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Network World Net Optimization Alert May 26, 2016 Tips for adding IPv6 to IPv4 networks The IPv6 transition in your organization, more likely than not, involves bringing IPv6 into a mix that also includes IPv4. Here's a look at what that means and how to make it work. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Software-Defined WANs: Viptela gets $75M in funding • Cisco ACI and VMware NSX kumbaya? • Top-level domain expansion is a security risk for business computers • Brocade Workflow Composer enables IT to move with digital speed • Cisco's Meraki spreads its cloud to voice • The future of auto safety is seat belts, airbags and network technology • Software-defined networking touches every industry segment • What are hackers up to these days? • Cisco retools core routing and switching certification to sharpen focus on SDN, IoT White Paper: Okta A New World Order for IT IT leaders are finding new opportunities in an era of digital disruption. This executive brief provides a quick overview of how they are driving growth and increasing efficiency by securely connecting the digital enterprise with customers, partners, suppliers and distributors. Read More ▶ Software-Defined WANs: Viptela gets $75M in funding Looking to continue tapping a market IDC says will be worth $6 billion by 2020, Software-Defined WAN company Viptela today said it raised $75M in a Series C round of financing. The new round of funding brings Viptela's total funding to about $110M. The company said it would use the proceeds to grow sales, marketing, technical support and research and development. Read More ▶ Cisco ACI and VMware NSX kumbaya? Comments by Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins last week that the networking giant is open to collaborations with VMware in virtual networking raise the question: Just how would Cisco's ACI and VMware's NSX platforms could work together? Read More ▶ Top-level domain expansion is a security risk for business computers The explosion of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) in recent years can put enterprise computers at risk due to name conflicts between internal domain names used inside corporate networks and domains that can now be registered on the public Internet. Read More ▶ Brocade Workflow Composer enables IT to move with digital speed Brocade's network automation platform allows IT operations to automate networking tasks, including provisioning, validation and troubleshooting. Read More ▶ Cisco's Meraki spreads its cloud to voice If you manage your whole LAN in the cloud, why not add in the desk phones, too? That's what Cisco's Meraki division has done. Its first phone, the MC74, can be managed on the same dashboard Meraki provides for its switches, Wi-Fi access points, security devices and other infrastructure. Read More ▶ The future of auto safety is seat belts, airbags and network technology Technology is being developed that would create a world of connected cars communicating with one another to help reduce the 5.6 million car accidents on U.S. roads each year. But just how to enable vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication is still up for debate. Read More ▶ Software-defined networking touches every industry segment Companies using Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure are having success, proving software-defined networking (SDN) works and is ready for prime time. Read More ▶ What are hackers up to these days? The short answer: They're targeting sites in North America, where they're planting malware in ad networks and launching dating site spam. 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