NetFlash: Quiet company aims to become the 'GE of wireless'

NetFlash: Quiet company aims to become the 'GE of wireless'
07/13/05

In this issue:

* Quiet company aims to become the 'GE of wireless'
* Industry tries to unite again to tackle spyware
* DOJ seeks wiretap access for cell phone calls on planes
* Oracle releases critical security updates
* Today on Layer 8
* Links related to NetFlash
* Featured reader resource
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NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORKWORLD.COM

By Jeff Caruso

You probably haven't heard of Moseley Associates. But this
company is steadily buying up companies across a range of
wireless technologies - its latest acquisition was Proxim - and
it could become a force to be reckoned with.
Quiet company aims to become the 'GE of wireless'
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3244>

Industry tries to unite again to tackle spyware

The last industry effort to combat spyware didn't get very far.
In fact, it got bogged down in the definition of spyware itself.
This time around, some big players have learned from the
previous organization's mistakes.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3245>

DOJ seeks wiretap access for cell phone calls on planes

If cell phones and other handheld wireless devices are allowed
to be used on aircraft by the FCC, the U.S. Department of
Justice wants built-in terrorism-fighting capabilities to allow
fast wiretaps and quick ways to disconnect conversations between
terrorists.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3246>

Oracle releases critical security updates

Oracle has released its latest quarterly batch of secuity
updates, offering fixes for several dozen security flaws in its
database, application server, business applications and other
products.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3247>

Today on Layer 8, where we say "Go flight":

Yahoo to air Discovery mission 24/7; no one sends letters to
Congress anymore; cell phone drivers four times more likely to
crash; and go find your dream job; all this today and more at
your home for not-just-networking news.
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. This net screams
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3248>

2. Feature: The ROI of VoIP
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3178>

3. Many minds, one goal: Curb bad traffic
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3249>

4. Microsoft encroaching on storage territories
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3179>

5. When management sets the wrong security culture
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3250>
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TEN WAYS TO STOP SPYWARE

You will get spam down to a manageable level this year, but then
spyware will kick in. Spyware cleaners will help, but won't
eradicate all the unwanted activity at the office, at home.
Here's a ten step guide you can follow to curb the spyware
problem:
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3060>
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