X-Men, virtualization and your network

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	Josh Stephens: X-Men, virtualization and why they're relevant to you As I was watching X-men, I was thinking about the fact that early on in the movie most folks didn't know anything about mutants and they didn't think that they needed to. They figured this was a subject that was only important to scientists so why should they bother to learn about it. Believe it or not, virtualization has some very similar traits. Insider (free registration required). Read More WHITE PAPER: Argent What's the biggest bottleneck in VMware? Do more CPUs improve VMware?    Using VMware NIC Teaming?    Does TCP/IP affect VMware? (You'll be surprised)    Get this essential FREE white paper now    11 pages of technical details, not sales fluff     Click to continue In this Issue Google, Facebook promise new IPv6 services after trial IPv6 transition framework for the enterprise Adobe's CTO pitches 'apps near you' concept HP's TouchPad tablet with Wi-Fi coming July 1 How to improve the smartphone experience inside the enterprise 20 NYC parks score free AT&T Wi-Fi WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems, Inc. Social Technologies Transform Business Social technologies are moving from the consumer space into the enterprise, and Enterprise Social Software (ESS) is changing how people work. A white paper based on a Forrester Consulting survey commissioned by Cisco reveals the benefits and inhibitors faced by decision makers and how ESS is transforming business processes. Read the white paper now. Google, Facebook promise new IPv6 services after trial One day after completing a successful 24-hour trial of IPv6, Facebook, Google and Yahoo said at a joint press conference that they would begin permanently supporting this upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol on some of their key websites. Read More IPv6 transition framework for the enterprise If all the excitement about IPv6 has finally convinced you to take a serious look at what's involved in the transition, you'll want to start with this framework. After all, transitioning to IPv6 can be daunting given it will affect every networked device on the planet and it is more than just a transition of technology, it's also a transition of people and culture and the way we think. Read More Adobe's CTO pitches 'apps near you' concept Next-generation applications will be location-specific, offering users information and features related to where they are at any given moment, Adobe Systems CTO Kevin Lynch, said at the Open Mobile Summit conference on Thursday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cognizant What Can BPaaS Do for You? The effects of the most recent recession will be as profound as this shift from minicomputers to distributed PC architectures after the '92 recession. Are you ready? Learn how to prepare for the impact of globalization, virtualization and mobility to ensure your organization is prepared to embrace a new business model. Read Now HP's TouchPad tablet with Wi-Fi coming July 1 The HP TouchPad tablet running WebOS will be available in the U.S. on July 1, starting at $499.99 for a 16 GB, Wi-Fi version, Hewlett-Packard said. Read More How to improve the smartphone experience inside the enterprise Every day in large and small offices across America, business workers ignore the PC or desk phone and grab their smartphones for convenient voice, email and Internet access. But delivering high quality cellular service inside office buildings is a challenge for wireless carriers, especially for high-speed data which requires a particularly strong signal. (Vendor written) Read More 20 NYC parks score free AT&T Wi-Fi The next time you get mugged in Central Park, you'll be able to tell the world about it in real time. Read More
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