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For the ninth year in a row identity theft - particularly in Arizona and California -- was the number one consumer complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission in 2008. Also, a study of 57 Web site hacks from last year showed that 24% were aimed at defacing a site rather than financial gain. (5:58)

CCNA Wireless Home Lab: What should I buy?
Carroll: In this post I’ve been asked to discuss what equipment you could use to perform CCNA Wireless lab exercises. The following list will allow you to perform all the tasks discussed in the CCNA Wireless outline with only a few exceptions.

Tech crime blotter: February's top 15 stories
A look back at the month’s biggest technology stories involving alleged and actual crimes, including Microsoft putting a bounty on the head of the Conficker worm authors and...

Most Oracle database shops don't mandate security patch use
A continuing lack of corporate mandates to quickly install Oracle's security patches may be leaving many Oracle database installations exposed to vulnerabilities for extended periods of time, according to survey results released on Wednesday.

WiMAX equipment market growing, but vendors’ commitment to be tested
The market for WiMAX equipment and devices grew to $275 million worldwide in 2008, according to a new study by Infonetics Research.

Cebit sees sharp decline in vendors
Europe's largest IT fair, Cebit, will see its lowest number of exhibitors in a decade as companies slash marketing expenditures due to the global recession.

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For the ninth year in a row identity theft - particularly in Arizona and California - was the No. 1 consumer complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission in 2008.

Appliances big opportunity for Linux, Novell says
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AMD demonstrated its first working models of Istanbul chips, the company’s upcoming line of server processors with six cores.

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Secure Passage releases a new version of its firewall-analysis tool Secure Passage is rolling out a news version of its firewall analysis and compliance-verification software that identifies unintentionally allowed risky behavior on business networks.

FCC threatens fines on data protection rules The U.S. Federal Communications Commission may fine 600 operators for failing to properly file annual reports proving that they protect customer data.

Controversial data-security rules slow to take hold in state Massachusetts officials this month gave companies a second reprieve on complying with new regulations aimed at any entity that stores the personal data of state residents. They also softened a particularly contentious provision requiring businesses to ensure that third parties handling such data are in compliance with the rules.

Cutting Through the Fog of Cloud Security Daniel Flax, CIO at New York-based investment banking and financial services firm Cowen and Co. , relies on cloud computing to automate his company's sales activities. While he's satisfied with cloud technology's potential to lower upfront costs, decrease downtime and support additional services, he admits that he has had to work hard to get a handle on the emerging technology's security weaknesses . "Security is one of the things we've had to come to grips with," he says.

Report cites potential privacy gotchas in cloud computing Companies looking to reduce their IT costs and complexity by tapping into cloud computing services should first make sure that they won't be stepping on any privacy land mines in the process, according to a report released this week by the World Privacy Forum.

Novell aquisition bolsters ID governance portfolio Novell has quietly bolstered its ID governance portfolio after acquiring the technology assets of a tiny British company and signing a 'perpetual' licensing deal with California-based ActivIdentity.

10 Steps for Mitigating Data Risk During a Merger Merger and acquisition activity stands to increase as global markets struggle to stay afloat during the worst economic slowdown in decades. What will you do when you find out you're about to acquire or consolidate with another firm or division? Are you aware of the risks you may be inheriting? What data is going to demand the highest availability? What IT regulations will you have to address and how do you know if existing controls already address them?

Proposed Law Saves Internet User Data In the most recent effort to thwart child predators online, both the U.S. House and Senate are considering bills that would require any Internet access provider -- possibly including public Wi-Fi hotspots -- to retain Internet user data for up to two years.

Ethernet Alliance establishes certification program The Ethernet Alliance recently announced it is starting up a certification program to identify equipment that has met certain standards.

Stimulus Package Sets H-1B Limits A provision requiring banks receiving federal bailout funds to give hiring priority to U.S. workers over foreigners with H-1B visas made it into the final version of the economic stimulus bill that President Barack Obama signed last week.

Microsoft is the largest U.S. user of H-1B visas, study says Microsoft used more than twice the number of foreign workers as any other IT company, according to one study.

