5 cool wireless projects; Microsoft stands by invite to hacker; Father-son team kills 50,000 spam sites

Daily News: PM This newsletter is sponsored by Cloudmark Whitepaper: Win the war on phishing Discover the best practices in the war on phishing in this educational whitepaper. Read about specific filtering techniques such as Bayesian filters, IP blacklists, and heuristics and fingerprinting. Find out the types of policies and practices other services providers have in place that successfully fight phishing schemes. Learn more today. Network World Daily News: PM, 11/09/07 NEWS PODCAST: Network World 360 Sprint Nextel and Clearwire agree to terminate Letter of Intent to build nationwide WiMax network; Plan to blanked 1,500 miles of Silicon Valley with a wireless network may be on the edge of stalling (6:18). 5 cool wireless research projects worth checking out A review of 5 cool wireless research projects focused on municipal Wi-Fi, sensor networks and more. Microsoft stands by its invite to arrested hacker Microsoft's security team took a bit of a chance a few weeks ago, when it invited Roberto Preatoni to give a talk at its Redmond campus. Find out why WAN Optimization is Right for You Discover how you can realize a three to four month return on investment with WAN optimization tools in this informative Webcast. Learn how all WAN optimization products are not the same and how to find the right box for your organization. To find out more click here. Antispam group targets transactions, not messages A father-son team that has dedicated time and energy to fighting spam says that as of today, it has shut down more than 50,000 Web sites that use unwanted messages to lure traffic. Net Know-It-All Challenge II If you took our last quiz, here's your chance to ace another one - or redeem yourself, as the case may be. So get ready to test your knowledge of the high-tech industry, which can be one of the funniest and quirkiest places to work, as evidenced by the questions' subject matter. 17 charged in massive ID theft bust The operators of a New York business have been charged with running a massive identity-theft and money-laundering operation that raked in more ... DOJ cracks down on Internet pharmacy Six men face charges of illegally distributing drugs through an Internet pharmacy, and the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking forfeiture of ... Reduce IT complexity, costs with consolidation Redundancy kills when it comes to IT: It can add waste while snuffing out opportunities to innovate. Think of redundant ERP installations. Extra data ... Microsoft should seek internal CIO candidate Stuart Scott had a stellar reputation when Microsoft recruited him in 2005 to be its CIO. MIT reinvents the wheel with foldable, stackable car Ever wish you could drive around the city but not worry about parking? Dell’s acquisition of EqualLogic a good fit, analysts say Dell’s acquisition of IP storage-area network (SAN) vendor EqualLogic is being met with approval from analysts who say the deal fits well into ...

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