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Cisco connects business and consumer telepresence

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Cisco connects business and consumer telepresence
Cisco announced it is enabling businesses to connect with consumers with full interoperability between Cisco's umi portfolio and Cisco TelePresence systems used by businesses. Cisco also announced it is enhancing its umi product line with a range of options. Read More


RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: ShoreTel

ShoreTel's #1 rated IP phone system blasts competition
Say "goodbye" to the costly support and service of complex systems, and say "hello" to the lowest TCO in the market. ShoreTel's all-in-one system with integrated UC is so easy to deploy, scale and use, that year after year IT pros vote it #1 in Nemertes Research. Click to get the report.

WEBCAST: Adobe

Turn Unrealistic Deadlines into Realistic Deadlines
Adobe Acrobat X can help give your team the power to turn unrealistic deadlines into realistic deadlines.Join the Adobe Acrobat X software webinar and go from under pressure to overachieving. Learn More

3 interesting Twitter tools
Gibbs looks for trends and performance in social media Read More

Botnets, cloud computing power may be fueling attacks against VoIP
A spike in attacks against IP PBXs that started last fall shows no signs of abating, spawning speculation that those responsible have tapped into botnets and cloud computing resources to carry out their illegal activities. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Siemens

Finding the Value in Unified Communications
This paper examines the four stages of return companies can see from their UC investments: Lower communications costs are followed by lower operational costs, then better productivity, and finally a true competitive advantage. Read More

CIPT 2 (642-457) Lab #2
Globalizing and Localizing Caller ID Beginning with Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) version 7.0, and continuing with current versions, Cisco supports Calling Party Transformation Patterns. This video shows how to use these patterns to influence how caller ID is displayed on a phone. Read More

Internet2 boosting 100Gbps network to 8.8Tbps
Ciena optical network gear ramp up U.S. UCAN capacityInternet2 has announced it will use Ciena packet-optical gear to boost capacity of its new U.S. Unified Community Anchor Network designed to give 200,000 libraries, K-12 schools, community colleges and healthcare centers access to network capacity previously reserved for big companies, educational and research organizations, and government agencies. Read More


WEBCAST: Dell

Webcast: Is Virtualization Right for SMBs?
You've heard that large companies embrace virtualization to consolidate their data centers, reduce costs, and improve operating efficiency and IT service levels. However, your data center only has tens of servers, not hundreds or thousands. Should you consider virtualization as well? View this webcast to learn more. Register now!

If you had bought 100 shares of Microsoft 25 years ago ...
Sunday marks 25th anniversary of company's initial public stock offering It's Thursday, March 13, 1986: Microsoft, founded more than a decade earlier and already a powerhouse in the world of personal computer software, executes an initial public stock offering that will raise $61 million for the company and leave 30-year-old co-founder Bill Gates unfathomably wealthy. (2011's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries) Read More

First look at Google Chrome 10
Google boosts security and speed in latest version of Chrome Read More



GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS
Up for grabs from Microsoft Subnet: a Windows 7 Enterprise Technician class for three people. From Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of VMware ESXi books. Enter here.

SLIDESHOWS

Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs
Many tech vendors have shied away from extravagant perks, but there are still plenty worth highlighting. Like a $1.5 million tab for home security. Or how about the $36,619 one company paid to reimburse its CEO for the taxes he had to pay on the $106,589 he gained by using company aircraft for personal flights? Read on to find out which tech CEOs enjoyed the priciest perks in 2010 and which ones went to work perk-free.

First look at Google Chrome 10
Google has released the stable version of Chrome 10 and users are now being automatically updated. As always, Chrome's new features focus on security, speed and simplicity, with greater JavaScript performance, sandboxing technology for Adobe Flash, password encryption and an easier-to-use settings interface. Here's a look at the new features.

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