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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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  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 20:53

  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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  Are CEOs getting the social media thing?

  IBM says a study it did of some 1700 Chief Executive Officers worldwide found that many indeed - or should be - grasping social media as a key enabler of collaboration and innovation.

  By Michael Cooney | 24 May, 2012 13:33

  Tags: web 2.0, unified communications, software, social media, networking, Internet-based applications and services, internet, IBM, collaboration, ceo, applications

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  BigPond GameArena, Games Shop hit by hackers

  Telstra's BigPond GameArena and Games Shop sites have fallen victim to hackers who may have obtained BigPond games usernames, email addresses and the encrypted passwords of up to 35,000 users.

  By Rohan Pearce | 24 May, 2012 11:25

  Tags: security, networking, games

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  Verizon looks to Alcatel's new core router for capacity, efficiency

  Verizon Communications on Tuesday became the first service provider to say it will use Alcatel-Lucent's upcoming 7950 XRS core routing system, which will bring the French-American equipment vendor into the carrier core routing business for the first time in about a decade.

  By Stephen Lawson | 23 May, 2012 07:45

  Tags: Verizon Communications, Telecommunication, routers, networking hardware, networking, Carriers, alcatel-lucent

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  Microsoft beats data-sorting record with new approach

  Besting a record set by Yahoo in 2009, the research arm of Microsoft have deployed a new technique for quickly sorting large amounts of data, called Flat Datacenter Storage (FDS).

  By Joab Jackson | 23 May, 2012 04:56

  Tags: Yahoo, software, popular science, networking, Microsoft, data mining, applications

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  Jailbreak of Apple iOS 5.1.1 due 'in days'

  Hackers claim to be just days away from jailbreaking Apple devices running iOS 5.1.1, the latest firmware release for iPhones and iPads, letting users load applications from outside of Apple's iTunes App Store.

  By John Cox | 23 May, 2012 04:26

  Tags: wireless, smartphones, networking, jailbreaking, iphone jailbreak, ios jailbreak, consumer electronics, Apple

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  New Nmap probes IPv6 networks

  Preparing for the eventual widespread conversion to IPv6, the Nmap Project has updated its namesake security scanning tool so it can scan IPv6 networks using a variety of novel techniques.

  By Joab Jackson | 23 May, 2012 02:47

  Tags: security, Nmap Project, networking, management, Exploits / vulnerabilities, data breach

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  Sidecar app for iOS, Android seeks to give smartphone voice calls overdue respect

  Sidecar, a born-again startup whose founders hail from Internet media services company Real Networks, Tuesday is launching an eponymous app for iPhones and Android smartphones that's designed to make it easier for people to share videos, photos and more while talking on those devices.

  By Bob Brown | 22 May, 2012 22:26

  Tags: wireless, Sidecar smartphone app, networking, mobile apps, iPhone app, ctia, Apple, Android app

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  Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management

  As Avaya continues its transition from a hardware company into a communications and collaboration software provider, it is going through some growing pains, including a shakeup of executives and uncertainty around a potential initial public offering that's been rumored for months.

  By Brandon Butler | 22 May, 2012 07:30

  Tags: unified communications, system management, software, networking, business collaboration, Avaya, application management

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  Medical firm avoids Exchange nightmare with outside help

  International medical vendor Mediq was expanding in a big way by acquisition and needed a standard email platform across its business, but the project's cost and the complexity of doing it alone was so daunting that the company called on outside help that costs it less in the long run.

  By Tim Greene | 22 May, 2012 05:31

  Tags: unified communications, services, regulatory compliance, outsourcing, networking, microsoft outlook, Microsoft Exchange migration, management, it management, infrastructure management, Google, E-mail services, email management, compliance, azaleos