Take the network nerdiness quiz; iPhone unlocked; Microsoft revises anti-Linux campaign

Daily News: PM This newsletter is sponsored by EMC Is Your Infrastructure Under Control? Accurately manage change impact and enrich your configuration management database. EMC Smarts ADM software discovers and creates a real-time, interactive model of a business' overall application environment. Discover the steps required to automate the management of IT environments to effectively respond to changing business demands. Click here to download this whitepaper today! Network World Daily News: PM, 08/24/07 Take the network nerdiness quiz So you think you know networking, eh? While everyday problems will test your networking mettle, you can't say you've reached the pinnacle of networking success unless you can also show how culturally you are tied in to it. Now, it's time to test your "networking nerdiness." iPhone unlocked from AT&T network by N.J. hacker A New Jersey teenager said today he has hacked the lock that ties Apple's iPhone to AT&T's wireless network, a move that now lets him use it on T-Mobile's network. Experts say T-Mobile is the only other U.S. carrier compatible with the iPhone's cellular technology. George Hotz, 17, posted the hack on his blog, said the unlocking procedure is complicated and requires skill with both soldering and software and takes about two hours to perform. Microsoft revises anti-Linux campaign with new site Microsoft Corp. has replaced its controversial anti-Linux "Get the Facts" Web site with a kinder, gentler site explaining how its ... New Executive Guide Network World has recently published an executive guide entitled "Virtualization Meets Reality". Find out the 8 key challenges of virtualizing your data center. Download it now! The wireless carnival comes to town Get an inside look (with pictures) at how the California State Fair set up a portable Wi-Fi mesh to handle all its networking needs. The 300-page iPhone bill to disappear A week after the brouhaha of the 300-page iPhone bill and other customer complaints, AT&T Wireless has announced its new plan for handling iPhone billing. Should you sue your wireless carrier? Sick and tired of bad service and bungled bills from your wireless carrier? Amazingly wireless carriers, anticipating discontent, covered their rear ends ... Attackers probing for vulnerable Windows servers Attackers are probing for Windows servers running Trend Micro Inc.'s ServerProtect antivirus software, researchers warned. Dell gives trialware the heave-ho Not interested in all of the trial software that clutters up new PCs? You're not alone: According to Dell's recent research in both focus groups and ... What’s become of last year’s open source companies to watch? Ten open source vendors made Network World’s Companies to Watch list one year ago. Read this story to find out what they’re up to today.

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