Editor's note: We will be changing how we send out Network World newsletters over the next few weeks. To ensure future delivery of your newsletters, please add nww_newsletters@newsletters.networkworld.com to your e-mail address book or 66.186.127.216 to your white-list file. Thank you. Oracle now a server competitor to Cisco? Oracle's announcement that it intends to acquire Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion creates a much stronger competitor to Cisco and others in data center servers than Sun did alone. That is, if Oracle intends to retain Sun's hardware business. Oracle-Sun: Apps, systems management coup for customers Sun and Oracle... Hope for Solaris? Oracle and Sun: The Rise of the Pre-Integrator Why the Oracle/Sun deal is bad news for Microsoft and SQL Server U.S. military extensively using iPod touch While we knew that some companies were trying to make iPod software to help military personnel, we didn't realize just to what extent the military has apparently gone gaga for the iPod. 5 Security Flubs Users Make When Browsing the Web You can install the best firewalls, patch religiously, and make sure your anti-virus software is always up-to-date, but there is one online risk factor you can never control: the user. Whether they are downloading dangerous content or falling prey to phishing scams, the end user continues to be the toughest security risk to mitigate in most organizations. OpenSolaris, Linux could merge under Oracle Oracle may end up merging the best of OpenSolaris with Linux once it takes control of Sun Microsystems, but it is unlikely to kill off Sun's widely used Solaris OS, analysts said. Windows 7 will nag users 29% less often, Microsoft claims One of the most hated features of Windows Vista will be seen a third less often by users of the upcoming Windows 7, a Microsoft executive promised Monday. Most businesses don't have their heads around cloud security: survey Businesses are concerned about the management and privacy of data they entrust to cloud computing service providers, but not many are doing anything about it. Cisco getting cozy with UC Santa Cruz Cisco, University of California at Santa Cruz are collaborating on network research via new lab. Earth Day survey from Microsoft: Americans insist on flushing their toilets In two days, American's will celebrate Earth Day. Microsoft Subnet reviews a new study conducted by Microsoft's MSN Green site that says, green or not, there are things that American's just won't give up to "save the planet:" such as limiting toilet flushes to conserve water. Podcast: Mistakes Companies Make During Layoffs Recent analysis from Telonu.com show that 88% of laid off employees had rated their layoff experiences as poor. Telonu.com CEO Bari Abdul discusses these findings and talks about the ways that companies are making mistakes when doing their layoffs in the current economy. (14:52). April giveaways galore Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30. |
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