Thursday, May 24, 2007

Cisco, Nortel weigh in on switches of the future; Microsoft says licensing protects customers

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Cisco, Nortel weigh in on switches of the future
Ethernet switch makers Cisco and Nortel this week said network professionals should start paying a lot more attention to keeping their wiring closets cool and energy efficient as power consumption grows.

Microsoft says licensing protects customers
A top Microsoft executive promoted the company's licensing of network security protocols at the Interop trade show on Wednesday, but not before taking time out during a keynote address to defend the company's patent licensing program for open-source software.

IBM software pushes security policies for the rest of us
IBM Thursday plans to announce a tool called Secure Perspective to help non-technical people establish security policies.

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EMC promises common management platform
EMC says that by year's end it will begin delivering "a common platform" for managing the company's myriad storage lines, an advance long desired by customers weary of juggling multiple interfaces.

Michigan man fined for using free Wi-Fi
A Michigan man has been fined $400 and must work 40 hours of community service for using a local café’s Wi-Fi connection from his parked car to check his e-mail and surf the Web.

Wireless LANs gain controller improvements
Wireless LAN vendors unveiled an array of software improvements to their core systems software at this week’s Interop Las Vegas trade show.

Internet tax ban meets resistance in Senate
Several U.S. senators questioned whether to extend a ban on access and other Internet-only taxes, at least in their current form, during a hearing Wednesday.

Useful software tools for under $1,000
IT executives walking the Interop Las Vegas show floor this week found some software bargains on everything from network analyzers to emulation software to firewalls. Full Interop coverage.

Microsoft further opens up identity platform
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled royalty-free access to another of its identity specifications and introduced four open-source projects designed to improve interoperability among its identity management platform and those from other vendors and developers.

HP settles SEC investigation into Perkins resignation
Hewlett-Packard Co. has settled a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation regarding the resignation of Tom Perkins from its board.

Video

Not all VoIP rollouts go as planned
Despite new building and fresh networking gear, a voice over IP implementation does not always go as planned - even for a high-tech outfit like the Argonne National Laboratory. Scott Pinkerton, manager of Argonne's core network infrastructure, explains the hurdles his group faced and the lessons learned from their failed VoIP project.

Podcast

Interop 2007: No lonely cowboys here
Recording live from Interop 2007, Jason and Keith chat about what they learned at Interop, Google's auction idea for wireless spectrum, the 5-year-exclusive agreement between AT&T and Apple for the iPhone, and why cowboys are so lonely (41:24)

Blogs

Buzzblog: Who knew this TV show was popular?
Google's latest gizmo, "Hot Trends," tell us this morning that a TV show I have never watched is, in fact, pretty darn popular. In fact, 11 of the top 16 "Hot Trends" entries are about this one show.

Today on Layer 8, where we fight each and every one of our speeding tickets:
Since Layer 8 was on the road so much this week we thought we’d keep to a travel theme. Today, the National Motorists Association (NMA) issued a useful list of the top 10 speed trap cities in the United States.

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4. A cynic rips open source
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6. Microsoft's Linux patent bombshell aftermath
7. IT jargon you just love to hate
8. Foundry readies monster Ethernet switch
9. Cisco, RSA to debut SAN-based data encryption
10. Why Argonne has pulled the plug on VoIP

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