Hybrid networking: Hedging bets; Carrier Ethernet still growing

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	Hybrid networking: Hedging your bets intelligently In a couple of recent newsletters focusing on net neutrality, we focused some attention on the fact that using an Internet-based VPN may not be the "safe" bet that it has in the past. (By way of definition, we continue to refer to a network where "generic" Internet services are used for fundamental transport with added layers of security for corporate network use.) Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here! In this Issue Carrier Ethernet market still growing, study shows InfoWorld review: Riverbed Steelhead rules the WAN Clearwire, partners name 20 upcoming WiMax cities Lawmakers: FCC may need to regulate broadband WHITE PAPER: Oracle Business Agility Strategies For Midsize Organizations Midsize businesses have enormous IT pressures: building an infrastructure that is flexible, designed to accommodate rapid growth and meets compliance challenges with resources nowhere near larger enterprises. This video whitepaper explains how Oracle is delivering applications specifically for midsize businesses. Learn More Carrier Ethernet market still growing, study shows Making a call using a mobile device over a wireless cellular network is so commonplace today that it's easy to forget the huge networks, comprised of wires, cell towers, routers, switches and data centers, that power those calls. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Troubleshooting Application Problems This comprehensive 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. Learn the fundamentals of how applications work, how they flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems. Click here! InfoWorld review: Riverbed Steelhead rules the WAN Riverbed's RiOS 6 continues the tradition of WAN performance gains while improving flexibility, ease, and application support Read More WHITE PAPER: ManageEngine Free Access to More Than 20 Net Management Tools ManageEngine understands that small businesses need efficient tools to manage IT, that's why all ManageEngine products have free editions. IT administrators have free access to the same tools used by large companies out there. Read More Clearwire, partners name 20 upcoming WiMax cities Clearwire's WiMax mobile broadband will come to 20 more markets across the U.S. this summer, with partner Sprint Nextel reselling the service in all those areas and partners Comcast and Time Warner Cable coming on board in some of them. Read More Lawmakers: FCC may need to regulate broadband Two powerful Democratic members of Congress have called on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to consider reclassifying broadband as a regulated common-carrier service in order to protect network neutrality rules and implement parts of its national broadband plan. Read More
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