Web standards on the edge Although there are many reasons why the Web fails to render appropriately in browsers, the two main reasons today are browser bugs and ambiguities in the standards, says Ian Hickson, a software engineer at Google and editor of the W3C HTML 5 specification.

When good browsers go bad - and they all do Jeffrey Zeldman must have thought he'd never live to see the day. Ten years after he co-founded the Web Standards Project , all of the major browser vendors have shown renewed commitment to supporting World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards in the last few years -- and they're following through.

Comply! Compliance with regulations is a bear, but there are tools to get you there. Our revamped Product Guide can help you sort through them all.

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This week data networking and telecom research firm - Infonetics, released a report on the 4Q08 Ethernet and Application Switch market, revealing a few surprises.

Jimmy Ray Purser: Networking geek to geek: Network Management Sucks!!!
Network Management...I could almost end this blog with just that statement alone. What is it with NMS that feels like were are riding in the back seat from Wisconsin to Florida with our stinky second cousin Bert. Anytime, I sit in a vendor meeting and they are trying to hock their NMS off on me I can picture signs for "See Rock City" or "Wall Drug" for the east coast to west coast survivors.

Michael Morris From the Field: NPA Awards for Professionalism - Nominations Have Begun
Last year, I was honored to be awarded the Network Professional Association Award for Professionalism Professional Excellence and Innovation - Corporate Fortune X. The NPA is an independent, professional network industry group that utilizes local chapters of members to facilitate social contacts, publish articles, and set standards and a code of ethics for members.

Jamey Heary: Cisco Security Expert: IT in 2109: Quantum Entanglement, Mini Black Holes and Nanotech: Part 1
What will the Information Technology world look like in a hundred years? Here are five predictions for the state of data transport, storage, e-commerce, and security in the year 2109. Each prediction is soundly based on our current scientific theories and understandings plus a healthy dose of imagination. I’ll be posting this as a two part series.

Wendell Odom's Cisco Cert Zone: OSPF Puzzle VI: Interpreting show ip ospf
Well, February turned into the OSPF month here at the farm. I'm going to wrap it up with today's post unless we get a flurry of comments. ;-)

Larry Chaffin: Putting the realism into your network:"Creating custom ring tones for Communications Manager Express (CME)
I had to re-install ringtones for a customer and add some customer ringtone this past week. I thought I would share the steps below that I used. I was sent these steps and they were very usefull.

Dennis Hartmann on Cisco Unified Communications: Class-based Shaping
Traffic shaping is a technology that has traditionally been used in Frame-Relay and ATM WAN technologies. Many frame and ATM networks have a hub and spoke architecture where all WAN traffic must traverse the headquarters site. Since the headquarters site is aggregating WAN services, the headquarters normally has much higher interface speeds than the branch routers. The headquarters router will attempt to send traffic to the branch location at much higher speeds than the branch routers local loop connection will allow if traffic shaping is not implemented. Traffic shaping will allow the WAN administrator to limit the throughput from the headquarters to the speed of the branch location.

Author Expert: Brandon Carroll: CCNA Wireless Home Lab: What should I buy?
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New Google dashboard provides downtime information
Google made good on a promise to keep its customers better informed of service outages by introducing a new dashboard for Google Apps on Wednesday.

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Netbooks: All About the New Ultraportables
The term netbook, coined by Intel, conveys little useful information about this category of machines. Sure, they all have wireless networking, but so does every other laptop....

Motorola - You Win Some, You Lose Some
Mathias: I am a huge fan of Motorola, perhaps because we owe so much to this company for so many innovations in wireless over the years. I've always found Motorola products to be solid, their marketing people informed and helpful, and the company pervasive and influential even when not the leader in a given case. There's no denying they've run into problems in recent years (but, then, who hasn't?); many assert that the lack of a good follow-on to the Razr was to blame; that's a little simplistic, but increasingly aggressive competition and the overall macroeconomic picture certainly haven't helped.

