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Pooja Rathore
Pooja Rathore
1 week ago
Problem connecting to host PC

Hi

How r u??

I have been facing a problem with my Host pc...My terminal computers are not getting...

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Pooja Rathore
Pooja Rathore
1 week ago
Problem connecting to host PC

Hi

How r u??

I have been facing a problem with my Host pc...My terminal computers are not getting...

Tags: networking |
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dbrown
dbrown
15 weeks ago
How much better is 802.11ac WiFi, and when will we see it in consumer products?

I understand that 802.11ac Wi-Fi will be faster than 802.11n. Will it offer any other advantages, like increased range or new security...

Tags: 802.11ac, wifi |
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pcalento
pcalento
16 weeks ago
What is your connectivity solution when wireline (to power the WAN) isn't available?

There's a fair amount of branch offices (say retail kiosks, oil pipelines, etc) that can't get typical access to wireline to power their...

Tags: 4G, WAN, wireless |
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pcalento
pcalento
17 weeks ago
What considerations do you make when selecting IT systems for a branch-office?

Mobile users. Decentralized workforces. Cloud services. Branch-offices are more and more critical to business success. When outfitting a...

Tags: branch office, connectivity, LAN, WAN |
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pcalento
pcalento
21 weeks ago
Do you view OpenFlow as an alternative or complement to data center fabric?

OpenFlow is often mentioned in the context of network virtualization, data center consolidation and multi-tenancy. Do you view OpenFlow...

Tags: datacenter fabric, networking, OpenFlow |
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pcalento
pcalento
21 weeks ago
Do you view OpenFlow as an alternative or complement to data center fabric?

OpenFlow is often mentioned in the context of network virtualization, data center consolidation and multi-tenancy. Do you view OpenFlow...

Tags: datacenter fabric, networking, OpenFlow |
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ajaykumaar4u
ajaykumaar4u
22 weeks ago
CCIE Security certification

I am working as an AIX administrator. Right now I am interested in learning CCIE security. Is changing my career from sys admin to CCIE...

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becker
becker
23 weeks ago
How can converged infrastructure improve IT operations?

Converged infrastructure helps prevent hardware sprawl from becoming a wasteful and inefficient, I get that in theory. But what...

Tags: converged infrastructure, hardware, network management |
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JOiseau
JOiseau
25 weeks ago
How much better are Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW), and are they a necessary upgrade? And what the heck are tuples!?!

I've read a number of articles about NGFWs, and I still have some questions about how much of a step forward they are. One reason for...

Tags: firewalls, network administration, NGFW |
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FCC ruling on 800MHz band a boon for Sprint
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved a rule change for part of the 800MHz band at a meeting on Thursday, opening the door for Sprint Nextel to use the band for its 4G LTE network.
Quickbooks Online outage leaves some customers in sour mood
Intuit's Quickbooks Online service suffered an outage this week that left "a small subset" of customers unable to access their data, but the company says the problems with the on-demand accounting software have now been fixed.
Coding contest shows how big data can improve health care
A recent coding competition in the Boston area brought together IT professionals, medical workers and others with an interest in health IT to show how data analytics can improve health care.
Minnesota state government executive branch picks Microsoft to improve e-mail, collaboration
The Executive Branch of the Minnesota state government had its 40,000 end users on a mishmash of e-mail systems when in 2008 its IT group, the Office of Enterprise Technology (OET), decided to tackle the problem.
Unthethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download
Absinthe 2.0, the jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, is ready and available for download, the Jailbreak Dream Team announced at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam on Friday.
Sales of unused IPv4 addresses gathering steam
A growing number of U.S. carriers and enterprises are hedging their bets on IPv6 by purchasing blocks of unused IPv4 addresses through official channels or behind-the-scenes dealmaking.
Are CEOs getting the social media thing?
IBM says a study it did of some 1,700 Chief Executive Officers worldwide found that many indeed - or should be -- grasping social media as a key enabler of collaboration and innovation.
Sony brings streaming music service to the iPhone
Sony on Friday released an iPhone app to access its streaming Music Unlimited service, part of its efforts to expand its online platforms to devices from rival manufacturers.
China's Sina Weibo targeting Japanese advertisers
One of China's top Twitter-like sites, Sina Weibo, is working to attract Japanese companies to advertise on its platform by helping the firms open and use accounts on the microblogging service.
Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying
Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

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