Cisco to release free standard software to boost Web videoconferencing

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Halloween Google Doodle stirs up witch's brew Monster bosses: Be very afraid Network World Daily News AM October 31, 2013 Share this email Cisco to release free standard software to boost Web videoconferencing Web videoconferencing may get easier after a decision by Cisco Systems that should help bring widely used technology into browsers. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Halloween Google Doodle stirs up witch's brew 2. Monster bosses: Be very afraid 3. Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud hit by worldwide management interuption 4. INSIDER Tablet App Lets Subway Find the Best Sandwich Artists 5. Swatter gets 30 months in prison 6. Gartner: 'Five Styles of Advanced Threat Defense' can protect enterprise from targeted attacks 7. Salesforce.com to offer private version of its AppExchange app store 8. Coast Guard spills the beans on Google's mystery barges 9. Some Windows 8.1 updates tripping over driver problems 10. CIO at Waste Management Wears Many Hats 11. 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