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10. Forget the Oscars: Sit back for the 404 Awards

11. Juniper SRX 5800: Biggest firewall ever
12. 9 Dirty Tricks: Social Engineers' Favorite Pick-Up Lines
13. Conficker worm gets an evil twin
14. Just what has DARPA accomplished in recent decades?
15. Verizon Wireless takes aim at pesky 'Rabbit'
16. Techies end-run feds on DNS security
17. Citrix drops price of hypervisor to zero
18. 2009's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries
19. 20 most useful career sites for IT professionals
20. 5 Must-Have Web Freebies for Amazon's Kindle 2

21. iPhone plagues Princeton with flaky Wi-Fi problems
22. Juniper's answer to Cisco in the data center: Stratus Project
23. Five fantastic open source tools for Windows admins
24. 10 of the Worst Moments in Network Security History
25. Starbucks sued after laptop data breach

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Revealed: 4Q08 Ethernet switch market surprises Good news and bad news: Revenues in '08 were up, but the decline is on, especially for Cisco, reports Cisco Subnet blogger Brad Reese.

Declines expected for Ethernet switches, service provider routers The struggling economy is going to make 2009 a tough year for most network equipment. The Ethernet switch market is about to undergo its sharpest decline since the dot-com bust, and the market for service provider routers is expected to see its first decline in seven years, according to recent reports from the Dell'Oro Group.

Juniper CEO sees IT spending down 15% Overall IT spending is down 10% to 15% from 2008, according to the CEO of Juniper Networks.

Nortel announces more layoffs Nortel Networks will further cut its workforce by 3,200 and eliminate bonuses as part of its ongoing bankruptcy reorganization.

Nortel sells technology for a fraction of original value Nortel announced that it is selling application delivery technology to Radware for $17.65 million, a fraction of the $6 billion-plus price it paid for it in 2000.

OSPF Puzzle VI: Interpreting show IP OSPF Cisco Subnet blogger Wendell Odom reveals the answer to his OSPF puzzle and promises that it had a 'somewhat' simple solution. Could you figure it out?

Class-based traffic shaping Shaping is a much more liberal mechanism when compared to policing. Blogger Dennis Hartman explains how it can be used to improve performance of a metro Ethernet link.

Creating custom ring tones for Communications Manager Express (CME) What's a phone system if it can't support fancy ring tones? Even .wav sounds can be converted to become CME ring tones.

Is my network healthy? Important CLI info – (memory issues) Cisco Subnet blogger explores how you can monitor memory usage and unlock its hidden meaning.

February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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ConSentry threat engine updates shows the possibilities beyond traditional NAC

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ConSentry upgrades its threat engine ConSentry's new software for its intelligent switches adds a permanent agent for assessing endpoint security and can assess what Windows operating system patches have been applied.

ConSentry's LANShield gear has NAC ConSentry makes switches that support NAC, and that is how the company hyped itself when it started out, but the gear does a lot more.

ConSentry switches NAC around a bit ConSentry integrates standard functionality for network-access control directly into a switch device it calls LANShield - which then replaces your existing access switches.

ConSentry lands more funding Even in these hard economic times ConSentry Networks has managed to land another round of funding - this one for $9.4 million.

ConSentry adds network audit and control software Network access control specialist ConSentry is moving away from pure NAC, and towards providing wider visibility and control over the network. It has developed software that uses the deep packet inspection chips built ...

VPN security – Do you know where your keys are? Demand for mobile and remote access to small- and midsized business networks has increased dramatically. Even the most basic VPN technologies are so accessible and affordable that there is no good reason for failing to utilize them. That said, the real question for SMBs is which type of VPN to implement: Standard IPSec or SSL?

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The 2009 Mobile World Congress did not disappoint with the sheer volume of new devices, all with a new "angle" to introduce to the mobile phone market. The gold standard is still the Apple iPhone 3G, and industry leaders like Samsung, LG, HTC and many more took a stab at trying to steal the smartphone spotlight. We take a look at the top "iPhone killer" contenders and breakdown what each "newbie" has to offer.

