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	Josh Stephens: Is big data a big drain on your network? There's a lot of talk right now in the industry about big data and the business intelligence applications that are being used to wrangle it. However, very few people are talking about the impact that big data can have on the network. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Extreme Networks Extreme Networks. Redefining networking. Who has switches in 19 of the top 20 mobile networks? Who has the lowest latency network fabric in the world? Who reduces network power usage by up to 50%? Extreme Networks does. Find out about our BlackDiamond® X Series of Ethernet switches, the fastest in the world. And learn how ExtremeXOS® can help reduce network downtime in your organization. extremenetworks.com/go/redefine In this Issue Verizon looks to Alcatel's new core router for capacity, efficiency Banking malware spies on victims by hijacking webcams, microphones, researchers say Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management Education group: Schools need 100 Mbps per 1,000 broadband users Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service for better mobile network performance How to avoid 5 common email management mistakes INSIDER Strategic Guide to IT Talent Management RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver IT Roadmap - Colorado Convention Center IT Roadmap Denver will be returning to the Colorado Convention Center on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. IT Roadmap is a regional one-day technology event that features a full-day conference program, and an exposition hall with leading technology providers. Click to continue 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. Read More Banking malware spies on victims by hijacking webcams, microphones, researchers say A new variant of SpyEye malware allows cybercriminals to monitor potential bank fraud victims by hijacking their webcams and microphones, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab. Read More 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. Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Warp Speed: The Nuts and Bolts of Web Acceleration Solutions Enterprises are quickly realizing that they can't achieve the web performance they need by simply deploying their web server on a high-speed network. Improving page rendering speeds incrementally through content caching is no longer enough. It's time to look for dramatic performance gains by applying optimization techniques right at the browser. Learn More! Education group: Schools need 100 Mbps per 1,000 broadband users Schools in the U.S. will need broadband speeds of 100 Mbps per 1,000 students and staff members by the 2014-15 school year in order to meet a growing demand for Web-based instruction and a skyrocketing number of student-owned Web devices, according to a new report by a trade group representing state education agencies. Read More Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service for better mobile network performance Mobile operators that want help keeping their subscribers happy can get it through a new managed service from Alcatel-Lucent, the company said on Monday. Read More How to avoid 5 common email management mistakes Email managers have a lot at stake. After all, the volume of global electronic messages sent via email dwarfs all other forms of electronic communication, including social networking. Since the inception of electronic mail, which, according to some Internet historians, can be traced to a small mainframe app called 'MAILBOX' from the mid-1960s, human-to-human messages have been created, transmitted and stored in electronic format. But early email administrators could hardly have envisioned the complexity of current email infrastructure and the concomitant maze of technical, security, business and regulatory challenges. Read More INSIDER Strategic Guide to IT Talent Management Download our ebook for advice from peers about how to recruit and nurture the types of IT professionals you'll need to gain a competitive advantage. Insider (registration required) Read More
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