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Kwik Trip convenience store chain likes fast packet capture
How fast is fast really? That's a question always top of mind for network managers when they hear vendors tout line-speed rates and other such metrics. Now Network Instruments has the confirmation it needs when claiming its GigaStor 10 Gb Wire Speed network analyzer can save traffic to disk at line rate on full-duplex 10 gigabit-per-second links. Read More


RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: HP

Securing Virtualized Data Centers
Understand the real need for security solutions that can address the reality of expanding virtualization. Learn how HP TippingPoint's secure virtualization framework allows organizations to gain control of the virtual environment by introducing in-line security policy enforcement. Read now.

WHITE PAPER: Splice Communications

The Benefits of Outsourcing Telecom Management
Choosing the right network solutions provider (NSP) will help businesses improve network reliability, service quality, operating efficiency, billing accuracy and better allocation of resources – all reducing the total cost of ownership of your network infrastructure. Many companies have realized the benefits of working with an NSP. Read now!

Industry split on data center network standards
The industry appears deeply fractured over the best approach to data center networks, with some vendors backing the IETF's TRILL, some backing the IEEE's SPB, others offering proprietary protocols and still others advocating a combination of approaches. Read More

iPhone, Android, Windows and Linux: Microsoft now manages them all
Steve Ballmer and crew aren't going to miss a moneymaking opportunity, even if that means managing iPhones, iPads, Androids and, yes, even Linux computers. Read More

Server virtualization: 6 management myths
Hint: You don't really know what hypervisors you're running, or what it all costs. Consider some expert advice on 6 common management mistakes. Read More


WHITE PAPER: PC Mall

Reduce the Impact of Explosive Data Growth
This whitepaper introduces and next-generation deduplication technology from HP that allows for better management, higher performance, and more efficient data protection, while providing IT with a cost-effective way to control unrelenting data growth. Read Now

On the company dime: Rogue game server admins tell all
Back in January, Scandinavian gamers hijacked a New Hampshire medical center's server to host "Call of Duty: Black Ops" sessions. When asked about that incident, Stephen Heaslip of the gamer site Blues News told Network World that hackers are not the most likely individuals to commandeer corporate servers for illicit gaming: Such appropriations are more often the work of IT administrators, he said. Read More

U.S. robots aid in Japan relief efforts
Robots may soon be rolling through Japanese nuclear power plants, testing the air for radiation and evaluating the amount of damage to the facilities. Read More

Verizon Wireless rolls out data monitoring widget for mobile users
IT innovations at Verizon Wireless have been put to work behind recent online customer account management systems and upgrades to Verizon store kiosks, said Ajay Waghray, CIO at Verizon Wireless. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Netezza, an IBM Company

Oracle Exadata and Netezza TwinFin™ Compared
This ebook will provide the fundamental differences between the Netezza TwinFin® and Oracle Exadata solutions from the perspectives of query performance, simplicity of operation and value. The ebook will help you determine which solutions best meet your business needs and how to achieve optimal results from your data. Read now

How Kelly Services manages risk in the cloud
Rosie Rivel, senior manager of IT global risk and compliance at Kelly, talks about risk and the cloud. Read More

Hadoop and Cassandra to merge in DataStax distro
DataStax's combined Hadoop/Cassandra distibution can undertake both database and data analysis duties. Read More

Microsoft: Next level of virtualization unlocks server OS, applications
Microsoft virtualizes apps running on Windows Server ahead of rival VMware. Read More

Unisys to help enterprises be smarter about move to cloud
Unisys is packaging together existing and a few new consulting and management services in order to help enterprises better manage various cloud implementations. Read More



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Hot technology at the annual CTIA wireless show
CTIA Wireless offers a look at the evolving mobile landscape, from handsets and apps to core network systems. Here's a few of the things that are hot at the show in Orlando.

First look at Firefox 4
Firefox 4 has finally arrived, after months of delays and after rival Web browsers Internet Explorer 9 and Chrome 10 already shipped. The browser gets a speed boost and several feature enhancements that are so significant that they all have their own proper names, like Panorama, JaegerMonkey and Firefox Sync. Were they worth the wait? Let's take a look.

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