Optical chip could lead to terabit Ethernet; IBM building 20-petaflop machine to secure nukes

Daily News PM Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Oracle Oracle: Information Security for Database Admins Database professionals are invited to join this Oracle Live Webcast on Thursday, February 5 at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT. Gain a better understanding of database security and how to more strategically work with security administrators. Don't miss out. Register for this live webcast now Spotlight Story Optical chip could lead to terabit Ethernet By Tim Greene Danish and Australian researchers have developed a chip that efficiently reads 640Gbps optical transmissions and could help pave the way to terabit Ethernet. Read full story Related News: IBM building 20-petaflop machine to secure nuclear stockpile IBM built the world's first petaflop machine last year, and is now working on a computer that's 20 times faster. Microsoft offers new time-sensitive support service Microsoft for the first time has said it will pay a financial penalty if it doesn't reach its service-level goals for a technical support product. Companies warned over 'aging' firewalls Firewalls become more of a security risk as they 'age', a security assessment company has advised at the launch of a new service it claims can strip out the risk posed by out-of-date rules. IBM exec warns against budget cuts on IT security If there is something companies should continue spending on despite the present global economic crisis, it would have to be IT security,according to Marne Gordan, GRC market manager for IBM's Tivoli Software Division. Microsoft to offer 'mission-critical support' for enterprises Microsoft said Tuesday that it will expand its enterprise support services for its software for the second time in six months, while downplaying concern about competition the move may create with its partners. 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