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May 26, 2012

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ALSO CALLED: Metro Area Networks, Metro Access Networks, Networks, Metropolitan Area Networks, Metropolitan Access Networks DEFINITION: A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large local area network (LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network (WAN). The term is applied to the interconnection of networks in a city into a single larger network (which may then also offer efficient connection to … Definition continues below.
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Accelerate the delivery of modern applications sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Limited WHITE PAPER: An IT modernization project will be unique to your business, and to successfully manage it you'll need the appropriate tools, resources, and best practices throughout the process. Read this paper to get a framework for initiating your modernization efforts. Posted: 02 Mar 2012 \| Published: 02 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Application Portfolio Management \| Applications Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| Software Migration \| Software Project Management \| Software Upgrades

Analyst's take: Business impact of Facebook in the workplace sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Nearly half of office employees access Facebook during work. Nucleus found companies effectively lose an average of 1.5 percent of total office productivity when employees can access Facebook during the work day. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Communications Hardware \| Communications Networks \| Communications Software \| Networking \| Networking Hardware

Best Practices for Unified Communications Migrations and Management sponsored by Quest Software WHITE PAPER: In this exclusive FAQ, discover how you can overcome common migration and management challenges to keep your unified communications systems running in peak condition. Posted: 27 Mar 2012 \| Published: 27 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Change Management \| Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| Email \| Email Management \| Unified Messaging \| Videoconferences \| Videoconferencing Systems

Booz CIO briefing: Web 2.0 - lead now or get out of the way sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Web 2.0 and new media technologies, such as blogs, wikis, and social networks, are spreading rapidly through companies, often without IT's direct involvement. This report from Booz&Co argues that CIOs and their IT departments must take the lead in these emerging technologies. Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Networking Hardware

Business Intelligence for IT sponsored by Evergreen Systems WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the relationship between business intelligence and IT and how you can align them for a competitive edge. Posted: 21 May 2012 \| Published: 21 May 2012 TOPICS: Balanced Scorecards \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Systems

CIO Perspectives: Best-Practice Approaches to Deploying Video Collaboration Across the Enterprise sponsored by Polycom, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The widespread adoption of unified communications (UC) only proves its importance to the workplace. In this resource, uncover the benefits of and case for adding visual communications and video to your UC strategy. Posted: 10 Apr 2012 \| Published: 10 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Communications Hardware \| Communications Networks \| Communications Software \| Communications Systems \| Unified Messaging \| Videoconferences \| Videoconferencing Hardware \| Videoconferencing Software \| Videoconferencing Standards \| Videoconferencing Systems \| WAN

Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7 Dial Plan Enhancements and Their Effect on the Dial Plan sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: The dial plan is a key element in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) environments. The dial plan is at the very core of the user experience. For companies that have multiple locations, or that are global, a comprehensive dial plan can become large and very complex. Posted: 06 Nov 2009 \| Published: 06 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Communications Diagnostic and Test Equipment \| Communications Hardware \| Communications Networks \| Communications Software \| Communications Systems \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems

CW+: Quocirca report: Communications technology – be prepared to be flexible sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Communications needs for many organisations are changing rapidly. Internally, there are always new technologies appearing and changes in working styles to deal with but there is now, increasingly, the influence of more social and consumer choices affecting the officially deployed systems. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| Social Computing \| Social Networking

CW+: Quocirca report: Effective public sector citizen communication sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: The UK public sector is in the midst of a period of transformation and improving citizen engagement will be key to the success of this change. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| IT Management \| IT Spending

CW+: Quocirca report: Valuable business connections – a review for SMEs sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: The average small business is becoming highly dependent on multiple forms of digital communications, but the technology choices are increasingly complex and come at a cost. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Mobile Device Management \| SMBs

Evaluation of managed print service suppilers sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: In Quocirca’s evaluation of major providers of Managed Print Services (MPS) in Europe, Quocirca found that Xerox and HP lead the pack, due to their global scale and broad service capabilities. The analysis also showed that Ricoh and Lexmark have gained considerable ground, demonstrating effective maturity and service delivery excellence. Posted: 24 Oct 2011 \| Published: 24 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Communications Software \| IT Services \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Outsourcing

How to Leverage the Always-On, Cost-Effective Benefits of an External Support Provider sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: IT environments are becoming increasingly complex as trends like cloud computing, virtualization and mobility gain traction. Utilizing a lead service provider (LSP) approach can free up IT and let external, highly skilled experts handle issues. Read this white paper to learn more about how this new IT strategy can benefit your business. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Customer Support Software \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Systems \| User Experience \| Vendors

How to tie learning to business impact sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Many organisations implement “learning engagements,” or training programmes, to increase employee satisfaction, realise better team performance, and improve communication. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Consulting Services \| IT Governance \| IT Systems \| IT Workforce

Hyper-V Server 2008 R2: Free Virtualization without a Server Operating System sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This paper examines how virtualization has become such a hot topic that the number of virtualization techniques, tools, and technologies is into the dozens, and that’s just from Microsoft. Some of the benefits of virtualization include hardware cost savings, configuration optimization, less disruption, and easier reallocation of resources. Posted: 24 Feb 2011 \| Published: 24 Feb 2011 TOPICS: IT Industry \| IT Systems \| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 \| Operating System Virtualization \| Operating Systems \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Virtualization Security

