News podcast: Network World 360 A new survey of university technology executives show modest grades in network security, with the fear of malware among the tops on the long list of potential threats. Also, the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether the hiring practices of Google, Yahoo, Apple and some other technology companies may have violated anti-trust regulations, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. (6:11) 5 famous spies and their techie ties They betrayed the U.S. and here's how technology played a role. 4 key points on broadband stimulus money In her research note this week, Boston based Avian Securities Senior Telecom Research Analyst - Catharine Trebnick, gave an update on the broadband initiatives of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Intel targets all-day battery life for netbooks The ability to run a netbook all day on a single battery charge is one of the goals Intel has set for itself as it develops the Atom platform. Opera reclaims number 1 spot for mobile browsers...or not [This is a repost of a news story elsewhere on our site] Opera regained a slight lead over Apple to become the most-used mobile browser in May, according to data from StatCounter. Or maybe not. It all depends on what's being counted. Report: Hiring by tech companies under DOJ investigation The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether the hiring practices of Google, Yahoo, Apple and some other technology companies may have violated anti-trust regulations, The Washington Post [reported Wednesday.] Microsoft Tries to Force You to Use Bing Microsoft really knows marketing. But its latest (unintentional) attempt to promote the new search engine Bing may have gone over the line. According to reports, a glitch in Internet Explorer 6 forced Bing onto users as the default search engine. Even when users manually altered their preferences, Bing emerged once again. Colleges give themselves C+ for network security Colleges give themselves modest marks in network security and fear malware the most among a long list of potential threats, according to a survey of university technology executives. The need to rethink routing Our last newsletter summarized some of the heated discussion that took place at a panel that Jim recently moderated at Interop in Las Vegas that was entitled: "Is Routing Undergoing a Mid-Life Crisis?" This newsletter will continue the discussion about what, if anything, is driving the need for IT organizations to rethink their approach to routing. Inside the Top 10 hot aerospace technologies June Giveaways Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training from Global Knowledge to two lucky readers and 15 copies each of books on IPv6 security, the Cisco Secure Firewall Services Module, and Active Directory Domain Services 2008. Deadline for entries June 30. |
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