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  Cisco takes its lumps, keeps developing video meeting tools

  Cisco Systems owned up to some miscalculations in its video collaboration strategy but showed off some promising future capabilities in a briefing with media this week.

  By Stephen Lawson | 25 May, 2012 23:31

  Tags: video, Telephony/conferencing, Internet-based applications and services, internet, networking, Cisco Systems

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  FCC ruling on 800MHz band a boon for Sprint

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved a rule change for part of the 800MHz band at a meeting on Thursday, opening the door for Sprint Nextel to use the band for its 4G LTE network.

  By Stephen Lawson | 25 May, 2012 19:53

  Tags: health care, industry verticals, Regulation, government, networking, sprint nextel, U.S. Federal Communications Commission

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  More NBN access for remote schools

  More remote schools, health clinics and local government facilities will be able to access the National Broadband Network (NBN) through an established interim satellite service, the government says.

  By AAP | 25 May, 2012 10:00

  Tags: satellite, networking, NBN, national broadband network

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  NBN build gaining momentum daily: Quigley

  NBN Co boss, Mike Quigley, says momentum on the National Broadband Network is building despite the delays and setbacks in delivering on the government's $36 billion project.

  By AAP | 25 May, 2012 07:00

  Tags: networking, nbn co, NBN, national broadband network, Mike Quigley

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  Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

  Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

  By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 23:37

  Tags: Eric Holder, John Barrow, Frank Pallone Jr., WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, networking, Criminal, legal, privacy, security, Regulation, government, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Google, U.S. Department of Justice

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  Mobile survival guide: Top tips for staying connected

  Picture this: You're sitting down

  By Patrick Miller | 14 January, 2011 01:11

  Tags: Dropbox, Google, LAN, mobile broadband, networking, usb, WAN

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  Optimize your router for VoIP and video

  We're at an awkward stage as the age of network-streamed multimedia matures. Broadband and cell providers have only recently realized the public's enormous appetite for streaming video, VoIP, and the combination of both.

  By Jon L. Jacobi | 10 December, 2010 02:33

  Tags: management, networking, networking hardware, Network management, routers, Telecommunication, VoIP

• How to pick NAS for any business

  Network-attached storage (NAS) can make your business easier to run and more efficient in multiple ways.

  By Jon L. Jacobi | 05 November, 2010 01:42

  Tags: management, nas, network attached storage, network-attached storage, networking, Network management, storage

• The ABCs of VoIP

  Given the importance of telephone systems, refreshing the technology can be daunting. However, for small and midsized businesses who consider upgrading from a PBX to VoIP, the benefits are clear and, with proper planning, the implementation is not very frightening. Consider these three steps:

  By Sheena Finnegan, Cisco Presales Engineer, CDW | 30 September, 2010 08:17

  Tags: networking, Telecommunication, unified communications, VoIP

• Slow Wi-Fi? Try bypassing it with an Ethernet cable

  A reader has noticed that the Wi-Fi at her local library has slowed considerably in recent months, and she's wondering what's causing it: "Is it our computers, bogged down with too much junk, or is it something to do with the library's system?"

  By Rick Broida | 11 August, 2010 09:10

  Tags: networking, networking hardware, Networking & Wireless, networks, routers

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  In depth: Unified communications still fragmented

  Unified communications (UC) technology has garnered a fair amount of attention, much of it due to vendors touting their UC offerings as the answer to problems workers have keeping in touch with colleagues, business partners and customers in a highly frenetic, increasingly mobile business world.

  By Bob Violino | 16 May, 2012 21:07

  Tags: software, roi, networking, it strategy, it management, applications

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  What enterprise mobile apps can learn from mobile games

  Enterprise mobile apps are shifting from small, narrowly task-oriented programs to larger, more complex ones. To design them well, enterprise developers can learn a lot from a surprising source: mobile games.

  By John Cox | 15 May, 2012 01:31

  Tags: wireless, rim, networking, Mobile Development, mobile apps, Marmalade, enterprise mobility

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  From IT to ET: Cloud, consumerisation, and the next wave of IT transformation

  IT as we know it is over.

  By Johna Till Johnson | 23 April, 2012 21:32

  Tags: cloud computing, Configuration/maintenance, consumerization, Data Center, hardware systems, Harvard Business Review, infrastructure management, internet, mainframe, management, Nemertes Research, networking, Nicholas Carr, outsourcing, services, wireless

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  BYOD battle: A tale of two opposing IT viewpoints

  EdSouth is a bank holding company active in the student-loan arena, and Arrow Container Corp. manufactures cartons and containers. Their ideas about letting employees use their own mobile devices at work for business — what's often called "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) — couldn't be more different.

  By Ellen Messmer | 19 April, 2012 20:33

  Tags: Android, Apple, Apple iOS; Android; iPhone; Pad, at&t, AT&T Enterproid Divide, Configuration / maintenance, consumer electronics, Data Center, hardware systems, iPhone, networking, pc, smartphones, wireless

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  Hot for this quarter: The best smartphones

  Device manufacturers are starting to roll out some of their marquee smartphones in an effort to generate some buzz before Apple inevitably drops its newest iPhone this (northern) summer.

  By Brad Reed | 19 April, 2012 08:45

  Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, Evo 4G, Galaxy Nexus, htc, HTC Evo 4G LTE, HTC One X, networking, Nokia, Nokia Lumia, Nokia Lumia 900, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, smartphones, wireless

Whitepapers about networking

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  CISO Guide to Next Generation Threats - Combating Advanced Malware, Zero-Day and Targeted APT Attacks

  Over 95% of businesses unknowingly host compromised endpoints, despite their use of firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), antivirus and Web gateways.1 Today’s attacks look new and unknown to signature-based tools because the attacks employ advanced malware and zero-day vulnerabilities. To regain the upper hand against next-generation attacks, enterprises must turn to true next-generation protection: signature-less, proactive and real time. Read on.

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  Advanced Malware Exposed - How advanced malware, zero-day and targeted APT attacks are evading today's network defences

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  Rob Clyde Consulting Report: Beyond the Wall: Security in a Post-Perimeter World

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  CSO Security Buyers Guide 2011