Riverbed wins 7-vendor WAN optimization test

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Amazon.com to offer Sunday delivery in the US through US Postal Service What has happened to the word nerd? Network World Daily News AM November 11, 2013 Share this email Riverbed wins 7-vendor WAN optimization test As applications move to the cloud, network managers are seeing increasing requirements to optimize and manage WAN connections. Most enterprises have migrated to web-based applications and make heavy use of Internet services for day-to-day business. All of this makes network performance a key factor for productivity and end-user satisfaction. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Amazon.com to offer Sunday delivery in the US through US Postal Service 2. What has happened to the word nerd? 3. Foxconn mulls building TVs, display panels in Arizona 4. IT experience leads to entrepreneurship for Aussie duo 5. YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim not a fan of YouTube's new Google+ centric commenting policy 6. Enemy fighters and missiles can't hide from new air defense system 7. 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You see, in an effort to bolster their laggard social network, Google now requires that all YouTube comments be associated with a Google+ account. Naturally, YouTube users are none too thrilled with the development. READ MORE Enemy fighters and missiles can't hide from new air defense system Enemy fighters and missiles can't hide from new air defense system A new air defense system successfully targeted, tracked and destroyed two targets from opposite directions, something not typical of other systems. From: Network World Videos Views: 13 1 ratings Time: 01:32 More in Science & Technology READ MORE Internet Archive seeking donations after fire A fire early yesterday morning did $600,000 damage to digitization equipment at the Internet Archive's scanning center in San Francisco ... and the organization is seeking donations to help it replace what was lost. The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1996 to build an Internet library and is perhaps most famous for the Wayback Machine. READ MORE Porn-surfing corporate bosses infect networks, then keep data breaches a secret The boss may know better -- the dreaded do as I say, not as I do -- but 40% of malware infections on corporate senior executives' PCs came from visiting infected porn sites. According to a blind survey of 200 security professionals, more than half, or 57%, have investigated data breaches that were kept a secret from customers, partners or stakeholders. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Application Delivery for Next-Generation Datacenters This paper discusses benefits and challenges associated with application delivery solutions and trends driving growth. 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