Network World articles from January 2008

Network World archives from January 2008

CLEC line share continues to decline; CLECs claim 17.1% of all switched access lines in U.S., the FCC says.(Competitive Local Exchange Carriers)(Company overview)
January 2, 2008... Byline: Brad Reed Competitive Local Exchange Carriers' share of end-user switched access lines in the United States declined throughout 2006, reaching a low not seen since 2004, the FCC reported this week. According to the FCC,...

How successful was Juniper's free training to Cisco professionals offer? * A Cisco certified professional explains why he took up Juniper's offer of free training.(Juniper Networks Inc. provides service for employee training to Cisco Systems Inc. employees)
January 2, 2008... Byline: Linda Leung In May last year, Juniper made its boldest move yet to lure Cisco certified pros to become certified in Juniper's JUNOS enterprise routers by offering them free training. The program provided participants with...

Avaya quietly delivers mobile convergence; * Software-only FMC solution targets Avaya customer base.
January 2, 2008... Byline: Joanie Wexler Avaya has quietly rolled out PBX-extension and seamless inter-network roaming capabilities to its customer base. Unlike other mobile convergence setups that require an appliance for wireless signal handoff and...

Oregon launches massive data center consolidation, virtualization project; Cisco-based network revamp could save state up to $12 million annually.
January 2, 2008... Byline: Jim Duffy The state of Oregon is embarking on a data center consolidation and virtualization project that officials say will save $10 million to $12 million per year. The project, which costs $43 million, was started in...

'Diehard' virus variants flexing muscle.(Kaspersky Lab Ltd. computer virus can corrupt the unwanted downloaded files)(Brief article)
January 2, 2008... Byline: Ellen Messmer New Windows-based "downloader" malware known as Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Diehard has surged to the top of Kaspersky Lab's "Virus Top Twenty" list for December because of its "explosive propagation," the security...

Not giving a hoot about 'user centric'; * The terminoloy 'user centric' is getting in the way.(information technology services industry security measures with identification equipments)
January 2, 2008... Byline: Dave Kearns I trust everyone made it through the holiday season reasonably well. Now it's time to get to the "prediction season," when all the pundits try to fashion a prognostication that's a little over the top but still has...

Wi-Spy spies on Wi-Fi.(sectrum analyzers analysis Wi-Fi by MetaGeek)
January 2, 2008... Byline: Mark Gibbs While we continue to investigate our problem with deferred procedure calls (see last week's Gearhead) -- a problem that seems to have mysteriously vanished again -- we wanted to bring to your attention a tool that,...

Management in '08: Can you say automate? * Management software makers will make 2008 the year of automation technology.
January 2, 2008... Byline: Denise Dubie Often times in the technology industry, vendors take actions one year that don't fully play out until the following year. That is the case with key management software makers and automation technology. 2007...

Security dominates 2008 IT agenda; Techs, threats and trends industry watchers say will strike landfall in 2008.(information technology services industry must provid service for overall security )
January 2, 2008... Byline: Network World Staff Will 2008 see the first serious security exploit in corporate VoIP networks? Or will network security breakdowns cast a pall on the upcoming presidential elections and Olympic games? Will users' Web 2.0...

The value of unified communications.(Microsoft Corp. gives information on unified communication technologies )
January 2, 2008... As unified communication technologies mature, the focus is shifting from making a business case for UC to concrete and tangible deployment issues. To succeed, it is critical that business leaders, IT managers and planners understand where...

Verizon: IP Multimedia Subsystem on the cusp of being viable in 2008; * The state of the IMS nation at Verizon.(Bill Goodman of Verizon Communications Inc.)(Interview)
January 2, 2008... Byline: Steve Taylor, Larry Hettick Continuing our series on the progress of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), today we'll highlight perspectives and progress from Verizon featuring excerpts from an interview we had recently with Bill...

Cownter counts; * Cownter allows site visitors to see how many people are simultaneously viewing the page they are on.
January 2, 2008... Byline: Mark Gibbs Techniques that engage users with Web content are always worth exploring as are simple methods for capturing site metrics that help profile how your site. My topic today, Cownter, is a service (in beta - of...

