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	WiFi chugs toward 1 gig HP has proclaimed itself to be the first enterprise-grade WLAN vendor to ship dual-radio, Wi-Fi-Certified 802.11n wireless access points with a total signaling rate of 900Mbps. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Fluke Networks Free Poster: Wireless 802.11a/b/g/n Free indispensable reference tool - a wireless 802.11 a/b/g/n technical poster. This large, wall poster includes channel frequencies and appropriate worldwide channel selections for 802.11a/b/g/n, typical indoor WLAN coverage range with data rates, key term definitions and more. Click to continue In this Issue First look at Apple iPad 2: what's new, unchanged and still missing 4 reasons why Apple and its iPad still rule the tablet market iPad 2 both excites and frustrates business customers The Network World Enterprise Tablet Recommendation Poll Android app could slash smartphone data bills Tablet Tumble: iPad 2 vs. Motorola Xoom Six IT Tools Picks for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad iPad 2 spoiler: RIM PlayBook tablet coming April 10? DEMO 2011: New Mobile Apps that Are Good for Business 5 new ways to build apps for iPhone, Android and Web browsers Microsoft preps Apple iPhone VoIP, conferencing client WHITE PAPER: IBM Discover the Mishaps of Digital Channels Digital has been widely embraced by consumers and by many parts of the enterprise. But the adoption of digital channels - Web sites, mobile apps, online sales and customer service, and other smart touches - has often occurred in a piecemeal way. Read More First look at Apple iPad 2: what's new, unchanged and still missing Can't tell the difference from iPad 1…except for that white color of the tablet computer? Look more closely Read More 4 reasons why Apple and its iPad still rule the tablet market When it comes to releasing new form factors for its iPad tablet and other products, Apple not only gets there first; it gets there best. Read More iPad 2 both excites and frustrates business customers The new iPad 2 is likely to be even more popular with enterprise users than the original. But Apple's focus is on consumers. And IT groups struggle with managing and securing the tablets. Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom Learn 6 key best practices for successfully implementing UC. Discover which strategic design and other considerations play critical parts in achieving your ROI objectives. Learn how to develop an implementation strategy that reflects the needs of your organization. Read now. The Network World Enterprise Tablet Recommendation Poll Your company's future, not to mention your IT career, is on the line. Your CEO glares at you over a desk the size of an aircraft carrier, chews on an unlit cigar, and then she says, "OK, propellerhead. I'm taking this company into the future and the future is mobile. What tablet do we go with?" This is your chance. Now, you can, of course, start explaining to her about the security and management trade-offs, the application development challenges, the controversy over... Read More Android app could slash smartphone data bills A $9.95 Android app could save you a bundle on your monthly smartphone data plan. SPB Wireless Monitor tracks data use over cellular (and Wi-Fi), and calculates costs, by time or by app, based on your data plan. Read More Tablet Tumble: iPad 2 vs. Motorola Xoom A breakdown of the Apple iPad 2 and Motorola Xoom tablets' hardware, software, pricing, connectivity and more. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Data Center Evolution Without Revolution While many companies understand the benefits of virtualization and cloud computing, they struggle to prepare their data center for such a transition. Discover how to avoid a "rip-and-replace" approach by utilizing a phased network architecture upgrade that helps control risk and costs. Read now! Six IT Tools Picks for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad Read More iPad 2 spoiler: RIM PlayBook tablet coming April 10? RIM has been talking up its PlayBook tablet for months, but has been coy about when the latest Apple iPad killer will ship and what it will cost. Speculation heated up Wednesday, on the same day that Apple is expected to make big iPad news, that April 10 will be the day of the PlayBook's real coming out party. Read More DEMO 2011: New Mobile Apps that Are Good for Business Remember when you flipped open your mobile phone and only made calls with it? It wasn't that long ago, but after watching the demos of mobile applications startup companies at DEMO Spring 2011, the flip phone seems prehistoric. Read More 5 new ways to build apps for iPhone, Android and Web browsers Five start-ups unveiled services for building mobile applications and Web services this week at DEMO Spring 2011, bringing application development capabilities to the masses - or, at least, to people who lack traditional programming and mobile development skills. Read More Microsoft preps Apple iPhone VoIP, conferencing client Microsoft is coming out with an iPhone application that lets the users participate in conferences mediated by the company's Lync unified communications platform. Read More
	GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS Up for grabs from Microsoft Subnet: a Windows 7 Enterprise Technician class for three people. From Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of VMware ESXi books. Enter here. SLIDESHOWS 20 awesome tech products at DEMO Build-your-own iPhone and Android apps, cloud services, photo tools and more on display at DEMO Spring 2011. Top 10 Chrome OS extensions Though Google is pitching it as an operating system for netbooks and lightweight notebooks, Chrome OS is essentially the Chrome Web browser bolted on top of a bare minimum version of Linux. The following extensions can improve the user experience of Chrome (OS or browser) to give you some of the functionality found in a traditional operating system. MOST-READ STORIES IPv6 on home routers and DSL/cable modems: FAIL Cisco, sources reveal data center next steps Tablet Tumble: iPad 2 vs. Motorola Xoom 20 hot IT security issues Real life HAL 9000: computers reacting to human emotions? First look at Apple iPad 2: what's new, unchanged, still missing Open source expert takes on the hardest job at Microsoft iPad 2 both excites and frustrates business customers Google gives antiquated 404 page a makeover 4 reasons why Apple and its iPad still rule the tablet market
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