Hurd keeps the pressure on to improve HP; Wall Street's need for speed

Network/Systems Management News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Nevis Networks Inside the industry's largest public NAC test Get an independent review of Cisco's CNAC and the Trusted Computing Group's TNC network access control frameworks via Network World's latest Editorial Briefing "Implementing NAC." Get the real scoop and go inside the industry's largest public test of available NAC products. Network World's Network/Systems Management News Alert, 06/21/07 Hurd keeps the pressure on to improve HP, 06/19/07:  HP may be on track to be a $100 billion company this year, but CEO Mark Hurd said there's a total $1.1 trillion IT market for it to pursue. HP aims to snatch up SPI Dynamics, 06/19/07:  HP on Tuesday announced its intentions to acquire SPI Dynamics, a maker of Web application security assessment software and services, for an undisclosed amount. Podcast: Controlling video downloads in the workplace, 06/20/07:  With video sites proliferating on the 'Net and big names like the Department of Defense banning access to such sites as YouTube, companies are starting to wonder what, if anything, they should do to protect their bandwidth assets from users clamoring to watch that funny clip online during lunch. Lawrence Imeish, Principal Consultant for Dimension Data's Converged Communications Group, talks with Network World's Jason Meserve about what companies can do to curb the bandwidth drain while still allowing access to work-appropriate media. (12:20) Optimize Your WAN: Network World Shows You How In this Executive Guide learn how optimization can supercharge your WAN. Click Here Wall Street's need for speed in spotlight at SIFMA Conference, 06/19/07:  SIFMA Conference puts spotlight on Wall Street’s need for speed. Gartner to IT: Avoid Apple's iPhone, 06/19/07: Apple’s iPhone lacks security, e-mail client support and other features, making it completely unsuitable for business use, says Gartner.

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