Friday, July 27, 2007

Sprint, Google Hook Up For WiMax; Cisco Warns Of More WLAN Bugs

TechWeb Networking Update - Friday, Jul 27, 2007

(Table of Contents)

*Apple's Quarterly Earnings Show The iPhone Revolution Is Succeeding
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*Corning Bends Fiber To Improve Networking 100 Times
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*New Bill Proposes 'Health Record Trusts' That Pay Doctors To Use
E-Health Records
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*Sprint, Google Hook Up For WiMax Services
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*Verizon Supports Some 'Open' Measures Of 700-MHz Auction
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*Qantas To Offer In-Flight Web Access In 2008
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( Today's Top Story)

Apple's Quarterly Earnings Show The iPhone Revolution Is Succeeding
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AT&T sold more iPhones in their first weekend than any other
device, and Apple says more consumers will buy iPhones in the
first quarter of sales than bought iPods in their first seven quarters.

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Storm Worm Erupts Into Worst Virus Attack In 2 Years
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Storm worm authors are blasting the Internet with two types of
attacks, and both are aimed at building up their botnet.

Review: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Beta CTP -- A Major Move Forward
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The server OS heralds a new age in Windows computing, one that
will finally see a massive move to virtualization as well as
major improvements in automation.

Langa Letter: XP On Your Thumb Drive
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Fred Langa offers a step-by-step and illustrated guide on how to
boot XP from an ordinary USB drive.

MySpace Defends Efforts To Vet Sex Predators
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The social networking site responds to an attorney general claim
that the site contains more than 29,000 sex offender profiles.

(Editor's Picks)

IBM Issues Employee Conduct Rules For Second Life
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The guidelines are the latest sign that corporate America is
serious about virtual reality as a place to conduct business.

Cisco Earmarks $150 Million To Invest In VMware
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VMware and Cisco say they will work to extend the benefits of
virtualization to remote offices and end-user desktops.

Microsoft Acquires Digital Ad Exchange AdECN
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AdECN conducts real-time Web auctions for Internet ad space that
begin and end -- and display ads -- within 12 milliseconds.

(Networking News of the Week)

Corning Bends Fiber To Improve Networking 100 Times
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erizon teamed up with Corning to build nanoStructures as rugged
as copper cable but with all of the bandwidth benefits of fiber.

New Bill Proposes 'Health Record Trusts' That Pay Doctors To Use
E-Health Records
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Under the proposal, the records managed by the trust would travel
with the individual through life, and not be controlled or owned
by any particular health care provider, employer, payer, or other party.

Sprint, Google Hook Up For WiMax Services
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For Google, the deal provides access to Sprint WiMax subscribers
who will presumably be eager to use the Web-based tools on the
go, at no or little cost.

Verizon Supports Some 'Open' Measures Of 700-MHz Auction
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBBLa0Hi7YQ0G4V0FPcs0Ep

The company shifts its views as FCC commissioners prepare for a
vote next week to set ground rules for the auction.

Qantas To Offer In-Flight Web Access In 2008
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The announcement follows a series of setbacks and delays for
in-flight Internet access, brought on by technological hurdles
and high initial prices.

Businesses Can Benefit From The Boom In Consumer Digital Content
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There isn't a clear-cut leader in the business mobility market,
but there many opportunities for vendors that can taken the
lessons learned from the consumer market and apply it to business.

S.F. Power Outage Ripples Across The Web
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Power fluctuations Tuesday set off a chain reaction that took
down a data center that hosts Craigslist, Six Apart's blog sites,
Technorati, Yelp, and others.

Open-Access Has Support In FCC Wireless Auction
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The plan would impose open-access requirements on some of the
valuable wireless airwaves due to be auctioned by the government
later this year.

Cisco CEO Visualizes The 'Data Center 3.0'
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John Chambers said he will work with partners to roll out service
oriented-architecture, Web 2.0, and the automatic provisioning of
resources through virtualization.

Cisco Warns Of Bugs In Wireless LAN Controllers
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The vulnerabilities affect Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers, but
the company is offering a workaround.

Sycamore Opens R&D Center In China; Moves To Comply With SEC Rules
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Sycamore, which develops fixed-line and mobile network products,
said the research center is based in Shanghai's Caohejing Hi-Tech Park.

Cisco And NetQoS Partner For WAN Optimization And Performance Monitoring
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Cisco and NetQoS have integrated their products to enable
application performance monitoring.

Cisco WAAS Protects Data At Rest
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBBLa0Hi7YQ0G4V0FPDZ0Et Cisco's update of its WAN
optimization product adds critical security functions and ensures
traffic monitoring.

Cisco Embarks On 2-Year Data Center Product Rollout
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The plan includes new products and programs for building data
centers using technologies that go beyond traditional networking.

TiVo Announces More Affordable High-Def DVR
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At $300, the TiVo HD will be priced substantially less than the
TiVo Series 3 HD Digital Media Recorder, which has an $800 price tag.

IPhone Boosts AT&T's Revenue And Profits
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AT&T said it activated 146,000 iPhone subscribers.

Cisco Kicks Off 'E-Discovery 2.0' Effort
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The technologies include archiving tools for e-mail storage and
analysis applications that reduce volumes of e-mail only to
relevant messages.

Aruba Buys Network Chemistry's Security Line
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The additional products are expected to help Aruba's customers
detect network vulnerabilities, intrusion attempts, and policy violations.

Intel Launches Two Ethernet Controllers
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The products are aimed at optimizing performance in server
environments and virtualized data centers.

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(Breaking News)

Identity Theft Has Gone to the Dogs
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A purebred poodle in North Wales has become the latest victim of
identity theft.

Microsoft Gives New Detail Of Services Transformation
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There will be five layers to Microsoft's online architecture,
beginning with a Global Foundation Services layer that includes
the physical data centers.

Microsoft Strengthens Advertising Chops With Deals, New Research Group
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Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer tell analysts Microsoft is
"hell-bent" on becoming a powerhouse in the online ad business.

AMD Road Map Spans Servers To Mobile Phones
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With no intention of making major cuts in operations, the
company's strategy is to break even by the fourth quarter
starting with the release of its quad-core chip, code-named Barcelona.

Second Life Casino Owner Left Scrambling After Gambling Ban
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The Second Life entrepreneur complains that Linden Lab was happy
to take his money for months after the U.S. banned Internet
gambling. And then Linden Lab shut the casinos down abruptly Wednesday.

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