Networking World: Microsoft To Issue Seven Patches; Bugs Threaten Second Life

TechWeb Networking Update - Friday, May 11, 2007

(Table of Contents)

*Study: 45% Of Workers Steal Data When Changing Jobs
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* NAC: More Is More
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*Analysis: Optimizing Your WAN
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*Nortel Bets Big R&D Dollars On 'Hyperconnectivity'
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*Ballmer: Microsoft's SaaS Strategy Could Include Acquisitions
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*Comcast Demonstrates 150-Mbps Modem
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( Today's Top Story)

Study: 45% Of Workers Steal Data When Changing Jobs
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With data heading out the door over remote connections or on thumb
drives tucked away in pockets or bags, nearly half of IT workers blame
poor security.

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Call It The jPhone: Sun Shows Java Twist On Apple's iPhone
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At the JavaOne conference, Sun Microsystems debuts software for a
high-end cell phone that looks rather similar to the iPhone.

Ubuntu Linux Vs. Windows Vista: The Battle For Your Desktop
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Is Linux finally ready to take on Windows as a desktop OS? We tried out
both Vista and Ubuntu on individual PCs to see which works better.
Here's who won.

Hitachi Ships Large, High-Performing Notebook Hard Drive
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Despite its faster speed, the 2.5-inch drive offers comparable power
consumption, heat emission, and acoustics to its 5,400-RPM counterpart.

Microsoft's Biggest Threat: MySpace?
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Panelists at the Software 2007 Conference theorize what kind of real
impact social networks are creating.

FAA Memo Reveals Concern Over Windows Vista Hardware Specs
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The internal memo notes that Vista requires double the amount of memory
the agency usually uses on desktops and warns staffers to watch out for
Microsoft sales pitches.

(Editor's Picks)

IBM To Spend $1 Billion Per Year On Green Technologies
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The plan, dubbed Project Big Green, could help the typical enterprise
realize IT energy savings of 42%, IBM said.

Cell Phones Have Finally Gone to the Dogs
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A slew of wireless gadgets--including cell phones and cameras--will soon
be available for pampered pooches.

Hardware-Level Content Protection Headed For More Gadgets
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Pressure from Hollywood, record companies and other content providers is
putting the heat on the makers of PCs, music players and other handheld
devices.

(Networking News of the Week)

NAC: More Is More
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The results of our latest reader survey on network access control show
that initatives are moving quickly from planning to full deployment. But
while NAC can tighten security, demonstrating ROI can be a challenge.

Analysis: Optimizing Your WAN
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Few users rave when application traffic traversing a beefy corporate LAN
meets a typical WAN. Even fewer enterprises are willing to spend to fix
the problem. The answer: Make the most of expensive wide-area pipes with
optimization appliances.

Study: 45% Of Workers Steal Data When Changing Jobs
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/e7Zl0Hi7YQ0G4V0FFpH0EJ
With data heading out the door over remote connections or on thumb
drives tucked away in pockets or bags, nearly half of IT workers blame
poor security.

Nortel Bets Big R&D Dollars On 'Hyperconnectivity'
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/e7Zl0Hi7YQ0G4V0FFiY0ET
No longer hitching its hopes on the anemic telecommunications market,
the company is now investing a big chunk of its $1.7 billion annual
research budget in new areas.

Ballmer: Microsoft's SaaS Strategy Could Include Acquisitions
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/e7Zl0Hi7YQ0G4V0FFiI0ED
Microsoft's evolving software plus services model is expected to include
online software, advertising-funded software, and perhaps an acquisition
or two.

Comcast Demonstrates 150-Mbps Modem
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/e7Zl0Hi7YQ0G4V0FFiL0EG
The product demo shows a 32-volume copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica
and Merriam-Webster's visual dictionary can be downloaded in less than
four minutes.

AT&T To Offer Satellite Broadband In Rural Areas
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It's the first time satellite Internet service will be available from
AT&T to customers in the former BellSouth nine-state region.

Microsoft Gives Peek At Next Version Of SQL Server
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The company shows off Katmai, the next version of its data platform, at
its first business intelligence conference.

Media Execs: Government Should Stay Out Of Programming
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Speaking at The Cable Show '07, executives from Time Warner, Viacom, and
News Corp. argued that it's not the government's place to decide what
Americans view at home.

Cisco Posts Higher Profit But Market Unimpressed
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Cisco Systems has posted a 34% rise in quarterly profit on strong sales,
but investors seem unimpressed with its future growth prospects.

Frontline Wireless Wins Over FCC Chairman In Run-Up To 700-MHz Auction
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FCC Chairman Kevin Martin says he'll look for public-private
partnerships to use the wireless broadband services spectrum before
auction starts later this year.

Customers Slow To Tune Into AT&T's And Verizon's TV Over Fiber
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Both AT&T and Verizon have been utilizing fiber optic cabling to
bring TV to customers' home and to compete with cable companies.

California Pension Fund Supports Motorola Board
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In the midst of a shareholder revolt, CalPERS shows its support while
Motorola unveils new networking products.

Comcast To Tie Voice Mail And E-Mail In A Common Dashboard
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Scheduled to be deployed later this year, SmartZone will be free of
charge for most Comcast customers.

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(Breaking News)

Practicing Safe Cell
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A new condom-like sheath can be wrapped around your cell phone,
protecting it from water, paint, mud and...ummm, other fluids.

Motorola Granted Patent For 'Smellophone'
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You've seen 3-D movies, scratch-'n-sniff perfume ads. Now, it's a mobile
phone that scents the air around you as you talk, using the phone's
battery to heat a replaceable scent pack. A rose, by any other name....

Lost In Space: Ashes Of Star Trek's James Doohan
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A search team continues to look for a rocket carrying ashes of the actor
James Doohan, who played Scotty on "Star Trek," almost two
weeks after it hurtled to the edge of space from New Mexico, the company
behind the launch said.

Student Paper Claims iPods Can Affect Pacemakers
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iPods can cause cardiac
implantable pacemakers to malfunction by interfering with the
electromagnetic equipment monitoring the heart, according to a
study presented by a 17-year-old high school student to a
meeting of heart specialists.

AMD Planning To Cut 430 Jobs
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Word of the cuts follows the chipmaker's reporting last month of a net
loss in its first quarter of $611 million.

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* Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island seeking Systems Analyst in
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Friday, May 11, 2007

Microsoft To Issue Seven Patches; Bugs Threaten Second Life

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