Silver Peak bolsters virtual WAN optimization software

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	Silver Peak bolsters virtual WAN optimization software Silver Peak today upgraded the software for its WAN appliance to handle automated optimization for TCP and non-TCP traffic, 512,000 simultaneous connections for 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) infrastructures and support for a bunch of common hypervisors. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks Gartner recommends up to 300% more Wi-Fi to support iPads! Tablets, like the iPad, are becoming more prevalent in the enterprise. Execs, doctors, teachers, and sales people are demanding more access to corp. apps and resources over their mobile devices. According to Gartner, the limited networking capabilities of the iPad will force IT departments to increase Wi-Fi capacity by 300%. Learn More In this Issue Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management BYOD is driving IT 'crazy,' says Gartner How to avoid 5 common email management mistakes The look ahead to a software-controlled world Big cable companies pooling Wi-Fi hotspot resources Microsoft's social networking site So.cl now open to all users Upcoming Salesforce.com release adds real-time chat capabilities Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service to improve mobile network performance From Facebook to Star Wars: Techies ring the NASDAQ opening bell Avaya answers Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent with SMB switches RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver Your IT Career Roadmap This unique session is designed with you, the IT professional in mind. How can you build your personal brand, and properly design a career plan? How do you work with your staff to create a plan that retains your best talent? Come to IT Roadmap Denver for valuable information on how today's IT leaders build successful careers. Click to continue Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management As Avaya continues its transition from a hardware company into a communications and collaboration software provider, it is going through some growing pains, including a shakeup of executives and uncertainty around a potential initial public offering that's been rumored for months. Read More BYOD is driving IT 'crazy,' says Gartner IT managers grappling with bring-your-own-device policies can expect to see an explosion in the number of smartphones and tablets used by employees. Read More How to avoid 5 common email management mistakes Email managers have a lot at stake. After all, the volume of global electronic messages sent via email dwarfs all other forms of electronic communication, including social networking. Since the inception of electronic mail, which, according to some Internet historians, can be traced to a small mainframe app called 'MAILBOX' from the mid-1960s, human-to-human messages have been created, transmitted and stored in electronic format. But early email administrators could hardly have envisioned the complexity of current email infrastructure and the concomitant maze of technical, security, business and regulatory challenges. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM A guide for the midsize organization This white paper shows how IBM Cognos Express is a cost-effective choice for performance management. Learn More The look ahead to a software-controlled world The Interop show in Las Vegas is always a good bellwether for enterprise technology trends, and perhaps the most striking thing about the recent show was how little the term "network fabric" came up. Read More Big cable companies pooling Wi-Fi hotspot resources The big cable companies know that if they want to stay relevant in the wireless market, they can't do it on their own. Read More Microsoft's social networking site So.cl now open to all users So.cl, an experimental research project from Microsoft, that combines social networking and search to promote learning, is now accepting all users interested in joining the site. Read More WHITE PAPER: FireEye Why They are Successful and How to Stop Them Why is spear phishing on the rise? Quite simply, it works. Traditional securitydefenses simply do not stop these types of attacks. Learn more in the FireEye Advanced Threat Protection KnowledgeVault. Learn more. Upcoming Salesforce.com release adds real-time chat capabilities Salesforce.com, which has placed ample emphasis on its Chatter social networking application, will actually begin providing real-time chat functionality as part of an imminent upgrade to its family of cloud-based software, according to a company document. Read More Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service to improve mobile network performance Mobile operators that want help keeping their subscribers happy can get it through a new managed service from Alcatel-Lucent, the company said on Monday. Read More From Facebook to Star Wars: Techies ring the NASDAQ opening bell Next to throwing out the first pitch at a major league baseball game, ringing the opening bell at NASDAQ or New York Stock Exchange has got to be one of the most thrilling opening ceremonies to take part in in the United States. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, surrounded by colleagues, did the honors remotely from the company's Silicon Valley headquarters at 6:30 a.m. on May 18, 2012 to celebrate the social network site's roughly $16 billion IPO. Check out this collection of others in the technology industry who have preceded him. Read More Avaya answers Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent with SMB switches Avaya has unveiled low-end Ethernet switches for small and midsize enterprises and remote branches that include features usually found in higher-end enterprise-class switches. Read More
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