Apple and Palm head in different directions; Why PDF spam went pffft

Voices of Networking This newsletter is sponsored by Secure Computing Webinar: Securing up network access Learn how token-based, one-time password authentication systems can help enterprises reduce business risk, better comply with regulations, are easy to manage and most importantly keep networks secure. Tune in to this webinar. Voices of Networking, 09/10/07 By Jeff Caruso Cool Tools: Apple and Palm head in different directions, 09/06/07: It was hard not to notice the timing of separate announcements last week from two of the biggest companies in the portable-device market. 'Net Buzz: Here's why .pdf spam went pffft, 09/06/07: Expert explains why .pdf spam seems to have disappeared so soon after becoming a staple of junk e-mail. Backspin: Safety by disclosure, 09/06/07: Why full disclosure matters when it comes to security failures. Network World Buyer's Guides Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. With seven categories - security, storage, convergence and VoIP, network infrastructure, network applications, wireless and LAN/WAN management - you can quickly pinpoint the hardware or software you need. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features and make the best purchase decisions for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Buyer's Guides now. Johnson: Universal Services Fund fraud, present and future, 09/05/07: Johna Till Johnson: FCC gears up to repeat past mistakes of Universal Services Fund. Bradner: Japan ahead of United States on high-speed Internet access front, 09/04/07: Japan’s far-faster consumer Internet services have columnist Scott Bradner thinking about U.S. efforts to speed up services for consumers -- and businesses. Dzubeck: Network Evolution – Services-Centric Networking, 09/04/07: Every once in a while a subtle evolutionary change occurs that dramatically affects the future of networking. As IT is making a dramatic transition to an SOA, the networking industry has been hesitant to embrace and commit to the transition. Nutter's Help Desk: My laptop can't see my network anymore, 09/03/07: I am on a network and never had a problem with printing to various printers that are on the network. All of sudden, I cannot print to any printer and there is no recognition on my computer of the network (or any printers for that matter). I have a ... Gearhead: I just need PHP 4.3.2 or higher! 09/05/07: Let me start by asking if any of you have experience with Plesk? Plesk from SWsoft is a Web-based control panel for Windows and Linux servers that has been adopted by a number of hosting providers.

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