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BT, Cisco to build global hosted unified communications service
British Telecommmunications and Cisco Systems Inc. announced a global hosted IP unified communications service that includes building new data centers in Chicago and Manhattan to supplement operations in London.
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DirectAccess and UAG: Better Together
Here are some of the key reasons why you would want to run Unified Access Gateway with DirectAccess
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IPv6 and VoIP: Friend or foe?
Whether enterprise users are ready or not, it appears that implementation of IPv6 is in the not-too-distant future. The need for enhanced addressing is needed, especially as everything from your PC to your toothbrush (so your dentist can immediately know whether you’re really brushing after every meal) becomes IP-enabled.
Cisco’s new structure key to success, Chambers says
Cisco Systems’ whirlwind of activity over the past few months wouldn’t have been possible without the company’s spread-out management structure, in which about 650 people are involved in cross-functional ‘councils’ and ‘boards’ that search out potentially profitable new markets, Chairman and CEO John Chambers told a financial analyst conference.
McAfee appliance watches for network threats
McAfee Tuesday unveiled a security appliance designed to monitor internal corporate traffic flows for worms, viruses and botnet activity in order to block outbreaks traced to corporate computers.
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Case Study: Roughing IT
Construction is a tough business and field laptops can take a beating due to dust, moisture, rough handling and dropping. By standardizing on Dell’s ruggedized laptops USIC, a utilities construction company, reduced laptop images by 86%, increased uptime by 30% and reduced overall cost and complexity.
Seth H. Weintraub: Google Chrome for Mac and Linux released
As anticipated since Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced as much in October, Google released its Chrome Browser for Mac and Linux today. I’ve been using the early Chromium developer builds for awhile and can say that Chrome is a good browser, but it certainly deserves that Beta tag.
Leading from a Distance: What Managers Need to Know
With the right skills and tools, virtual teams can be as effective as any traditional co-located teams, and in some cases, can be even more productive and efficient.
Europe’s digital divide is north-south
A gaping geographical digital divide is emerging in the E.U., with countries in the south such as Greece, Bulgaria and Romania being left behind by more technology-savvy northern countries like Holland and Sweden, according to research published Tuesday.
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The ROI of Application Delivery Controllers in Traditional and Virtualized Environments
How modern offload technologies in Application Delivery Controllers can drastically reduce expenses in traditional and virtualized architectures, with a fast ROI.
Amir Lev: Ask Amir #2: What is backscatter spam?
This week on Security Levity, I want to talk about the junk email that hits your inbox as a result of spam. It’s not exactly spam, in the usual sense of the word, but it’s just as annoying. It’s a phenomenon known as backscatter (also called outscatter or blowback).
HP user group Connect looks online for growth
The board of directors of the HP user group Connect were able to look back at a year of accomplishment and ahead to one of further growth as they met here last month for their annual meeting.
Microsoft, Cisco, IBM and others form cloud computing group
A group of companies is starting up an Enterprise Cloud Buyers Council in hopes of removing barriers to enterprise use of hosted cloud computing.
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Another scanners are down POS story
I worked for a point-of-sale company, and this was right after it had been purchased by someone who had been a National Cash Register Company tech for 25 years. He decided to tag along one day to a customer site …
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