Study: Biggest businesses rely more on service providers for messaging security; On-site protection remains important, finds IDC survey.
January 2, 2008... Byline: Tim Greene More and more large businesses are turning to a combination of message-security services and on-site security appliances to guard against malicious behavior carried out via e-mail and other messaging software, a...

How we tested Cisco's VSS.(Cisco Systems Inc.)(Virtual Switching System)(Product/service evaluation)
January 3, 2008... We assessed VSS performance with three sets of tests measuring fabric bandwidth and delay, failover times, and unicast/multicast performance across a network backbone. For all tests described here, we configured a 10,000-line access...

Happy 25th, TCP/IP; * TCP/IP marks 25 years since the ARPANET switchover.(Brief article)
January 3, 2008... Byline: Jeff Caruso Believe it or not, it has been a mere 25 years since TCP/IP walked into our lives and changed them forever. It was Jan. 1, 1983, when Internet precursor ARPANET switched over fully to TCP/IP. TCP/IP is so well-known...

Book alleges Alexander Graham Bell fraudulently obtained his lucrative telephone patent; Author and science journalist Seth Shulman contends that dodgy patenting in the telecom industry extends all the way back to Alexander Graham Bell.
January 3, 2008... Byline: Brad Reed High-profile patent disputes are a common occurrence in today's telecom industry, from NTP suing RIM to Wi-LAN suing Cisco, to everyone suing Vonage. But author and science journalist Seth Shulman contends that dodgy...

Growing virtually; Virtual CFOs can help your next growth step.(chief financial officer)(dialogue with Mark Marshall of The Accend Group)(Interview)
January 3, 2008... Byline: James E. Gaskin Your dream may be to take your business public and retire rich. Or you may want to sell out to someone like Google or Microsoft and retire rich. Or you may have a great business idea and need money for growth...

University flunks NAC endpoint checks; * At Columbia University Medical Center more than half the machines using the network flunked endpoint checks.(network access control)(Columbia University Medical Center)(Brief article)
January 3, 2008... Byline: Tim Greene Use of NAC at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City revealed that slightly more than half the machines using the network flunked endpoint checks. As part of the school's pilot of Bradford Networks'...

Marvell's new 802.11n chipset hits 450Mbps; Semiconductor vendor introduces 450Mbps 3x3 wireless chipset.(Marvell Technology Group Ltd.)(802.11n Draft 2 chipset)
January 3, 2008... Byline: John Cox Chip-maker Marvell Technology Group has unveiled a new, high-end 802.11n Draft 2 chipset targeting a range of networking and multimedia products that can put to good use the 450Mbps data rate the wireless chips...

Facebook's "Secret Crush" malicious widget tricks users; Facebook users faked into downloading adware, security firm says.(Brief article)
January 3, 2008... Byline: Ellen Messmer A "widget" application used on the Facebook social network site promises to tell you who has a secret crush on you, but instead tries to trick you into downloading spyware. That's according to security firm...

Deni's frozen New Year's hangover helper (or what to do with an EMC DMX and cream cheese); * A recipe for a heterogeneous disaster; a recipe for a really good frozen strawberry fruit salad.
January 3, 2008... Byline: Deni Connor Listen up, kids - here's a time-worn recipe for disaster. Remember, when you make it, freeze it well in an environmentally green data center or trouble will occur. If the result becomes too much for you, I've also...

The impact of the iPhone in 2008; * Reasons the iPhone will have a reasonable impact on IT departments in the New Year.(Column)
January 3, 2008... Byline: Michael Osterman Will you be getting an iPhone for Christmas? Probably not. A survey by Solutions Research Group found that the iPhone is No. 15 on U.S. consumers' wish list for a Christmas gift. In Canada, the company found...

WAN optimization numbers still climbing; * As third-quarter stats roll in, market remains healthy.(wireless area network)
January 3, 2008... Byline: Ann Bednarz Two analyst firms released market numbers for the third quarter of 2007, and by both accounts, the WAN optimization market (compare products) is going strong. Worldwide sales of WAN optimization appliances grew...