Forget the Oscars: Sit back for the 404 Awards
The Oscars may recognize the best that Hollywood has to offer, but Hollywood so often gets the technology wrong. In honor of the 81st Academy Awards airing Feb. 22, we've compiled the 404 Awards to recognize unreal appearances by technology in 2008 films -- and point out a few films that got it right.

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iPhone controls concept car
It can send e-mails, play video, access the Web and snap pictures, but control a car? Swiss automobile design house Rinspeed will unveil a concept electric car controlled by an iPhone at next week's Geneva Motor Show.
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MWC: Samsung introduces Memoir phone
At Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress, Samsung unveiled the Memoir, a touch screen cell phone with an 8 megapixel camera, a first for the US according to the company.

Organizing retail loyalty cards on cell phonesNTT Communications in Japan has begun trials of a system that promises to combine up to 100 loyalty cards in a single cell phone application.

NASA OCO satellite failsIt was supposed to be a mission that helped scientists working on the problem of global warming but in the end it produced more junk.

Microsoft TechFest videos
Commute UX keeps your eyes on the road
At TechFest 2009 Microsoft Research is showing off many projects in development. One of them is an in-car infotainment technology called Commute UX.
The low power data center
Microsoft Research hopes to make data centers more efficient. They are testing a prototype data center that runs off of low-power processors.
Real and virtual worlds collide
Augmented reality technology mixes the real world and the virtual world. At TechFest 2009, Microsoft Research demoed its augmented reality tools.

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Jason and Keith discuss faster wireless via Verizon LTE, what a Microsoft retail store would look like, and whether Facebook causes cancer.

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Dr. Larry Ponemon talks with Tim Greene about a study that showed 59% of employees who had quit, were fired or laid off admitting to stealing company data. What's being stolen? How can companies stop this? Ponemon and Greene discuss these issues. (15:09)

Parents vs. kids: Online activity monitoring
Symantec unveils its Norton Online Family service this week and Newsmaker Jody Gibney explains why the cloud service could get parents and kids talking about what not to do while surfing the Internet. (10:55)

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With a gloomy economy and layoffs looming at every corner, you might think that now would not be the best time to quit your job and start a new business. But that might be the perfect time to do so, argues author Ed Hess, who talks about some of the steps you should take before you make the leap into starting a new business. (15:17)

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Video of the new Mac Mini leaked...mabye
Yoni Heisler writes in his iOnApple blog that footage of the next-gen Mac Mini may have been leaked.

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Radware makes a play for Nortel's Alteon business

By Ann Bednarz
Radware last week announced plans to acquire Nortel's Alteon business, which includes Layer 4-7 switches for application acceleration and load-balancing. Read full story

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Nortel wants to speed up $17.65M Alteon sale Nortel Networks wants to speed up the sale of assets of its application-delivery division because it's worried it will get less money from the sale as time goes by, according to bankruptcy court documents filed on Friday.

Nortel sells technology for a fraction of original value Nortel announced that it is selling application delivery technology to Radware for $17.65 million, a fraction of the $6 billion-plus price it paid for it in 2000.

Network pros decide application performance matters The days of finger pointing between network teams and application groups might be on the way to extinction, according to survey data recently released by BT. In fact 42% of respondents said they are taking a more balanced perspective on the performance of their networks and enterprise applications, while just 28% indicated the same in 2002.

Measure your user's experience for good VoIP quality Good VoIP quality requires measuring your user's experience. Why? Because we're talking about talking, not e-mail. A VoIP application's job is to recreate a real event-a conversation between live people who expect a good quality experience. Voice-related traffic needs to be delivered quickly and consistently to achieve a smooth and natural conversation.

SolarWinds offers free Cisco IP SLA monitoring tool Lacking budget dollars for new network management tools? SolarWinds says its technology can help. The network monitoring company added to its freeware arsenal with a tool that helps network managers troubleshoot performance problems via a user interface that configures to Cisco routers, switches and other IP devices.

Covad boosts wholesale network with MPLS Covad Communications is adding MPLS to its wholesale network to help operator customers deliver the quality of service required for applications such as voice and video over IP. More than bandwidth, carriers and their business customers are demanding that applications run smoothly over IP networks, according to Young-Sae Song, vice president of marketing at Covad Wholesale. MPLS uses tags on packets to distinguish the traffic of one application from another so each can be transported as customers expect.

