News podcast: Network World 360 Racism, hate, and militancy sites have tripled in number over the past year on the Web and within corners of social-networking sites like Facebook and YouTube. Also, last week VMware had to reassure industry observers that it will not ban competition from the VMworld conference, after bloggers took the company to task on a policy change. (2:30) Ubuntu Server: Lean, mean, cloud-making machine Ubuntu Server is a fast, free, no-frills Linux distribution that fills a niche between utilitarian Debian and the GUI-driven and, some would argue, over-featured Novell SUSE and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Ubuntu Desktop: Plenty of sizzle, not much steak Ubuntu 9.0.4 Desktop, nicknamed Jaunty Jackalope, is likely to continue the Mac-like cult following for Canonical's Debian-based Linux distribution. But there's not a lot new here. HP ProCurve converges wireless and wired network access As wired and wireless devices of all kinds are IP-enabled, HP ProCurve introduces a single-room access devices that lets both connect to a standard-sized wall-jack plate, which combines a Wi-Fi access point with a four-port Ethernet switch. Is routing undergoing a mid-life crisis? At the recent Interop conference, Jim moderated a panel that had the same name as this newsletter. We will use this newsletter to discuss what kind of mid-life crisis, if any, that the panelists thought that that routing was undergoing. Too Many IOS Versions, Something's Gotta Give Soon Morris: Back when I worked in network operations at AT&T, I was (strangely) proud that I knew all the different versions, feature sets, and varieties of Cisco IOS. It was one of the things I could use quickly when dealing with bugs and outages. However, now, all the different versions of IOS are making me sick. Let's take a short stroll down IOS lane... Best I can tell there are nine varieties of IOS. Blog posts pre-release review of Palm Pre The Boy Genius Report, a blog focusing on mobile devices, has published a hands-on review of the Palm Pre smartphone, or at least of a model available prior to its formal release this Saturday June 6. In general, the Boy Genius really likes the the Pre's touch screen, its operating system, and the phone's size. He kind of likes the Web browser. But the keyboard is a disappointment, and the phone "feels" cheaply built, but he admits that may be because it's so light to hold and the irrational conviction is that "heavier" means "higher quality." Air Force Disputes Talk of GPS Failure The Air Force disputes warnings from the General Accountability Office that GPS service could be interrupted, though Air Force officers admit that there is some risk of degraded performance if failing satellites aren't replaced in a timely way. Time for Interoperability among WAN Optimization Vendors Here's the problem. A user behind a Riverbed Steelhead can't communicate with a server behind a Cisco WAAS. This is nuts! The Application Delivery System (ADS--aka WAN optimization) market is mature enough to fix this. The time has come to standardize how ADS technology works so enterprises can build multivendor solutions. We have done this with every other network technology. Why should ADS technology be different? Why are some hackers so successful? It's all in their heads Cisco Subnet's Jamey Heary was featured in an online interview published today by former Cisco Subnet founder Linda Leung. Heary has a theory on why and how hackers succeed. They are masters of psychology, not just technology. Video: Microsoft Multipoint livens up math class Thai math students try out Microsoft Multipoint, which allows multiple mice to participate in exercises on the same computer. |
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