Ethernet everywhere! Mozilla blocks Microsoft's sneaky Firefox plugin

Mozilla blocks Microsoft's sneaky Firefox plugin; IBM plans big hardware upgrade next year Daily News AM Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by BoxTone 5-Steps For Lowering Mobile Employee TCO The rise of employee-owned BlackBerry, iPhone and other smartphones has created significant IT management and compliance challenges. This report recommends a 5-Step Mobility Management approach used by IT execs at best-in-class companies to cut mobility TCO, reduce risk and increase productivity. Learn more. Spotlight Story Ethernet everywhere! Few technologies in the world have proven to be as adaptable as Ethernet. Once a meek 3Mbps over shared coaxial cable technology used to connect printers and PCs, it has morphed to much higher speeds and is used to help run trains, planes and spaceships. Here's a look at some of Ethernet's cooler implementations. Read full story Related News: Mozilla blocks Microsoft's sneaky Firefox plugin Mozilla late Friday blocked the Microsoft-made software that had put Firefox users at risk from attack. IBM plans big hardware upgrade next year IBM executives outlined the company's plans to unveil new hardware systems next year in discussions after announcing third quarter financial results. IBM, Intel executives face insider trading charges Executives from Intel Capital and IBM face insider trading charges after allegedly scheming to provide information that others used to reap millions of dollars in illegal profits, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Asterisk teams with IBM for small business VoIP Small businesses can buy Asterisk open source IP PBX software as an add-on to IBM's Smart Cube office-in-a-box package. Google Chrome doesn't integrate with Windows 7 Google has scrubbed plans to fully integrate its Chrome web browser with Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system. Going Shopping? Cisco Could Be Watching You Ahhhh, Physical Security! It usually constitutes one of the major weak links in IT security's armor. All you have to do is look at the demand for Network Access Control (NAC) to be convinced. Most don't realize that Cisco has been in the physical security business for a while now, mostly in the IP Video Surveillance (IPVS) sector. Streaming My Hava Media Player to my iPhone via Verizon MiFi Just a fun blog this week. I really love my iPhone 3GS. And I really love my Hava TV streaming appliance. It's the OpEx, Stupid (and a couple of notable events) As part of my presentation on the .11n road show that I'm now in the middle of, I'm talking about a key theme motivating advances in WLAN (and really, overall network) management - that an emphasis on what it costs to purchase and install a wireless LAN detracts from where the focus should really be, and that is on total cost of ownership (TCO). Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Cell towers in disguise Some of the cell towers that dwell among us are cleverly hidden; others, not so much. The ultimate smartphone What if you could combine the best parts of every phone out there? The Dramatically Shifting Role of Network Management The traditional approach to network management focused just on the availability of networks. While that is still important, today's network managers are also being held responsible for the performance of network and applications. 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Read More   October 19, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES How to royally foul-up an IT outsourcing project Husband, wife team arrested for allegedly stealing from Cisco Missing dot drops Sweden off the Internet 15 genius algorithms that aren't boring NASA network security torched The Internet has shifted under our feet 10 great Google Apps add-ons for the enterprise He knows .Net and SQL ... not missile launchers Microsoft apologizes, recovers most Sidekick data Facebook applications at risk from attack Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. 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