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Ethernet services thrive despite recession
A gloomy economy hasn't stopped the growth of the Ethernet services industry, as a new study from Infonetics research finds that global revenues grew sequentially by 36% in 2008. The best free open source software for Windows
To many, free open source software and Microsoft Windows seem to be mutually exclusive. After all, the open source development model is most closely associated with the Linux OS and, to a lesser degree, various Unix derivatives. So when you mention the two together, you often get some rather strange looks. This is a shame because there exists a growing landscape of compelling free and open source solutions just waiting for the intrepid Windows user. Open source alternatives invade Microsoft's competitor list
Microsoft's list of competitors is growing to include more open source software and Web browsers as the company fights to stay competitive with distributed computing, emerging PC alternatives, browser-based cloud options and always-on connectivity. Human error cited as cause of Cisco.com outage
Human error was cited as the reason Cisco.com was down for two hours yesterday. Cisco says it lost no business during the downtime and had not heard of any customers being adversely affected by it financially. Still, how could the preeminent Internet company allow this to happen? How could they not plan for an eventuality like this? Are distributed Wi-Fi nets cheaper?
Two wireless LAN suppliers this week have come out with economic arguments demonstrating cost benefits of a fully distributed forwarding Wi-Fi architecture. Chinese teen beaten to death at Internet addict camp
A Chinese teenager was allegedly beaten to death by counselors at one of the country's rehabilitation camps for Internet addicts, state media said Wednesday. App Stores and Tyranny
I'm not sure we should be thinking of handsets as little PCs and trying to get a zillion applications running on them, but, OK, if we're going to run apps on our handsets, then what's the right model for distributing those apps? Six steps to optimize IT governance
When it comes to IT governance, the benefits are obvious: IT is aligned with the business and everyone is happier. But good governance is harder than herding cats. These six steps for success are written by a guest blogger from ISACA, the organization that offers COBIT. But they'll work no matter what governance framework you choose. Cisco Subnet welcomes Douglas Gourlay as our newest blogger
This is a story with a happy ending. Earlier in the month, Brad Reese noted and blogged about the sudden departure of Cisco's well-known and respected vice president of data center solutions, Douglas Gourlay. Is your resume being sold by recruiters to other recruiters or companies?
I was given a tip about the problem of recruiters posting fake jobs; this was just to get 1,000 or more resumes to sell. I guess I did not know this, but there is a nice business going on now in this area. So to see what would happen, we made up three resumes of fake people. August Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
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