MIT Media Lab sponsors hackathon pushing limits of VR and AR

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Network World Virtualization Alert Aug 22, 2016 MIT Media Lab sponsors hackathon pushing limits of VR and AR Participants in the Reality, Virtually, Hackathon sponsored by MIT Media Lab will create new applications for AR and VR technology. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Review: 6 slick open source routers • Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac Gives Mac Users More Windows Functionality • SD-WAN takes advantage of the 100x MPLS/Internet price gap • 10 sci-fi technologies we are close to having • Key things to consider when assessing cloud backup and recovery • Open vSwitch finds new home at the Linux Foundation • HipChat beats Slack to the punch with group video calling • Top VCE exec: We're staying tight with Cisco Video/Webcast: Intuit 30 Days to Complete Business Process Visibility You cant fix what you can't measure. That's why achieving total visibility into your company's processes -- both on their own and all together -- is the key to business growth.Join Steven Bonacorsi, President at the International Standard for Lean Six Sigma (ISLSS), along with Adam Hoover and Sean MacPherson of QuickBase, for this exclusive on-demand webinar. Read More ▶ Review: 6 slick open source routers DD-WRT, Tomato, OpenWrt, OPNsense, pfSense, and VyOS suit a wide range of devices and networking needs Read More ▶ Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac Gives Mac Users More Windows Functionality Parallels releases a new version of their virtualization software for the Mac that makes Mac/Windows integration more seamless along with tools and performance enhancements. Read More ▶ SD-WAN takes advantage of the 100x MPLS/Internet price gap You can bridge that chasm without worrying about the downsides of inferior Internet reliability and predictability Read More ▶ 10 sci-fi technologies we are close to having Here's a look at 10 of the coolest sci-fi technologies that are close to becoming a reality. Read More ▶ Key things to consider when assessing cloud backup and recovery Cloud backup can be part of a comprehensive data protection plan, or a first step to a larger, hybrid cloud world Read More ▶ Open vSwitch finds new home at the Linux Foundation The developers of open source virtual networking technology Open vSwitch (OVS) said this week they will move future development to the Linux Foundation Project. Read More ▶ HipChat beats Slack to the punch with group video calling It just became easier for HipChat customers to get some face time with each another whenever they want it. The company launched new group video calling functionality on Thursday that lets up to 10 other people share a virtual face-to-face meeting. Read More ▶ Top VCE exec: We're staying tight with Cisco There was an interesting exchange between IDG Chief Content Officer John Gallant and VCE President Chad Sakac in an interview Network World published today. In it, Gallant asked Sakac about the company's converged infrastructure partnership with Cisco in light of VCE presumably soon becoming part of the merged Dell/EMC. After all, Cisco (the "C" in VCE) sold off its stake in the venture some time ago and will likely find itself competing more directly with EMC once it combines with Dell. Read More ▶ White Paper: CA Technologies Addressing PCI Compliance: Through Privileged Access Management Organizations handling transactions involving credit or debit cards are facing increasing pressure to meet regulatory compliance mandates. In particular, they must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 3, which went into effect in January of 2015.1 PCI DSS v3 established various requirements for safeguarding an organization's relevant systems and networks, comprising the Cardholder Data Environment (CDE). Read More ▶ Join The Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook ▶ Network World on LinkedIn ▶ SLIDESHOWS Selfie fits modern politics like a handshake First Look: Firefox 48 Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories of 2016 1. 19 free cloud storage options 2. 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac 3. Credibility and trust: Microsoft blows it 4. Peeping into 73,000 unsecured security cameras thanks to default passwords 5. 7 free tools every network needs 6. 9 Common Spanning Tree Mistakes 7. How Forbes inadvertently proved the anti-malware value of ad blockers 8. 6 free network vulnerability scanners 9. 10 biggest home networking mistakes (and how to fix them) 10. Ten operating systems for the Raspberry Pi

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