NTP sues Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile; CDN player tweaks network for video

WAN News Alert 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. WAN News Alert, 09/14/07 NTP sues Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile , 09/12/07: Following its successful patent suit against Research in Motion, NTP has now set its sites on the major telcos. SEC charges four ex-Nortel execs with fraud, 09/13/07: The Securities and Exchange Commission this week charged four more former Nortel executives with engaging in a 2003 accounting fraud by manipulating reserves to manage Nortel's earnings. Alcatel-Lucent slashes forecast for year, 09/13/07: Alcatel-Lucent cut its revenue forecast for the year on Thursday, underscoring the challenges the newly merged company faces in a highly competitive communications equipment industry. 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. The addition of new technologies means IT becomes increasingly siloed, 09/11/07: In recent newsletters we discussed some of the organizational issues that limit the success of the overall IT function and place a lot of stress on the network organization. In particular, we discussed how many IT organizations still continue to approach troubleshooting from a defensive perspective. CDN player tweaks network for video, 09/11/07: Burgeoning video traffic isn’t just on the minds of WAN optimization gear makers -- it’s also top-of-mind for content delivery providers. Could Cisco channel partners ever work together?: Cisco wants its partners to work together, but an issue called account control just keeps getting in the way, reports Cisco Subnet's Channelguy. Using BGP to build a separate lab network: Cisco Subnet's From the Field blogger Michael Morris has a best practices approach to separating labs from production systems using BGP. Can you answer Cisco exam questions in under a minute?: Cisco trainer reveals the answer to the CCENT mock test question he set previously. What was the answer and how long did it take you to answer it (be honest)?

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