Networking World: WLANs: One Size Does Not Fit All; HP Combines Blade Servers

TechWeb Networking Update - Friday, Nov 2, 2007

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(Table of Contents)

*WLANs: One Size Does Not Fit All
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*HP Combines Blade Servers, Unified Communications Software
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*Cisco To Buy Policy Management Specialist Securent For $100 Million
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*Cisco Invests $16 Billion More In China Projects
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*AT&T Intros Moto Q Smartphone With Global Roaming
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*FCC Votes To Ban Exclusive Apartment-Cable Deals
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( Today's Top Story)

WLANs: One Size Does Not Fit All
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Small enterprises can benefit from the growth potential afforded
by wireless. We evaluated six WLANs; one will suit your needs to a T.

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Google's upcoming APIs are expected to help build social
applications that will work across social networking and other
Web sites.

Google Begins 'Gmail 2.0' Rollout
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The new look has been made available to about 1% of all Gmail
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Google Vs. Zoho: Can Either Replace Microsoft Office?
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While Microsoft Office currently rules as the king of the office
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Could Google or Zoho truly compete with Office? We try them both out.

Growing Pains: Can Web 2.0 Evolve Into An Enterprise Technology?
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Wikis, mashups, social networking, and even Second Life can have
a place in business, but they need to improve legacy
interoperability--and IT needs to overcome its skepticism.

Microsoft Sees The Future Of Software In Modeling
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Microsoft officials assert that software modeling is not just for
the most expensive tools on the market, but for "the average
developer" as well.

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Nokia Delays Online Gaming Service, Loses Warner Music Content
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Nokia's move into Internet
operations faced headwinds on Friday, as the cellphone maker
postponed the start of its gaming service due to software
testing delays, and Warner pulled its songs from Nokia's music shop.

U.N. Launches Poverty Monitoring Site With Google
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With the help of Google Maps and Cisco, the UN wants to show
where the world is succeeding or failing in meeting the
Millennium Development Goals on ending poverty.

iPhone Named 'Invention Of The Year'
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The device's critical shortcomings did not overshadow
Time's endorsement of the touch-screen smartphone.

(Networking News of the Week)

HP Combines Blade Servers, Unified Communications Software
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Communications software from Microsoft and Ericsson is package
with HP's BladeSystem to provide a complete system for businesses.

Cisco To Buy Policy Management Specialist Securent For $100 Million
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Securent markets a distributed policy platform that lets
businesses administer, enforce, and audit access to data,
communications, and applications.

Cisco Invests $16 Billion More In China Projects
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The investments are heavily weighted toward joint ventures and
include an investment of $17.5 million in Alibaba.com.

AT&T Intros Moto Q Smartphone With Global Roaming
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The smartphone can be used in more than 135 countries for e-mail
and Internet access and in more than 190 countries to make or
receive phone calls.

FCC Votes To Ban Exclusive Apartment-Cable Deals
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBEjA0Hi7YQ0G4V0FcbY0Ei
The FCC said it aims to give apartment and condominium dwellers a
greater choice of pay television services.

Sprint's Technology Chief: Full Speed Ahead For WiMax
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Ali Tabassi says the company is continuing its rollout without
interruption in spite of the fact that Sprint recently lost its
chief executive.

Alcatel-Lucent Revamps Management, Will Cut 4,000 More Jobs
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A seven-person management committee reporting to chief executive
Patricia Russo has replaced a cumbersome 21-person committee.

Open Access Proponents Unite in Face of Google-Verizon Hook-Up
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A group of startups, including Txtbl, Buglabs, and ZVUE, are
announcing a new coalition to promote open wireless networks and devices.

Cisco Shoots And Scores With NBA Deal
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The NBA will use Cisco's networking technology to deliver the
league's communications and content to fans, customers,
employees, and the media.

Cisco And Satyam To Create Health Services Network In India
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Cisco also announced that it was providing an additional $100
million in its Indian innovation program, bringing its total
there to $1.1 billion.

California Fire Watchers Tap Wi-Fi For Blaze Control
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBEjA0Hi7YQ0G4V0Fcbm0E3
The Laguna coastal "Fire Watch" system eventually will
have five strategically located cameras hooked into the city's
Wi-Fi network.

Platinum Equity Adds Covad To Its Growing List of Telecom Acquisitions
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBEjA0Hi7YQ0G4V0Fcbn0E4
Platinum Equity will pay $1.02 a share in cash, a 59% premium
over the closing price of Covad's shares last Friday.

Skypephone Unveiled; No PC Needed To Make Calls
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBEjA0Hi7YQ0G4V0Fcbo0E5
The 3 Skypephone will cost about $100 and be available in
Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Macau,
Sweden, and the U.K.

802.11n Wireless: Is Now The Time To Deploy?
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBEjA0Hi7YQ0G4V0Fcbp0E6
Don't give in to irrational exuberance over the latest Wi-Fi
standard. Cold, hard calculations are called for.

Tech Road Map: Secure DNS? Not Just Yet
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBEjA0Hi7YQ0G4V0Fcbq0E7
Despite a real need, security extensions for the domain name
system aren't ready for widespread use.

APM Rolling Review: Up On Cloud Nimbus
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBEjA0Hi7YQ0G4V0Fcbr0E8
Nimsoft's entry in our application performance management review
rides high with performance, scalability, and stellar affordability.

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(Breaking News)

MetroPCS Ends Merger Talks With Leap Wireless
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A merger between the two had been predicted for months because
the companies serve different groups of customers.

HP's VMS Operating System Is 30 Years Old; Customers Believe It
Can Last Forever
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The Deutsche Borse stock exchange in Frankfurt runs on VMS. The
Australian Stock Exchange runs on it. The Amsterdam police
department in the Netherlands runs on it. The train system in
Ireland, Irish Rail, runs on it. Amazon still ships 112,000
packages a day with it.

Why Linux Will Succeed On The Desktop
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FTC: Internet Ad Self-Regulation Falling Short
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The agency criticizes online advertisers' respect for Internet
users' privacy even as one firm said it decided to refrain from
collecting some sensitive information.

First Law Suit Over GPL Settled Before It Goes To Court
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The Software Freedom Law Center accused Monsoon of holding back
its Hava TV modifications of BusyBox from other developers,
violating the terms of the GPL.

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WLANs: One Size Does Not Fit All; HP Combines Blade Servers

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