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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.

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Gartner: 'Five Styles of Advanced Threat Defense' can protect enterprise from targeted attacks

Attackers want to compromise networks and computers to steal sensitive information from the enterprise by using sophisticated malware. Research firm Gartner says IT can protect the enterprise against targeted attacks in five basic ways, and recommends combining at least two of them together for best effect. READ MORE

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