Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Broadcom gains femtocell technology with aquisition

Session Border Controllers Evolving to Support Video Conferencing | Got ROI? Payback drives boom in unified communications

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Broadcom gains femtocell technology with aquisition
We seldom feature a component manufacturer in our newsletter, but this edition is the exception as one recent transaction caught our attention. Broadcom, a successful supplier to multiple manufacturers that build everything from cable modems to VoIP systems to network switches, has announced it plans to buy Percello Ltd., a privately held company that develops system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for femtocells. Broadcom expects to pay about $86 million initially, plus up to $12 million more if Percello achieves certain performance goals. Read More


WHITE PAPER: ArcSight

Building a Successful Security Operations Center
This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center

WHITE PAPER: Sprint

Achieving Unified Communications
Network options are critical to ensuring a converged network. This podcast outlines the critical components to achieve unified communications and provide users with an advanced mobile experience. Read Now

Session Border Controllers Evolving to Support Video Conferencing
We are on the cusp of a leap forward in the ability of session border controllers (SBCs) to support real-time, business-to-business (B2B) video conferencing and telepresence in addition to VoIP. An SBC's job is to control the signaling and media streams needed to set up, conduct, and end telephone calls--and other forms of interactive media "calls". Rebecca Wetzel and John Bartlett recently interviewed... Read More


WHITE PAPER: ForeScout Technologies

Taking NAC Beyond its Origins
Few customers of network access control (NAC) use it for what it was intended, preferring instead to deploy the security technology to keep guests and contractors away from corporate production networks. Read now.

Got ROI? Payback drives boom in unified communications
While many businesses tightened their IT budgets during the recent recession, a growing number of organizations are deploying unified communications solutions -- integrated voice, data, messaging, conferencing and collaboration services over converged networks -- as confidence creeps back and budgets expand. The driver? Return on investment. Read More


WEBCAST: IBM

Cloud as the Next Generation of Service Delivery
Exceptional growth in data is driving a need to transform the delivery of services. Understand the "road map" to transform and learn how IBM adds value at every step from virtualization, consolidation, automation, and ultimately cloud computing. Learn More

iPhone, Android battle extends from sales floor to courtroom
Android leads U.S. new device shipments in third quarter, but lawsuits loom Read More



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