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	Cisco delivers 'monster' Catalyst switch in major product refresh Cisco this week will significantly update its enterprise network line-up with programmable campus and branch switches and routers designed to tightly bind applications to network hardware and services. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Network protection and UTM Buyers Guide This buyers guide is designed to help you choose the right solution for your organization. It looks at the factors you should consider when evaluating solutions to ensure you have the protection and functionality you need, both now and as your business evolves. View Now In this Issue First Look: Cisco Catalyst 6800 switch and friends Google making steady progress in the enterprise Verizon, AT&T further plans for femtocell services Wi-Fi tweaks for speed freaks: 2013 edition Breadcrumbs to progress on fixed mobile convergence New Wi-Fi coming in waves, but surf at your own risk Broadband: How will faster wireless affect wireline? The time is now for 'Open Ethernet' 11 ways to make healthcare IT easier WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Redefining Performance Management Video See Jim Frey, Managing Research Director, Enterprise Management Assoc., Doug Roberts, Managing Director of Product Strategy, and Bruce Kosbab, CTO, Fluke Networks discussing how TruView redefines enterprise performance monitoring and troubleshooting. Learn More First Look: Cisco Catalyst 6800 switch and friends Cisco has significantly updated its enterprise network line-up with programmable campus and branch switches and routers designed to tightly bind applications to network hardware and services. Here's a look at Cisco's newest offerings. Read More Google making steady progress in the enterprise Google Enterprise is making inroads on many fronts, winning converts to everything from its productivity tools to its cloud offerings. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix recently caught up with President of Google Enterprise Amit Singh for a progress report and to discuss what comes next. Read More Verizon, AT&T further plans for femtocell services AT&T and Verizon are reportedly moving further with their femtocell plans. Femtocells are cellular base stations used in the home of office to improve wireless phone coverage using a broadband data service to carry mobile calls over the Internet. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Mobile Application Monitoring Breeds Business Possibilities Mobile applications are radically altering the way businesses operate and how they interact with their employees and customers. Ensuring performance of these mobile apps is critical, yet performance is difficult to monitor. Read Now! Wi-Fi tweaks for speed freaks: 2013 edition Things slowing down on your Wi-Fi network? Here are a host of tricks, tips and tweaks to speed up your wireless performance. Read More Breadcrumbs to progress on fixed mobile convergence Today we turn our attention to the world of wireless with recent announcements from AT&T, Qwest, Verizon, and Cablevision. Though each announcement has a slightly different topic, we think they collectively point toward progress in the converged enterprise and consumer-centric applications and content across fixed and mobile networks. Read More New Wi-Fi coming in waves, but surf at your own risk 802.11ac is all the rage, and rightfully so. It represents another fundamental change in the innovation of the Wi-Fi 802.11 protocol that promises to boost wireless LAN speeds into the gigabit world. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Content Analytics Explained Content Analytics Explained - Listen to Bob Foyle, Sr. Product Manager, IBM talk about Content Analytics and the Analytics Imperative. Learn More. Broadband: How will faster wireless affect wireline? Several announcements in the last month got us to thinking about what effect faster wireless broadband speeds will have on wireline broadband. For example, could 4G/LTE broadband wireless substitute for wireline broadband access to the extent that wireless voice has replaced wired phone lines? Could 4G/LTE wireless broadband supplement wireline in cases of disaster recovery or in remote areas in lieu of a satellite broadband connection? Of will 4G/LTE hasten the move of cloud-based applications to mobile devices? Read More The time is now for 'Open Ethernet' In today's data center you need to be able to add services and hardware without compromising network performance, but the flexibility to tune the network to meet business needs is also mandatory. Read More 11 ways to make healthcare IT easier The phrase 'don't boil the ocean' is often used to describe efforts to introduce IT to healthcare organizations. These 11 tips will help healthcare CIOs make incremental changes that improve business practices without panicking end users. Read More
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