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Last month, at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, a group of operators and vendors announced an initiative to open up the world of mobile applications. Richard Chirgwin meets HP's Carlos Quaderi to learn about the impact of this initiative on the telecommunications industry. Read more »

BranchCache is a new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that bakes WAN optimisation into the operating system. This story explains how the technology works and how to deploy it in your organisation. Read more »

IPv6 is sometimes touted as network professionals' saviour. But as we learn in this story that corrects seven IPv6 myths, the protocol may be a wee bit overhyped. Read more »

Learn about Virtual LANs (VLANs), troubleshooting basics and how they relate to server virtualization. Read more »

Burton Group analyst Chris Wolf outlines the basic steps required to set up an internal cloud. Read more »

Cloud computing network architecture is increasingly moving toward a flat, leaf-spine topology that enables both reduced latency and the ability to balance bandwidth, providing any-to-any connectivity within and between servers. Learn more in this cloud computing network primer. Read more »

Ethernet vendors are plugging port density as the new must-have. But even if you are  virtualizing  heavily, do you really need a switch with so much power? Read more »

Wireless LAN security is obviously important, a fact security vendors have noticed and acted on with a range of secure WLAN infrastructure. Does this mean you buy WLANs from a securty expert instead of the usual networking crowd? Read more »

VMware has hinted at its future directions by opening a "Labs" site showing off some new projects. Read more »

It's hard to schlep a laptop around to test a WLAN, a fact not lost on network test specialist Fluke, which has a new portable WLAN testing device - the AirCheck Wi-Fi Tester - that beta testers and analysts alike praise. Read more »

Can a small business do without a fixed phone line and remain credible? Richard Chirgwin finds a local company that believes mobile businesses can have it all. Read more »

Videoconferencing vendors are slowly starting to plan and adopt standards to allow interoperability between different companies' products. But don't hold your breath for a fix until the industry undergoes further consolidation. Read more »

Analysts and users agree: cloud computing won't be a threat to networking professionals' careers. Read more »

With Cisco’s acquisition of Starent complete and assimilation well under way, and with the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona out of the way, SearchNetworking speaks to Andy Capener, formerly of Starent and now director of service provider marketing for Cisco. Read more »

A year after Cisco entered the server market, the company is gaining traction among users who have applications which demand virtualisation. Read more »

New software may make it easier for network admins to manage WLANs comprising products from multiple vendors. Read more »

The General Trace Facility (GTF) in MVS is useful for identifying problems, but narrowing down GTF trace data can be daunting. This tip offers a how-to on narrowing down GTF trace output to simplify debugging. Read more »

Open source network monitoring tools are becoming sysadmin favorites as they seek to achieve the SLAs demanded by private clouds. Read more »

Gartner's new Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN infrastructure downgrades HP ProCurve to "challenger" status and suggests management and security tools are now among buyers' priorities. Read more »

Network and storage hardware upgrades, security products and training are some of the hidden virtualization costs that can throw off your TCO/ROI calculations. Read more »