Networking World: Five Enterprise 2.0 Startups To Watch; Consumer Products Are Security Threat

TechWeb Networking Update - Friday, June 15, 2007

(Table of Contents)

*Five Enterprise 2.0 Startups To Watch
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*Liberty Media, EchoStar Reported Ready To bid For Intelsat
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*SonicWall And Aventail Have Big Plans For VPN Security
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*AT&T Taps EDS As Networx Subcontractor
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*Sprint, Clearwire Reportedly In Talks About A WiMax Hook-Up
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*Gartner: Consumer Products Threaten Corporate Security
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( Today's Top Story)

Five Enterprise 2.0 Startups To Watch
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To differentiate their products from companies like Microsoft and IBM,
they'll have to do things differently.

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(Today's Most Popular Stories)

Experts Differ On App Development On iPhone
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Some say allowing developers to build only Safari-based applications is
a good start, while others proclaim it just market spin.

Microsoft Unveils Windows Home Server Release Candidate
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Users who sign up to beta test the new software, which will support up
to 10 PCs, gaming consoles, or other digital devices, can also enter a
contest to develop add-ons to the product.

Apple Clarifies Status of ZFS File System In Mac OS
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Apple has included a read-only version ZFS in Leopard as a future file
system option for high-end storage systems.

Apple's iPhone Will Require iTunes Account, Too
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Apple and AT&T stores have furiously been taking orders for the
phone, building on Apple's success with its iPod music players.

WiMax Networks Go Live In Nine Northeast Cities
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Horizon Wi-Com said metro-area coverage has been completed in Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Buffalo,
Richmond and Cincinnati.

(Editor's Picks)

Measuring The Widget Economy
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This atomization of Web pages, the new distributed Web, complicates the
process of measuring and monetizing. And that's where comScore aims to
help.

Intel Drives Itanium Road Map Toward 32-nm
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The next-generation high-end Itanium microprocessor due out after 2008
is expected to be built on a 32-nm process and would include a new
microarchitecture.

Linux Leaders Plot Counterattack On Microsoft
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The high priests of free software have congregated at Google
headquarters this week to debate the future of the movement and face
down recent patent threats by Microsoft.

(Networking News of the Week)

Liberty Media, EchoStar Reported Ready To bid For Intelsat
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Liberty Media and EchoStar Communications' reported interest in Intelsat
points to a renaissance in the commercial satellite market that is
spurred by demand for high-definition television and faster Internet
services, analysts said Thursday.

SonicWall And Aventail Have Big Plans For VPN Security
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/e8rC0Hi7YQ0G4V0FKAo0Ey
With its planned $25 million acquisition of Aventail, SonicWall aims to
become the market share leader in Secure Sockets Layer VPNs.

AT&T Taps EDS As Networx Subcontractor
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Under the deal, EDS wins the right to bid for specific projects on the
federal Networx Enterprise initiative. EDS did not state the amount of
revenue it expects the work to generate.

Sprint, Clearwire Reportedly In Talks About A WiMax Hook-Up
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/e8rC0Hi7YQ0G4V0FKAq0E1
Financing issues are said to be behind the talks, although cell phone
pioneer Craig McCaw's Clearwire floated a successful IPO earlier this
year.

Gartner: Consumer Products Threaten Corporate Security
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/e8rC0Hi7YQ0G4V0FKAr0E2
Consumer-oriented technologies and services, like blogs, IM and MP3
players, are creating huge holes in enterprise safeguards, a Gartner
report warns.

Feds' 'Operation Bot Roast' Reveals 1 Million Victims
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As the FBI and the Justice Department investigated botnet operators,
they began amassing a list of the alleged botnet victims -- with most of
them here in the United States.

China Aims To Top U.S. In Cyberspace
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China is seeking to unseat the United States as the dominant power in
cyberspace, a U.S.
Air Force general leading a new push in this area said Wednesday.

