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	'Significant' solar flare may affect communications, GPS on Wednesday The sun emitted what NASA is calling a "significant" solar flare on Saturday that could affect communications systems on Earth today. Read More   WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   MyIT- Consumer Cool for Business Apps Rich Ptak discusses how BMC's MyIT combines the ease and familiarity of accessing today's consumer apps with the stability, security and strengths of the enterprise IT infrastructure. Learn More In this Issue Avaya tried to monopolize maintenance, jury says in $60M verdict Cisco fixes denial-of-service flaws in IOS software for networking devices Spherix sues Cisco for 'immense' patent infringement Google seeks Supreme Court review of Wi-Fi packet sniffing ruling FCC opens the door for faster Wi-Fi BlackBerry won't renew T-Mobile pact Sharky: You know, that OTHER Asia Cross-industry IoT group pushes for gear that works together On the road with T-Mobile's free international roaming WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. Mix and Match Design for High-Performance Computing Discover why the C8000 series is well suited for high-performance computing, big data, and hosting workloads with a lower total cost of ownership. View Now Avaya tried to monopolize maintenance, jury says in $60M verdict A federal jury in New Jersey has handed a setback to Avaya, ruling that it illegally tried to quash competition for service on its enterprise communications equipment. Read More   Cisco fixes denial-of-service flaws in IOS software for networking devices Cisco Systems released security updates for its IOS software used on routers, switches and other networking gear in order to fix seven vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to impact the performance of affected devices or force them to reboot. Read More   Spherix sues Cisco for 'immense' patent infringement A company that bought Nortel patents is suing Cisco Systems, alleging "immense" infringement by the network vendor's switches, routers and other products. Read More   Google seeks Supreme Court review of Wi-Fi packet sniffing ruling Google has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision by an appeals court that its collection of data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks is not exempt under federal wiretap laws. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Druva Recommendations for Simplifying OS Migration OS migration is typically time-consuming and expensive. To make your next migration easy, follow these six recommendations when planning your project. Learn more>> FCC opens the door for faster Wi-Fi U.S. regulators are opening up spectrum that could allow for Wi-Fi services with speeds of one gigabit per second and faster. Read More   BlackBerry won't renew T-Mobile pact BlackBerry will not renew the license of T-Mobile U.S. to sell its products when it expires later this month, the smartphone maker said. Read More   Sharky: You know, that OTHER Asia This big Silicon Valley software company sells its wares around the world, which explains why one of its pilot fish is in Southeast Asia. But when he asks his help desk for a better VPN connection, he gets an unlikely answer. Read More   Cross-industry IoT group pushes for gear that works together Five IT and equipment companies have formed a group to drive standards for the so-called Internet of Things, a network that would feed data back and forth between computers and all kinds of industrial gear. Read More   On the road with T-Mobile's free international roaming For people who frequently travel overseas, it sounds almost too good to be true: unlimited international data roaming and texting at no extra cost. But that's exactly what T-Mobile USA started offering its U.S. users earlier this year as part of its price battle with AT&T. Read More
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