Unified communications Battle Royale: Cisco, Avaya feel the heat from Microsoft Lync

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	Unified communications Battle Royale: Cisco, Avaya feel the heat from Microsoft Lync Microsoft's unified communications system Lync is becoming so popular among businesses that it is the No.1 threat to the top vendors Cisco and Avaya. Cisco this week launched an online blogging campaign to point out Lync's shortcomings, and Avaya volunteered a nearly identical list of what it perceives as Lync limitations. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Top Ten Reasons to Use Steelhead Cloud Accelerator Steelhead Cloud Accelerator is a unique technology integration that can offer performance improvement for SaaS applications consumed by enterprises. It combines the best of WAN optimization with the best of Internet optimization to provide a seamless transition for users between private and public clouds. Learn more. Learn more. In this Issue Cisco, EMC coalition expands data center portfolio Dell: We can beat Cisco in enterprise and cloud security Juniper adds SDN to mobile networks How Colorado's CISO is revamping the state's information security -- on a $6,000 budget The Curse of Compliance Beyond Trade Show Hyperbole: My RSA Wish List WHITE PAPER: Ixia Anue The Evolving Visibility Challenge Network monitoring has become more complex over the last few years, due in large part to virtualization and convergence. Learn how a state-of-the-art monitoring system that maximizes your existing monitoring tool investment can help you attain greater visibility into your network without adding complexity. Say goodbye to virtual blind spots. Learn More Cisco, EMC coalition expands data center portfolio VCE, the data center coalition formed by Cisco, EMC and VMware, this week expanded its product portfolio with low-end versions of its integrated infrastructure system, certification to run SAP software and new management capabilities. Read More Dell: We can beat Cisco in enterprise and cloud security Dell can trump Cisco in the information-technology security market, say Dell's executives in describing how the company with its multifaceted approach will hold an edge against some powerful rivals that also include HP and IBM. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Service-Oriented Performance Management Strategy This white paper is to help IT organizations adopt a management methodology that enables them to improve the user experience by focusing on service delivery management. Learn More. Juniper adds SDN to mobile networks Juniper Networks this week unveiled software-defined networking products for service providers, designed to enable them to more quickly scale capacity and provision services. Read More How Colorado's CISO is revamping the state's information security -- on a $6,000 budget Before Jonathan Trull took over as Chief Information Security Office for the state of Colorado in 2012, he had already been working in the Colorado Office of the State Auditor for a decade. As the Deputy State Auditor, he was responsible for overseeing annual audits of the state's systems. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel Big Data Requires a Remodeling of the Data Warehouse Take a few moments to learn about a data warehouse appliance that is a massively parallel server optimized to run Microsoft's SQL Server that delivers enterprise scalability, ease of maintenance, and a single version of the truth, all for a low cost. Read Now! The Curse of Compliance I used to work with a guy who was significantly overweight. I ran into him in the cafeteria one day and he mentioned that his doctor recommended that he eschew large lunches in favor of lighter foods like salads. He proceeded to the salad bar where he buried a few greens, onions, and tomatoes under a mountain of cheese, deli meats, and blue cheese dressing. So my fellow employee was complying with... Read More Beyond Trade Show Hyperbole: My RSA Wish List With the Oscar award ceremony completed, the information security industry rolls out its own red carpet for its annual celebrity event, the RSA Security Conference, next week. I've written before about the pervasive "buzz" topics I expect to hear about next week. Here are 5 subjects I'd like to discuss: Read More
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