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	AT&T closes door on Vodafone acquisition, but only halfway AT&T has said it doesn't intend to make an offer for Vodafone in the next six months, but that could change overnight if a competitor makes an offer. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Silver Peak Tired of Costly Riverbed WanOp Hardware? Now is the time to make the switch from Riverbed to Silver Peak. Silver Peak's software can save you 80% in hardware costs, maximize deployment flexibility (any hypervisor; any device), and has been tested and rated by InfoWorld to outperform Riverbed hardware. Compare prices now and see for yourself: Click to continue In this Issue US privacy watchdog: NSA phone records program is illegal Detroit wants its own high-tech visa Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Two's Enough Edition WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Wan Deduplication: Getting More by Sending Less Recently, data deduplication has made its way from the storage to the networking community. More specifically, it has become an important tool for optimizing application performance across the WAN. This paper discusses how WAN deduplication works, and how it can be effectively deployed as a complement to existing storage deduplication solutions. Learn more >> US privacy watchdog: NSA phone records program is illegal The U.S. National Security Agency should abandon its collection of U.S. telephone records because the surveillance program is illegal, a government privacy oversight board said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology How WAN Optimization Can Drive Top-Line Revenue A convergence of trends is creating a perfect storm for IT professionals tasked with providing secure, reliable access to applications and other critical corporate information. These potentially conflicting trends are putting a strain on corporate networks as more users attempt to access desktop infrastructures. View Now Detroit wants its own high-tech visa Detroit, a city in bankruptcy and dealing with a shrinking population, hopes to turn itself around with the help of 50,000 employment-based green cards. Read More WEBCAST: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Combat Disasters And Optimize Business Operations Offsite data replication is key to ensuring ongoing business operations, but it can be complex and costly, especially when performed over long distances. Join this discussion to discover how you can apply fast, cost effective and reliable remote replication strategies and technologies. View now >> Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Two's Enough Edition No. 30 in our Geek-Themed Meme of the Week series, collected from various corners of the Internet, addresses a curious practice that I've never quite understood. But I've seen enough people do it; children and adults. Want more? Check out the "Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive": Read More
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