The micro view on the need for standardized definitions

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	The micro view on the need for standardized definitions As a continuation of our discussion of the need for defining "applications" and "services," we'll continue to try to define exactly what a "service" is. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Application-Aware Network Performance Management Riverbed® Cascade© stacks up extremely well against the competition. How well? In particular, Cascade outperforms other application-aware network performance management solutions in such important areas as product strength and cost efficiency. Read Now. In this Issue Be prepared: Physical security is migrating to your (IT) domain Palo Alto earns short list status US surges to near global lead in mobile data A video platform for the mobile enterprise Cisco aims for a go-anywhere router AT&T microsites show local network upgrades 3G cellular network-in-a-box provides service to disaster zones and remote locations Alcatel-Lucent aims to fix network issues before they arise Cisco announces plan to buy Axioss management software Cisco adds wireless-only endpoint security option WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Case Study – Constangy Learn how to consolidate and virtualize many different servers, and eliminate the expense and difficulty of remotely managing the hardware and software. Read now! Be prepared: Physical security is migrating to your (IT) domain It is clear that video has a terrible reputation, and also clear that the IT industry on the whole is relatively unaware of trends in video surveillance and security. But, just as VoIP brought the world of telephony under the IT umbrella, the rise of network-based surveillance systems is bringing physical security under the network administrator's province as well. Read More Palo Alto earns short list status Palo Alto Networks has injected excitement and innovation into the firewall market with its "next-generation" appliances that combine traditional firewalls, threat mitigation technologies such as anti-malware and intrusion prevention, and the new magic dust of application identification. Read More US surges to near global lead in mobile data U.S. consumers are among the world's most voracious consumers of mobile data, motivated by the country's homegrown technology industry, according to analyst Chetan Sharma. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers, 2010 The market for ADCs is consolidating. However, innovation continues, especially among some select smaller players. Although there are clear leaders in the ADC market, enterprises should focus their buying decisions on a vendor's ability to support specific application requirements. Learn more! A video platform for the mobile enterprise With the "consumerization of IT" introducing a flood of personal mobile devices into the workplace, enterprise networks are bearing an unanticipated burden. Read More Cisco aims for a go-anywhere router Cisco Systems made its fortune selling routers for the cores of enterprise and service-provider networks, but now the company is sending its technology farther from those cozy confines than ever before. Read More AT&T microsites show local network upgrades AT&T has begun launching localized websites where residents can find out about nearby network improvements -- and get the carrier's pitch for its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Service Assurance Defined This Forrester paper explains the concept of service assurance and highlights how it can address fundamental issues around managing application performance and business services. Learn More 3G cellular network-in-a-box provides service to disaster zones and remote locations We've all cursed our cell service providers when the signal peters out. But what if there's no signal at all because you are so remote or the network has been knocked offline by a disaster? Now there's a turnkey 3G cellular network-in-a-box that emergency agencies and commercial businesses are using to bring a signal to where none exists. Read More Alcatel-Lucent aims to fix network issues before they arise Alcatel-Lucent has introduced a set of services to proactively analyze performance in fixed networks, identify potential problems and take action to minimize their impact, the company said on Monday. Read More Cisco announces plan to buy Axioss management software Cisco Systems has agreed to acquire service fulfillment software assets from the UK subsidiary of Comptel, in an effort to help operators speed up the launch of new services. Read More Cisco adds wireless-only endpoint security option Remember back in April, when Cisco overhauled its network management strategy and announced the Cisco Enterprise Prime product portfolio? The company has now decided to offer at least one component of the suite -- the Identity Services Engine (ISE) -- as a stand-alone, wireless-only module. Read More
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