Sprint's cut in data prices won't help its network woes

	Cisco slashing up to 6,000 jobs | Sprint plans price cuts and eventual layoffs, new CEO tells workers
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	Sprint's cut in data prices won't help its network woes Sprint's new lower-priced shared data plan sounds ambitious, but analysts say it doesn't go far enough and won't address the carrier's network performance sore spot. Read More   WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   Five Levers to Lower Mainframe MLC Costs This paper discusses five levers you can use to lower your mainframe MLC costs by up to 20 percent or more. Explore best practices and real-world examples of dramatic savings through a mainframe MLC optimization strategy based on higher visibility, predictability, and automation. Learn More In this Issue Cisco slashing up to 6,000 jobs Sprint plans price cuts and eventual layoffs, new CEO tells workers FCC can question AT&T, Verizon about business broadband pricing Vehicle-to-vehicle networks could save over 1,000 lives a year, US says With SmartThings buy, is Samsung embracing an open Internet of Things? Verizon is tops in network performance, reliability, speed in 2014 tests Intel to pay $650M to buy LSI networking business from Avago WHITE PAPER: CDW Securing BYOD Mobile computing is becoming so ubiquitous that people no longer bat an eye seeing someone working two devices simultaneously. Individuals and organizations are responding to the capabilities and flexibility that mobile devices provide. Read Now Cisco slashing up to 6,000 jobs Cisco Systems will cut as many as 6,000 jobs over the next 12 months, saying it needs to shift resources to growing businesses such as cloud, software and security. Read More   Sprint plans price cuts and eventual layoffs, new CEO tells workers Sprint's new CEO Marcelo Claure addressed employees for the first time Thursday and promised price reductions as soon as next week, according to a report. Read More   FCC can question AT&T, Verizon about business broadband pricing The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has the green light to collect new data on the pricing of so-called special access services, the middle-mile network services used to deliver business broadband and mobile service backhaul. Read More   WEBCAST: BMC Software Boost Productivity with Self Service for Middleware Middleware continues to play a significant role in the interconnectivity of applications across the enterprise. Find out how BMC Middleware Administration is used to increase productivity and meet ser requests. This session will provide insight into how to provide stakeholders with role-based self-service access to WebSphere MQ. Learn More Vehicle-to-vehicle networks could save over 1,000 lives a year, US says The U.S. government wants to force cars to talk to each other over wireless networks, saying that could save more than 1,000 lives every year. Read More   With SmartThings buy, is Samsung embracing an open Internet of Things? In acquiring SmartThings, Samsung is gaining a philosophy, platform and development community for the Internet of Things. It may also be betting that open standards -- open platforms -- will be the key to winning this market. Read More   Verizon is tops in network performance, reliability, speed in 2014 tests Verizon Wireless beat out the other three national carriers for overall network performance, reliability and speed in the first half of 2014, according to an analysis by RootMetrics released Tuesday. Read More   Intel to pay $650M to buy LSI networking business from Avago Intel has agreed to acquire for $650 million in cash a networking business and related assets from Avago Technologies, the companies said Wednesday. Read More
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