Cisco's virtual switch smashes throughput records; Exclusive tests show new Catalyst 6500 management blade sets records for recovery times and throughput.(Product/service evaluation)
January 3, 2008... Virtualization, long a hot topic for servers, has entered the networking realm. With the introduction of a new management blade for its Catalyst 6500 switches, Cisco can make two switches look like one while dramatically reducing failover...

Facebook fiasco highlights privacy concerns.
January 3, 2008... Byline: Linda Musthaler I've never been a fan of social networking sites. I don't use LinkedIn, MySpace or Facebook, or other services that offer to share my information with a circle of my "online friends." The main reason I've...

The impact of out of order packets on successful transmission; * Forward Error Correction.
January 3, 2008... Byline: Steve Taylor, Jim Metzler In the last two newsletters (see here and here) we commented on the fact that data replication was significantly different than other data applications and that it could be negatively impacted by...

Social media start-up Mixx sets self apart via "ultra-personalization"; Q&A: LinkedIn, Facebook, Digg and other sites provided inspiration, Mixx CEO says.(Chris McGill)(Interview)
January 3, 2008... Byline: Bob Brown Mixx.com is among the buzziest new social media sites through a blend of word-of-mouth (or e-mail), the high profile background of its founders and a good dose of anti-Digg discussion surrounding the launch. Hey, even...

2008: Time for outrage and speaking up.(Column)
January 3, 2008... Byline: Mark Gibbs In January last year I wrote that 2006 was "The Year of Not Enough Outrage" and I'm disappointed to say that, looking back, I don't think 2007 was any better on that score. I'm thinking of several issues that...

IBM enlists former EMC engineering head to help win storage wars; Acquisition of storage vendor XIV brings Symmetrix architect to IBM.(International Business Machines Corp.)
January 3, 2008... Byline: Jon Brodkin The man who built EMC's Symmetrix storage systems will now help IBM try to one-up rival EMC's technology. IBM on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Israeli storage vendor XIV, and the company's chairman is Moshe...

Google's Android ambition is to reshape the mobile industry, report says; But Android faces big problems, tight deadline, says report.
January 3, 2008... Byline: John Cox A new study says Google faces big challenges in making its Android handset software stack a success. But the biggest challenge may simply be the size and sweep of Google's ambition: Android is nothing less than an...

Storm Worm works overtime during holidays; * Storm Worm rears ugly head(s) for holidays* Patches from Adobe, Apple, Debian, others* HP patches 'bricking' bug in software update service, and other interesting reading.(List)
January 3, 2008... Byline: Jason Meserve Malware news: Storm Worm rears ugly head(s) for holidays Interestingly, a few days before Christmas, some of the security blogs were noting with surprise that no new Christmas-themed Storm Worm variations...

8 can't-miss tech predictions . . . for 1998.(briefs)
January 3, 2008... Byline: Paul McNamara 1. Prediction: Compaq to buy DEC. The skinny: Fresh off last year's acquisition of Tandem Computers, Compaq will look to get its grubby little paws around the detritus of Digital Equipment Corporation. Why is...

Bank of America authenticates via mobile phone; * BoA's innovative approach to authentication for online banking.
January 3, 2008... Byline: M. E. Kabay Senior Technology Consultant Mike Drabicky has been working in the computer industry for more than three decades in programming, system and network management and design, data center management and database security...

Consolidating data centers not always the right move; Disaster-recovery options, real estate prices can make distribution worthwhile.
January 3, 2008... Byline: Jon Brodkin Data center consolidation is all the rage -- enterprises are taking geographically distributed data centers and collapsing them into one or two centrally managed locations that are less expensive and easier to...

Cisco set-top boxes on tap for CES; Wireless gear from Cisco also enhanced for "visual networking".(Consumer Electronics Show)(Cisco Systems Inc.)
January 4, 2008... Byline: Jim Duffy Cisco next week will demonstrate new and existing products designed to highlight "visual networking" at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Visual networking combines streaming digital...

Five data leak nightmares.
January 7, 2008... Data breaches cost companies an average of $197 per record in 2007, according to a study by the Ponemon Institute. The average cost of a data breach was $6.3 million, up from $4.8 million in 2006. And that just covers direct costs. A...

