5 things to pass along to new networkers

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	5 things to pass along to new networkers Jimmy Ray Purser: I firmly believe that what separates an average networker from a excellent networker is the willingness to share experiences and information with our peers. What are your top five words of wisdom to pass to others in the field? Here are mine. Read More WEBCAST: ShoreTel A Lower Cost Approach to UC Learn about a switch-based architecture that provides the industry's lowest total cost of ownership while exploiting the full power of IP. See why this system beats the market leaders and has over 1 million users like Big Brothers/Big Sisters who candidly discuss their selection process, goals and ultimate success in moving to UC. Learn More! In this Issue Is the Force10 S60 the best "Top-of-rack" switch yet? Dear (name of boss): Microsoft wrote this letter for me. Sincerely, your employee. Did iPhone apps, movies, music or web surfing kill AT&T's unlimited usage plan? Open Source OS Featuring "Throw Away" VMs Could Solve Your Security Problems What would your ultimate network security look like? Note to Washington: Read and react to Richard Clarke's new Book, "Cyber War!" Driving a Stake In A Blood Sucking Software Patent Why does the Open Source Community love Apple? Are you surprised Google dumped Windows? I'm not Being acquired is the best thing for a FOSS project WHITE PAPER: Polycom Top Reasons for a Hosted VoIP Solution As Voice over IP becomes more and more prevalent for businesses of all sizes, questions have emerged about the value of a hosted solution. Tune in to Alex Doyle, Senior Director of Global Solutions Marketing at BroadSoft, as he discusses the benefits of hosted VoIP to businesses. Read More Is the Force10 S60 the best "Top-of-rack" switch yet? Force10 Networks has just announced their latest offering in the crowded field of "datacenter top-of-rack" switches. Cisco has multiple offerings including the new 4948E (not to be confused with the older 4948-E which is a very different switch), and Arista and Juniper, among others, offer competitive products. Read More Dear (name of boss): Microsoft wrote this letter for me. Sincerely, your employee. Dear (name of boss). I didn't really write this letter, but if you knew that, you probably wouldn't be willing to give me the $2,200 I'm about to ask for because I want to spend a week in New Orleans. You see, Microsoft is hosting an event called TechEd starting Monday in the land of Mardi Gras, which would be, like, wicked fun, but I can't think of any legitimate reason for our corporate masters to... Read More Did iPhone apps, movies, music or web surfing kill AT&T's unlimited usage plan? iPhone, Google Android phones, Windows 7 Mobile, SmartPhones, etc… More cellular data bandwidth is always better, right? If you can get an unlimited plan, that's better right? Maybe, if you're willing to pay for it…and now, only if your wireless carrier offers it. AT&T, and others like Verizon, are starting to reign in the unlimited usage plans. Read More WEBCAST: Meraki Cloud-Managed WiFi Learn how cloud-managed wireless access points can be self-configured and centrally managed over the web, provide secured access for employees and guests, be scalable for networks of all sizes, and provide a cost savings of up to 50% over traditional solutions. Click here. Open Source OS Featuring "Throw Away" VMs Could Solve Your Security Problems A new open source operating system based on Linux and Xen is bringing a new approach to the malware and security issue. Using on the fly, disposable virtual machines, you can view photos, docs, music or other files in an isolated virtual machine that will prevent it from infecting your actual device. Read More What would your ultimate network security look like? Is it possible that given a clean slate and likely millions of dollars, engineers could come up with the ultimate in secure network technology? Read More Note to Washington: Read and react to Richard Clarke's new Book, "Cyber War!" I recently finished Richard Clarke's new book, "Cyber War," and I have but two words for the former cyber czar -- thank you. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Troubleshooting Application Problems This comprehensive 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. Learn the fundamentals of how applications work, how they flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems. Click here! Driving a Stake In A Blood Sucking Software Patent Few topics can illicit a more guttural response from an open source advocate as the topic of software patents. In many respects they are the very antithesis of open source. In security there has been one particularly irksome patent that has bedeviled the industry for years and probably held back innovation and progress in gateway anti-virus technology. Read More Why does the Open Source Community love Apple? Attend any computer conference these days and you can expect that almost every giveaway is an iPad. In fact, I recently attended a conference for a Microsoft oriented customer group and the talk of the attendees was Apple and how excited they were to possibly win an iPad from the vendors in the exhibit hall. It makes me wonder, why isn't the open source community in a complete uproar against Apple? Read More Are you surprised Google dumped Windows? I'm not The tech universe is all abuzz today over the news that Google is dumping Windows for internal use, because the operating system is not secure enough to meet Google's lofty standards. Read More Being acquired is the best thing for a FOSS project Being bought by a commercial competitor is about the best possible thing that could eventually happen to a popular, pure FOSS project. It seems contrary to the vision of free software, and yet it's true if people like Daniel Cid, founder of Open Source Security, Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (OSSEC) and HD Moore, founder of Metasploit, are to be believed. (And they would know.) Read More
	Join us on LinkedIn Discuss the networking issues of the day with your colleagues, via Network World's LinkedIn group. Join today! - Jeff Caruso, Executive Online Editor Today from the Subnet communities 15 copies of CCNP ROUTE study kits available and 15 copies of Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook up for grabs, too.Deadline May 31. SLIDESHOWS 10 useful Firefox-based apps Here are 10 useful desktop programs that run on the open-source Web browser's native technology. All of these applications are free for you to download and use -- and only one is a Web browser. Steve Ballmer as emoticons It's not often hard to guess what Steve Ballmer is feeling. The Microsoft CEO has one of the most recognized, and photographed, faces in the IT industry - and it's also one of the most expressive. MOST-READ STORIES Microsoft plans gigantic Patch Tuesday next week Android rootkit is just a phone call away Five things to pass along to new networkers 10 useful Firefox-based apps Users find the secrets of WAN optimization Google wants to patent 'snoop' technology A history of portable computing FTC cracks down on spyware seller Photo forensics: Identifying faked pictures Read and react to Richard Clarke's new book, "Cyber War!"
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