| News podcast: Network World 360Interim Sprint CEO Paul Saleh told investors his company is looking at multiple options for its WiMAX division; and, good news for network administrators: A new survey of CIOs says network management skills are in demand. (5:43) Ron Paul spam traced to Ukrainian botnetSecurity researchers have shut down a network of computers responsible for sending out nearly 200 million spam messages supporting the U.S. presidential candidate last month, and after analyzing the server's software, it's clear that there is no such thing as a Ron Paul botnet, according to Joe Stewart, a senior security researcher with SecureWorks. Five ways to improve storage power efficiency
Anyone responsible for managing a data center understands the increasing importance of power efficiency. This is especially the case in data centers where consolidation and higher-density equipment has packed more and more devices into less floor space. Optimize Wi-Fi for VoIP, video and gamingIf your Skype or Second Life sessions start breaking up, or your iTunes stream gets clogged whenever your teenager starts playing World of Warcraft, you may be able to improve matters without buying a new router. Most routers sold in the past couple of years have a QoS feature, though you may need to update your router firmware to activate it. Users, Web developers vent over IE7Users of Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) turned a blog post by a Microsoft program manager into a complaint free-for-all that took the company to task for not following through on browser upgrade promises and alienating Web developers. Experts to Facebook: Mind your manners
Facebook could have avoided the strident, weeks-long controversy engulfing its Beacon ad system if, when designing and deploying it, the social-networking company had followed basic social etiquette principles, such as being considerate and candid. Mobile workers put company data at risk, study says
Despite highly publicized data breaches, mobile workers still endanger company data with risky behaviors, according to a new survey. Grisoft acquires Exploit Prevention Labs
Antivirus software vendor Grisoft Wednesday announced it has acquired start-up Exploit Prevention Labs for an undisclosed price. Free stuff: Online calendar, SnagIt, and moreI know you like free stuff. This week I have a free Web-based calendar, a way to protect your phone number from telemarketers, and free, licensed copies of SnagIt and Camtasia. Dig in... What comes next after unified communications?Now that "unified communications" pretty much comes as "standard equipment" (or standard software) with contemporary IP-PBXs, we wonder not only what comes next, but what will we call it? | 
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