To catch a hacker.(Brief article)(Column)
January 7, 2008... Byline: Ron Nutter I have been trying to catch a hacker for over a year. I need a trace program or any program that will stand up in court. Do you know where I could get this? I really need a free trial to see if I like the program...

Presence a big trend for unified communications; * Talking with Dave Hart, CTO of systems integrator Presidio Networked Solutions, about trends in unified communications.(Interview)
January 7, 2008... Byline: Linda Musthaler Is your company implementing unified communications? If so, consider how "presence technologies" can add value to your enterprise applications. Dave Hart, CTO of systems integrator Presidio Networked Solutions,...

Cisco likely to use new 450Mbps chipset in 11n gear; * Could Marvell's faster chipset raise the 802.11n performance bar?(Cisco Systems Inc.)
January 7, 2008... Byline: Joanie Wexler Last week, another possible reason for postponing enterprise deployments of 802.11n WLANs reared its head when chipmaker Marvell announced a 450Mbps chipset that Cisco will likely use in its enterprise access...

Identity management in 2007: Oracle goes shopping, federation gets interoperability; * A look back at when Oracle and Cisco went identity management shopping and greater interoperability happened in the federation market.
January 7, 2008... Byline: Dave Kearns Before getting to my predictions for this coming year in identity management, let's take a look back at 2007 - including Oracle's identity shopping spree and the efforts by industry bodies to advance convergence and...

CES 2008: Another batch of gadgets.
January 7, 2008... Byline: Keith Shaw Just when you've figured out the settings on your latest smart phone, digital camera or GPS device from last holiday, along comes this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas with a whole new batch of...

Metaphor mania: The Internet is like? The 'Net has been likened to everything from tubes to a Rat Pack member.
January 7, 2008... Byline: Tim Greene The Internet is the information superhighway. The Internet is like a vast uncatalogued library. The Internet is a series of tubes. The Internet is like Joey Bishop. It's fitting that one of the most...

How accurate were our '07 predictions for fixed-mobile convergence, SIP and more? * A look back at how accurate our crystal ball was last year.(session initiation protocol)
January 7, 2008... Byline: Steve Taylor, Larry Hettick How did we do a year ago with our 2007 predictions? For starters, we missed the mark with our market consolidation prediction, but were accurate on foreseeing the growing importance of IP contact...

A Webtop and social network hybrid; *eCirkit is one of the latest and intriguing entrants into the Webtop market.
January 7, 2008... Byline: Mark Gibbs I've been watching the evolution of Webtops - essentially analogs of PC desktops delivered via the Web - since they first emerged. This area of Web applications is fascinating because the technical and operational...

Data loss start-ups sell out; Rapid consolidation could mean `baked-in' data leakage features will appear in security products from vendors such as Cisco, Symantec, Trend Micro and McAfee.
January 7, 2008... Byline: Cara Garretson The rapid consolidation in the anti-data leakage market in the past year is enough to make an IT manager's head spin: This segment of the security sector ballooned to include dozens of start-ups, then even more...

The IT department is dead, author argues; New Nicholas Carr book predicts utility computing will replace internal IT shops.(The Big Switch: Rewiring the World from Edison to Google)(Book review)
January 7, 2008... Byline: Carolyn Duffy Marsan The IT department is dead, and it is a shift to utility computing that will kill this corporate career path. So predicts Nicholas Carr in his new book, The Big Switch: Rewiring the World from Edison to...

Five data leak prevention companies to watch; Not all the data-leak start-ups have been snapped up by the big guys. Here are five data-leak-prevention companies to keep an eye on.(Company overview)
January 7, 2008... Byline: Network World Staff When founded: October 2004 Headquarters: Santa Clara CEO and background: CEO Sreekanth Ravi co-founded Code Green Networks in 2004 with Sudhakar Ravi, the company's CTO. Previously, the two...

Q&A: Data leak prevention pros and cons; Industry analyst says business processes, not products, stop data from leaking.
January 7, 2008... Byline: Cara Garretson Anti-data leakage vendors make bold claims about how far their products can go to protect enterprises from unauthorized information sharing. This irks Nick Selby, head of enterprise security research at The 451...

