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Daily News: PM This newsletter is sponsored by Avocent Net IT Execs Sound Off On Server Vendors Net IT Execs Sound Off On Server Vendors. Read verbatim what network IT professionals had to say about volume and mid-range/high-end server vendors when it comes to customer support, service and pricing in Network World's latest research report "Data Center Buyers' Insights." Network World Daily News: PM, 05/10/07 The top 10 most-read NEWS STORIES this week 1. Analysts squash IBM layoff rumors 2. Top 15 controversial Microsoft quotes 3. All-time network-iest TV characters 4. 10 ways to boost your IT org now: slideshow 5. Phishing scam targets Microsoft piracy control warning 6. Homeless man disrupts Internet2 service 7. Users headed to Vista, but concerns increase 8. With Yahoo deal off, what next for Microsoft? 9. Cisco blade boosts security control: slideshow 10. Wireless LANs turned inside-out The top 5 most-read IN-DEPTH STORIES this week Email: A Security Update Join John Dix, Network World editor-in-chief, and Trent Henry, senior analyst at The Burton Group, as they discuss the challenges and solutions network IT pros are encountering when working to ensure inbox integrity and protect data. Click here for more information. 1. Five cool future IT positions 2. Thin clients in, PCs out at Verizon Wireless 3. 10 things we hate about Apple 4. Management heavies get poor grades in Gartner survey 5. Is MPLS alternative DOA? The top 5 most-read COLUMNS this week 1. Wireless Security: Securing a RADIUS server 2. Nutter's Help Desk: Improving wireless security 3. Insider Threat: Data leakage prevention: The dangers of port dependence 4. Miliefsky: The 7 best practices for network security in 2007 5. Gearhead: A great VoIP system with no cost The top 5 most-read BLOG ENTRIES this week 1. Sprint Nextel vs. 41 non-profits 2. The ultimate list of Cisco administration tools 3. Inside the coming IP address crisis 4. Are you a Google nobody? 5. Ron Paul supporters show yet again why online polls stink The most-read REVIEW this week Microsoft's client-based spyware tool

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: 1. Top 15 controversial Microsoft quotes 2. Analysts squash IBM layoff rumors 3. With Yahoo deal off, what next for Microsoft? 4. Five cool future IT positions 5. IPv4: No way to slow down 6. 10 ways to boost your IT org now 7. Is organized crime moving into cybersphere? 8. Microsoft/Best Buy racketeering case revived 9. More move to Vista, but concerns increasing 10. Classic e-mail scammers inspired by 'Three Kings' MOST DOWNLOADED PODCAST: 5 Cool iPod Tricks and Tips

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