Networking World: Microsoft Patch Plans / Chinese DVD Format

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Friday, October 7, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE
1. Today's Top Story: China To Develop Own DVD Format
2. Networking News Of The Week

Breaking News
3. Microsoft Plans 9 Patches Next Week
4. Firefox 1.5 Makes Progress: Beta 2 Ready
5. IBM User Group President Warns Of IT Personnel Shortage
6. Microsoft Ups Ante On Security Strategy

Today's Most Popular Stories
7. 'Star Trek' Spoof Gaining Internet Fame
8. Attackers Could Text Message Cell Services To Death
9. IBM Cell Processor Debuts In New Blades
10. IBM Faring Well In China And India
11. New Sober Slams Users, Quickly Slumps

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1. TODAY'S TOP STORY: China To Develop Own DVD Format
In an apparent bid to avoid licensing fees, China has announced plans
to develop its own next-generation DVD standard.
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2. NETWORKING NEWS OF THE WEEK
Vonage's Citron Calls For 'Broadband Bill Of Rights'
Leading VoIP provider will produce a white paper to help legislators,
regulators understand industry's desire to keep Internet open.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eq7n0Hi7YQ0G4V0Djce0EY

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/eq7n0Hi7YQ0G4V0DlcK0EA

Broadband Networks Are Vulnerable To Insider Zombie Attacks: Survey
New research indicates that as many as 12% of port scanning attacks
on any given broadband service provider network originate on the
network, often from zombie PCs.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eq7n0Hi7YQ0G4V0DlcL0EB

Bountiful Ships Extended-Range Enterprise Router
Vendor claims its routers, which use more power than standard
routers, extend range by between two and four times.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eq7n0Hi7YQ0G4V0DlcM0EC

Passive Optical Network Sales To Soar 1,260% By 2008: Report
Passive optical network sales will skyrocket 1,260% from 1.5 million
last year to over 20.5 million in 2008, says a new report from
Infonetics Research.
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Nokia Unveils VoIP Server For Converged Networks
Nokia has unveiled a new voice over IP (VoIP) server that extends the
capabilities of the company's Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC)
solution.
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BREAKING NEWS
3. Microsoft Plans 9 Patches Next Week
Next Tuesday will be a busy day for Windows administrators, Microsoft
has promised nine security bulletins in its October patch release.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eq7n0Hi7YQ0G4V0DlcP0EF

4. Firefox 1.5 Makes Progress: Beta 2 Ready
Although there are no new features included in Beta 2, Mozilla said
the follow-up to September's Beta 1 includes improvements in the
automatic update system, performance and site rendering enhancements,
and fixes for several security problems.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eq7n0Hi7YQ0G4V0DlcQ0EG

5. IBM User Group President Warns Of IT Personnel Shortage
Robert Rosen, president of the independent IBM SHARE user group, said
the shortage of IT experts is likely to turn critical in a year or
two.
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6. Microsoft Ups Ante On Security Strategy
Microsoft has laid out a companywide strategy and product roadmap to
build thicker security walls for corporate desktops and lower-end
servers.
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TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES
7. 'Star Trek' Spoof Gaining Internet Fame
A 'Star Trek' spoof made by a group of Finnish filmmakers is
traveling the Internet at warp speed, drawing hundreds of thousands
of downloads in less than a week.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eq7n0Hi7YQ0G4V0DlUx0Ef

8. Attackers Could Text Message Cell Services To Death
Cell phone networks are so vulnerable to denial-of-service-style
attacks that an assault carried out by a mid-sized bot network could
bring down the United States' entire mobile infrastructure, a group
of academic researchers said.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eq7n0Hi7YQ0G4V0DlUm0EU

9. IBM Cell Processor Debuts In New Blades
The IBM Cell microprocessor technology behind Mercury Computer
Systems' new Dual Cell-Based Blade will not only be the harbinger of
powerful new things to come for Mercury Computing, but for IBM as
well.
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10. IBM Faring Well In China And India
IBM is leading the vendor market in China and India, according to
IDC's second-quarter tracking.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eq7n0Hi7YQ0G4V0DlUu0Ec

11. New Sober Slams Users, Quickly Slumps
A new version of the two-year-old Sober worm stormed the Internet
causing anti-virus vendors to issue the loudest alerts since the
August appearance of Zotob.
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Microsoft Patch Plans / Chinese DVD Format

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