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	Top tools for WAN optimization Upstarts Exinda, Ipanema challenge network optimization kingpin Riverbed Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Application Performance in a World of Cloud and Mobility Cloud, mobility, and networking have shifted the dynamics of application performance. As a result, IT is under more pressure than ever to improve application performance. Learn how to ensure that employees and customers can access applications effectively without being forced to expend more resources on network upgrades. Read more >> In this Issue Cisco facing product transition issues Cisco Q1 revenue falls short as profit drops from last year Cisco claims scuttled by VMware NASA, Boeing flaunt high-tech wing that could alter future aircraft design Security Threat Landscape: Bad BIOS malware concept and CryptoLocker update IBM Will Beat Amazon Web Services Because Process Beats Product Holiday gift guide 2013 [2013 Cool Yule Tools] Alcatel-Lucent says focus on fast broadband, IP is key to comeback WHITE PAPER: Spirent Communications Challenges for Modern Networks Built Using SDN and OpenFlow The Testing Challenges of SDN and OpenFlow white paper Covers Emerging network deployment scenarios, Current shifts in traffic type crossing networks and Challenges with Cost, Agility and Design. Read Now Cisco facing product transition issues Downgrades of Cisco stock have begun following the company's shocking outlook on its fiscal second quarter. Cisco expects Q2 revenue to decline 8% to 10% from last year due to a shortfall in orders and backlog, especially from emerging market countries. That dropped Cisco stock by as much as 13% on Thursday, Nov. 14. Read More Cisco Q1 revenue falls short as profit drops from last year Cisco Systems missed its revenue forecast and logged a year-over-year profit decline in its fiscal first quarter. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation Transforming your Business with Software as a Service Read this eBook to find out how software as a service (SaaS) can transform your business into a more competitive, customer-centric organization. Read Now Cisco claims scuttled by VMware In criticizing software-only overlays for network virtualization, two points Cisco continually brings up are hypervisor dependency and the need to touch all endpoints when changes are made to the virtual. But VMware, the chief target of Cisco's criticism, takes issue with both counts. Read More NASA, Boeing flaunt high-tech wing that could alter future aircraft design NASA and Boeing this week showed off new technology that could go a long way toward reducing the size, weight and drag of future, greener aircraft. Read More WHITE PAPER: Exablox Data Storage: An Interactive eGuide In this eGuide, InfoWorld and sister publication Computerworld examine some of the newer storage approaches that enterprises are taking. Read on to learn about new storage technologies that can help you get a handle on your data. Read now! Security Threat Landscape: Bad BIOS malware concept and CryptoLocker update Check out the latest episode of "Security Threat Landscape", a monthly video podcast co-produced by Network World and Fortinet. This month, Fortinet's Derek Manky and Network World's Keith Shaw (hey, that's me!) discuss the Bad BIOS Malware proof-of-concept (including a discussion of what an air-gapped network is), the Supermicro IPMI bug that in theory could attack BIOS-level control or servers at... Read More IBM Will Beat Amazon Web Services Because Process Beats Product IBM will eventually beat Amazon Web Services, writes CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle, but not because AWS has an inferior product. In many ways, AWS is better than IBM's cloud offering. But Big Blue's experience with enterprise customers, not to mention the federal government, shows that great businesses processes often beat great products. Read More Holiday gift guide 2013 [2013 Cool Yule Tools] The holidays are here, and it's time to rock! With more than 140 products to choose from, let us take you on a journey through our favorite personal technology products and gift ideas for the techie on your list. From phones to computers to the hottest video games, we've got a bunch of great gift ideas. Please peruse and share with friends and family! Read More Alcatel-Lucent says focus on fast broadband, IP is key to comeback With its new-found focus on IP networking and fast broadband access, Alcatel-Lucent is poised to take advantage of a worldwide explosion in mobile devices and the rush of service providers and operators to the cloud, company executives said at the networking vendor's tech symposium this week. Read More
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