TECHWEB TODAY: NETWORKING
Friday, September 16, 2005
IN THIS ISSUE
1. Today's Top Story: Approval Of 'XXX' Domain Delayed
2. Networking News Of The Week
Breaking News
3. Microsoft, AOL Reported In Talks To Tighten Ties
4. BlackBerry Maker Hit With Patent Infringement Suit
5. Stolen Berkeley Laptop Back, But 100,000 Identities Erased
6. New IE Bug Opens XP SP2 To Attack
Today's Most Popular Stories
7. One-In-Six Spyware Apps Tries To Steal Identities
8. Microsoft Unveils IE 7 Beta 2 Features
9. Aging Macs Get Backwards-Compatible OS
10. Phony Anti-Spyware Software Lures Unsuspecting Users
11. Microsoft: No Broad IE 7 Beta For Now
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1. TODAY'S TOP STORY: Approval Of 'XXX' Domain Delayed
ICANN has deferred final action on creating a red-light district on
the Internet via a new 'xxx' domain for the second time in as many
months.
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2. NETWORKING NEWS OF THE WEEK
Networking This Week: Battle Of The Internet Giants
The big three Internet giants -- eBay, Yahoo, and Google -- were busy
this week, each trying to juice up traffic, gain more mindshare, and
ultimately get wealthier.
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Survey: Security Tops Concerns Of Network Administrator
Today's IT professionals are preoccupied with protecting their
enterprise data from attackers, their organizations from audits and
their departments from staff cutbacks.
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Verizon Wireless Wins Injunction Against Data Thieves
Verizon Wireless said that it has received a court order preventing a
Tennessee company continuing what Verizon calls the theft of
subscriber information.
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Small Businesses Slow To Adopt VoIP: Survey
Although they are ready to move to voice over IP (VoIP), U.S. small
and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are slow to make the jump, according
to a new report from Savatar Research.
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Businesses And Networks Are Unprepared For Disasters: AT&T Survey
Despite high-profile disasters like Katrina, a high percentage of
networks and enterprises remain unprepared.
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Why You Shouldn't Install A Wireless Network
Sure, wireless networking is cool, and often useful. But for many
organizations, security concerns and other problems means that you
should stay away. Here's how to decide.
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Microsoft Garners Support For Its IPTV platform
Microsoft came to the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC)
with a novel media processor co-designed with Sigma Designs and
targeted at IPTV applications, as well as a host of set top box
offerings.
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BREAKING NEWS
3. Microsoft, AOL Reported In Talks To Tighten Ties
AOL owner Time Warner Inc. and Microsoft are reportedly discussing
online partnerships that would help the two companies better compete
against rivals Google and Yahoo.
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4. BlackBerry Maker Hit With Patent Infringement Suit
Eatoni Ergonomics has filed suit in Texas against Research In Motion,
alleging that the BlackBerry 7100 series infringes on its
small-keyboard patent.
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5. Stolen Berkeley Laptop Back, But 100,000 Identities Erased
A laptop stolen in March from offices at the University of
California, Berkeley contained identities of nearly 100,000 students
has been recovered, but what happened to all that information is
still a mystery.
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6. New IE Bug Opens XP SP2 To Attack
Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser sports a flaw that hackers
could use to launch a remote attack on Windows XP SP2.
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TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES
7. One-In-Six Spyware Apps Tries To Steal Identities
A significant portion of spyware is designed specifically to steal
identities, underscoring the trend toward more malicious use of such
software by criminals, said a security firm.
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8. Microsoft Unveils IE 7 Beta 2 Features
The Internet Explorer development team has revealed details of
upcoming key features that will land in the next beta of IE 7.
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9. Aging Macs Get Backwards-Compatible OS
Older models of Apple's Mac computers that are no longer supported by
the computer company are getting a new lease on life through an
operating system that enables the older machines to run the latest
Apple OS X release.
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10. Phony Anti-Spyware Software Lures Unsuspecting Users
A scam that's spoofing Microsoft's Windows Security Center shows that
phishers are increasingly abandoning traditional e-mail ploys.
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11. Microsoft: No Broad IE 7 Beta For Now
As expected, Microsoft released the first beta of Internet Explorer 7
for Windows XP SP2 on Wednesday, but only to limited group of beta
testers, developers, and corporate workers.
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