The justification for paranoia about privacy

Verizon router glitch slams parts of U.S.; Cisco to buy videoconferencing vendor Tandberg for $3B Wide Area Networking Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Cisco Beefing up Email Security by Teaming with a Leader Respected industry analyst Charlotte Dunlap from Synergy Research will explain SaaS-based and on-premise email security landscapes, market analysis, competitors and future trends. Find out which platform offers you superior anti-spam controls, data privacy, content filtering and encryption. Ensure your email security strategy is delivering the best protection for your corporate data. Register for this event now. Spotlight Story The justification for paranoia about privacy We normally focus on technology and its impact on business. That is our background and those are areas we feel comfortable writing about. In the next two newsletters we are stepping out of our comfort zone to write about something that gets us darn nervous – the interaction of the US government with our right to privacy and what this means for IT organizations. Read full story Related News: Verizon router glitch slams parts of U.S. A Verizon router failure in the northeastern U.S. caused an outage that Internet engineers and Twitter users reported on Friday afternoon. Cisco to buy videoconferencing vendor Tandberg for $3B Cisco Systems has signed an agreement to buy videoconferencing vendor Tandberg for about US$3.0 billion, it said on Thursday. Hello net neutrality, goodbye Internet As the old adage goes, "Be careful what you wish for — you might get it, and wish you hadn't." Proponents of net neutrality might want to keep that in mind now that net neutrality regulations from either the FCC, Congress or both are a virtual certainty. 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 Are netbooks ready for the enterprise? Five reasons to deploy netbooks and five reasons not to. Demo's biggest stars ever 1,500 innovators have presented at Demo. Here are the best. Next-Generation Mobility Platforms, IDC white paper For enterprises today, mobility is no longer a "nice to have" feature; rather, it is considered a strategic component of their business. This White Paper analyzes why mobility is important to enterprise customers; discusses key past obstacles across technology, supplier deployment, and customer adoption; and identifies vital criteria for choosing a next-generation platform. Read More Consolidation, Compression, Performance Live: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 2:00pm ET/ 11:00am PT. Join us for our upcoming Webcast on Oracle Database 11g Release 2. We will discuss how to; consolidate on low-cost servers and storage grids, compress data for reduced storage and faster performance, and control costs throughout the data center. Register today.   October 06, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES Apple may take Woolworths to court over similar logo Good and wicked cool mobile, wireless companies to watch Ig Nobels honor Tequila diamonds, bra that converts to gas mask FBI warns of social networking fraud, malware escalation Cisco's struggle to move TelePresence down market prompts buyout Cisco releases IOS 15.0 Microsoft turning configuration management "on its side" Vonage apps brings VoIP to BlackBerry and iPhone Verizon CTO: 'We told you so' about FiOS ICANN studies secretive domain owners Five Steps to Determine When to Virtualize Your Servers Server virtualization isn't just for big companies. Entry-level virtualization tools are low cost, and there are many benefits to virtualization. It's not a question of "if" you should virtualize your servers - but "when." This white paper outlines five solution-agnostic steps to help you determine when to virtualize your servers. Learn more now. Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com | Forward this to a Friend >>>