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Is it worth small businesses moving from residential to business DSL?, Part 1 In the Jan. 19 issue of this newsletter, we addressed the issue of fair telecoms and broadband pricing, and on Feb. 7, we shared some input from BellSouth's perspective.

Is it worth small businesses moving from residential to business DSL?, Part 2 Recently, we discussed Steve's rather surprising move from residential to business DSL. And while we're sticking by our proverbial guns that forcing this move could be considered questionable, it turns out that for Steve it was not a bad move.

The case for flat-rate services As we look at today's economic landscape, only one thing seems scarier than controlling expenses, and that is having unpredictable expenses. For that reason, we expect lots of services that have traditionally been usage based to be even more attractive if offered as a flat-rate service.

Trends coming together make a plan for small businesses George Peppard said as his character Hannibal Smith on The A-Team, "I love it when a plan comes together." Several trends, if not a plan, are coming together in interesting ways in technology for small businesses. Mix equal parts of online applications, netbooks, and constant wireless networking together, and you get new ways to do more work in more places for less money.

Covad boosts wholesale network with MPLS Covad Communications is adding MPLS to its wholesale network to help operator customers deliver the QoS required for applications such as voice and video over IP.

OSPF Puzzle VI: Interpreting show IP OSPF Cisco Subnet blogger Wendell Odom reveals the answer to his OSPF puzzle and promises that it had a 'somewhat' simple solution. Could you figure it out?

Creating custom ring tones for Communications Manager Express (CME) What's a phone system if it can't support fancy ring tones? Even .wav sounds can be converted to become CME ring tones.

Class-based traffic shaping Shaping is a much more liberal mechanism when compared to policing. Blogger Dennis Hartman explains how it can be used to improve performance of a metro Ethernet link.

Is my network healthy? Important CLI info – (memory issues) Cisco Subnet blogger explores how you can monitor memory usage and unlock its hidden meaning.

February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
Up for grabs: One American Express gift card worth $250 from Global Knowledge; One Microsoft training course worth $2,995 from Global Knowledge; 15 copies each of the hot book titles Voice over IP Security, and CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide and 15 copies of Exchange Server 2007 How-To: Real Solutions for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Administrators. Get all the entry details here.


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Also: Microsoft's strategy '09: Sell more expensive stuff to the enterprise

Microsoft: SP2 for Windows Server 2008, Vista hit final beta Microsoft Wednesday made available to its MSDN and TechNet subscribers the final beta of Service Pack 2 for both Vista and Windows Server 2008.

After CERT warning, Microsoft delivers AutoRun fix Microsoft is pushing out a software update to some Windows users that fixes a bug in the Windows AutoRun software, used to automatically launch programs when DVDs or USB devices are introduced to the PC.
Also: Microsoft issues two security advisories: for Excel exploit, Windows AutoRun

Microsoft takes first crack at high-end data warehousing SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse is the first step on the road to realizing Microsoft's Madison project, a highly scalable database technology that will be available in an appliance.

Windows Mobile 6.5 - Obsolete Already? It looks like you'll barely have time to get the wrapper off Windows Mobile 6.5 before Windows Mobile 7 will move in to replace it.

Windows 7: The 6 Versions Explained Despite pleas from users to stop the confusion and craft one version of Windows 7, Microsoft is continuing down the path it followed with XP and Vista releasing multiple versions or SKUs (stock-keeping units) of Windows 7.

Microsoft renews Vista anti-crack campaign Starting this week, Microsoft will feed Windows Vista Ultimate users an update that sniffs out pirated copies, a company manager said Tuesday.

Microsoft trying out netbook processors in data centers It sounds crazy to use processors designed for tiny netbooks in data centers, with their potentially massive computing requirements, but Microsoft is experimenting with doing just that and finding that it may lead to cost savings.

Microsoft to launch experimental search site In the next several months Microsoft expects to launch an experimental search site called Viveri, designed to allow the company's researchers to easily roll out new search ideas.

