IETF starts work on next-generation HTTP standard

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	IETF starts work on next-generation HTTP standard With an eye towards updating the World Wide Web to better accommodate complex and bandwidth-hungry applications, the Internet Engineering Task Force has started work on the next generation of HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), the underlying protocol for the Web. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: McAfee McAfee Network Security Platform Learn about the latest on security threats, design strategies for ensuring data center security, and real-life examples of how McAfee Network Security Platform actually works. Download now In this Issue Google offers new browser benchmark for WebApps Cisco acquires Wi-Fi-based location company Industry watcher: Network infrastructure market overdue for venture capital infusion FCC moves forward on incentive spectrum auctions Shark Tank: Please tell us networking is NOT her field WEBCAST: Oracle Optimizing Data Center Infrastructure IDC's proven ROI methodology makes the business case, with quantifiable financial benefits, to refresh data center systems infrastructure. Learn more Google offers new browser benchmark for WebApps Recognizing that developers are working with an increasing number of browser technologies to build their Web applications, Google engineers, along with contributors from other companies, have posted a new test suite for browsers. Read More Cisco acquires Wi-Fi-based location company Cisco said it acquired ThinkSmart Technologies of Cork, Ireland, a software company that delivers location data analysis based on Wi-Fi networks. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed VDI Performance: Conquer the Challenges, Reap the Benefits Join Tommy Walker, Lead Global Architect at VMware, and Eric Carter, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Riverbed Technology, as they discuss how to reap the advantages of VDI with LAN performance. Learn more. Industry watcher: Network infrastructure market overdue for venture capital infusion Venture capitalists have pumped oodles of money in recent years into startups that exploit telecom networks and wireless infrastructure, but now it might be time for infrastructure startups themselves to start attracting more funding, according to industry watcher Ovum. Read More FCC moves forward on incentive spectrum auctions The U.S. Federal Communications Commission took the first step toward groundbreaking auctions of television spectrum to mobile carriers faced with skyrocketing bandwidth demands from their customers. Read More Shark Tank: Please tell us networking is NOT her field This pilot fish works at a big IP law firm where many of the attorneys also hold PhDs in their fields of specialization -- and one of them is having trouble with her VPN. Read More
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