Did Cisco Make the Right Call With Cius?

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	Did Cisco Make the Right Call With Cius? At the end of last week, Cisco's OJ Winge published a blog announcing that the company would cease investments in its Cius tablet. Does this mean it's end-of-lifing it or killing it as I've read in many of the press articles? No, it does not. Read More WHITE PAPER: CenturyLink Network/Cloud Security & Business Continuity eGuide Network security today means much more than simply building a perimeter around the enterprise network to defend from threats. With cloud-computing models becoming more popular, enterprises are extending corporate data and applications outside the four walls of the data center. Learn More! In this Issue Cisco all but kills Cius tablet computer Cisco router rival invests in Cisco video foe NSA security expert worries about mobility, cloud Cool space shot: Venus set to cross Sun Avaya: We're not Cisco when it comes to tablets ALU expected to challenge Cisco, Juniper in core WAN Virtualization's benefits "beyond the WAN" for security, cloud computing WHITE PAPER: HP Migrate Your Data Center to Open, Standards-based Networks Discover the merits of a dual-vendor strategy for data center networking, and learn how to migrate your data center to open standard HP networks. This document discusses the planning and deployment phases that are an integral part of the Plan, Deploy, Install, and Operate (PDIO) model. Learn more. Cisco all but kills Cius tablet computer Cisco is slowly killing off its Cius business tablet less than a year after it started shipping. Read More Cisco router rival invests in Cisco video foe Juniper has invested in Vidyo, a competitor of Cisco's in videoconfencing. Juniper is a strategic investor in Vidyo through its Junos Innovation Fund, which invests in software start-ups targeting emerging markets. Read More WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks Delivering a Greener Data Center This paper covers power utilization, intelligent power management and industry best practices for energy efficiency. Extreme Networks® takes a lifecycle approach to power efficiency, management and recycling, offering savings to our customers and promoting a greener world. Learn more. NSA security expert worries about mobility, cloud Approaching its 60th birthday, the National Security Agency (NSA) has a staff some 35,000 strong worldwide, and an impressive building complex in Fort Meade, Md., where the walls are lined with copper mesh to prevent electronic eavesdropping. True to its origins dating back to breaking enemy code during World War II, the agency has two primary missions: signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance (IA). Read More Cool space shot: Venus set to cross Sun You likely have been told your entire life not to stare directly at the but for an event happening next month you may want to figure out how to get a peek. NASA said on June 5th, 2012, Venus will pass in front of the sun, "producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again." RELATED: The sizzling world of asteroids Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Warp Speed: The Nuts and Bolts of Web Acceleration Solutions Enterprises are quickly realizing that they can't achieve the web performance they need by simply deploying their web server on a high-speed network. Improving page rendering speeds incrementally through content caching is no longer enough. It's time to look for dramatic performance gains by applying optimization techniques right at the browser. Learn More! Avaya: We're not Cisco when it comes to tablets Despite Cisco's decision to end development on its Cius collaboration tablet, Avaya says it is still committed to its Flare Experience unified communications endpoint software... and to "support" the Avaya collaboration tablet on which it runs. Read More ALU expected to challenge Cisco, Juniper in core Alcatel-Lucent is reportedly ready to give Cisco and Juniper a run for the money in core routing. The company, which dukes it out with both in service provider edge routing, is about to pop a core router based on its 400Gbps FP3 processor, according to ITWire. Read More WAN Virtualization's benefits "beyond the WAN" for security, cloud computing Last time, we covered the network benefits of WAN Virtualization. Here, we look at how WAN Virtualization delivers benefits "beyond the WAN" to the security and computing sides of the enterprise IT shop. Read More
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