Networking World: Monster Data Theft; EarthLink Sticking With Wi-Fi And Helio

TechWeb Networking Update - Friday, Aug 31, 2007

(Table of Contents)

*Monster Data Theft Also Hit U.S. Government Job Site
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*More Enterasys Execs Get Prison Terms As Government Winds Up Case
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*ITT Wins FAA Contract For Air Traffic Control
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*NIST Researchers Tackle Wireless Interference Problem
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*HP And Tandberg Team Up To Improve Telepresence Offerings
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*CompTIA Adds German Language Convergence Exams
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( Today's Top Story)

Monster Data Theft Also Hit U.S. Government Job Site
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Users of the USAjobs.gov Web site were among job seekers whose
contact data was stolen by hackers, a U.S. government spokesman
said Thursday.

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(Today's Most Popular Stories)

The Future Of Mobile Tech: Next Year's Notebooks Will Be Worth
Waiting For
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The pace of hardware innovation is due to speed up in 2008, as
notebooks get bigger, smaller, and a lot more useful.

New Apple iPods Expected Sept. 5
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Other rumors say the iPods would be powered by a derivative of
the Mac operating system and that Apple would offer the
long-awaited Beatles music catalog on iTunes.

Microsoft Delays Windows Server Until Early 2008
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Windows Server 2008 is now in Beta 3 and feature complete, but
Microsoft is delaying it because "it needs a little more time to
bake," the company said.

Sony Unveils Video Walkman, Drops Connect Music Store
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The media players will support a wide variety of file formats for
downloading and playing music and video.

The future of mobile tech: Next year's notebooks will be worth the wait
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The pace of hardware innovation is due to speed up in 2008, as
notebooks get bigger, smaller, and a lot more useful.

(Editor's Picks)

Microsoft Settles Web Patent Dispute With Eolas
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Shareholders of the closely held company will receive a per-share
dividend of between $60 and $72 as a result of the deal with
Microsoft, although terms of the settlement are confidential.

IBM's Computing Breakthrough Promises Chips The Size Of Dust
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IBM's new techniques may well lead to the use of atoms for
digital storage, which could store the entire contents of YouTube
-- about 1,000 trillion bits of data.

Dell Profits Helped By Higher Prices, Lower Component Costs
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Besides the impact of its restructuring, Dell's business may also
be affected by an ongoing investigation by the Securities and
Exchange Commission into the computer maker's past accounting practices.

(Networking News of the Week)

More Enterasys Execs Get Prison Terms As Government Winds Up Case
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Three executives got sentences that range from a year and a day
to several years in prison.

ITT Wins FAA Contract For Air Traffic Control
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The Federal Aviation Administration selected ITT Corp on Thursday
to build the centerpiece of a new satellite-based air traffic
control system, the agency said.

NIST Researchers Tackle Wireless Interference Problem
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The federal agency hopes to help companies improve factory
designs and avoid blocking transmissions that make it difficult
to take advantage of wireless networks.

HP And Tandberg Team Up To Improve Telepresence Offerings
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Users are able to collaborate by linking HP Halo Collaboration
Studios to Tandberg's conference room and desktop-based systems.

CompTIA Adds German Language Convergence Exams
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCW40Hi7YQ0G4V0FUAO0ED

The certification supports voice over Internet Protocol
deployments as adoption of VoIP in Europe has increased.

Nokia's Ovi Opens Door To Music, Internet Services
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCW40Hi7YQ0G4V0FUAY0EN
The platform is a rebundling of Nokia services such as its N-Gage
games and its Nokia Music store that sync up with existing social
networks, communities, and content.

EarthLink CEO Devoted To Muni Wi-Fi And Helio
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Despite cutbacks in staff and future investments, Rolla Huff said
the company is "not exiting" its marquee wireless pursuits.

Broadcom Unveils Gigabit Ethernet Switches For Unified Communications
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The StrataXGS devices will give developers an effective tool to
deploy secure unified communications infrastructures, Broadcom said.

