2010 – The year of network and application optimization

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	2010 – The year of network and application optimization Each year for most of the last decade we have heard that this is the year of VoIP. The reality is that in our industry, something as broad-based and complex as the adoption of VoIP does not happen in a year. That being said, it can take a big step forward in a year. With that definition in mind, we think that this is the year of network and application optimization – the year that it takes a big step forward. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Blue Coat Systems INTELLIGENT APPLICATION DELIVERY NETWORK YOU NEED VISIBILITY, ACCELERATION AND SECURITY FOR AN INTELLIGENT APPLICATION DELIVERY NETWORK. ONLY BLUE COAT OFFERS ALL THREE. VISIT bluecoat.com/controlisyours TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OF BLUE COAT. Click to continue In this Issue FCC's national broadband plan: What's next? Broadband Internet for All? NetScout integrates management software with Cisco Google traffic starting to dominate Internet WEBCAST: Actuate Discover BIRT. Understand how BIRT simplifies and speeds to market the development of rich information applications. In this presentation, a technical expert behind BIRT will demonstrate a customer-facing application in action with Flash, Ajax, and JavaScript interactivity. Click Here! FCC's national broadband plan: What's next? When the U.S. Federal Communications Commission officially releases the nation's first national broadband plan Tuesday, the document will be just the start of a long process to extend broadband service to millions [m] of U.S. residents. Read More WEBCAST: ShoreTel A Lower Cost Approach to UC Learn about a switch-based architecture that provides the industry's lowest total cost of ownership while exploiting the full power of IP. See why this system beats the market leaders and has over 1 million users like Big Brothers/Big Sisters who candidly discuss their selection process, goals and ultimate success in moving to UC. Learn More! Broadband Internet for All? Tomorrow, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will deliver its National Broadband Plan to Congress, in which it outlines an ambitious agenda for connecting "all corners of the nation" with what it is describing as "the communications network of the future -- robust, affordable Internet." Read More WHITE PAPER: Radware Accelerating Next-Generation Data Center Initiatives In today's business landscape, every business looks for solutions to enable key business drivers, such as increasing business productivity, agility, continuity, globalization, and regulatory compliance. Cost effective application delivery lies at the heart of this need. This paper details how to cost-consciously overcome these challenges. Learn More NetScout integrates management software with Cisco NetScout has intgrated its nGenius monitoring software with Cisco branch office routers Read More Google traffic starting to dominate Internet Like a giant gravity-bending star, Google has grown so massive it is starting to have a measurable effect on Internet traffic flows, an analysis of the company's activities has found. Read More
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