Microsoft Research social app marries Web, desktop A new proof-of-concept application from Microsoft's research arm integrates elements from the Windows OS and its Windows Azure cloud infrastructure to let users share files from their desktops with Web users via social networking.

Microsoft lets laid-off workers keep extra cash Microsoft has decided to let 25 recently laid-off workers keep overpaid severance payments, after first asking them to return the money.
Plus: Ex-Microsoft workers may not have to return severance pay
Microsoft Asks Laid-off Workers to Return Overpaid Severance

Google jumps into EU antitrust case against Microsoft Google today said it has asked the European Union's Competition Commission to let it participate in the antitrust agency's investigation of rival Microsoft, joining browser builders Opera and Mozilla in the case.

Microsoft demos innovations at annual TechFest If you've ever been frustrated with trying to determine who is speaking when listening to a conference call, help may be at hand.
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Commute UX keeps your eyes on the road
At TechFest 2009 Microsoft Research is showing off many projects in development. One of them is an in-car infotainment technology called Commute UX.
The low power data center
Microsoft Research hopes to make data centers more efficient. They are testing a prototype data center that runs off of low-power processors.
Real and virtual worlds collide
Augmented reality technology mixes the real world and the virtual world. At TechFest 2009, Microsoft Research demoed its augmented reality tools.

Should a certification expire? Is certification expiration just an underhanded way for greedy vendors to make more money on training? Join the discussion on Randy Muller's blog.

Microsoft wants open sourcers to write code for Visual Studio 2010 Microsoft showed off its new IDE and said it hoped open source developers would write plug-ins for it, but didn't mention the licensing that would allow for that.

Were Microsoft layoffs an unnecessary political gesture? Chatter at the water cooler is that Microsoft did a layoff as a political gesture and not out of need, says Microsoft Subnet blogger Mitchell Ashley.

Microsoft's New "Direct"-ion This rumination from Microsoft Subnet blogger Glenn Weadock stems from a hilarious position paper entitled “Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 DirectAccess Executive Overview."

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Emulex combines FCoE, iSCSI, IP networking into one chip Emulex's newest converged network adapter, due out later this year, contains several key improvements.

EMC blesses Emulex FCoE adapters EMC said Monday it will support a line of Emulex network adapters that use Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCOE), giving a big-name boost to an emerging technology that could become the common transport across an entire ...

Emulex announces multi-protocol SAN/LAN interface cards Emulex Thursday announced a multi-protocol network adapter card that allows servers to connect to back-end storage via Ethernet using several storage protocols including Fibre Channel while also off-loading TCP/IP ...

Emulex releases converged network adapters; Commvault supports Windows Server 2008 At Storage Networking World last week, a number of vendors, including Emulex and CommVault, introduced products ranging from IP storage-area networks to new implementations of the Fibre Channel over Ethernet ...

EMC adds flash to another array and de-dupes primary storage EMC Monday is introducing three storage arrays with options for solid-state disks, and is offering de-duplication and compression of primary storage for the first time.

StorMagic targets SMBs with virtual SAN British company StorMagic is set to shake up the virtualised storage market by launching a virtual SAN for small to medium businesses.

Fast Track to a SQL Server Data Warehouse This week Microsoft announced the first step in its Project Madison strategy which will eventually support large databases in the 100’s of terabytes.

February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
Up for grabs: One American Express gift card worth $250 from Global Knowledge; One Microsoft training course worth $2,995 from Global Knowledge; 15 copies each of the hot book titles Voice over IP Security, and CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide and 15 copies of Exchange Server 2007 How-To: Real Solutions for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Administrators. Get all the entry details here.


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Revealed: Surprises in the 4Q08 Ethernet switch market
Reese: This week data networking and telecom research firm Infonetics, released a report on the 4Q08 Ethernet and Application Switch market, revealing a few surprises.

NTT Makes Big Gains in U.S. Markets
Nickasch: NTT, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation is growing their U.S. presence, and fast. While initially situated in Japanese local telco, data/IP/voice, and mobile markets, the company continues their global growth, rising to the number three spot of the world's top telecom companies by revenue.

