Friday, August 19, 2005

Cisco Still Tops In Router Market / Zotob: The Avoidable Worm

TECHWEB TODAY: NETWORKING
Friday, August 19, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE
1. Today's Top Story: Zotob--The Avoidable Worm
2. Networking News Of The Week

Breaking News
3. Cisco Still Tops, But Juniper Advances In Router Market
4. 'Business' Worms Wreak Havoc From Inside
5. Customs Computers Out For 5 Hours
6. Philly Picks Earthlink, HP As Muni Wireless Finalists

Today's Most Popular Stories
7. Adobe Patches Critical Reader, Acrobat Flaws
8. Microsoft Issues Zotob Cleaning Tool
9. Google Pushes Deeper Into Microsoft Software
10. Poll: A Third Of PC Users Blame Microsoft For Zotob Attacks
11. Did Microsoft Invent The iPod?

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1. TODAY'S TOP STORY: Zotob--The Avoidable Worm
Computer industry analyst Rob Enderle says the Zotob incident proves
that companies have gotten lax with security upgrades and could be
heading toward negligence when it comes to network security.
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2. NETWORKING NEWS OF THE WEEK
Broadband Deployment Divides Along Red, Blue State Lines
Broadband access, now used by nearly 30 percent of the population,
tracks state-by-state splits in the 2004 presidential election,
according to a new report.
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Qualcomm Buys U.K.'s Elata For $57 Million
In a move to extend its reach in Europe, Qualcomm announced that it
has acquired U.K.-based Elata, which makes mobile content delivery
software.
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Domain Registrations Reach All-Time High
The Internet continues to expand, with domain registrations reaching
an all time high of 83.9 million, according to VeriSign's Domain Name
Industry Brief for the second quarter of 2005.
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Combo Cellular/Wi-Fi Phones To Boost VoIP
Internet phoning subscribers with combo cellular/Wi-Fi handsets will
give VoIP markets a big boost by 2009, according to a new study from
In-Stat.
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FCC Rules For VoIP E911 Challenged
A provider of Internet phone calls is challenging new FCC rules
requiring the company to ensure reliable 911 emergency call service.
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Video Downloads Make Up 61% Of All File Sharing Traffic
Study also finds that only 11% of file-sharing traffic is music, and
eDonkey is most popular network.
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BREAKING NEWS
3. Cisco Still Tops, But Juniper Advances In Router Market
Cisco Systems maintains its strong grip on the enterprise router
market, and Juniper Networks captures second place position, says a
new poll.
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4. 'Business' Worms Wreak Havoc From Inside
One of the week's dozen or so bots can be called the first 'business'
worm, a security expert says.
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5. Customs Computers Out For 5 Hours
U.S. Customs computers were down Thursday for about five hours, the
agency confirms. That left international travelers standing in long
lines as agents resorted to primitive processing technology: paper.
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6. Philly Picks Earthlink, HP As Muni Wireless Finalists
Philadelphia has narrowed the short list of groups competing to
deploy its city-wide network, beginning in October, to consortia led
by Hewlett-Packard and Earthlink.
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TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES
7. Adobe Patches Critical Reader, Acrobat Flaws
Users of the ultra-popular Adobe Reader and Acrobat applications
should patch the software, security experts say.
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8. Microsoft Issues Zotob Cleaning Tool
Microsoft rushes out a new version of its Windows Malicious Software
Removal Tool as one response to a bot worm attack that began earlier
this week.
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9. Google Pushes Deeper Into Microsoft Software
Google has launched a tool that lets subscribers to its blog-hosting
service write and post blogs directly from Microsoft Word, a move
that reflects the search engine's determination to stake its claim on
the software maker's Windows desktop.
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10. Poll: A Third Of PC Users Blame Microsoft For Zotob Attacks
Almost as many people blame Microsoft for this week's attacks on
Windows 2000 as do those who blame the hackers who wrote the bots,
according to a Sophos survey of 1,000 business PC users.
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11. Did Microsoft Invent The iPod?
According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, patent
applications that cover much of the technology associated with the
iPod were submitted by Microsoft.
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