Obsolete technology: 40 big losers By the time you read this story, the Internet may be obsolete. Okay, maybe not. But you never know. We've compiled a list of 40 once-commonplace activities that are rapidly approaching extinction. Telecommuting on the rise, though not necessarily within IT departments Telecommuting is way up this year, in companies of all sizes. The next major leap forward -- and it's coming -- will be when virtual working expands beyond knowledge workers to the kinds of jobs that historically always required physical presence. Implications of virtualization and cloud What happens to network professionals and vendors if the pendulum continues to swing toward software and virtualization projects and away from the network? FCC now blogging, tweeting on national broadband The Federal Communications Commission has launched a new blog and Twitter account to chronicle its progress in developing a nation broadband plan. Damaged undersea Internet cables to be fixed soon Six undersea fiber-optic cables damaged by Typhoon Morakot as it swept past Taiwan will be repaired by the middle of September, according to a statement from the island's largest telecommunications provider. Desktop virtualization start-up Wanova emerges from stealth mode A desktop virtualization start-up called Wanova is emerging from stealth mode Wednesday having secured $13 million in funding. Is cloud computing real? Ask DISA. Moving beyond the cloud computing market-speak, there are some really interesting projects going on. One of the most progressive is taking place at the Defense Information Systems Agency, says Network World blogger Jon Oltsik. 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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