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• Bay Networks could come back from the dead
  Nortel CEO wonders where it all went wrong.
• Cisco looks to offer virtual voice
  Enhancements to conferencing too
• Regus opens rentable telepresence office suite
  High-end conferencing for rent.
• Blue Coat takes on bandwidth hog Spotify
  Music service consumes 256kbit/s per user.
• Microsoft's 'cloud' division plots new data centres
  A home for Bing and Azure.
• Cisco launches toughest networking certificate
  Trumps its own CCIE.
• ICANN boss dismisses US control claims
  Independence day for ICANN?
• Jackson death crashes Google News
  Other news sites take strain.

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• Is it time to rename routers?
  We all know what a router is and what it is does - don't we? But with the rise of multifunction devices, the definition of router has become more blurred. What does this mean for the specification of devices within a network?
• The five best router and switch features that you don't use
  Don't fork out on unnecessary products, the feature that you're looking for could be on your existing switch or router and you've not found it yet. Here's the rundown of five of the most needed.
• Cisco and HP gear up for battle in data centre
  Cisco's foray into the server market has been talked about for some months now. What has not been so widely discussed is HP's attack on Cisco's territory with a new range of ProCurve switches - it all adds up to a tasty battle.

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• Predict Wi-Fi performance and plan your wireless LAN
  Radio is fundamentally uncertain, and even the best site survey only goes so far in setting up a good network.
• How to upgrade a home office router
  Your small router may be capable of tricks that powerful enterprise routers can do but thanks to the firmware in your router, you can't get at them? This article shows you how to.
• Take a new tack for better IT
  Four tactics to improve IT and get better app performance.

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• Remote Support Solutions to Enhance University TeachingNew
  Remote support isn’t just an efficient way to ensure unmatched uptime. It can also enable university lecturers to connect more effectively with their students to enhance teaching.
• Removing Barriers to Better Server Virtualization EfficiencyNew
  This Forrester Research paper looks at the common obstacles to virtualization, and explores some of the best practices for furthering virtualization.
• Optimising infrastructure controlNew
  This paper outlines the nature of infrastructure integrity, change auditing, and compliance solutions.

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• Deep Packet Inspection
  Deep packet analysis has made its presence in traffic management and network analysis. What does it mean and how does it work?
• Get tough on telecommuting: 6 questions to ask before you say yes
  Proceed cautiously - teleworking can change office dynamics in ways you hadn't anticipated.
• Why Quality of Experience matters to network managers
  It's not your job alone, but you can't run a decent VoIP service without keeping track of QoE.

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• Putting geolocation on the map 
  
• Comfortably ENUM 
  
• Are smartphones finally commoditising? 
  

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• VSS Monitoring 4x24 Distributed Filter Tap
  VSS is a company that works to a specific niche - but a particularly useful one. The company makes devices that act as packet traps for network management tools and, as we find, proves to be rather adept at it.
• Zeus ZXTM 5.0
  ZXTM combines a whole heap of features in one box - or as one software product if you prefer - and makes installing the whole shebang a simple job. We find that the virtual appliance works a treat ... who needs a box?
• SolarWinds ipMonitor 9.0
  The are plenty of network monitoring tools around, the trick is finding out which one works best for you. SolarWinds has always made much of its being designed intuitively for network engineers and, as we find, this is not a hollow boast.
• DrayTek Vigor 2820Vn router
  A remote office or small office router with ADSL, WAN and 3G failover that doesn't cost the earth? Not possible they said. DrayTek's latest Vigor can do all this and more.
• Aagon Client Management Platform
  A nicely-designed client manager for Windows-based PCs, with central monitoring and a good GUI, and which should scale well, thanks to being based on a proper DBMS.

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• Proxim plans to buck the standards
  There's no hurry for 802.11n Wi-Fi, and no need to stick to the WiMax standards, says Proxim's chief executive, Pankaj Manglik
• Tracking the truth of unified communications
  We talk IP comms and email vacations with Shoretel MD Mark Swendsen.
• The challenges of in-building wireless coverage
  Attempts to make buildings more energy-efficient in terms of heating and cooling could backfire badly on the networking front, if radio expert Daniel Lewing is to be believed.

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• Network behaviour analysis secures university
  Seeking better visibility into the traffic crossing its extensive network, Wayne State University turned to NBA software from Q1 Labs.
• Amazingmail drops Cisco to cut costs
  Cisco routers are out and Juniper gear is in at Amazingmail.
• The sweet smell of WAN acceleration
  Global perfumer Coty used WAN appliances to improve its download speeds and remove the need for caching servers.

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