Cisco routers cause major outage; What tests should you run on your WLAN?

Daily News: AM This newsletter is sponsored by Microsoft Manage Skyrocketing Storage The data on your network is growing at a rapid pace that's only going to increase. Download Network World's latest Executive Guide and get the practical, real-world advice and insider information you need to best manage and meet your storage demands and industry regulations. Click here to download. Network World Daily News: AM, 05/17/07 Cisco routers caused major outage in Japan: report Cisco routers were the source of a major outage May 15 in an NTT network in Japan, according to an investment firm bulletin. What tests should you run on your WLAN? Wireless test vendor VeriWave has released a “master test plan” to guide enterprises in testing wireless LAN gear for performance, behaviors, and characteristics. A day with the 'Can you hear me now?' guy Have you ever wondered what a typical day is like for the Verizon Wireless test guy? Network World Executive Guide: Compliance: Trends and Lessons Make your compliance efforts as streamlined and effective as possible - download our latest Executive Guide: Compliance Trends and Lessons. Through case studies and best practices, examine how network IT executives are meeting regulations in the real world and get exclusive Clear Choice Test results on 15 compliance tools. Click here to download Microsoft lays out Windows server road map Microsoft Wednesday laid out its roadmap for Windows Server, including versions for small and midsize businesses based on Windows Server 2008 as well as a target date to ship the first update to the forthcoming server OS. Symantec sues distributors for alleged fake software Symantec is suing eight businesses for allegedly selling counterfeit software, the security vendor said Wednesday. IBM releases free tool for creating Web apps IBM on Wednesday released a free Web application development tool aimed at users in small businesses who lack the technical skills often needed to build applications. Incipient debuts Cisco-based data migration feature Incipient Networks today announced it has enhanced its storage virtualization software to support data migration and non-disruptive software upgrades. Patent overhaul bill moves forward in Congress A subcommittee of the U.S. Congress has taken the first step toward overhauling the U.S. patent system by approving a patent reform bill Wednesday. Slideshow Robots attack business! Robots have moved beyond Robbie the Robot, Rosie the Maid, and even C-3PO. The latest robots can rescue injured soldiers, defuse bombs, act as a go-between for a remote doctor and a patient, and clean your pool. The latest innovations in robotics were on display this week at the RoboBusiness 2007 show in Boston. Here's a look. Video Apple TV: A big iPod for your television Keith is surprised at Apple TV's ability to aggregate multimedia content from a variety of sources, but disappointed in a few missing features. Find out the pros and cons of Apple's newest gadget for the home on this week's Cool Tools video show. Blogs Cisco readies fabric-based encryption for storage Cisco later this year will release a fabric-based encryption offering for disk and tape, reports Enterprise Storage Forum. Buzzblog: Don't send a $5,000 e-mail by mistake It can and does happen merely by asking the right question the wrong way, say the authors of a new book of advice for avoiding e-mail pitfalls. That $5,000 question? "Should we run this by the lawyers?" Today on Layer 8 where our checkbook would be on fire if we spent like Cisco: Sometimes it’s hard to believe there’s anyone left for Cisco to acquire. Yet here we have Chief Development Officer Charles Giancarlo saying the company will likely make as many acquisitions this year as it did in 2006, when it made 10 deals. Cisco confirms HTTP unicode encoding evasion The U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) has reported a network evasion technique using full-width and half-width unicode characters that affects several Cisco products.

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