The weird and the cool; RFID privacy: Why not do it right?

Voices of Networking This newsletter is sponsored by Silver Peak WAN Acceleration: What You Must Know Join Robert Whiteley, senior analyst, Forrester Research, as he quickly and easily explains the technologies behind WAN acceleration: how each works and how they differ from solution to solution. Get the knowledge you need to understand how the technology can greatly improve your network. Voices of Networking, 06/04/07 By Jeff Caruso Gearhead: Hardware: The weird and the cool, 05/31/07 This week we were going to continue the discussion launched last week about CD/DVD creation and management tools, but because of technical problems, we've had a slight change of plan. Bradner: RFID privacy: Why not do it right? 05/29/07 California is again taking the lead on privacy issues (see “Knitting legal patchwork quilts"). The state’s approach with one use of RFID is a good one, but unfortunately it is only looking at a very small part of the problem. Lippis: Application intelligence to the rescue, 05/31/07 Networks have traditionally supported applications by providing a transport service. Over the years, this transport service was optimized through QoS mechanisms in an effort to prioritize one set of applications over another. The IDC Enterprise Panel: Join IDC's panel of IT influencers and decision-makers. Your contributions will be compiled and distributed to technology and telecommunications vendors all over the world. As a thank you for joining, you will receive select free IDC research, and discounted IDC conference passes. Click here to learn more Nolle: European carriers take the lead, 05/31/07 Anyone who travels outside the United States quickly realizes that the people "over there" know a lot more about us than we do about them. Antonopolous: Security budgets up, 05/30/07 Since January, I’ve spent a lot of time interviewing IT executives for a benchmark research report on Security and Information Protection. The statistical analysis of the results of this research shows some interesting trends. It’s been a Cool Tools: Palm's mobile companion certainly looks like a laptop, 05/30/07 If it looks like a laptop, acts like a laptop, maybe even smells like a laptop, is it a laptop? Nope -- if you're Palm, it's not a laptop, it's a "mobile companion." Johnson: Selling IT to business, 05/30/07 In recent columns, I’ve discussed the need for business to align with IT. Yes, you've got that right -- my point is that successful businesses need to ask how they can best leverage IT as a strategic asset. Insider Threat: Inventorying your intellectual property, 05/28/07 I have been tasked with inventorying my company's intellectual property. Some things are obvious, such as source code, business plans, and customer lists. What else would fall into this category, in your opinion? How often should my company inventory ...

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