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	Cisco to slash 4,000 jobs in bid to move faster Cisco Systems announced Wednesday it will eliminate about 4,000 jobs, saying it needs to pare down middle management to speed up decision-making and execution. Read More WHITE PAPER: Xirrus Optimize Your Wi-Fi Network Driven by the rapid evolution of mobile devices, the move to cloud-based applications and data, and the continued development of new wireless technologies, Wi-Fi has become the network of choice for connectivity. Most new devices no longer have wired connectivity. IT managers now count Wi-Fi as an essential business facility. Learn more. In this Issue Tech workers gain confidence as employment prospects lift Intel proposes new standard to light up data transfers VMware CEO: OpenStack is not for the enterprise How low will Apple go on the iPhone 5C? Quiz: Name that hacker NSA revelations a mixed bag for private clouds IBM to acquire endpoint security company Trusteer Researchers explore underground market of Twitter spam and abuse Cybercriminals use Google Cloud Messaging service to control malware on Android devices Microsoft yanks troublesome Exchange security patch RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Automatically Map Your Network Minutes SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper (NTM) automatically discovers all of the devices on any network and creates highly accurate network diagrams. NTM uses multiple discovery methods including SNMP, WMI, VMware, & more to map an unlimited number of networks and devices. Export network diagrams created with NTM to Microsoft Visio and Network Atlas. Now you can put down your whiteboard markers and relax while Network Topology Mapper does the network mapping for you! Download a free 14-day trial to see for yourself. Tech workers gain confidence as employment prospects lift Confidence levels among IT workers improved in the second quarter, buoyed by reports of employment gains in the U.S. tech sector. Read More Intel proposes new standard to light up data transfers Intel is looking to use light and lasers to shuffle data faster among servers, and is proposing a new optical interconnect, MXC, that could change the way servers are implemented in data centers. Read More VMware CEO: OpenStack is not for the enterprise VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger says he doesn't expect open source cloud project OpenStack to catch on significantly in the enterprise market, instead he says it's more of a platform for service providers to build public clouds. Read More WHITE PAPER: Juniper Networks A Proven Solution for Today's BYOD Demands Wireless access is mission-critical for most organizations. BYOD has accelerated the need or wireless capacity, and WLANs must deliver a robust wired-like experience in today's dense environments. High-scale, third-party testing has validated Juniper's ability to support the densest BYOD environments while delivering reliable wireless access. Learn more. How low will Apple go on the iPhone 5C? Apple's new iPhone 5C will sell at an unsubsidized price between $330 and $400, analysts said, even as some questioned whether the change in the company's lower-priced strategy would pay off. Read More Quiz: Name that hacker After breaking into networks for fun, profit, and to fulfill political agendas, some did prison time. Read More NSA revelations a mixed bag for private clouds Data security fears won't fuel an exodus from public cloud services, experts say. Read More WHITE PAPER: Verizon Building the Best Network for the Cloud In this Verizon Knowledge Vault, you'll learn from videos and other downloadable resources how to move large amounts of data reliably and securely, how to increase performance for the cloud and how to balance risk and opportunity in the cloud era with the help of Verizon Network and Cloud Solutions. Learn More IBM to acquire endpoint security company Trusteer IBM has signed an agreement to acquire security company Trusteer, and plans to set up a cybersecurity software lab in Israel. Read More Researchers explore underground market of Twitter spam and abuse Researchers from the UC Berkeley will present a paper Wednesday at the 22nd USENIX Security Symposium in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday that explores the underground market of spam and abuse on Twitter. Read More Cybercriminals use Google Cloud Messaging service to control malware on Android devices Cybercriminals are controlling malware on Android devices through a Google service that enables developers to send messages to their applications, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab. Read More Microsoft yanks troublesome Exchange security patch Citing installation issues and inadequate testing, Microsoft has withdrawn an Exchange Server 2013 security update that it issued earlier this week as part of its "Patch Tuesday" release cycle. Read More
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