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. Follow the moon, and save millions Big companies with data centers around the world could reap millions of dollars in savings if they just "follow the moon" for their electricity needs. Terracotta boosts app-scaling prowess with Ehcache buy Terracotta announced Tuesday that is has acquired the intellectual property behind Ehcache, a popular Java-based open-source distributed caching technology. 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. Wanova emerges from stealth mode A desktop virtualization start-up called Wanova is emerging from stealth mode Wednesday having secured $13 million in funding. SkyTerra plans public safety cell-satellite system A subsidiary of hybrid satellite-cellular company SkyTerra is seeking U.S. federal stimulus money to develop public-safety communications devices that work all across the U.S. and Canada. 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. Managing the changing desktop environment Desktop managers must combine security, disaster recovery and management into a standard approach to managing the physical and virtual desktops to tomorrow. 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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