on shifts that we have seen over the past 13 years that we have been authoring this newsletter, beginning with its start as the "Frame Relay Newsletter." Read More

Juniper, like Cisco, may cut staff
Like rival Cisco, Juniper is expected to cut its workforce as spending among key customers declines. In a bulletin issued this week, investment firm UBS states that Juniper may cut 10% of its 9,300-strong workforce to reduce expenses and boost profitability in the face of lower spending among service provider and public sector customers. Here's what UBS had to say, courtesy of Forbes: Read More


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Midmarket Blades Lead the Pack
A rock solid base for Dynamic Infrastructures. For IT organizations the blade server environment, in combination with virtualization technologies on various levels, is the IT infrastructure of choice to achieve considerable consolidation benefits and ensuring flexible usage of server resources. Read now!

IPv6 migration: Do it for the right reasons
Much of the conversation around IPv6 has been based on the fear of IPv4 address exhaustion and the impending collapse of the Internet if we don't migrate. If we don't comply, customers will be unable to reach our sites and we will simply disappear from the electronic world. Read More

Mobile apps and security: What you need to know
A Melbourne-based app developer has spoken about the security pitfalls of smartphone apps, saying that while certain mobile environments are more susceptible to malware, such risks can be eliminated through encryption and using common sense. Read More


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Adopting Unified Communications: Key Steps to Consider
The faster your business can locate, gather and share information, the more productive and competitive you can be. That's why small and medium enterprises are upgrading to a unified communications (UC) system, which can improve customer service, streamline product development and speed response to new opportunities. Learn more. >>

What online news looked like on 9/11
There was no Twitter, Facebook or YouTube on Sept. 11, 2001. Google News was a year from launch. And while most everyone stayed glued to their TV sets to watch the unfolding horror, there still was plentiful coverage online. The Internet Archive WayBack Machine doesn't crawl all news sites, and some of those that it does weren't recorded on 9/11, but I used that invaluable resource to assemble a representative... Read More

Scammer "crams" $35 million in false phone charges -- from prison
The US Department of Justice said a man who placed $35 million worth of false telephone bill charges while serving jail time has been sentenced to 21 more years for the cramming scam. Read More

VMworld 2011: The Momentum Continues
Cloud remains the predominant marketing term in the IT industry. In one sense I like how it sparks innovation and new IT thinking but on the other hand it makes my stomach turn every time I hear it. I just completed a week in Las Vegas attending my 7th VMworld and most of what I saw was on par with my expectations. Here are a few notes of interest I walked away with: Read More

CIO Alert: Five Cures for What Ails IT
IT groups often struggle to stay efficient as a business grows and evolves. Here are five tips for CIOs needing to improve budgeting and vendor relationships and align IT and business priorities. First step: Go to lunch. Read More



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