Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Nortel targets data center; IBM piles on Microsoft's open document defeat

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Nortel plan targets data center
Nortel plans to push deeper into the data center next year with products that stress virtualization and reliability, and dovetail with the company’s VoIP and unified communications offerings.

IBM piles on Microsoft's open document defeat
IBM Monday seized on last week’s rejection by the ISO of the Microsoft and Ecma International Office Open XML format and said it would throw its development weight behind OpenOffice.org, the most prominent set of open source applications based on the Open Document Format.

Cisco extends reach of NAC gear
At the Security Standard conference today, Cisco announced it is adding a network access control blade for its branch office routers.

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Jericho Forum: U.S. network execs clinging to firewalls
Although attracting support worldwide, American businesses aren’t necessarily buying into the Jericho Forum’s urging to rely less on hardened perimeter security -- firewalls and intrusion detection -- in favor of tougher internal security.

Dell targets small business with simple storage array
Hoping to gain customers among fast-growing small businesses, Dell Monday launched a storage array optimized for simple operation and low price.

Criminals operating malware supermarkets
The global market for criminal malware now operates like a supermarket, complete with special offers and volume discounts, a security company has discovered.

Eudora reborn as open-source application
The open-source version of Eudora is now available for download, three months after the e-mail client stopped selling commercially.

VMworld a launching pad for virtualization wares
Dunes, InovaWave, SWsoft, XenSource are among vendors unveiling new virtualization products at VMware’s VMworld conference in San Francisco.

Trapeze expands wireless LAN access
Trapeze is offering a centralized application to give the enterprise much greater control over temporary WLAN users.

Blogs

Today at Cisco Subnet
ProCurve's new core LAN switch is aimed squarely at Cisco Catalyst 6509 and 4597. ProCurve believes its lifetime warranty is an important differentiator against Cisco. What do you think? As John Chambers makes the round of interviews with the general press as part of the company's bid to be a consumer brand, is Chambers likely to become the next Richard Branson? In certification news, blogger and Cisco trainer Wendell Odom gives an overview of the new CCENT certification, while fellow training expert Jeremy Cioara advises CCNA candidates to take their exams before Nov. 6. IP routing expert Jeff Doyle ponders his favorite interview question.

Today on Microsoft Subnet
Free is our favorite word … Free training worth $2,500 from New Horizons; free Windows tools, a collection by Tyson Kopczynski; free copy of the hilarious bestseller “Why Software Sucks”; free SharePoint add-ons; free “second shot” at your next certification test.

Today on Layer 8 we celebrate the fact the the world has one less cyber-squatter to worry about:
A Las Vegas man faces about 20 years in prison today after he plead guilty to wire fraud for impersonating an intellectual property lawyer and threatening lawsuits against the owners of Internet domain names.

Enterprise messaging demystified with Michael Osterman
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Sept. 19
Text chat live with this popular newsletter columnist and consultant who will answer your questions on e-mail, enterprise search, instant messaging and unified communications, and anything else you want to ask.

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4. HP core LAN switch boasts new architecture
5. 9 wireless network companies to watch
6. AMD launches Barcelona at Lucasfilm
7. Skype warns users of Windows worm
8. Powerhouse player blesses Google Apps
9. Vista’s IPv6: Not an easy upgrade
10. Cisco consumer move afoot, leaders suggest

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