Aging hardware drives core router and switch upgrades

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	Aging hardware drives core router and switch upgrades IT departments are grappling with aging network equipment while also juggling demand for new network projects such as unified communications and mobile device management, reports TheInfoPro. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue First Look: Brocade's new data center switches & routers Cisco looks to secure the data center with new releases IBM upgrades Connections enterprise social networking software Network history: Why it's important and who's responsible for it Three BYOD approaches -- and the budget impact FCC to seek real-world data on mobile speeds Botnet masters hide command and control server inside the Tor network Salesforce.com set to launch Dropbox competitor, identity management app EarthLink to partner with Clearwire to offer 4G broadband WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. WAN Optimization eGuide In this eGuide, articles from Network World examine the maturing WAN optimization market, collect advice from experts and users on how best to implement these products, and look at new trends. Read on to discover how to make the most of WAN optimization in enterprise networks. Read now. First Look: Brocade's new data center switches & routers New 100G Ethernet core chassis fabric switch, SDN and multitenancy enhancements help fill out Brocade networking arsenal. Read More Cisco looks to secure the data center with new releases Cisco this week introduced a set of security products designed to fortify data centers as they consolidate, virtualize and morph into clouds. Read More IBM upgrades Connections enterprise social networking software IBM is releasing a new version of its Connections enterprise social networking (ESN) software, which companies use to give their employees social media capabilities adapted for workplace collaboration, such as employee profiles and blogging. Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Optimize and Secure Cloud, SaaS, BYOD, and Social Media Today's threat landscape has migrated to the web causing many security professionals to prevent direct Internet access at the branch. But with new cloud-based security solutions from Blue Coat you can re-architect your network to embrace the Internet – safely – and optimize application performance. Learn more. Network history: Why it's important and who's responsible for it The network monitoring industry has been around for a long time, but it's still an immature science relative to other information technologies. Read More Three BYOD approaches -- and the budget impact Love it or hate it, BYOD is likely already affecting security, network performance and your budget (it can drive up costs by more than a third, according to some researchers). Here are three approaches to address these challenges. Read More FCC to seek real-world data on mobile speeds The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is getting ready to measure mobile data speeds in a joint project with major carriers and other participants. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Why IBM Operational Decision Management? A case for business users of information technology. Learn More. Botnet masters hide command and control server inside the Tor network Security researchers from German antivirus vendor G Data Software have identified a botnet that is controlled by attackers from an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server running as a hidden service inside the Tor anonymity network. Read More Salesforce.com set to launch Dropbox competitor, identity management app Salesforce.com is getting ready to roll out a competing product to popular file-sharing and online storage service Dropbox as well as an identity management system that could rival companies like Okta, CEO Marc Benioff revealed during an onstage interview at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco. Read More EarthLink to partner with Clearwire to offer 4G broadband EarthLink has agreed to partner with Clearwire to offer EarthLink customers both high-speed fixed and mobile broadband service using Clearwire's 4G network. The companies have also agreed they will remain open to extending the partnership to include Clearwire's LTE services in the future. Read More
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