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	Aruba strikes down wired, wireless silos Many IT departments would like to provision, secure and manage wired Ethernet and wireless LANs together as one big network. Read More WEBCAST: IBM How much network downtime can your business tolerate? Join this IBM broadcast to learn how to manage and improve network configuration activity to keep your networks running, in compliance and generating revenue. View Now In this Issue Hands-on review: Xoom battles iPad 2 to a draw iPad 2: Don't take it apart, or risk cracked glass Zune, Cisco email and Guitar Hero filling up 2011 tech industry graveyard 15 Best iPad Apps for Newbies iPad 2 cost only a few dollars more to build than original iPad iPad 2 Smart Cover dissected by iFixit New Aruba products blend Wi-Fi, wired access at network edge Bandwidth caps coming to AT&T wireline services U.S. carriers waive fees to call, text Japan First LTE phone, HTC Thunderbolt, coming to Verizon Thursday Apple exec confirms white iPhone on the way First look at Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 WHITE PAPER: Nastel Technologies Control & Automate Application Performance Management. This report by Forrester Research discusses how to handle IT complexity using application performance management converged with Complex Event Processing to produce a closed-loop automation solution for application management. Learn More Hands-on review: Xoom battles iPad 2 to a draw We got our hands on the two hottest products in the tablet computing market -- the Motorola Xoom and the iPad 2 and put them to the test. This was a 15-round heavyweight fight and in the end, the Xoom stood toe to toe with the reigning champ, iPad 2. Read More iPad 2: Don't take it apart, or risk cracked glass Apple's iPad 2 tablet, which became available Friday, boasts a big battery, tiny speakers, an ample 512MB of RAM and a glass front that's tricky for tinkerers to take off. Read More Zune, Cisco email and Guitar Hero filling up 2011 tech industry graveyard Our running list of IT companies, technologies and ideas killed off or headed for the end of life in 2011.Even as the Apple iPad 2 and other technologies are born, 2011 will mark the end of life for a list of companies, products and brands across the networking and IT landscape. Read More 15 Best iPad Apps for Newbies Are you considering the upcoming iPad 2 as your first iPad? An iPad, unplugged, is a welcome contrast to the communications-driven iPhone. Take our tour of cool apps that take advantage of the iPad's leisurely user experience. Read More 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 iPad 2 cost only a few dollars more to build than original iPad The overall cost of iPad 2, despite some pricier components, is almost identical to the first model introduced a year ago. Read More iPad 2 Smart Cover dissected by iFixit The iPad 2 Smart Cover has the trademark Apple smart design and coolness. But exactly how does the thing work? iFixit tore one apart to find out. Read More New Aruba products blend Wi-Fi, wired access at network edge The company that helped pioneer the controller-based enterprise wireless LAN is now selling wired Ethernet switches -- with a twist. Read More Bandwidth caps coming to AT&T wireline services It seems that the era of unlimited data consumption isn't just ending for wireless Internet services anymore. Read More WEBCAST: Adobe Deliver Engaging Communications with PDF Portfolios Learn how easy it is to create and send a single PDF Portfolio using Adobe Acrobat X Pro. See how to create a rich, branded PDF Portfolio containing many types of documents, each with a rich preview experience. Learn More U.S. carriers waive fees to call, text Japan Major U.S. wireless carriers are waiving fees on calls and text messages to Japan as well as texted mobile donations made to emergency relief efforts in Japan. Read More First LTE phone, HTC Thunderbolt, coming to Verizon Thursday HTC's ThunderBolt, the first smartphone to operate on Verizon Wireless's LTE network, will launch this Thursday, according to a document from Verizon received by the online retailer Wirefly. Read More Apple exec confirms white iPhone on the way An Apple senior VP has confirmed that the company will have a white iPhone out this spring, but it's still a mystery as to whether it will be an iPhone 4 or iPhone 5. Read More First look at Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft's IE9 provides a browsing experience that even Chrome and Firefox users may find compelling. Read More
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