Motorola Slaps Surging Aruba With Patent Lawsuit
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Two of the patents use 3-D representations for wireless LAN
design and management, the other two relate to WLAN switching
architecture technology.

WebEx Links iPhone To Outlook, Remote PCs
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An upgrade to WebEx PCNow 3.0 remote access software will let
iPhone users check their Microsoft Outlook e-mail and view the
files stored on their remote Windows computers.

Diebold Gets Patents For Mobile ATM Technology
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Diebold says it has received patents for technologies that let
mobile phone owners do things like find ATMs, order cash
withdrawals remotely, generate electronic checks, and transmit
wireless payments.

EarthLink To Restructure, Close Offices, Lay Off 900
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Faced with declining revenue from its core Internet-access
business, EarthLink has made several attempts to diversify
without much success.

TeliaSonera Launches Mobile Broadband For Dell Laptops
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCW40Hi7YQ0G4V0FUAf0Ea
The fast wireless connection is provided via the ubiquitous SIM
card that is universally used by cell phone service providers
using the GSM standard.

Extricom's Uni-Fi Alliance A Challenge To Wi-Fi Group
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCW40Hi7YQ0G4V0FUAg0Eb
Scrambling for WLAN market share, the company aligns itself as a
standards body to certify interoperability of multi-application
wireless LANs, devices, PBXs, and the like.

KACE Launches Appliance For Managing Virtual, Physical Servers
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCW40Hi7YQ0G4V0FUAh0Ec

The company's technology includes software for agentless
deployment of physical and virtual machines from a centralized
deployment library, as well as VM management support.

Hanzlik Out As Wi-Fi Alliance Chief
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No replacement has been named; Hanzlik's post has been filled on
a temporary basis by Andrew Myles, manager of wireless standards
at Cisco.

Unified Communications Can Cause Network Traffic Jams
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Nearly four of 10 companies surveyed have suffered application
performance problems due to the convergence of communications
apps, the survey says.

IBM In $17 Million Outsourcing Deal With Danish Government
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The pact extends an existing contract that IBM inked with the
Danish government in 2003 to support its Agricultural Advisory
Service.

Federal Security Officers Say Telecommuting Is Safe, But Want
Better Mobile Security
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCW40Hi7YQ0G4V0FUAl0Eg

A study reports that 83% of federal CISOs have strong interest in
mobile endpoint certification for compliance with the Federal
Information Security Management Act.

Google's Single-Number Service Hits A Couple Of Speed Bumps
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Some 434 GrandCentral users were affected when a small regional
carrier partner decided to exit certain local markets.

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(Breaking News)

DRC introduces DM Assistant
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DRC adds an automated underwriting solution to its DecisionMaker suite.

PostgreSQL 8.3 Features To Be Available After Labor Day
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Full text search and other features will become available for
free download in beta code after Labor Day; with the final
release to follow by 8-10 weeks.

U.S. Moves To Fine Wireless Carriers Over 911 Service
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U.S. regulators said Thursday they had proposed penalizing three
wireless carriers which the government says failed to meet new
stricter standards for being able to locate cellular telephone
callers in an emergency.

Apple Store 'Humiliates' The Disabled, Lawsuit Claims
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The lawsuit charges that the San Francisco Apple Store's
"entrance, path of travel, teaching theater seating, elevator,
and restroom facilities" are not wheelchair accessible.

States, Justice Department Differ On Microsoft Monopoly
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCW40Hi7YQ0G4V0FUAr0Em
A group of state attorneys general claim the landmark antitrust
case against Microsoft has failed to reduce the company's monopoly.

(Featured Jobs)

* U.S. Sentencing Commission seeking Information Technology
Manager in Washington, DC
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* Monsanto seeking Application DBA in St. Louis, MO
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* Union Telephone/Union Wireless seeking Network Administration
Specialist in Mountain View, WY
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* ITT Corporation seeking Project Manager - Enterprise
Applications in Fort Wayne, IN
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* Altera Corporation seeking Senior Technical Marketing Manager
in San Jose, CA
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