News podcast: Network World 360 Google's e-mail service has been invaded by a phishing scam that is using instant messaging to dupe unsuspecting users into giving up their passwords. Also, Juniper said Tuesday it is partnering with server, storage and software companies to develop a converged data center fabric under a multiyear project that will compete with Cisco's largely solo effort. (6:38) Nortel announces more layoffs Nortel Networks will further cut its workforce by 3,200 and eliminate bonuses as part of its ongoing bankruptcy reorganization. If you followed Network World on Twitter, you would have seen this already Top 10 removable-media security incidents Stiennon: I thought it would be valuable to put the top ten most important incidents regarding removable devices, including hardware keystroke loggers, USB thumb drives, and MP3 players, together into a list. Do cell phone projectors make sense? Mathias: Samsung (along with partner Texas Instruments, the creator of the Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology used) announced a couple of phones last week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that have built-in video projectors. Those really-bright (and fairly power-efficient) white LEDS have made their way into handsets, and, given that one can display PowerPoint and PDF files on the screens of many handsets today, having a micro-projector in your handset makes a lot of sense. Or does it? Should a Certification expire? Muller: You have spent tremendous time and effort to earn a certification only to have re-certify a few years down the road. Some might gnash their teeth in protest over this and assume it is only a ploy by the various certification entities to part more money from our pockets and others just think it ridiculous, yet I believe there is validity in this concept of having to recertify or earn continuing education credits. Network Management Sucks Purser: I could almost end this blog with just that statement alone. What is it with NMS that feels like were are riding in the back seat from Wisconsin to Florida with our stinky second cousin Bert? HP to distribute, support Sun's Solaris HP and Sun Microsystems -- fierce competitors when it comes to hardware sales -- unveiled an expanded partnership on Wednesday that will see HP become a key distributor of... Server revenue sees big drop in Q4, IDC says Worldwide server revenue saw its biggest quarterly drop in years in the last quarter of 2008 and may not recover until next year, IDC said in a survey released on Wednesday. Network management vendors land hefty venture funding Network management vendor Apparent Networks and identity management vendor Aveksa separately bring in venture capital cash. |
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