SAP to buy Business Objects for $6.78B; 10 best Cisco videos; Six Sigma slashes IT costs

Daily News: PM This newsletter is sponsored by Riverbed Technology Learn how to Accelerate Secure Data Download this whitepaper, "Raising the Bar in Wide-area Data Services", to learn how you can now accelerate all data, including SSL traffic. Learn about tools that are available today and questions you should ask your vendor about secure data optimization support. Download this whitepaper now. Network World Daily News: PM, 10/08/07 NEWS PODCAST: NETWORK WORLD 360, 10/08/07 Cisco aims to sway FCC on digital TV regulations; Enterasys introducing intrusion-detection system; SAP to acquire Business Objects; iPod catches fire in man's pocket. (5:50) SAP to buy Business Objects for $6.78 billion SAP has agreed to buy Business Objects for about €4.8 billion ($6.78 billion), a surprise move that breaks with SAP's traditional strategy of ... 10 best Cisco videos on YouTube Writes Adam Gaffin: Is there anything you can't find on YouTube these days? I was looking for something the other day and ran across one of those inspirational Cisco ads - you know, the ones about bringing the world together and I'd like to buy the world a Coke or something? In any case, I did a search and found tons of videos by and about Cisco. Here are the ten I thought were the best. Got any favorites? Link away! Executive Guide: Stay ahead of the data growth curve Get real-world advice on how to best deal with the explosion of data across nearly every enterprise today. This informative executive guide offers IT professionals detailed information on new technologies such as ILM and FANs, specific pitfalls to avoid when deploying ILM, as well as solid case studies. Download This Executive Guide BMC buying out configuration management company BMC adds network layer technology critical to the success of business service management and IT process automation. In depth Activity monitoring and database security Over 158 million personal data records have been exposed since February 2005. There is no question that databases are under attack. No longer satisfied with defacing Web sites or committing other malicious acts, today's attackers are increasingly targeting the database, where they can harvest data en mass and sell that data for financial gain. In NetworkWorld.com Community Adam Gaffin compiles the 10 best Cisco videos on YouTube. Wendell Odom looks at switch forwarding with a twist. Jamey Heary describes the three most commonly configured Catalyst switch security features. Brad Reese posts a Q&A with a network behavior analysis software expert. Raj Tolani details router basics. Users debate a rent-a-Cisco-cert program and what it would take to abandon Cisco switches. James Gaskin considers whether it's time to stop worrying about reliability when it comes to software-as-a-service sites. Ryan explains why it's too bad the Vonage debacle will give IP telephony a bad name. Alex Lewis reports he saw an actual Google phone the other day - although the Googler who had it quickly put it in his pocket. Kerrie Meyler discusses the Microsoft Operations Manager 2007 Authoring Console. Susan Hanley explains why you should wiki while you work. How to Ron Nutter helps a user figure out why his wireless router's performance seems to have dropped recently. Michael Machado offers tips on compiling a good security policy. More news Six Sigma slashes IT costs by millions Cummins, an engine manufacturer in Columbus, Ind., is firing on all cylinders as it hits $12 billion in revenues this year. The company attributes much of its recent success to Six Sigma, a quality management technique that involves applying statistical tools to measure, analyze and fix problems. Network World National Correspondent Carolyn Duffy Marsan interviewed Cummins CIO Gail Farnsley to learn more. Beware the single vendor as trusted advisor: Gartner Next week, Gartner is expected to present its rationale for adopting a multivendor strategy for enterprise networking. E-mail security, compliance upgraded in Google Apps Google is upgrading its set of Google Apps office tools with e-mail security and compliance features, stemming from its acquisition of Postini, to help it compete with Microsoft Office.

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