NetFlash: Carriers push users to move off legacy nets

NetFlash: Carriers push users to move off legacy nets
06/22/05

In this issue:

* Carriers push users to move off legacy nets
* Google confirms work on Internet payment service
* Microsoft issues Windows Server 2003 update blocking tool
* IBM increases supercomputer dominance
* Today on Layer 8
* Links related to NetFlash
* Featured reader resource
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NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORKWORLD.COM

By Jeff Caruso

Frame relay is an immensely popular workhorse technology for the
WAN. So why are Sprint and other carriers forcing you to stop
using it?
Carriers push users to move off legacy nets
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2763>

Google confirms work on Internet payment service

Yes, Google is working on an online payment system. No, the
company doesn't plan to compete against PayPal. Riiiiight.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2764>

Microsoft issues Windows Server 2003 update blocking tool

Microsoft Tuesday released a blocking tool for corporate users
that will prevent the automatic download of the first service
pack for Windows Server 2003.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2765>

IBM increases supercomputer dominance

IBM's supercomputers continue to be the fastest in the world,
according to the latest Top500 list of the speediest machines
released Wednesday. The company snagged six of the top 10 spots,
including the coveted No. 1 and 2 placings while widening the
performance gap between its machines and those of its
competitors.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2766>

Today on Layer 8, where we always force a Game 7:

Google says it's not gunning for PayPal; Blackberry net goes
down; "Law & Order" disrupts real NYPD; and what is pod
slurping?; all this today and more at your home for
not-just-networking news.
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8>
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Jeff Caruso is managing editor of online news for Network World.
He oversees daily online news posting and newsletter editing,
and writes the NetFlash daily news summary, the High-Speed LANs
newsletter and the Voices of Networking newsletter. Contact him
at <mailto:jcaruso@nww.com>
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Network World Executive Guide: The Evolution of Management
Technologies

Network and systems technologies have an important new role -
helping networked systems live up to new business realities.
With growing and shifting demands, network executives are
balancing business goals with prioritizing IT projects. Read
about the 'Future of Management', 'IT Service Management',
'Managing Security', and 'Best Practices'.
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=107045
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