Managed Services: 8 Must-Have Requirements When Choosing A Provider sponsored by NACR WHITE PAPER: In this resource, discover whether managed services can help your organization maximize the performance and efficiency of your communications networks and applications. Posted: 10 Apr 2012 \| Published: 10 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Applications Management \| Applications Management Services \| Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| Disaster Recovery \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management

Maximizing ROI with the Microsoft-Polycom Unified Communications Solution sponsored by Polycom, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper, aimed strategic decision makers, will discuss how you can reduce telephony costs, maximize your ROI and improve your business collaboration and communication activities. Posted: 11 Jul 2011 \| Published: 11 Jul 2011 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Communications Networks \| Communications Software \| Communications Systems \| IP \| IP Telephony \| Telephony Systems

Mind the Gap: What is an ITIL Gap Analysis? sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Discover how a gap analysis can reveal areas where the reality and long-term vision of your organization are diverging and provide the momentum needed to start adopting service management best practices. Find out how gap analysis can help your company identify what it does well and how to achieve its goals. Posted: 13 Apr 2012 \| Published: 13 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Best Practices \| CIOs \| IT Auditing \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Systems \| ITIL

Minimizing Windows 7 “Interface Shock” sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This paper examines that many organizations want to take advantage of the speed, security, reliability, and flexibility of Windows 7, and how it is possible to minimize interface shock for users by leveraging Group Policy to make Windows 7 look more like Windows XP. Posted: 20 Mar 2011 \| Published: 20 Mar 2011 TOPICS: IT Industry \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| Network Management \| Software Architectures \| Software Infrastructure \| Software Migration \| Windows \| Windows 7 \| Windows XP

Network Applications and the Impact on Corporate WANs sponsored by XO Communications WHITE PAPER: Learn about the expanding requirements placed on the WAN and uncover how a WAN solution can help you meet the growing needs of applications and users. Posted: 08 Mar 2012 \| Published: 08 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Communications Networks \| Network Applications Software \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Videoconferences \| WAN

Open Group: FAIR -ISO/IEC 27005 Cookbook sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: The purpose of this document is to help the security practitioner responsible for their organization’s risk estimation function to utilize The Open Group Risk Management Frameworkin an ISO/IEC 27005 structured process. Posted: 24 Oct 2011 \| Published: 24 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Service Centers \| IT Services \| IT Systems \| IT Workforce

Oracle WebLogic Suite 11g: Benefit Your Business with Fast, Efficient Middleware sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Oracle WebLogic Suite, a foundational element of Oracle Fusion Middleware, offers the ideal mix of performance, scalability, and operational efficiency to support modern IT requirements driven by ever-changing business needs. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| IT Asset Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| Operational Support Systems \| Oracle (Product)

Ovum: Business tips for using SMS and web chat sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Web chat and SMS offer ways for enterprises to broaden channel support and personalize customer service without spending on complex solutions. While both solutions offer business benefits via customer outreach and support capabilities, they are currently two separate solutions. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| Networking \| Networking Hardware

Preparing for IBM PureApplication System: Article series on onboarding your applications sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This 5-part series offers key tips and tools that can help prepare your organization for a workload optimized, integrated hardware and software appliance. Discover how to quickly on-board your applications so you can get the most from this advanced system. Posted: 25 Apr 2012 \| Published: 25 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Integration \| Application Life-Cycle Management \| Applications Management \| Cloud Computing \| IT Systems \| Private Cloud

PureSystems: What does it mean for IT software development? sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: For any business to stay competitive, they must get their products and services quickly and in a cost-effective manner. Luckily, a new, integrated system is helping organizations accomplish this goal. Read this white paper to learn more about this advanced platform and the beneficial features it offers your IT software development team. Posted: 25 Apr 2012 \| Published: 25 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Development and Integration Services \| Application Life-Cycle Management \| IT Systems \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Tools \| Software Testing

Seeing the Big Picture: A Corporate Guide to Better Decisions through IT sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Executives at small and midsize companies are making critical business decisions every day based on the information available to them. This information can come from a variety of sources: opinions from peers and colleagues; a personal sense of intuition or business judgment; or data derived internally or externally to the organisation. Posted: 28 Sep 2009 \| Published: 28 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence Software \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Management \| ERP \| ERP Software \| IT Management \| IT Services \| IT Systems \| SAP (Product) \| SMBs

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MAN DEFINITION (continued): … A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large local area network (LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network (WAN). The term is applied to the interconnection of networks in a city into a single larger network (which may then also offer efficient connection to a wide area network). It is also used to mean the interconnection of several local area networks by bridging them with backbone lines. The latter usage is also sometimes referred to as a campus network.Examples of metropolitan area networks of various sizes can be found in the metropolitan areas of London, England; Lodz, Poland; and Geneva, Switzerland. Large universities also sometimes use the term to describe their networks. A recent trend is the installation of wireless MANs.
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