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	Alcatel-Lucent to take on Cisco, VMware in crowding SDN field Alcatel-Lucent's enterprise division this week jumped into the SDN market with a strategy to fortify products to enhance network programmability and virtualization. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help! As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days! In this Issue Microsoft jacks up client license fees, but they may still be a good deal 10 hard truths IT must learn to accept Ipanema will offer WAN optimization as a small business service User rankings of LTE phones reveal wide range of options 14 of the most useful Linux websites Amazon launches cloud database with analytics tools, lowers S3 pricing Cisco, other router rivals challenged by economy, competition In a symbolic shift, IBM's India workforce likely exceeds U.S. 5 keys to enterprise social networking success Bright House to acquire cloud communications provider Telovations WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Sophisticated Simplicity The key is to build simplicity and ease of use into these solutions from Day 1. This white paper will demonstrate a clear path to UC simplicity, and to overall success of UC deployments. Learn more. Microsoft jacks up client license fees, but they may still be a good deal Microsoft will make businesses pay 15% more for licenses that let workers access servers from as many devices as they want, which - depending on how workers do their jobs - may still be cheaper than the alternative. Read More 10 hard truths IT must learn to accept Unsanctioned devices, compromised networks, downtime -- today's IT is all about embracing imperfections. Read More Ipanema will offer WAN optimization as a small business service Ipanema Technologies, the France-based maker of WAN optimization gear, announced Monday that it would integrate that technology into the company's AppsWork product, which is designed for use by small businesses. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW & Symantec Don't Wait for Disaster to Strike It's inevitable. At some point your business will experience data loss. It could be a simple PC meltdown, a hard-drive crash or something much worse. See what happens if you neglect to protect your mission-critical applications and data, and learn what you can do to mitigate disaster. Learn More. User rankings of LTE phones reveal wide range of options You've decided you want to live in the fast lane, and embrace LTE. But which phone do you choose? Read More 14 of the most useful Linux websites Looking to learn more about open source and free software? You can't go far wrong with our list of sites. Read More Amazon launches cloud database with analytics tools, lowers S3 pricing At its first user conference, called AWS re: Invent, Amazon Web Services today launched its newest cloud-based service, called Redshift. Meant to be a petabyte-scale data warehouse, AWS officials say Redshift allows businesses to drop their data warehousing costs by 10 times compared to on-premise systems. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Understanding the Options to Find the Right Fit Wondering which cloud collaboration solution is best for your business? Learn the four key factors you must consider when choosing a supplier--and find the right solution that will enable faster time to market. Read Now Cisco, other router rivals challenged by economy, competition The worldwide carrier routing and switching markets dropped a bit in the third quarter, decreasing 2.5% from last year and 1.7% from Q2, to $2.75 billion. Read More In a symbolic shift, IBM's India workforce likely exceeds U.S. It has been widely expected over the past year or two that IBM's India workforce was on track to exceed its U.S. workforce, if it hadn't exceeded it already. Read More 5 keys to enterprise social networking success Enterprise social networking helps employees collaborate in a comfortable way. To have a real impact, though, you'll need a robust platform -- one that integrates with your corporate directory, takes governance seriously and meets three additional important criteria. Read More Bright House to acquire cloud communications provider Telovations Bright House Networks, the sixth largest owner and operator of cable systems in the U.S., announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Telovations, a Florida-based cloud communications provider that delivers businesses hosted voice solutions, including PBX and managed SIP trunking. The transaction is expected to close within 45-60 days, pending regulatory approvals. Read More
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