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Network World Mobile & Wireless Alert Sep 28, 2016 How to keep terrifying medical device hacks from becoming reality More medical devices are becoming connected ones, and that's increasing the security threat surface, said panelists this week at the Security of Things Forum in Cambridge, Mass. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • New products of the week 9.26.16 • FAQ: What is 802.11ad wireless technology? • Mobile apps still have long way to go in state governments • Wyoming's open source enterprise code library a secret no more • AT&T's AirGig shows wireless internet over power lines is possible • 802.11ad is the fastest Wi-Fi that you might not ever use • Wi-Fi connectivity the tip of the technology iceberg for K-12 schools • What does the iPhone 7 reveal about Apple's AR plans? • How to implement an effective BYOD policy White Paper: Masergy Communications Inc. 4 Criteria for Selecting a Global Network Provider A global network is a company's central nervous system that influences the overall health and performance of a business and its critical systems. The success of your business - and your business applications depends on it! Read More ▶ New products of the week 9.26.16 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Dell and HPE. Read More ▶ FAQ: What is 802.11ad wireless technology? Here are the broad strokes about 802.11ad, the wireless technology that's just starting to hit the market. Read More ▶ Mobile apps still have long way to go in state governments A new survey released this week reveals that while a little more than half of state CIOs surveyed consider mobile devices and apps an essential or high priority, relatively few state government apps are mobile ready or are being used by employees and external users on mobile devices. Read More ▶ Wyoming's open source enterprise code library a secret no more Wyoming's 250-person Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) group knew it had a good thing in its Enterprise Extensible Code Library, but it chose to keep things under wraps outside of the state until last week when members of that team attended an annual confab for state government CIOs. Read More ▶ AT&T's AirGig shows wireless internet over power lines is possible AT&T says its AirGig uses existing power cables strung between mid-voltage utility poles to wirelessly send broadband into people's homes. Read More ▶ 802.11ad is the fastest Wi-Fi that you might not ever use 802.11ad offers the possibility of extremely fast wireless speeds over short distances – but experts differ sharply on its eventual role in the enterprise. The differences center on whether 802.11ad will be used in the same way as previous Wi-Fi standards. Read More ▶ Wi-Fi connectivity the tip of the technology iceberg for K-12 schools Alcatel-Lucent's Neal Tilley discusses the importance of getting Wi-Fi deployed in K-12 schools and how new technology can transform education. Read More ▶ Video What does the iPhone 7 reveal about Apple's AR plans? The iPhone 7 Plus has dual-cameras to help take better photos. But this technology could also play a vital role in Apple's future plans for AR. Watch Now ▶ How to implement an effective BYOD policy Companies have accepted that BYOD is a reality. The challenge now is striking a balance between security and flexibility. Read More ▶ White Paper: Masergy Communications Inc. 5 Business Requirements for a Software Defined WAN The corporate WAN is now the focus of considerable attention after years of modest network innovation. This is due in large part to new efforts behind Software Defined Networking (SDN) standards and architectures. 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 The 12 best iPhone 7 features Smart cities: The rise of new C-level executives Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Largest DDoS attack ever delivered by botnet of hijacked IoT devices 2. Nutanix CEO skewers box-based hyperconvergence rivals 3. As Adobe, Microsoft Azure ink cloud partnership, Amazon looms 4. The IoT is uranium 5. Citrix wins virtual desktop interface shootout 6. 19 free cloud storage options 7. Cisco says router bug could be result of 'cosmic radiation' … Seriously? 8. 802.11ad is the fastest Wi-Fi that you might not ever use 9. Armies of hacked IoT devices launch unprecedented DDoS attacks 10. 7 free tools every network needs

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