How to Win a Better Deal From Your Service Provider In our recent feature 10 Things We Hate About ISPs and Cable and Phone Companies, we report that one of people's greatest frustrations with service providers is their penchant for advertising nicely priced deals on services that are aimed at new customers, but that are off-limits to loyal, existing customers. Microsoft working on quick-fix capability for IT patch tools Under the dark cloud of recent zero-day attacks, Microsoft is quickly working to update its enterprise patching tools to incorporate short-term, quick fix technologies to thwart malware that is already actively exploiting vulnerabilities. Verizon's Exclusivity Compromise: Unimpressive Gesture All hail Verizon, the champion of change -- right? After all, the cellular company has caved into government pressure and agreed to loosen its grip on exclusive rights to sell popular mobile handsets. That's a major step. At least, it might seem that way until you read beyond the headline. July Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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