Microsoft confirms IE8 kill switch in Windows 7; Clearwire aims to reach 120M people

Daily News PM Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Oracle IDC: Preventing Enterprise Data Leaks at the Source This IDC report presents a preemptive approach to information protection and control (IPC). It discusses the growing internal threats to business information, the impact of government regulations on the protection of data, and how enterprises must adopt database security best practices to prevent sensitive customer data or company information from being distributed within or outside the enterprise in violation of regulatory or company policies. Spotlight Story Microsoft confirms IE8 kill switch in Windows 7 By Gregg Keizer Microsoft Corp. Friday confirmed that users will be able to remove Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), as well as several other integrated applications, from Windows 7. Read full story Related News: Clearwire aims to reach 120M people in 2010 Clearwire plans to launch its WiMAX wireless broadband service in 80 markets and reach as many as 120 million people by the end of 2010, the company said Thursday. I saw this on Twitter IT pro gets four years for building botnets An employee of search engine startup Mahalo has been sentenced to four years in prison for infecting as many as 250,000 computers with malicious botnet computer code. Why spaghetti sauce outsells network management systems Reese: Michael PattersonEarlier this week, yours truly and Mike Patterson (president of network performance vendor Plixer International) were discussing Jimmy Ray Purser's excellent blog story - network management sucks, when suddenly, totally out of left field, Mike starts complaining about why spaghetti sauce outsells network management systems (NMS). We-Fi: Find Wi-Fi hotspots anywhere, anytime! Barrett: Some tools are great because they are practical and introduce an element of fun as well. We-Fi is one such tool that I recently came upon. 2009 CCNA and CCNP Lab Build-out Odom: The economy stinks, but there are pockets of good news. Even today, I was doing the usual ritual at lunch - ham sandwich, Cheetohs, and channel surfing the news shows. The newsies were going over the bright spots in this economy - retailers known for lw prices, auto part stores (because few people are buying new cars), and they even mentioned the up-tick of people selling on auction sites to earn some extra cash. Which brings me to the beginning of a new topic - CCNA and CCNP lab gear. Corporate SaaS considerations myriad, complex Amid the growing popularity of software-as-a-service, IT managers are faced with a sometimes monumental task of developing big-picture strategies and policies to govern service-based applications as well as defining performance metrics and support. Best of the Tests 2009 Out of the more than 150 products tested, a baker's dozen rise to the top of the list. Fave Raves Six readers dish on their must-have network products, from desktop systems to wireless access points. Sponsored by Oracle IDC: Preventing Enterprise Data Leaks at the Source This IDC report presents a preemptive approach to information protection and control (IPC). It discusses the growing internal threats to business information, the impact of government regulations on the protection of data, and how enterprises must adopt database security best practices to prevent sensitive customer data or company information from being distributed within or outside the enterprise in violation of regulatory or company policies. Preparing for the Next Cyber Attack. Ensure you are up-to-speed on the latest security technologies available to keep your network safe. Get a thorough assessment of the corporate security threat landscape. 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