Microsoft's new volume-licensing scheme could simplify buying, managing products

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Where we stand with SDN Planning for SDN Network World Daily News PM December 02, 2013 Share this email Microsoft's new volume-licensing scheme could simplify buying, managing products Midsize companies should get ready this month as Microsoft introduces a new purchasing scheme that changes the way it deals with its volume licensing customers. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Where we stand with SDN 2. Planning for SDN 3. What to look for in an SDN controller 4. Amazon's new delivery option: 30 minutes or less via flying drone 5. A Q&A with the Chair of the Open Networking Foundation's Migration Group 6. Bitcointalk.org warns passwords in danger after DNS attack 7. Amazon's new delivery option: 30 minutes or less via flying drone 8. The best new parody Twitter account to follow: Amazon Drones 9. Rumored Microsoft CEO plan is a very bad idea 10. Meet WISP, the wireless future of Internet service 11. Akamai acquiring anti-DDoS firm Prolexic for $370 million 12. Windows 8 uptake needle sticks as growth stalls 13. Free Mavericks sets OS X adoption record 14. The best new parody Twitter account to follow: Amazon Drones 15. DHS agent cites private medical history to deny Canadian entry into US 16. Products of the week 12.2.13   Where we stand with SDN One gauge of industry progress on the software-defined networking front is the momentum of the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), the user-lead group that is spelling out the core SDN standards and championing the cause. READ MORE Planning for SDN Software-defined networking (SDN) is the hottest thing going today, but there is considerable confusion surrounding everything from the definition of the term to the different architectures and technologies suppliers are putting forward. READ MORE What to look for in an SDN controller One of the key challenges confronting potential users of software-defined networking is discerning the specific value of particular SDN controllers. Controllers, after all, play critical role as the key arbiter between network applications and network infrastructure. READ MORE Amazon's new delivery option: 30 minutes or less via flying drone Amazon's new delivery option: 30 minutes or less via flying drone Called Prime Air, it will be powered by drones and will be ready from a technology standpoint as soon as necessary regulations are in place. From: Network World Videos Views: 6 0 ratings Time: 01:08 More in Science & Technology READ MORE A Q&A with the Chair of the Open Networking Foundation's Migration Group For an inside look at the goals, expectations and plans of the ONF's recently created Migration Group and how it hopes to help companies make the transition to SDN, Network World Editor in Chief John Dix caught up via e-mail with the chair of the group, Justin Joubine Dustzadeh, CTO & VP of Technology Strategy, Networks, Huawei. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: AT&T Managing Mobile Access to the Cloud Use of mobile personal cloud services is proliferating on personal and enterprise-owned mobile devices. Organizations are considering controls that appear to conflict with the spirit of BYOD and wonder if their approach is correct. Learn More Bitcointalk.org warns passwords in danger after DNS attack A popular Bitcoin discussion forum warned on Monday some user passwords may have been intercepted after the site's DNS (Domain Name System) registrar was breached. READ MORE Amazon's new delivery option: 30 minutes or less via flying drone Called Prime Air, it will be powered by drones and will be ready from a technology standpoint as soon as necessary regulations are in place. READ MORE The best new parody Twitter account to follow: Amazon Drones There's a lot of buzz in the tech and retailing world on this Cyber Monday about the latest invention from Amazon.com: Package-delivering drones that could be flying in a neighborhood near you. In a story on CBS's 60 Minutes, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled plans for Amazon Prime Air, which he called "octocopters." These electric-powered drones can deliver packages weighing less than 5 pounds... READ MORE Rumored Microsoft CEO plan is a very bad idea Ford CEO is the frontrunner for CEO, but his role at Microsoft might not be what we expected. READ MORE Meet WISP, the wireless future of Internet service The Internet connection we all rely on is about to change, now that WISP is coming to town. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: CDW Managing Essential tools for greater productivity People are interacting with software from the moment they wake up (hearing an alarm on a smartphone) to the time they relax in the evening (reading or shopping online). And in between, software affects virtually every work function in some way, whether in the executive suite or on the shipping dock. Read Now Akamai acquiring anti-DDoS firm Prolexic for $370 million Akamai Technologies today has agreed to acquire Prolexic Technologies, a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation services company, for $370 million. READ MORE Windows 8 uptake needle sticks as growth stalls Windows 8's uptake stalled in November, while the now-aging Windows 7 continued to gain ground, a Web metrics company said Sunday. READ MORE Free Mavericks sets OS X adoption record Apple's Mavericks operating system set the OS X early-adoption record last month, with a third of all Macs running the new edition within weeks of its introduction. READ MORE The best new parody Twitter account to follow: Amazon Drones There's a lot of buzz in the tech and retailing world on this Cyber Monday about the latest invention from Amazon.com: Package-delivering drones that could be flying in a neighborhood near you. In a story on CBS's 60 Minutes, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled plans for Amazon Prime Air, which he called "octocopters." These electric-powered drones can deliver packages weighing less than 5 pounds... READ MORE DHS agent cites private medical history to deny Canadian entry into US How did the U.S. Department of Homeland Security get hold of "confidential" medical records that indicated a wheelchair-bound Canadian woman's "mental illness" episode, which was then used to refuse her entry into the United States? The case has sparked numerous heated online debates. READ MORE Products of the week 12.2.13 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as EiQ Networks and Catbird Networks READ MORE WEBCAST: IBM Fighting Fraud Videos: IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager Short videos about IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager (IIM) for Fraud. IIM optimizes the investigation of fraud for customers across many industries in both the commercial and public sector space. Learn More. 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