Cisco fixes critcal WLAN flaws, warns Microsoft hole puts Cisco Unity at risk Cisco on Tuesday warned users of its Unity unified communications products that they are at risk from a flaw in Microsoft Internet Explorer that spurred Microsoft into an emergency, out-of-band patch. In addition, Cisco on Monday released a patch to fix multiple flaws in its WLAN controllers that affect a long list of Cisco routers. Vyatta discounts on Cisco margin Vyatta, the open source David to Goliath Cisco, is once again offering discounts based on Cisco's profit margin. If Cisco reports it usual 64% to 68% profit margin, Vyatta will discount its service and support subscriptions by 36% to 32%. Cisco UCS ships A blogger reports that Cisco's Unified Computing System -- which includes the company's controversial blade server -- underwent first customer shipment last week. The blogger, Scott Lowe, also says Cisco has begun training customers and resellers on the new data center platform. More free Wi-Fi on the way Both Verizon and AT&T have made news this week by offering more free Wi-Fi services. Citrix eliminates security holes in hypervisor Citrix's hypervisor has caught up to VMware in providing enterprise-class security features. Use of tracking cookies on government sites sparks privacy concern Privacy advocates are raising questions about a proposal to revamp the use of tracking cookies on federal government Web sites. Symantec: Why bigger is better but less is more Symantec likes to point out how much bigger it is than competitors like McAfee, which at $1.6 billion in annual revenue is about a quarter of Symantec's size. But it also has come to recognize that bigness has its downsides, such as confusion that can stem from having too many products. Is AT&T really behind yanking Google Voice from Apple Store? Google, Apple, AT&T, oh my! As news broke today that Apple is systematically rejecting Google Voice applications from its iPhone Store, folks started scratching their heads and asking why. Some say AT&T is the mastermind behind it all, says the GogaOM blog. Targeted spam makes you feel important and knowledgeable. Not that you aren't One of the editors here recently started receiving spam that doesn't really look like spam. It looks like a simple request for information, and there's no link to click. Virgin Galactic takes Abu Dhabi oil money and flies It may be a case of the rich getting richer or more likely it might be a sign of the only way these space tourism companies ever get off the ground. 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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