Google unveils 'Android' mobile phone platform; HP to extend WLAN offerings; Inside a green data center

Daily News: PM This newsletter is sponsored by Fluke Networks Solving network problems Every second that's saved in searching for network problems helps preserve productivity and profitability. View this webcast to learn how to identify and solve network problems - fast. Identify networks and devices, locate bottlenecks, and monitor bandwidth utilization. Click here to watch now! Network World Daily News: PM, 11/05/07 Breaking news Google unveils “Android” mobile phone platform After months of speculation Google has made its mobile phone plans official: the Web giant on Monday unveiled Android, an open platform for developing mobile phones with a Web experience Google promised will be as good as surfing on a desktop Web browser. In depth Find out why WAN Optimization is Right for You Discover how you can realize a three to four month return on investment with WAN optimization tools in this informative Webcast. Learn how all WAN optimization products are not the same and how to find the right box for your organization. To find out more click here. Inside a green data center The San Diego Supercomputing Center is building a data-center expansion designed to beat state mandates for energy efficiency by more than 50 %. The center is already practicing the philosophy behind the new building by upgrading its existing data-center components to consume less energy whenever possible. New secure Web gateways eye next-generation Web-application traffic Layering it on thick: Network administrators face a new class of secure Web gateways to manage security issues Web 2.0 raise. PCI compliance begins with policy Trying to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard can be intimidating because it is a highly prescriptive, broad-reaching set of requirements, potentially including all of your information systems in its scope. Network World Community New blogger: Michael Behringer works at Cisco as a distinguished engineer, where he focuses on service provider core and security issues, such as MPLS security, NGN security, and denial-of-service attack prevention. In his first post, he asks how secure our core networks are. Users debate the topic of small NAC vendors and whether and how Network World should test some Cisco competitors' products. Whoa: There are Cisco certification halls of fame? Brade Reese lists them. Wendell Odom considers the value of Cisco certs. Meatpieandtatters questions the absolute love some people seem to have for open source. Mike Guerin wonders how you'd define "Web 2.0." Jeff Doyle explains how to design resilient networks. Raj Tolani explains VLANs. Paul McNamara loves the idea of cell jamming as simple social justice. Adam Gaffin declares Sheboygan, Wisc., an online joke. Greg Royal discusses how Google's impending phone will create headaches for wireless carriers. Craig Mathias congratulates Atheros on a new wireless chipset. Ross Mistry shows you how to select the right recovery model for a SQL Server 2005 database. Chris Dalby says Windows users should make life easier on themselves by downlading an app called launchy. John Obeto examines Nigeria's rejection of Mandriva Linux. Ken Presti considers Cisco's managed-services channel program. Miles Baska looks at the Everex TC2502 Green gPC. Linda Musthaler considers Dovebid, which is an online auction site for IT stuff. James Gaskin updates us on how Macs can be attacked by hackers. Jason Meserve spoofs the current round of iPhone ads. Michael Dortch feels the love: "Microsoft and RFID: an unlikely marriage that works well." How to Ron Nutter helps a user deal with increasing database traffic across a WAN. Also, Ron Nutter's now podcasting. This week, listen to him discuss Knoppix - the Swiss Army Knife of Linux distributions. More news HP to extend WLAN offerings HP ProCurve this week is expected to unveil a wireless access point and management software to enable users to ease deployment and visualization of small networks. Free calculator helps users design Microsoft storage installations Free backup tool only for Exchange but may eventually incorporate SQL Server, SharePoint and Virtual Server 2005 R2. Dot-com survivor Covisint finds B2B niche In 1999 the big automakers founded Detroit-based Covisint with much fanfare. But there was open dread from their suppliers, who worried about how a forced march to online auctions would squeeze their thin margins even more. Sun building collaborative, virtual world for teleworkers Sun is building a virtual world for its employees that will recreate the real-life interactions of an office, giving workers the ability to move seamlessly from one conversation to another in a collaborative online environment. Companies tap RSS to tame info overload As employees struggle to read an increasing amount of work-related material, some companies have turned to RSS technology to improve productivity.

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