How Apdex provides best view into response times; Google kills off several products; Top 25 stories

Daily News PM Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent SOA Governance and Compliance Hear about the latest industry trends around new heightened information security regulations in this on-demand Webcast featuring Andreas Antonopoulos from Nemertes Research. Get solutions that reduce your company's risk and allows you to better manage your environment. Watch now. Spotlight Story How Apdex provides the best view into response times By Peter Sevcik and Rebecca Wetzel Response-time numbers on their own don't really tell you what applications are in trouble. Apdex is an open standard that defines a better way to report response-time measurements, and the best part is it can be applied to any existing measurements. Here's how it works Plus: Many uses of Apdex Related News: News podcast: Network World 360 Nortel is attempting to put the brakes on its financial free fall by seeking bankruptcy protection in the United States, Canada and Europe. Barely a week after revealing he suffered from a hormone imbalance, and vowing to stay on as Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, in a letter issued Wednesday, told Apple employees he is stepping aside for six months. (4:17) Google Kills Off Several Products Blogoscoped: Just recently, Google’s 3D world Lively was shut down. Now Google announced they’re canceling several other products or product features. This week's 25 most-read stories 1. The Big Windows 7 Problem: XP Holdouts 2. Palm Pre vs. Apple iPhone: How they stack up 3. Why Windows 7 will crush Linux 4. 15 amazing Web apps built in 48 hours 5. The presidential portrait goes digital 6. Top 25 software screw-ups 7. Nortel board of directors vote to file bankruptcy 8. Smartphone showdown: iPhone vs. BlackBerry Storm 9. Who is Apple's stand-in CEO Tim Cook? 10. Why Windows 7 will never kill off Linux 11. Ma Bell’s 25-year odyssey 12. Review: ASR 1000 ready to replace aging Cisco routers 13. Sources: Windows 7 and Office 14 dual launch not likely 14. Experts say beast hiding in Microsoft Patch Tuesday vulnerability 15. Nortel bankruptcy filings are last-ditch effort 16. Web designers admit to trashing client's Web site 17. 20 must-follow Twitter feeds 18. The 2009 CES gadget gallery 19. Wikipedia gears up for explosion in digital media 20. Windows 7 beta shows off task bar, UI goodies 21. FAQ: What's in store for Nortel 22. Air Force: More unmanned aircraft than manned in 2009 23. 20 great Windows open source projects you should get to know 24. Nortel Enterprise chief: Our customers still need us 25. Researchers have hope of cheap, distributed zero-day worm defense Today on Google Subnet Google Blogoscoped considers the corporate culture ramifications of Google’s project killing spree; Google trims workforce, product lines (and investor confidence?); Yahoo gets new CEO - and a Microsoft search deal?; Google revs Apps revenue-generating engine; and John Brandon sees the Palm Pre as the first real Android competition. IT Outlook '09 In-depth analysis of the latest enterprise strategies, start-ups to watch, people to know, and more. 9 hot technologies for '09 Our annual rundown, plus a tip or two about how to approach each hot technology. Sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent SOA Governance and Compliance Hear about the latest industry trends around new heightened information security regulations in this on-demand Webcast featuring Andreas Antonopoulos from Nemertes Research. Get solutions that reduce your company's risk and allows you to better manage your environment. Watch now. 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Why Windows 7 will crush Linux FAQ: What's in store for Nortel Worm infects 1.1M Windows PCs in 24 hours Nortel bankruptcy filings are last-ditch effort Microsoft/Nortel relationship again under microscope Apple's Steve Jobs takes leave of absence Palm Pre vs. Apple iPhone: How they stack up Effectively Support Wireless Networking Ensure you are at the top of your wireless game with the most up-to-date information on mobile technologies. Industry experts expect IT professionals will start deploying 802.11n in lieu of tried and true Ethernet to improve mobility, lower costs and ease network management woes. Find out how today Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge, Apply here. 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