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	Meru Networks targets growing market for cloud-managed Wi-Fi With a solution aimed at small businesses but which could apply to larger organizations, Meru Networks is turning to the cloud for plug-and-play Wi-Fi. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Corvil Streaming Analytics to Run Electronic Trading Systems This technical white paper by the experts at Corvil delves into the technology requirements critical to provide tight control over processes executing over shorter time-frames, and to ensure precision in the predictability of outcomes, in order to safeguard and optimize business performance, revenue and profits. Learn More In this Issue INSIDER How to connect to enterprise Wi-Fi security on Android devices Cisco might ONIE up Microsoft's universal app platform is big play for mobile, but can it deliver? Can a Barcelona romance bring Wi-Fi and cells together? Cisco unfazed by HP/Aruba AirWatch and Cisco help developers build enterpise-friendly smartphone apps Smartphones are about to become network hubs For a speed boost, Alcatel-Lucent says use both cell and Wi-Fi YO! This messaging app has a lot more to say for itself, even offline WHITE PAPER: IBM Top tips for securing big data environments Organizations don't have to feel overwhelmed when it comes to securing big data environments. The same security fundamentals for securing databases, data warehouses and file share systems can be applied to securing Hadoop implementations. Learn More   INSIDER How to connect to enterprise Wi-Fi security on Android devices Connecting to wireless networks using the enterprise or 802.1X mode of Wi-Fi security is a bit different compared to using the personal or pre-shared key (PSK) mode. Though connecting to enterprise networks with your laptop may have been straightforward, Android presents you with additional settings you may not understand. (Insider Story) Read More   Cisco might ONIE up Cisco is preparing to open up its Nexus 9000 switches for further programmability, perhaps even supporting a popular open source tool for booting them up. Read More   Microsoft's universal app platform is big play for mobile, but can it deliver? If Windows 10 is key to Microsoft's effort to succeed in mobile, then the universal app platform is the technology that could make that happen. It promises to bring developers the cross-device nirvana they have long sought from Microsoft, but there are still challenges before Windows 10 can make headway against Android and iOS. Read More   WHITE PAPER: IBM Information Governance Best Practices When should you implement integration governance? According to this Gartner research note, you should start now if you are an IT professional considering an initiative like master data management (MDM), e-discovery, information archiving or cloud migration. Learn More Can a Barcelona romance bring Wi-Fi and cells together? In the romantic city of Barcelona, cellular and Wi-Fi are getting set up on a lot of dates this week. It's a classic story: They've been neighbors for years and don't always get along, but a lot of friends think they're the perfect couple. Read More   Cisco unfazed by HP/Aruba Cisco seems undaunted by HP's nearly $3 billion acquisition of wireless LAN titan Aruba Networks. Cisco is the market leader in WLANs while HP gains a solid No. 2 position by acquiring Aruba. Read More   AirWatch and Cisco help developers build enterpise-friendly smartphone apps A group of companies, including Cisco Systems and mobile device management software vendor AirWatch, have joined forces to help enterprises take advantage of features that are integrated in Android and iOS. Read More   WHITE PAPER: IBM 3 Guiding Principles to Improve Data Security and Compliance Data security is a moving target—as data grows, more sophisticated threats emerge; the number of regulations increase; and changing economic times make it difficult to secure and protect data. Learn More Smartphones are about to become network hubs Here's the quandary with smartphones: despite featuring copious radios within, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi over both the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands, 4G LTE, Near Field Communication (NFC), and so on, the radios with the most propensity for delivering media don't work together. Read More   For a speed boost, Alcatel-Lucent says use both cell and Wi-Fi If you have both cellular and Wi-Fi, why not use both? At Mobile World Congress, Alcatel-Lucent is demonstrating a way to do that as part of the same network. Read More   YO! This messaging app has a lot more to say for itself, even offline Mobile World Congress is not the best place to launch a new messaging app: With thousands of tech-savvy visitors in Barcelona, many of them toting multiple connected devices, public wireless and Wi-Fi networks quickly become so saturated that it's difficult to send a message via Internet, even a brief "Yo," to a nearby colleague. Read More
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