* Microsoft outlines broad unified communications strategy * New content filters monitor outbound traffic * IBM upgrades Sametime client to work with Microsoft software * Q&A: How one school system makes the most of open source * Backup consumes big chunks of budgets, study shows * Network World 360 * Today on Layer 8
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Microsoft outlines broad unified communications strategy
Microsoft Monday laid out its strategy for unified communications, spelling out its plans to integrate e-mail, instant messaging, voice and video into a single platform that stretches across corporate applications and services. Click here for more.
New content filters monitor outbound traffic
IT organizations have learned the hard way that leakage of confidential information, whether it trickled out inadvertently or passed through in a calculated fashion, can levy heavy damages against market share and brand reputation, and potentially give rise to civil lawsuits and punitive fines. IT executives must take a more proactive approach to monitoring and securing all data in motion. Enter a slew of new and reconditioned products geared toward blocking sensitive data from leaving the corporate network. Click here to see the full story and a spreadsheet comparing the products.
IBM upgrades Sametime client to work with Microsoft software
IBM/Lotus on Monday unveiled client upgrades to its real-time communications and collaboration platform that tie into Microsoft software and third-party mobile devices. Click here for more.
Q&A: How one school system makes the most of open source
Paul Messias knows a thing or two about stretching a buck, and using open source software is one of his main techniques. As network engineer for the Needham Public Schools in Massachusetts, he is constantly looking to get more for less, given that his budget is lean at $32,000 a year. Messias met recently with Executive News Editor Bob Brown and shared his views on making the most of open source. Click here for the full interview.
Backup consumes big chunks of budgets, study shows
The wild expansion of data requiring replication and protection is a key challenge for IT, according to a recent biannual storage study by TheInfoPro, an IT market research company. Click here for more.
Network World 360
Get another dimension to the news of the week with the new Network World 360 audio program. Available in MP3, this week’s show gets details on Cisco’s software plans and rounds up the top news. Listen now.
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