Microsoft demos innovations at annual TechFest
If you've ever been frustrated with trying to determine who is speaking when listening to a conference call, help may be at hand. Plus: Microsoft TechFest video: Commute UX keeps your eyes on the road
At TechFest 2009 Microsoft Research is showing off many projects in development. One of them is an in-car infotainment technology called Commute UX.

Ex-officials see successful '10 census despite handheld cuts
Director Louis Kincannon told reporters Tuesday that he expects a successful 2010 U.S. census despite the agency's decision last spring to cut back significantly on the use of handheld computers in the effort.

Attackers targeting unpatched vulnerability in Excel 2007
Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet program has a 0-day vulnerability that attackers are exploiting on the Internet, according to security vendor Symantec.

Microsoft wants open sourcers to write code for Visual Studio 2010
Microsoft showed off its new IDE and said it hoped open source developers would write plug-ins for it, but didn't mention the licensing that would allow for that.

IBM, Facebook and the mainframe: Growing a Big Iron following
Pretty sure I would never have expected to see “mainframe” and “Facebook” in the same sentence but there it was. While the page has been up there a while – the zSeries mainframe page has almost 600 Friends – IBM this week acknowledged it had created the page to further develop the mainframe community and of course attract university students to the world of Big Iron.

Verizon stomps on “Velveteen Rabbit” robocalls
Perhaps they were just trying to hide behind the cute tale of a cuddly rabbit come to life, but Verizon Wireless has today filed a lawsuit to stop a telemarketing group from bombarding its customers with robocalls touting the upcoming film, "The Velveteen Rabbit."

Today on Microsoft Subnet
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Today on Cisco Subnet
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February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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iPhone plagues Princeton with flaky Wi-Fi problems

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Princeton University iPhone and iPod Touch users are being plagued with Wi-Fi connectivity issues on the campus network, according to a story this week in the Daily Princetonian, an independent student newspaper. Read full story

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Nortel announces more layoffs
Nortel Networks will further cut its workforce by 3,200 and eliminate bonuses as part of its ongoing bankruptcy reorganization.
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Do cell phone projectors make sense?
Mathias: Samsung (along with partner Texas Instruments, the creator of the Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology used) announced a couple of phones last week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that have built-in video projectors. Those really-bright (and fairly power-efficient) white LEDS have made their way into handsets, and, given that one can display PowerPoint and PDF files on the screens of many handsets today, having a micro-projector in your handset makes a lot of sense. Or does it?

Should a Certification expire?
Muller: You have spent tremendous time and effort to earn a certification only to have re-certify a few years down the road. Some might gnash their teeth in protest over this and assume it is only a ploy by the various certification entities to part more money from our pockets and others just think it ridiculous, yet I believe there is validity in this concept of having to recertify or earn continuing education credits.

Network Management Sucks
Purser: I could almost end this blog with just that statement alone. What is it with NMS that feels like were are riding in the back seat from Wisconsin to Florida with our stinky second cousin Bert?

HP to distribute, support Sun's Solaris
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Server revenue sees big drop in Q4, IDC says
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Network management vendors land hefty venture funding
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Innovation shines at TechFest; CCNA Wireless Home Lab: What should I buy?

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Marvell Unveils 'Plug Computing' Platform; Motorola Rolls Out WLAN Products

Mobile Search And Web Use Climbing Rapidly

Commerce chief faces 5 Internet emergencies; Cisco unleashes a dozen security advisories

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Cisco unleashes a dozen security advisories;Juniper's Stratus Project vs. Cisco's California Project

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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Obama's broadband stimulus: Will wireless fit the bill? This week's 25 most-read stories

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Looking ahead to 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet rollouts

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ConSentry's new correlation features help spot trouble

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BodyGuardz: Lots of work for iPhone protection

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Radware makes a play for Nortel's Alteon business

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Automatic term renewals: Read the fine print

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Microsoft to give away 1 million training vouchers; Microsoft has big growth plans

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iPhone plagues Princeton Wi-Fi; More Nortel layoffs; Top 10 removable-media security incidents

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