Management technologies that matter; * Technologies that could improve operations in the coming year.
January 7, 2008... Byline: Denise Dubie Starting a new calendar year prompts everyone to reassess what matters. For IT management professionals, the assessment must include a look at technologies that could improve operations in the coming year. ...

Stay connected with signal and tracking device.(cellular telephone services provides effective service for emergency)
January 8, 2008... Byline: Mark Gibbs If you look at the major cell-phone carriers' coverage maps you'd think the United States was pretty well served. This is far from the truth. There are thousands of locations all over the the country -- for example,...

Building presentations for any standard browser.(Microsoft Producer by Microsoft Corp.)(Brief article)
January 8, 2008... Byline: Steve Blass We built some multimedia presentations with Microsoft Producer after reading your column about it in August and are now looking for a similar presentation builder that will publish files that can be viewed with...

Sprint gets WiMAX soft launch underway; Next-gen wireless service starts in Chicago, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.(Sprint Corp.)
January 8, 2008... Byline: Brad Reed Sprint announced a soft launch of its WiMAX services is underway in three major U.S. cities as a trial run to prepare the technology for wider launch later this year. Xohm, which serves as Sprint's high-speed...

What makes a WAN optimization controller? * Need to increase application performance over the WAN? Choosing a vendor is a key first step.
January 8, 2008... Byline: Ann Bednarz Choosing a vendor can be the most challenging part of a WAN optimization project, given the wide range of vendors, features and technology options available today. Enterprises in the market for WAN optimization...

Options seen lacking in firewall virtual server protection; Gartner report says partitioning virtual servers is needed and requires guarantees.
January 8, 2008... Byline: Tim Greene Options are scarce for protecting applications when they are deployed on virtual servers within the same physical machine, according to a recent Gartner report. Network firewalls located external to physical...

Nortel names global sales chief; New Nortel exec comes from EMC.(William Nelson of Northern Telecom Ltd.as an executive vice-president of Global Sales)(Brief article)
January 8, 2008... Byline: Jim Duffy Nortel this week named William Nelson executive vice-president of Global Sales, effective Jan. 18. The position is new, according to Nortel. Dion Joannou, president of the company's North American operations, left...

IBM revitalizes its storage strategy with start-up buy; * IBM acquires XIV Information Systems chaired by developer of EMC's Symmetrix.(International Business Machines Corp. acquires XIV Information Systems )(Brief article)
January 8, 2008... Byline: Deni Connor The New Year brings us lots of surprises - IBM acquiring XIV Information Systems to revitalize its storage story being one of them. Big Blue's acquisition of the Israeli start-up as the year has barely begun is sure...

Cisco, Microsoft, IBM on collision course.(Cisco Inc.,Microsoft Corp.,International Business Machines Corp.)
January 8, 2008... Byline: Frank Dzubeck The communications industry, as we once knew it, no longer exists. At its most recent industry-analyst meeting, Cisco stated quite emphatically that it was a "computer company," not a "communications company." ...

Student antics with cell phones, iPods means heartburn for school IT staff.
January 8, 2008... Byline: Ellen Messmer Students love their iPods, cell phones and social-networking sites, but school IT managers are discovering that student misbehavior with technology is adding to their network security challenges. Take the...

NAC placement debate; * Should NAC be placed in-line with traffic or out-of-band?(network access control)(Brief article)
January 8, 2008... Byline: Tim Greene The debate over whether to place NAC appliances in-line with traffic or out-of-band seems to be roughly a draw, based on a recent Infonetics report. In its analysis of NAC appliance sales, in-line gear accounts...

An airborne virus? * Wi-Fi presents another avenue of attack.(Brief article)
January 8, 2008... Byline: Jeff Caruso Last week, the Web was all abuzz with a revelation out of Indiana University: Wireless LAN equipment, such as that used in Wi-Fi implementations around the country, could be targeted by a malicious attack. ...

