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March 13, 2013
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Solid state is showing up at every level of the storage stack -- as a memory cache, an auxiliary storage tier for hot data that's automatically shuttled between flash and mechanical disk, even as dedicated primary storage, so-called Tier 0. But if funds are limited, where should you use solid state to get the best bang for the buck? In this Network Computing webcast, we'll discuss various deployment options.

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Interop Las Vegas 2013
May 6-10, 2013
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News and Analysis

4 Big BYOD Trends For 2013

Interop Las Vegas speaker Michael Finneran and other BYOD experts discuss key trends enterprise IT leaders should watch in 2013.

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Architectures

Outage Blackballs BlackBerry, Guides Arrow to BYOD Strategy

After finding the right management tool, Arrow Container dumps RIM smartphones for BYODs. Find out why.

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Reviews & Workshops

Mobile Biometrics: The Next Phase of Enterprise Authentication?

Smartphones and tablets equipped with fingerprint readers or other biometric hardware have the potential to drive greater adoption of biometric authentication in the enterprise—if we can get the hardware, software and business processes right.

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InteropNet's Live Wire Act

February 19, 2013 04:30 PM
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InteropNet is the technological backbone of the Interop conference. Built four days before conference doors open, InteropNet serves more than 10,000 users and 300 exhibitors each day of the conference. Here’s how it comes together.

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Tags: InteropNet, Interop, Las Vegas, network operations center

Channel: Servers & Storage, Next Gen Network, Wireless, Security, Networking & Mgmt, Data Center

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RCS, WebRTC Will Unlock Mobile UC Potential

February 11, 2013 03:44 PM
Posted by Michael Finneran

New standards such as RCS and WebRTC aim to bring unified communications (UC) capabilities to browsers and mobile devices, which may open a new competitive front for enterprise UC providers.

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Tags: RCS, WebRTC, unified communications, mobile carriers, browsers

Channel: UC & VoIP, Wireless

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Digital Pen Improves the Tablet Experience

February 11, 2013 12:31 PM
Posted by Lee H. Badman

The DuoSense digital pen from N-Trig captures the experience of pen on paper for tablet users. But OS and device support are limited, and more apps are needed before this technology can go mainstream.

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Tags: N-Trig, DuoSense, digital pen, Android

Channel: Other, Wireless

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Facebook, Google Encroach On Enterprise UC

January 24, 2013 03:28 PM
Posted by Michael Finneran

Facebook and Google are rolling out services that rival enterprise unified communications platforms. Vendors should beware.

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Tags: Facebook, Google, VoIP, UC, unified communications

Channel: UC & VoIP, Wireless, Cloud Computing

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Unified Communications in 2013

December 28, 2012 10:51 PM
Posted by Michael Finneran

Where will UC take us in 2013? Here are insights from several analysts who forecast deeper integration of UC and applications, the end of voice as a separate market, and more.

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Tags: UC, unified communications, integration, federation, BYOD

Channel: Wireless, UC & VoIP

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Will Mobile Drive or Replace UC?

December 13, 2012 01:02 PM
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UC vendors must create a more integrated experience on mobile devices to capture the ease of use and flexibility that users demand on smartphones and tablets—and to counter native capabilities that could make UC less relevant.

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Tags: Unified communications, UC, smartphones, tablets, mobile, presence

Channel: Next Gen Network, Wireless, UC & VoIP

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