Abandoned PC Risk / Gadget Friday

TECHWEB TODAY: NETWORKING
Friday, September 30, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE
1. Today's Top Story: Gadget Friday: App-Hosting USB Drives, And More
2. Networking News Of The Week

Breaking News
3. Unattended PCs Security Risk Underestimated
4. Some Voluntary Collection Of Internet Sales Taxes Begins
5. BlackBerry Maker Wins Round In Ongoing NTP Battle
6. RIAA Sues Another 750 For File Sharing

Today's Most Popular Stories
7. Second P2P Tosses In File-Sharing Towel
8. Microsoft Pushes Kid's Programming Language
9. Skype Updates Windows VoIP Offering
10. Big Blue Offers Solutions for Graying Workforce
11. IBM Offers 4-Gig SAN Solution

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1. TODAY'S TOP STORY: Gadget Friday: App-Hosting USB Drives, And More
Memorex's TravelDrive and Iomega's Mini let you run applications
directly off the USB drive and work with your own data.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkSJ0Er

2. NETWORKING NEWS OF THE WEEK
Cisco Spending $12.5M To Buy Nemo
Cisco Systems ay said it plans to acquire Nemo Systems in a deal that
will add network memory technology to its portfolio and enhance its
core switching platforms and service modules.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkSK0Es

Big Hurdles Remain For VoIP Deployments: Industry Panel
VoIP may be the next big thing, but it faces security, regulatory,
and business challenges, a panel of industry evangelists warn at
NGN2005.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkSL0Et

Verizon Deploys More Fiber, Embraces IP
Verizon is moving toward an all-IP fiber network so it can deploy
more high-bandwidth offerings like the TV service it introduced last
week.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkSM0Eu

Cisco Leads LAN Switch Market, But Users Are Grumbling: Survey
Cisco remains the leader in the LAN switch market, but users are
unhappy with the gear manufacturer's prices, and give the vendor
lower ratings this year than last year, according to a new survey.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkSN0Ev

3Com Rolls Out WLAN Wares For Branch Offices
3Com this week is expanding its wireless portfolio with a new
wireless LAN switch and access point aimed at branch offices.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkSO0Ew

Mobile Users Are Lax On Security: Survey
A survey of attendees at a cellular telecommunications association
conference suggests that even savvy mobile telecommunications users
have been slow to use security technologies on their mobile devices.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkSP0Ex

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BREAKING NEWS
3. Unattended PCs Security Risk Underestimated
Lonesome PCs pose a security risk that enterprises underestimate, a
research firm said this week.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkSQ0Ey

4. Some Voluntary Collection Of Internet Sales Taxes Begins
An important milestone in the effort to tax Internet retail sales
will be reached Saturday.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkSR0Ez

5. BlackBerry Maker Wins Round In Ongoing NTP Battle
The U.S. Patent And Trademark Office has rejected all of NTP Inc.'s
claims against Research In Motion Ltd., but it's not over yet.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkSS0E1

6. RIAA Sues Another 750 For File Sharing
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) files another
757 lawsuits against people accused of illegally copying digital
music.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkST0E2

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES
7. Second P2P Tosses In File-Sharing Towel
The president of the company that distributes the eDonkey P2P
software said that under legal pressure from the Recording Industry
Association of America he was giving up.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkEy0EQ

8. Microsoft Pushes Kid's Programming Language
Microsoft has signed on to promote a new programming language
intended to replace BASIC as the first step students take towards
learning how to code.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0Djr20Ex

9. Skype Updates Windows VoIP Offering
Skype Technologies released its Skype Windows version 1.4, as the
VoIP provider moved to add features in the wake of the recent deal
under which it will be acquired by eBay.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkE10EE

10. Big Blue Offers Solutions for Graying Workforce
IBM has announced new consulting services for organizations facing
the loss of baby-boomers as they near retirement age.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqxj0Hi7YQ0G4V0DkEt0EL

11. IBM Offers 4-Gig SAN Solution
IBM has announced the availability of the new IBM Blade Center 4Gb,
the industry's first fully enabled 4-gigabit-per-second Storage Area
Network solution for blade servers.
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