How will branch office IT change this year? * Predictions for the branch office in 2008.(information technology departments)(Column)
January 8, 2008... Byline: Robin Gareiss It's the first column of the year, so after sifting through the backlog of topic ideas, one that wasn't on my list came to mind. It's the start of 2008, so what will change this year? At first, the idea of...

Can femtocells live up to the hype? Pricing, standardization and interference are all key issues for "mini-cell towers".
January 8, 2008... Byline: Brad Reed While having your own personal cell tower may seem like a tantalizing prospect, you might have to wait a while longer before it becomes a reality. Although femtocells have generated quite a bit of hype for their...

Aggregating social network data; * Social networking sites are like e-mail.
January 8, 2008... Byline: Michael Osterman There was an interesting controversy last week involving Facebook and Plaxo. Robert Scoble was using a script in an unreleased feature of Plaxo Pulse that allowed him to collect names, addresses and birthdays...

U.S. government to investigate IBM patent complaint against Asustek; IBM claims Asustek uses patented technology in computers and related equipment.(United States. Federal Trade Commission investigating)(Asustek Computer Inc.)(International Business Machines Corp.)(Brief article)
January 8, 2008... Byline: Jon Brodkin IBM's patent complaint against a Taiwanese computer vendor took a step forward last week when the U.S. International Trade Commission voted to investigate IBM's claim that Asustek Computer violated three patents...

Cisco invests in mobile services start-up.(Cisco Inc., Intel Capital and Clearstone Venture Partners invested in SoonR)(Brief article)
January 8, 2008... Byline: Jim Duffy SoonR, a provider of mobile computer file access and management services, this week received $9.5 million in Series B funding led by Cisco. The investment is intended to help the company expand its mobile...

The greening of the wiring closet; * Steps to making your network more environmentally-friendly.
January 8, 2008... Byline: Amy Schurr No doubt your organization is looking to green computing, not just to be socially responsible, but to save money. There's a lot of talk about the data center, but don't overlook the network itself and your wiring...

D-Link uses Web to simplify home networking; You can finally forget about drivers and software CDs.
January 8, 2008... Byline: John Cox LAS VEGAS -- D-Link is previewing here a way to use the Internet to add devices to your home data network without installing drivers or PC software, and without juggling CDs. D-Life, a play on the vendor's name for...

Don't let e-mail impair productivity; * Limiting e-mail bottlenecks.(e-mail must nost affect the psychology of a person)(Column)
January 8, 2008... Byline: M. E. Kabay Sometimes I think that e-mail is a curse. When I look at my apparently inexhaustible list of pending e-mail messages, I feel like turning off my e-mail client for good. Ole Eichhorn, who has created a charming and...

Election (including security) madness; The continuing saga of poorly designed voting machines.
January 8, 2008... Byline: Scott Bradner 'Tis the season for being drowned in political commentary and ads. It's been a very long season indeed, and it's not over yet by a long shot. Along with the surfeit of political commentators and...

Single, dual or multivendor sourcing - which works better? * Juniper argues for a dual vendor strategy.
January 8, 2008... Byline: Steve Taylor, Jim Metzler In recent newsletters (see here, here, here and here) we invited different vendors to help weigh up the pros and cons of single-vendor integrated networks vs. best of breed. Klaus Hofmann, Senior...

NAC vendor changes stripes, promises improved security technology; Vernier now Autonomic Networks; says will detail products next month.
January 8, 2008... Byline: Tim Greene It seems to be getting harder to make it as a NAC-only vendor, as evidenced by Vernier Networks unceremoniously changing its name and working on new technology it says goes beyond its current gear. "We found...

Alternative offshore locations emerge for 2008; China, Russia and Brazil among Gartner's list of top offshore locations.
January 8, 2008... Byline: Denise Dubie The number of countries enterprise companies can offshore services to is growing, Gartner says, as the research firm predicts offshore spending to grow this year in both the United States and Europe. Gartner...

Reports of IT department's death exaggerated, industry pros say; IT gadfly Nicholas Carr's new book generates lively debate about utility computing.(Nicholas Carr's The Big Switch: Rewiring the World from Edison to Google)
January 9, 2008... Byline: Carolyn Duffy Marsan IT professionals are mad as hell about Nicholas Carr's new book, which predicts the demise of the corporate IT department and its replacement by utility computing. Network World's Web site has been...

