Survey casts doubt on cloud adoption Only 15% of corporate customers have adopted or are considering adopting cloud technology over the next year. Wi-Fi pricing models vary widely Recently I conducted some comparative research on how Wi-Fi vendors price their wireless LAN systems, and it was quite an eye-opener. There are notable variations among vendors, for example, as to what they include in their basic systems and what they charge extra for. Windows 7 pricing fails to impress Observers are irritated by Microsoft's pricing approach to Windows 7. Microsoft is making Windows 7 upgrades available for pre-order now, for the low, low (but not quite as low as Snow Leopard) price of $50. But after two weeks, it will cost you $120. Network performance worries delay app deployments Apparent Networks' survey reveals IT managers put off new VoIP, video and unified communications deployments due to network performance worries. Firefox 3.5 eyed for Tuesday release Mozilla is expected to release its Firefox 3.5 browser on Tuesday morning, a company representative said on Friday afternoon. Hands On With Google Voice Chances are you've heard or read about Google's phone management system Google Voice, but you're not really sure what it does. There's a good reason for this aura of mystery. Network shutdown bill faces changes, aide says A bill in the U.S. Senate that would allow President Barack Obama to shut down parts of the Internet during a cybersecurity crisis will likely be rewritten and needs input from private businesses, said a congressional staff member associated with the legislation. Senate confirms Genachowski as FCC chairman The U.S. Senate has confirmed Julius Genachowski, a former technology adviser to President Barack Obama's campaign and transition team, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. DARPA wants a super-efficient supercomputer that can fit into a 19-inch cabinet, thanks If you can squish all the processing power of say an IBM Roadrunner supercomputer inside a 19-inch box and make it run on about 60 kilowatts of electricity, the government wants to talk to you. June Giveaways Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training from Global Knowledge to two lucky readers and 15 copies each of books on IPv6 security, the Cisco Secure Firewall Services Module, and Active Directory Domain Services 2008. Deadline for entries June 30. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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