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	Cisco Catalyst marries wired, wireless and SDN in one switch Cisco this week unveiled a new Catalyst switch and WLAN controller designed to converge wired and wireless networks and centralize management of both environments. Read More WEBCAST: CDW Corporation The Best Path to SaaS Cloud computing is here to stay. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is particularly popular because it can lower cost while enabling business agility. But not all applications are suited to SaaS. In this Webcast you will learn the best applications for SaaS deployment and how to avoid SaaS pitfalls and cost overruns. Learn More. In this Issue 5 years after major DNS flaw is discovered, few US companies have deployed long-term fix 12 Android apps to help keep your IT shop humming Google stakes Pwnium hacking contest to $3.14M in potential prizes INSIDER What IT needs to know about near-field communications VMware to cut 900 jobs in 'realignment' as growth slows Sen. Durbin plans to press for H-1B restrictions Fluke rolls application performance and network monitoring into 1 box Startup NetCitadel aims to orchestrate security management controls in virtualized nets Sierra Wireless to sell AirCard unit to Netgear for $138 million Yahoo's Marissa Mayer looks to new products, mobile to restore company growth WHITE PAPER: F5 Scale Your DNS Infrastructure to Protect Your Business DNS continues to be a tempting target for attackers, and when they succeed in disrupting DNS, all external data center services are affected. This paper helps organizations confronting these growth and security challenges understand how a new, full-proxy architecture for DNS provides a complete solution for global, local, and cloud load balancing. Learn More. 5 years after major DNS flaw is discovered, few US companies have deployed long-term fix Five years after the disclosure of a serious vulnerability in the Domain Name System dubbed the Kaminsky bug, only a handful of U.S. ISPs, financial institutions or e-commerce companies have deployed DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC ) to alleviate this threat. Read More 12 Android apps to help keep your IT shop humming From cloud management to remote tech support to database administration, these apps have your IT needs covered. Read More Google stakes Pwnium hacking contest to $3.14M in potential prizes Google today announced it would again host its Pwnium hacking contest at a March security conference, but boosted the maximum amount it will pay to $3.14 million and changed the target to the browser-based Chrome OS. Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel SIP Trunks - Benefits and Best Practices Today the new model of "trunking" to IP- enabled enterprises can result in lower telephony costs and a rapid return on investment (ROI) plus the opportunity for enhanced communications within the enterprise as well as with vendors, customers and partners. Learn more. INSIDER What IT needs to know about near-field communications The rise of near-field communications (NFC) has been part of the discussion in the mobile industry for years. Unfortunately, the technology hasn't generated much more than discussion to this point. Read More VMware to cut 900 jobs in 'realignment' as growth slows VMware said Monday it will cut 900 jobs in a move to focus more on high potential businesses, as profits remained strong but growth slowed. Read More Sen. Durbin plans to press for H-1B restrictions The comprehensive immigration proposal being fashioned in the U.S. Senate may give new opportunity for H-1B critics to try to impose new restrictions on the visa. Then again, it may not. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software 5 Questions for Buying a 2-Factor Authentication Solution You've decided to implement two-factor authentication, but how do you know which solution is right for your organization? In this brief, discover the top five questions that you should ask before purchasing a two-factor authentication solution, and how Dell's solution addresses each question. Read Now! Fluke rolls application performance and network monitoring into 1 box Fluke Networks is announcing an appliance called Visual TruView at Cisco Live today that combines network and application performance management into a single rack-mounted unit. Read More Startup NetCitadel aims to orchestrate security management controls in virtualized nets Startup NetCitadel today launched with a product called OneControl intended to automate what might otherwise be manual research and changes related to configuring firewalls, switches or other gear when virtual-machine (VM) workloads are spun up or down in enterprise data centers or cloud environments. Read More Sierra Wireless to sell AirCard unit to Netgear for $138 million Sierra Wireless will unload its AirCard mobile add-on business to Netgear for about $138 million in cash and become a pure-play M2M vendor. Read More Yahoo's Marissa Mayer looks to new products, mobile to restore company growth Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has identified new products and mobile investments as among several strategies aimed at keeping the company relevant as it tries to compete against the likes of Google and Facebook. Read More
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