Storm worm, other botnets, kept spam levels high in 2007; Spam accounted for an average of 80% of all e-mail traffic in 2007, Commtouch reports.
January 9, 2008... Byline: Brad Reed Botnets helped keep spam output at consistently high levels last year, and global spam reached rates as high as 96% of all e-mail traffic during 2007, according to a report from Commtouch. According to data...

As smartphones proliferate, so do risks; * Blurring of PCs, smartphones impacts security considerations.(Symantec Corp. provides anti virus software for smartphones)
January 9, 2008... Byline: Joanie Wexler It's no secret that smartphones are gaining the power and functionality to render them on a functional par with PCs. Are the security risks catching up, too? Illustrating the blurring of PCs and smartphones,...

Time to trade your geek backpack for a business briefcase? * Wanted: A working professional with a combination of business and technical skills.(Network World Inc. published list og jobs for information technology workers)
January 9, 2008... Byline: Linda Leung As you settle into the New Year, thoughts often turn to your career as you take stock of where you are and where you want to be. In recent weeks, Network World has published a whole raft of careers-related articles...

Three predictions for identity management in 2008; * Expect stronger authentication; convergence of federation, role-management and provisioning; and industry consolidation.
January 9, 2008... Byline: Dave Kearns What will the New Year bring in identity management? From stronger authentication combined with better validation, to convergence of federation, role-management and provisioning, to the expectation of further...

Looking back on that last look ahead.(forecast of telecommunications industry, computer industry and information technology services industry )
January 9, 2008... Byline: Johna Till Johnson It's time for my self-assessment again. Nope, I'm not talking about hopping on the scale and doing a double-take at the poundage the holidays managed to pack on. I'm talking about reviewing my 2007 Eye on the...

VoIP and convergence in 2008 will see VoIP over 3G wireless and more; * Predictions for VoIP and convergence in '08.
January 9, 2008... Byline: Steve Taylor, Larry Hettick As is our custom when the New Year begins, today we'll present our top 10 predictions for VoIP and convergence in 2008, covering unified applications, SIP-based hosted VoIP, VoIP over 3G wireless,...

Aruba acquires WLAN management vendor AirWave; Acquisition gives Aruba a foot in the door of Cisco and Motorola customers.(Aruba Wireless Networks)(AirWave Wireless Inc.)
January 9, 2008... Byline: John Cox Aruba Networks announced today it has acquired a leading wireless LAN management vendor, AirWave Wireless, for $37 million. The purchase gives Aruba a well-regarded WLAN management application, one of the few that can...

Your online TV fix; * Hulu has put together a Web-based delivery platform that uses Flash movies and draws from a very large collection of television content.
January 9, 2008... Byline: Mark Gibbs There's no doubt that here, in the middle of the writer's strike, television has sunk to new lows. With a dearth of fresh material the networks are pulling the marginal pilots and poorly conceived of reality shows...

Congress to investigate FCC procedures; Rep. Dingell expresses "grave concerns" about FCC's decision-making process.(United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce)(United States. Federal Communications Commission)
January 9, 2008... Byline: Brad Reed The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce announced this week that it was launching a formal investigation into the FCC's regulatory procedures "to determine if they are being conducted in a fair, open,...

Scalix adds to Outlook support in its Linux e-mail server.
January 9, 2008... Byline: John Fontana Scalix Wednesday released a new version of its Linux-based e-mail server adding encryption support for Microsoft Outlook clients that eliminates the need for a VPN. Scalix 11.3 also focuses on supporting the...

Facebook 'Secret Crush' not our fault, Zango CEO says; And don't call our software spyware, he adds.(Adware Systems Inc. provides with service that controls the malware transfered by facebook)(Brief article)
January 9, 2008... Byline: Ellen Messmer The 'Secret Crush' malicious widget that tricks Facebook users into downloading spyware is not something dreamt up by Zango, the adware company's CEO says. The security firm Fortinet last week identified the...