Monday, May 20, 2013

10 things you may not know about Ethernet

What's next for Ethernet?

SDN coming ... soon

Network World Daily News AM
May 20, 2013
Share this email

10 things you may not know about Ethernet

Ethernet's value to networking and IT is well established over the past 40 years. But did you know that "Ethernet" refers to two slightly different ways of sending information between endpoints on a LAN? That and some other perhaps lesser known facts about this 40-year-old technology are reviewed here:

READ MORE
 

Issue highlights

1. What's next for Ethernet?

2. SDN coming ... soon

3. Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1B

4. US Defense Department approves Apple's iOS devices for its networks

5. Samsung launches $800,000 app contest for Galaxy S4

6. Chinese hackers master art of lying low

7. Half of companies to embrace BYOD by 2017: Gartner

8. Immigration reform may spur software robotics

9. Lawmakers seek Google Glass privacy plan

10. IT's new concern: The personal cloud

11. INSIDER Smartphones take center stage in two-factor authentication schemes

12. Google to Microsoft on Windows Phone 8 YouTube app blocking ads: Cease and desist

13. After two-year hiatus, EFF accepts bitcoin donations again

RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: WildPackets

Essential Reference for Monitoring your IT Infrastructure

How do you choose a network monitoring solution - SNMP monitoring, flow-based monitoring, or packet analysis - that is right your IT infrastructure? Download this ebook for a crash course in network monitoring for analysis and learn to use multi-segment analysis to diagnose performance problems with distributed application architectures. Download this ebook for a crash course in network monitoring for analysis and learn to use multi-segment analysis to diagnose performance problems with distributed application architectures.

What's next for Ethernet?

Internet traffic will quadruple in five years and the number of mobile Internet connections will exceed the world's population by 2017, according to Cisco research. READ MORE

SDN coming ... soon

Software defined networking was a hot topic at the recent Interop conference in Las Vegas, where enthusiasm for the emerging technology overpowered any lingering doubts. READ MORE

Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1B

Yahoo's board of directors has approved spending US$1.1 billion [b] in cash to buy popular blogging site Tumblr, according to The Wall Street Journal. READ MORE

US Defense Department approves Apple's iOS devices for its networks

Devices built around Apple's iOS operating system have been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for use on its networks, as the department moves to support multivendor mobile devices and operating systems. READ MORE

WEBCAST: Cisco, Dell/Sonic Wall, HP, McAfee, Sophos, Stonesoft

Black Market IT

Patrick Sweeney from Dell/SonicWALL, Alan Toews of Sophos and Robin discuss the threat posed by employees use consumer services such as Gmail and drop boxes to get around IT controls. View Now

Samsung launches $800,000 app contest for Galaxy S4

Samsung will host a US$800,000 contest for developers that build apps for the Galaxy S4 using the company's peer-to-peer software interface. READ MORE

Chinese hackers master art of lying low

China's remarkable success in infiltrating U.S. government, military and corporate networks in recent years shouldn't be seen as a sign that the country is gaining on the U.S. lead in cybertechnology, security experts say. They're just very persistent and very good at remaining undetected for long periods of time. READ MORE

Half of companies to embrace BYOD by 2017: Gartner

About half of the world's companies will adopt BYOD programs by 2017 and will no longer provide computing devices to employees, a new Gartner report predicts. READ MORE

Immigration reform may spur software robotics

The Senate immigration bill's H-1B restrictions have clearly upset Indian firms. But sometimes being in a tough spot can prompt new ways of approaching problems. One firm is implementing software robots. READ MORE

WEBCAST: Trusteer

Security Requirements vs. Operational Challenges

In this webinar, guest speaker Rick Holland, senior analyst serving Security & Risk Professionals at Forrester Research, Inc., will discuss the security and operational challenges associated with advanced malware protection. Learn More.

Lawmakers seek Google Glass privacy plan

Eight members of Congress have written an open letter to Google CEO Larry Page that outlines privacy concerns about the Internet vendor's computerized eyeglasses. READ MORE

IT's new concern: The personal cloud

As personal and professional clouds converge, IT's mission to improve productivity while protecting corporate apps and data is getting tougher. READ MORE

INSIDER

Smartphones take center stage in two-factor authentication schemes

We all know that relying on a simple user ID and password combination is fraught with peril. One alternative is to use one of the single sign-on solutions we reviewed last year, but there are less expensive options that could also be easier to install. READ MORE

Google to Microsoft on Windows Phone 8 YouTube app blocking ads: Cease and desist

Last week, Microsoft incorporated Google Talk into Outlook and SkyDrive to allow users "to chat with friends stuck on Gmail." Then Google CEO Larry Page criticized Microsoft for "taking advantage" of "interoperating" with Google, "but not doing the reverse." That's "really sad," Page said at I/O, "And that's not the way to make progress. READ MORE

After two-year hiatus, EFF accepts bitcoin donations again

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has resumed accepting bitcoins donations, saying some of the legal ambiguity around the virtual currency has disappeared. READ MORE

WEBCAST: IBM

Content Analytics Explained

Content Analytics Explained - Listen to Bob Foyle, Sr. Product Manager, IBM talk about Content Analytics and the Analytics Imperative. Learn More.

SLIDESHOWS

Sun's stars: Where are they now?

One of the brightest lights in Silicon Valley for more than two decades.

JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES

As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity).

Network World on Facebook

Network World on LinkedIn

MOST-READ STORIES

1. Swedish data center saves $1 million a year using seawater for cooling

2. NOVA to examine technology's role in capturing Boston bombers

3. iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending May 16

10. Sun's stars: Where are they now?

8. Cisco to SDN: Bring it on

9. 10 amazing Linux desktop environments you've probably never seen

7. 7 steps to securing Java

6. 10 more of the world's coolest data centers

5. iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending May 3

4. Could this be the business world's answer to Google Glass?

Follow Network World

Share this email

You are currently subscribed to networkworld_daily_news_alert as networking.world@gmail.com.

Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy

Learn about INSIDER

If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com

To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com

Copyright (C) 2013 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701

** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **

No comments: