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• Open source PBXs make market inroads
  It's just a question of how many.
• Nortel offloads Alteon division for peanuts
  How a $7.8 billion acquisition turned into spare change.
• Fluke claims fix for Cisco WAAS issues
  New version of Visual Performance Manager.
• Infoblox inspired by iTunes for IP management
  Visual maps to show what's where.
• Radware to snap up Nortel's Alteon range
  Looks to build on complementary strengths in application delivery market
• Emulex touts do-it-all 10Gig Ethernet card
  'We don't just do storage any more.'
• Mellanox woos data centres with 40Gbits/s Infiniband
  Announces bridges to kickstart move.
• Riverbed sharpens up Windows app delivery
  Improving links to branch offices.

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• 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.
• Unified communications won't displace insecure IM
  Business-grade unified communications software offers security, but dealing with external clients often means leaving the light on for AIM, Skype and the like.
• 10G Ethernet: can copper cut the mustard?
  10GBase-T and other specs for 10G Ethernet over copper cabling are coming, but could this be the generation where fibre connectivity remains dominant?

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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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• Performance Management and Diagnostics in Distributed Java and .NET ApplicationsNew
  

  Learn more about how you can tune your SOA, Java, or .NET applications.

• 5 Best Practices for Smartphone SupportNew
  

  Realise the benefits of better smart device support.

• Avoiding Data Centre Costs through Managed Application Delivery ServicesNew
  

  Thsi whitepaper looks at how managed application delivery services compare with traditional data centre options.

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• 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.
• Outsourcing your WAN optimisation
  When is a managed WAN-optimisation service the best option?

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• Losing your ID at the office Xmas party 
  
• Controlling a phone remotely via VNC 
  

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• 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.
• 4ipnet MSG100 wireless office controller
  A handy and inexpensive device for multi-zone security, including enforcing access control on both wired and wireless network users.

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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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