Networking World: Cisco Still Beating Aruba; Skype Outage

TechWeb Networking Update - Friday, Aug 17, 2007

(Table of Contents)

*7 Browsing Tricks Make Your Smartphone Act Like An iPhone
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*Sprint Sees Up To $5 Billion In WiMax Revenue In 2011
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*HP Profit Gains On Cost Cuts, Cheaper Components
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*Storm Botnet Puts Up Defenses And Starts Attacking Back
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*Surging Aruba Still Swamped By WLAN Supremo Cisco
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*China's VoIP Growth Outpaces Its PSTN
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Skype Outage Leaves Millions Speechless
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The company may not be able to resolve the problem till Friday
but is asking subscribers to keep their Skype clients running.

The TJX Effect
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Details of the largest breach of customer data are starting to
come to light.

Six Reasons To Avoid VoIP
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VoIP gets all the headlines, but it's not for every enterprise.
If voice quality is mission-critical, for instance, there is a
business reason for retaining traditional phone service.

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AOL Relaunches Truveo Video Search Site
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A new version aims to be a one-stop video destination for
user-generated clips and professionally produced video.

Tucson Man Gets 7 Years For Buying, Using Stolen Identities
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The identity theft operation bought identities and credit card
info from overseas suppliers and then used it to make phony cards
to withdraw money from ATMs.

IBM Ships Lotus Notes And Domino 8
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The package contains a host of modules that are designed to help
users create a Web 2.0-style communications environment.

(Networking News of the Week)

Sprint Sees Up To $5 Billion In WiMax Revenue In 2011
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Sprint Nextel said it would spend up to $5 billion on a
high-speed wireless network by 2010 and predicted up to $5
billion in revenue a year later.

HP Profit Gains On Cost Cuts, Cheaper Components
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The PC maker reported Thursday a 29% rise in quarterly profit on
improving margins from cost cuts and falling component prices.

Storm Botnet Puts Up Defenses And Starts Attacking Back
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Researchers are warning universities that they're at risk of
being hit with massive distributed denial-of-service attacks when
they scan their own networks.

Surging Aruba Still Swamped By WLAN Supremo Cisco
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But the company continues to get customer wins, including
outfitting the 80-odd offices of single-market realty company
Prudential Fox & Roach with wireless LANs.

China's VoIP Growth Outpaces Its PSTN
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The volume of IP calls in China was almost 110 billion minutes up
to September 2006, which is an 11.8% increase year-over-year,
according to a report from ReportLinker.

Skype Outage Leaves Millions Speechless
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The company may not be able to resolve the problem till Friday
but is asking subscribers to keep their Skype clients running.

Ubuntu Tackling Breach That Hit Half Its Servers
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Five out of the project's eight servers were compromised and
attacking other computers when they were taken offline.

Paul Allen Mulls Charter Options, Including Sale
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The controlling shareholder and chairman is considering
alternatives for the cable operator, including taking the company
private, according to a filing with the SEC on Wednesday.

Boeing Launches Broadband Satellite
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The installation includes a digital processor, downlink phased
array antenna, microwave switch matrix, and flight hardware for
improved connectivity.

With XenSource, Citrix Sees A Two-Pronged Virtualization Strategy
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The company outlines its product vision, which includes a
separate one for Xen and one for Microsoft Viridian.

The Lasting Effects Of A VoIP Outage
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TeleBlend is the latest example of a VoIP provider that's still
feeling the impact of its outage.

Computer Glitch Strands Thousands At LAX; What Went Wrong
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Vendor support had to be called in after some 17,000 travelers in
the airport were not able to be processed by immigration authorities.

AT&T Expands Video Sharing With LG Trax Multimedia Phone
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBB2l0Hi7YQ0G4V0FRrw0Ev

Between 60% and 85% of people who have seen video on a handset
enjoyed the experience, according to new research.

TransMedia Lets Linux Users Sync To Macs, PCs, And Mobile Phones
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBB2l0Hi7YQ0G4V0FRsL0EF
The company's Glide Sync allows users to upload files to a hosted
storage service and to synchronize with PCs running the most
common operating systems.

Oracle To Bolster Its PC Softphone With VoiceEngine
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Service providers can use the integrated product to build,
deploy, and manage converged applications that combine SIP and
other Web capabilities.

Novell Acquires Senforce Technologies For Zenworks
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Before the acquisition, Novell offered the endpoint security
software as an option to its Zenworks systems and resource
management software.

Qwest Goes Back To The Future With New CEO
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A veteran of the old Bell companies and most recently the CEO of
Williams Sonoma, Edward Mueller will succeed Richard Notebaert,
who retires this week.

Rolling Review Kickoff: In-Line NAC
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In the coming months we'll evaluate network access control
appliances that sit in line and watch for malicious traffic. Here
are the basics of this architecture.

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(Breaking News)

Reuters In $1 Billion Outsourcing Deal With Fujitsu
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Under the ten-year agreement, Fujitsu will provide a range of IT
services to Reuters locations worldwide in more than 100 countries.

Sony, Waste Management To Start Recycling Program
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The trash hauler and the electronics manufacturer's electronics
division announced Thursday the establishment of a consumer
electronics recycling program.

Dell To Restate Earnings, Reveals Accounting Troubles
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The restatements stemmed from a yearlong investigation by Dell's
audit committee, which found evidence of accounting adjustments
that appeared to have been made to hit financial targets.

Allofmp3.com Acquitted Of Copyright Infringement By Russian Court
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The Recording Industry Association of America criticized the
decision that clears the downloading site executives of breaching
copyright law.

IBM Unveils Mainframe OS Upgrade
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The improvements include better PKI services for managing digital
certificates directly through the mainframe, thereby eliminating
the need for third-party hosting of those services.

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Friday, August 17, 2007

Cisco Still Beating Aruba; Skype Outage

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