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Network World Daily News: AM, 05/24/07 Cisco, Nortel weigh in on switches of the future Ethernet switch makers Cisco and Nortel this week said network professionals should start paying a lot more attention to keeping their wiring closets cool and energy efficient as power consumption grows. Microsoft says licensing protects customers A top Microsoft executive promoted the company's licensing of network security protocols at the Interop trade show on Wednesday, but not before taking time out during a keynote address to defend the company's patent licensing program for open-source software. IBM software pushes security policies for the rest of us IBM Thursday plans to announce a tool called Secure Perspective to help non-technical people establish security policies. | Make the most of your Mobile Gear Download our Free Executive Guide and learn how Network IT professionals are getting the most out of their mobile devices and improving mobile security. You'll also get the scoop on upcoming mobile tools and technologies and how they may impact your enterprise. Click Here to download today! | | EMC promises common management platform EMC says that by year's end it will begin delivering "a common platform" for managing the company's myriad storage lines, an advance long desired by customers weary of juggling multiple interfaces. Michigan man fined for using free Wi-Fi A Michigan man has been fined $400 and must work 40 hours of community service for using a local café’s Wi-Fi connection from his parked car to check his e-mail and surf the Web. Wireless LANs gain controller improvements Wireless LAN vendors unveiled an array of software improvements to their core systems software at this week’s Interop Las Vegas trade show. Internet tax ban meets resistance in Senate Several U.S. senators questioned whether to extend a ban on access and other Internet-only taxes, at least in their current form, during a hearing Wednesday. Useful software tools for under $1,000 IT executives walking the Interop Las Vegas show floor this week found some software bargains on everything from network analyzers to emulation software to firewalls. Full Interop coverage. Microsoft further opens up identity platform Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled royalty-free access to another of its identity specifications and introduced four open-source projects designed to improve interoperability among its identity management platform and those from other vendors and developers. HP settles SEC investigation into Perkins resignation Hewlett-Packard Co. has settled a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation regarding the resignation of Tom Perkins from its board. Video Not all VoIP rollouts go as planned Despite new building and fresh networking gear, a voice over IP implementation does not always go as planned - even for a high-tech outfit like the Argonne National Laboratory. Scott Pinkerton, manager of Argonne's core network infrastructure, explains the hurdles his group faced and the lessons learned from their failed VoIP project. Podcast Interop 2007: No lonely cowboys here Recording live from Interop 2007, Jason and Keith chat about what they learned at Interop, Google's auction idea for wireless spectrum, the 5-year-exclusive agreement between AT&T and Apple for the iPhone, and why cowboys are so lonely (41:24) Blogs Buzzblog: Who knew this TV show was popular? Google's latest gizmo, "Hot Trends," tell us this morning that a TV show I have never watched is, in fact, pretty darn popular. In fact, 11 of the top 16 "Hot Trends" entries are about this one show. Today on Layer 8, where we fight each and every one of our speeding tickets: Since Layer 8 was on the road so much this week we thought we’d keep to a travel theme. Today, the National Motorists Association (NMA) issued a useful list of the top 10 speed trap cities in the United States. |
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