NetFlash: This net screams

NetFlash: This net screams
07/15/05

In this issue:

* This net screams
* HP to lay off thousands next week, reports say
* IBM, Microsoft to ship another Web services security protocol
  to standards body
* Court finds Microsoft infringed AT&T patent
* Weblog: Ken Fasimpaur's IT Borderlands
* Today on Layer 8
* Links related to NetFlash
* Featured reader resource
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NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORKWORLD.COM

By Jeff Caruso

To give thrill-seekers the perfect ride every time - that's the
goal of all the computers and networking and sensors built into
a roller coaster at an Ohio amusement park.
This net screams
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3304>

HP to lay off thousands next week, reports say

The number of employees that will be let go by IT giant HP could
be 5,000, or it could be 25,000. Only new CEO Mark Hurd knows
for sure.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3305>

IBM, Microsoft to ship another Web services security protocol to
standards body

IBM and Microsoft are set to turn over to a standards body a key
set of Web services security specifications they have been
developing for establishing trust and exchanging data between
partners.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3306>

Court finds Microsoft infringed AT&T patent

Microsoft infringed an AT&T patent for speech-coding technology
in its distribution of a master version of the Windows operating
system outside of the U.S. for replication abroad, the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Wednesday,
concluding the final issue remaining from a 2001 lawsuit.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3307>

Weblog: Ken Fasimpaur's IT Borderlands

Resident IT guy Ken Fasimpaur this week talks about the
vanishing line between work and home life and gives this advice
to other IT folks: "Be the user."
<http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=borderlands>

Today on Layer 8, home of the half-blood prince:

PBS launches downloadable "Nerd TV"; Fox scams baseball fans;
study says VoIP is inferior to land lines; and broadband price
wars mean good news for users; 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. Feature: The ROI of VoIP
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3178>

2. Ebbers sentenced to 25 years for WorldCom fraud
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3308>

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

4. Users bank on managed security services
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3309>

5. Active Directory expands beyond Windows
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3310>
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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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create, use, share, and retain electronic records, CIOs must
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regulatory compliance and support their organizations' overall
business goals. Fortunately, these objectives are not mutually
exclusive. Download this Special Report from Kahn Consulting to
learn about the confluence of information management and
regulatory compliance and how it can help your enterprise
realize tangible business benefits. Read now!
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=108258
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