Fujitsu links biometrics with Novell's eDirectory; Cisco beats Q4 earnings expectations

Daily News: AM This newsletter is sponsored by Akamai Technologies Perk up apps with Web acceleration Discover why one enterprise made the decision to go with a managed Web application service provider to improve application performance. This IT shop decided that a distributed datacenter was too costly and is now reaping the benefits of outsourcing. Its once sluggish application is now chugging along. Network World Daily News: AM, 08/08/07 Fujitsu links biometrics with Novell’s eDirectory Fujitsu targets biometrics at replacing passwords, smart cards, other forms of user authentication. Cisco beats Q4 earnings expectations Cisco surpassed analyst expectations again when it posted fourth-quarter earnings of $2.3 billion on sales of $9.4 billion. IBM, Novell strengthen desktop, server ties IBM and Novell are beefing up their existing partnership on two fronts with Linux distributor Novell increasing support for IBM's Notes desktop collaboration software and its open source WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE). Manage Skyrocketing Storage The data on your network is growing at a rapid pace that's only going to increase. Download Network World's latest Executive Guide and get the practical, real-world advice and insider information you need to best manage and meet your storage demands and industry regulations. Click here to download. Sun to axe jobs by mid-2008 Sun plans to lay off an unspecified number of employees by the middle of 2008 as part of a corporate restructuring effort, according to a filing Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Windows logon-scripting tool going open source Entrigue Systems, which develops the Windows logon-scripting tool Script Start, will unveil Tuesday that it is taking the software open source to allow users to more rapidly customize the code for their unique needs. Former Brocade CEO guilty of backdating charges A jury has found former Brocade Communications Systems CEO Gregory Reyes guilty of charges related to the company's backdating of stock-option grants. Video Wi-Fi Philly: Tourist spots become Hot spots Keith checks out Philadelphia's ambitious metro Wi-Fi project by hitting the city's popular tourist destinations in effort to get connected. Can you browse the Web while looking for Monet at the Art Museum? Keith finds out. Blogs Today at Cisco Subnet Juniper confirms it is offering free training to Cisco-certified pros worldwide to train for and to take its JUNOS certifications. Security blogger Jamey Heary asks how would we know if our PCs are infected with the Blue Pill malware. Plus: Cisco India wants ex-pats to return to the motherland. Buzzblog: A grab-bag of goodies from The Tubes Networked “doorman” kiosks accept deliveries when you’re not home. … Nine out of 10 agree that lawmakers should ban texting while under the influence of an automobile. … They grow up so fast: World Wide Web turns Sweet 16. … And, University of Toledo professor flunks Computer Theft 101. Forum What's the best bargain on enterprise network products you've ever gotten? Bought a bunch of Cisco routers for a song? Nabbed Windows Vista (legally) for a great price? We know people love to brag about saving money. Here's your chance to show your peers just how smart or lucky you've been. And if there are lessons to be learned here, all the better. We plan to write a story based on the best stuff. Join the discussion.

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