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A sleek touch-screen laptop, a voice-to-text service for the iPhone, and various tools to help employees work more efficiently are being unveiled this week at Network World's DEMO 09 conference in Palm Desert, Calif. Windmill Networks this week officially launched and introduced its management integration software that industry watchers say could help reduce network-performance-management headaches and speed troubleshooting for time-strapped IT staff. (5:27) Storm clouds ahead
Cloud computing, which refers primarily to an on-demand service delivery model that may span both outsourced and premises-based platforms, is the hot, new paradigm. But cloud computing is causing discomfort among some IT professionals, who are concerned that cloud-based services may fall outside the scope of established service-oriented architecture (SOA) governance initiatives. DEMO 09 companies that work for me
Shaw: There were many good companies and services launched at the DEMO 09 morning session, but the ones that bubble up to the top of my consciousness are the ones that can instantly solve some of my problems as an end user. More science, less drama: IT pros defend engineering careers
Network World readers give their take on why engineering is a viable career option and how the industry could be made more appealing to students. HP wins $1B, 10-year services contract
EDS will use HP and Cisco technology to transform U.K. insurer Aviva's two data centers under the terms of a $1 billion 10-year contract. Downadup worm may hammer Southwest Airlines URL March 13
Computers infected by the Downadup worm will "phone home" to several legitimate URLs this month, including one owned by Southwest Airlines, potentially disrupting those... Today on Layer 8: An iPhone-, iPod-free zone?
Cool little interview in Vogue this month with Melinda Gates that acknowledges what it must be like to grow up Microsoft. “There are very few things that are on the banned list in our household,” Gates says in the article, which was also highlighted in the Geeksugar blog. “But iPods and iPhones are two things we don’t get for our kids.” Getting network baselining right
Baselining involves recording network traffic and performance, saving it for future reference and/or reviewing it to see traffic patterns. Once baselines are saved, they can be used as a benchmark with which to compare other traffic patterns. IBM tries to tackle nanotube chip cooling
IBM researchers on Monday said they are looking at ways to improve heat management in carbon nanotube transistors to prevent them from self-destructing. Amazon EC2: Self-Hosting for VoIP Systems
Nickasch: Last week, I had an excellent chat with John Todd, the Asterisk Open Source Community Director at Digium. Prior to the discussion, I was following some of the exciting stories and examples about running Asterisk-based environments on Amazon's EC2 cloud. After the discussion, and through some of my own personal experimentation with the environment, I can honestly predict that self-hosting by way of Asterisk on the Amazon EC2 has, and will change the landscape, for large businesses and especially service provider markets. Podcast: How to not fall for phishing schemes
With 1 in 4 of corporate employees vulnerable to targeted or spear phishing attacks, do you think you would be able to recognize the latest threats? Rohyt Belani, CEO of the Intrepidus Group, talks with Keith Shaw about the latest ways that phishers are going after corporate employees, and why security awareness and phishing awareness training programs often fail. (14:02) Some answers to the "What has DARPA done lately?" question
Monash: In a recent post, I asked "What has DARPA accomplished in recent decades?" Responses to my questioning of this highly regarded agency generally contained more heat than light. | 
Out of the more than 150 products tested, a baker's dozen rise to the top of the list.
Six readers dish on their must-have network products, from desktop systems to wireless access points.
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