Cisco supplying SDN and NFV to Softbank

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	Cisco supplying SDN and NFV to Softbank Softbank, which owns controlling interest in Sprint, said this week it will use Cisco’s SDN and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) technologies in its cloud VPN service.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WEBCAST: Citrix Systems Video: What is WAN Virtualization This short animated video provides a quick overview of WAN virtualization. Watch and see how Citrix CloudBridge can revolutionize the enterprise WAN for greater reliability and cost savings while providing a better user experience. Learn More In this Issue Aruba succeeded where other Wi-Fi companies failed: A talk with the founder about the acquisition by HP, what comes next with Wi-Fi 8 tips for running a successful remote meeting Google to enterprises: Ditch your Microsoft contract early for us Tracking is no longer just on the rails for Boston's MBTA AT&T's single-number service for connected devices does the carrier a favor, too Germany will make telcos share customer data with the police Many vulnerabilities in older Huawei 3G routers won't get patched Dispelling the myths of hybrid hosting LTE flaws risk security and privacy of all Androids on Verizon and AT&T WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems WAN Virtualization with Citrix CloudBridge This white paper provides a detailed overview of WAN virtualization and discusses some of the unique features that the CloudBridge Virtual WAN solution provides. Learn More Aruba succeeded where other Wi-Fi companies failed: A talk with the founder about the acquisition by HP, what comes next with Wi-Fi Wireless LAN stalwart Aruba was acquired by HP last March for $3 billion, so Network World Editor in Chief John Dix visited Aruba co-founder Keerti Melkote to see how the integration is going and for his keen insights on the evolution of Wi-Fi. Melkote has seen it all, growing Aruba from a startup in 2002 to the largest independent Wi-Fi company with 1,800 employees. After Aruba was pulled into HP he was named CTO of the combined network business, which employs roughly 5,000. In this far ranging interview Melkote talks about product integration and rationalization, the promise of location services and IoT, the competition, the arrival of gigabit Wi-Fi and what comes next.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More 8 tips for running a successful remote meeting 8 tips for running a successful remote meetingImage by ThinkstockYou probably work with at least one or two people who is remote, or is remote for part of the week. That means, you've probably also experienced some less than productive virtual meetings. Whether you lost time to faulty technology, spent too much time talking over one another or just experienced silence on the other end, you might be wondering how to actually hold a successful remote meeting. Here are eight tips that will ensure your virtual meeting goes smoothly, no matter how far away your coworkers are. Related Story: Want better IT talent? Recruit remote workersBe preparedImage by ThinkstockTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Google to enterprises: Ditch your Microsoft contract early for us Google has been working hard to pitch its Apps productivity suite to the enterprise, but has come across a consistent snag: companies are signed up for long-term volume licensing contracts with its competitors, especially Microsoft. What Google has found is that those companies came calling to look at switching to Apps when their contracts were up for renewal, but were otherwise locked up.But Rich Rao, the company's head of global sales for Google Apps, said that the company wanted to change that pattern and look at how to get users running on Apps before their contracts came up for renewal.ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD: What Google has killed off in 2015 To do that, Google will let those companies still bound by enterprise agreement contracts take advantage of an offer over the course of the next six months that will allow them to use the enterprise edition of Google Apps for free for the duration of their existing contract. What's more, Google will also help cover transition costs by paying its local partners up to $25 per user to help companies migrate over to Apps for Work.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Kony Inc Mobile Infrastructure Services, Q3 2015 In Forrester's 112-criteria evaluation of mobile infrastructure service vendors, we identified 10 significant software and service providers. Learn More Tracking is no longer just on the rails for Boston's MBTA Big Conductor could be watching you … but only if you want him (or her) to.That, of course, is not the way a press release a couple of weeks ago put it, announcing the launch of a pilot program by private contractor Intersection to track riders’ who are using the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) system in 10 of its stations in Boston and Cambridge.The pitch from Intersection, an “urban experience” company created through a merger of media company Titan and technology firm Control Group, is that the program’s goals are to improve the rider experience and to help companies that advertise with the MBTA “increase engagement and interaction with commuters” who are near to their stores – targeted ads, in other words.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More AT&T's single-number service for connected devices does the carrier a favor, too AT&T now has a way to use the same phone number for all your connected devices, a capability that could simplify some subscribers' lives but may have more to do with the carrier's own goals.The new service, called NumberSync, lets subscribers assign their primary phone number to wearables and other devices via AT&T's network. It's a technical leap beyond the legacy numbering system to help subscribers -- and AT&T -- take advantage of the Internet of Things. With all your devices reachable with the same number, you'll be able to make and receive calls and text messages from devices like tablets and smart watches even when they're not tethered to your phone at close range. Your gadgets can stand in for your phone when, for example, you want to go out jogging with just a watch. And your contacts will see your usual number when you reach out to them.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Germany will make telcos share customer data with the police Even as the European Union attempts to tighten privacy laws, law-enforcement interests have won a battle in Germany: a new law forces communications service providers there to once again make data about their customers' communications available to police.On Friday morning, the German parliament approved a law requiring ISPs and mobile and fixed telecommunications operators to retain communications metadata for up to ten weeks.The country has had an on-again, off-again affair with telecommunications data retention, first introducing a law requiring it in 2008 to comply with a European Union directive.MORE ON NETWORK WORLD: 6 simple tricks for protecting your passwords The German Federal Constitutional Court overturned that law in March 2010 after finding it conflicted with Germany's privacy laws, prompting the European Commission to take the country to court in May 2012 to enforce the directive.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Cisco & Citrix: Opening the Way to Data Center Agility In most enterprises today the lack of data center agility is a major drag on business agility. Applications have become far more flexible, but the promised business advantages cannot be realized while the infrastructure is rigid. Learn how leading-edge technology companies are learning to support flexible application-centric infrastructures. View now Many vulnerabilities in older Huawei 3G routers won't get patched Huawei doesn't plan to patch more than a dozen models of 3G routers that have severe software vulnerabilities.The flaws could allow an attacker to change DNS (Domain Name System) settings, upload new firmware without logging into the device and conduct a denial-of-service attack.The models of affected routers, distributed by ISPs in 21 countries, are now considered out of Huawei's support cycle, said Pierre Kim, a security researcher who found the issues and listed the models on his blog.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Dispelling the myths of hybrid hosting This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach.When the Amazon Web Services platform failed recently some of the internet’s biggest sites -- including Netflix and Tinder – suffered extended outages. The culprit? AWS's NoSQL database DynamoDB, where increased error rates led to increased errors and latency in more than 20 AWS services.These and other sites wouldn’t have had a problem if they used hybrid hosting, the best way to architect modern apps. Hybrid hosting lets businesses set up their databases on dedicated servers, put their front-end Web apps in the cloud, then tie everything together with a single click.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More LTE flaws risk security and privacy of all Androids on Verizon and AT&T CERT warned of multiple vulnerabilities in voice over LTE implementations that could result in caller spoofing, denial of service attacks, overbilling and loss of privacy. Read More
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