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	Crowded U.S. airwaves desperately in search of breathing room Ahead of a major new spectrum auction scheduled for next year, America's four major wireless carriers are jockeying for position in the frequencies available to them, buying, selling and trading licenses to important parts of the nation's airwaves. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM The Future of email and application is social This white paper examines the state of collaboration in today's enterprise and provides an IBM point of view on how collaboration will evolve, along with how Notes and Domino software will fit into the new collaboration equation. View Now>> In this Issue Wireless spectrum explained: What's the deal with all these MHz, anyway? Wireless timeline: 2013 (and a bit) in the world of spectrum Free tools for Windows Server admins Qualcomm and Cisco join forces to improve wireless coverage at the office Wi-Fi roaming starts to take flight with Hotspot 2.0 US carriers said to have rejected 'kill switch' technology last year Verizon: Heavy Web users should pay more Google Easter egg leads to story behind 'blink' tag AT&T and IBM cement security partnership BlackBerry CEO says here to compete, regain lost ground WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Your Guide to Troubleshooting VoIP Real-time voice communications are sensitive to delay and variation in packet arrival times. This paper guides you through the essentials of VoIP troubleshooting, including common problems as well as the metrics you should employ to fix and prevent them. Learn More Wireless spectrum explained: What's the deal with all these MHz, anyway? The wireless spectrum, and the way it's regulated by the FCC, can be a little confusing to the novice, but gaining a layperson's understanding of the national airwaves isn't graduate-level stuff. Read More Wireless timeline: 2013 (and a bit) in the world of spectrum Here's a brief look back at the very busy past year or so on the wireless spectrum scene in the United States. Read More Free tools for Windows Server admins There are endless software tools and utilities out there to help you in managing your network. Here are some of the best free ones. They can help you with deploying, maintaining, troubleshooting, and upgrading Window Servers, your domain, and aid with other miscellaneous network tasks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Software SuperMassive Series data sheet Learn how to protect against today's emerging threats in this SuperMassive NGFW datasheet. Read now! Qualcomm and Cisco join forces to improve wireless coverage at the office Qualcomm and Cisco Systems have started developing small cells customized for enterprises, which will be able to use the products to improve indoor wireless network coverage for their employees. Read More Wi-Fi roaming starts to take flight with Hotspot 2.0 Smooth roaming from cell to Wi-Fi networks is finally seeing the light of day, with deployments at 21 U.S. airports and at two smaller sites in Europe debuting on Monday. Read More US carriers said to have rejected 'kill switch' technology last year U.S. cellphone carriers were offered a technology last year that supporters say would dramatically cut incidents of smartphone theft, but the carriers turned it down, according to sources with knowledge of the proposal. Read More WEBCAST: Attachmate Defining the New Mobile Enterprise See how Attachmate Verastream provides robust access to enterprise applications – in any format, for any user, from any device. Learn More Verizon: Heavy Web users should pay more Heavy broadband users should help shoulder the cost of their traffic, but Verizon Communications does not give preferential treatment to some Web traffic, the company's CEO said Monday. Read More Google Easter egg leads to story behind 'blink' tag A new Easter egg from the merry pranksters at Google performs an appropriate demonstration for anyone who searches on the word blink plus the acronym html. Read More AT&T and IBM cement security partnership AT&T and IBM, at the RSA Conference, announced they've sealed a partnership to provide security services for a wide range of enterprises in a way that blends technology and professional services both vendors have. Read More BlackBerry CEO says here to compete, regain lost ground BlackBerry will launch a new version of its enterprise management server software later this year that the company hopes will strengthen its business with major corporations and help turn around its fortunes. Read More
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