NetFlash: Nortel president resigns after falling out with CEO

NetFlash: Nortel president resigns after falling out with CEO
06/10/05

In this issue:

* Nortel president resigns after falling out with CEO
* Internet security... writ very small
* Fireman's Fund lights up apps
* VeriSign again wins bid to operate .net domain
* Microsoft security updates to cover Windows, Exchange
* Today on Layer 8
* This week's top 5 stories
* Links related to NetFlash
* Featured reader resource
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NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORKWORLD.COM

By Jeff Caruso

After just three months, Nortel President Gary Daichendt is
leaving the company, and he's taking the CTO with him. Their
arrival seemed like such a coup three months ago, and the sudden
departure will leave Nortel reeling. Find out what happened -
and what the effect will be - in our story.
Nortel president resigns after falling out with CEO
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2493>

Internet security... writ very small

In a miniature version of the Internet, hackers and Web site
defenders square off. In this week's Wider Net, we look at the
Internet-Simulation Event and Attack Generation Environment, a
"test bed for information warfare" funded by the Justice
Department.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2494>

Fireman's Fund lights up apps

Insurance provider Fireman's Fund Insurance hopes to set its
industry ablaze with a project that will turn its mainframe
applications into a set of network services that provide
real-time transactions over the Web to its thousands of
independent agents.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2495>

VeriSign again wins bid to operate .net domain

VeriSign has won its bid to manage the .net registry, home to
more than 5 million Internet domains, for the next five years,
the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
announced Thursday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2496>

Microsoft security updates to cover Windows, Exchange

Microsoft plans to release a total of 10 security fixes,
including "critical" Windows updates, during its Monthly
Security Bulletin release, scheduled for next Tuesday. The
company also plans to release an updated version of its
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, Microsoft
said Thursday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2497>

Today on Layer 8, where we're getting nosebleeds watching Google
stock:

Sun gets Vatican blessing; what users really think of tech
support; nerds make better lovers; and putting work into your
workout; all this today and more at your home for
not-just-networking news.
<http://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net>

This week's top 5 stories so far:

1. Citigroup loses data on 3.9 million customers
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2498>

2. Experts fear RFID strain on networks
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2499>

3. Qwest seen having eyes for XO
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2500>

4. AOL launches free Web mail service
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2501>

5. Fireman's Fund lights up apps
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash2495>
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He oversees daily online news posting and newsletter editing,
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at <mailto:jcaruso@nww.com>
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