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Wanted for hire: generalists, not specialists; Expand targets TCO with new WAN client Wide Area Networking Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Qwest Network World Executive Guide: Governance and Risk Management Read this road map for regulatory compliance, breach avoidance and all around good security. Highlights include the nightmare of a security breach, compliance problems, tools, strategies and best practices from security pros. Spotlight Story Are you ready for Mi-Fi? Innovation comes in a lot of forms. Sometimes there's a totally new product or service that sends ripples through the industry. At other times, it's taking two (or more) existing services and combining them to come up with something truly unique. We're particularly excited about Mi-Fi – the marketing moniker for personal Wi-Fi. Read full story Related News: Embedded intelligent networks are mushrooming One area I'm paying a lot of attention to these days is what I'm calling "embedded intelligent networks," or networks that integrate seamlessly into physical reality, enabling us to monitor and ultimately manipulate the real world across the net. Wanted for hire: generalists, not specialists High-tech professionals with fewer skills could land more IT jobs, according to Interop speakers who argue that specific high-tech training and IT certifications could be detrimental to a career in next-generation data centers. Expand targets TCO with new WAN client Expand Networks is to help large centralised enterprises adopt a more distributed structure, after announcing a mobile accelerator to cut the cost of deploying small branch offices, as well as roaming users. Riverbed, Ecessa, Expand unveil WAN optimization upgrades Last week's Interop conference brought with it a flurry of product news from WAN optimization and application acceleration vendors. May Giveaways Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet are collectively giving away books on Google Apps Deciphered, the CCNA Security exam, an awesome SQL Server 2005/2008 training video and the grand prize, a Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500. Deadline for entries May 31. Evolution of Ethernet From 3Mbps over shared coax to 40/100Gbps over fiber…and beyond. Apple iPhoneys: The 4G edition iPhone enthusiasts from around the Web offer their visions for the next-gen iPhone. Dynamic Infrastructure Worldwide Virtual Forum, June 23 Are you ready to thrive on a smarter planet? Register for the Dynamic Infrastructure Worldwide Virtual Forum, June 23. Attend the interactive general sessions of your choice, visit product exhibits, get your questions answered and round out your experience by joining the live chat with experts. Learn More Now Create Your Own Agenda at IT Roadmap Customize a day of learning just for yourself! Attend IT Roadmap Conference & Expo and explore new solutions and examine new technology across 10 relevant areas of IT. Security, Virtualization, SaaS, VoIP, Green IT and more. 10 U.S. cities in '09. Select your city, register and attend free   May 26, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES Domain name company cries croc tears over 'censorship' Why BlackBerry still beats iPhone for some Death of the mouse Leaked copies of Windows 7 RC contain Trojan RIM to bind BlackBerry to Cisco phones Top 7 reasons people quit Linux Citrix embraces Apple with iPhone virtualization Give users passwords they don't have to remember Cisco cool to Obama's tax loophole plan Use the Cisco restroom at your own risk Network World on Twitter: Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news MOST-WATCHED VIDEO Notebook replaces trackpad with LCD panel Go Green Enterprise-Wide: It Power Management Strategies that Save Successful power management policies deployed at enterprise scale promise numerous benefits including: Power cost savings, Environmental dividends, Rebates as well as Integration opportunities. Discover the building blocks of a successful IT Power Management policy and how this policy can align with your business's green initiatives. Read More Now 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. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com