IBM, Nortel Buddy Up To Attract Smaller Clients
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The joint System i Unified combines IBM's business computing platform
and Lotus Sametime along with Nortel's suite of VoIP and multimedia
technologies.

SCO Avoids Nasdaq Delisting, But Problems Remain
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Last week, SCO reported a second-quarter loss of $1.1 million on revenue
of $6 million.

Maritime Industry To Get Web And Phone Access Around-The-Clock
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A new satellite service is designed to promote ship operations
efficiency, expand on-board business to more closely reflect the home
office, and boost crew morale.

Nokia's Low-Power Link To Be New Bluetooth Standard
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Mobile handset firm Nokia's ultra-low-power short-range wireless
technology is to be developed as a new version of Bluetooth to connect
devices such as watches and heart monitors, the company said on Tuesday.

Qualcomm Files For Emergency Stay On ITC Ban
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Qualcomm has filed a request for an emergency stay of a U.S.
International Trade Commission ban on the import of some phones
containing Qualcomm chips.

Mac OS X: Leopard Lacks And Likes
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Apple's operating system includes some 300 new features, including a few
notable omissions, minor disappointments, and hidden gems.

Apple Demos Leopard Before iPhone Debut
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Steve Jobs teased the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference crowd with
cool features of the upcoming OS and smartphone, even though they are
well acquainted with the script.

Sony Files Patent But Says Gaming Phone Not Ready
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Sony Ericsson has filed a U.S. patent application for a mobile device
with video game features, but said Monday it is not poised to launch a
phone based on its PlayStation Portable video game brand.

IPTV Risky Bet For Now; Apple, Cisco May Be Winners
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There seems to be a new deal between some media and consumer electronics
companies every week to send movies and homemade videos straight from the
Internet to television screens.

Qwest CEO Richard Notebaert Announces His Retirement
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Qwest had been sinking in the wake of an accounting scandal when
Notebaert took over the company in 2002, and he is widely credited with
stabilizing the firm.

Telepresence: Up Close, Personal, And A Pretty Penny
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Wachovia deploys Cisco technology in two offices and mulls wider deployment.

Analysis: IT Automation
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Fantasizing about processes that run themselves and freedom from the
drudgery of repetitive operational tasks? With our real-world
perspective, we examine automation strategies and product offerings, and
deliver a bottom-line analysis of their value.

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(Breaking News)

Botnet Sting Bags Texas Man For Infecting Hospital Computers
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The government is notifying ISPs of the one million botnet victims
identified as part of Operation Bot Roast, and it will be up to the ISPs
to warn its infected users.

Astronauts Work On Space Station Fix After Computer Glitch
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/e8rC0Hi7YQ0G4V0FKA50E1
Those at the international space station continued to conserve power
Thursday, while NASA administrators made contingency plans.

Panel Attempts To Debunk Myths About Online Predators
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Misguided common wisdom about online predators often leads to
ineffective efforts to protect young people, according to researchers.

Adobe Quarterly Net Rises As Product Upgrades Kick In
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Adobe Systems, the top maker of graphic and Web design software,
reported quarterly net profit rose 24 percent, powered by pent-up demand
for upgrades to its two main product lines.

CNN, YouTube Take Electoral Debates To The People
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/e8rC0Hi7YQ0G4V0FKA80E4
Rather than fielding questions from news anchors, the presidential
hopefuls will confront videotaped queries.

(Featured Jobs)

* Indymac Bank seeking VP of Network Engineering in Pasadena, CA
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* McCamish Systems seeking Manager of Quality Assurance in Atlanta, GA
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* Agilent seeking Senior Solutions Architect in Santa Clara, CA
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* Union Telephone/Union Wireless seeking Network Administration
Specialist in Mountain View, WY
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* D. E. Shaw and Co., L.P seeking Senior Windows Architect in New York, NY
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Five Enterprise 2.0 Startups To Watch; Consumer Products Are Security Threat

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