Gartner touts Web 2.0, scoffs at sequel; IM is biggest, most overlooked threat

Daily News: PM This newsletter is sponsored by Confio Software Reduce IT Investment with Proper Oracle Performance Tools What do you do when your network faces high wait times, dropped sessions, and application lock-ups? Typically the reaction is to spend on expanded server hardware capacity, additional Oracle licenses, installation and project management costs. Utilizing Ignite for Oracle from Confio has demonstrated the ability to cut Oracle wait times by 30-90%. Read this white paper to learn how using Ignite, a typical organization can achieve a 35% performance improvement, generating ROI of 965% first year, based solely on reduced server investment. Network World Daily News: PM, 09/21/07 NEWS PODCAST: NETWORK WORLD 360, 09/21/07 Nortel replaces its Enterprise Solutions chief despite large growth in the market; Ameritrade customers vent about the company's recent data breach and the company's response to customers. Plus, the latest in technology news from the IDG Global IT News Update (5:35). GARTNER TOUTS WEB 2.0, SCOFFS AT SEQUEL IT executives just getting comfortable with having Web 2.0 technologies within their networks are being faced with a moving target: Web 3.0. IM IS THE BIGGEST, MOST OVERLOOKED THREAT Messaging guru Michael Osterman discusses the overlooked IM threat, the best low-cost archiving solutions and how social networking affects the enterprise in this chat transcript. Get Up to Speed on the Latest in WLANs Easily stay on top of the latest developments and issues in WLAN technology, standards, security, telephony, management and more with Network World's latest Executive Guide, "Keeping Up With the Wireless Whirlwind." Click here to download! VMWARE BUGS SHINE SPOTLIGHT ON VIRTUALIZATION SECURITY A set of newly discovered flaws in components of VMware's virtual machine software has called attention to some of the security risks associated with the practice of running virtual computers on a single system. AMERITRADE CUSTOMERS VENT ABOUT DATA BREACH The 2.3 million Ameritrade customers whose personal data was compromised sometime over the past 20 months can get a free year of credit checks, but only if they ask for it. CELEBRATE THE INTERNET ON SATURDAY'S ONEWEBDAY On Saturday, people around the world will be celebrating OneWebDay, a global Earth Day for the Internet, according to the event's organizer. EUROPEAN PC BUYERS SHOULD WIN FROM FALLING U.S. DOLLAR The declining value of the U.S. dollar should allow PC vendors to offer bargains to people living in the euro zone, while U.S. consumers probably won't feel much of a pinch, according to a leading economist. EU MAY FACE COMPLAINT OVER NEW TECH TARIFFS A U.S. government official played down reports that the U.S. is considering taking the European Union to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the imposition of new duties on high-tech imports such as flat-screen monitors and digital set-top boxes. IDF: INTEL PROJECT AIMS TO BOOST POWER EFFICIENCY IN LINUX Intel plans to announce an open source project called LessWatts.org, which aims to improve the power efficiency of the Linux operating system and applications. FROM the WEEKEND EDITION This week's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly HOT TOPICS - What Network Worlders are talking about * How Gateway's tech support tortured an editor * How much does the store owe this PC buyer? * Ameritrade leak looks to have started in late '05, much earlier than reported * Researchers flash personal aircraft, future jetpack * Could a combined Nortel-3Com-Polycom beat Cisco? * IBM takes aim at Office with free productivity apps * One less reason to adopt IPv6?

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