Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Two days after iPhone launch, AT&T EDGE goes down; SAP admits to 'some inappropriate downloads' in Oracle

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Two days after iPhone launch, AT&T EDGE goes down
IPhone users across the U.S. were complaining Monday that AT&T's wireless data network was down.

SAP admits to 'some inappropriate downloads' in Oracle case
SAP waited until almost the last minute to refute Oracle's strongly worded legal complaints accusing it of stealing trade secrets in a bid to attract new customers.

Hackers make progress towards unlocking iPhone
Efforts to unlock Apple's iPhone continued on Monday, with hackers claiming "very significant progress."

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Google acquires GrandCentral
Following on rumors that a deal was in the works, Google acquired GrandCentral Communications for an undisclosed sum.

The top network inventors of all time
Although boxing legend George Foreman, a judge on the second-year CBS reality show American Inventor, has yet to invent a network device, his Lean Mean Grilling Fat-Reducing Machine has been used by countless techies to quickly cook sandwiches and hamburgers after a long day in the data center. The show on which Foreman appears also inspired us to take a look back at the network industry’s greatest inventors. And who knows, maybe the winner of American Inventor will someday join our list.

Massachusetts puts Open XML out for consideration
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Monday proposed adding Microsoft-developed Open XML to its list of approved open documents formats.

iPhone sales estimates as high as 700,000
It will be a while before the official numbers come in, but some Wall Street analysts say that Apple might have sold as many as 700,000 iPhones over the device's opening weekend.

Salary survey: Be a CSO and get rich
CSOs are seeing the most significant increases in pay this year, while IT professionals in general are experiencing minor increases in compensation, according to a new survey.

5 things you don’t know about EMC
You may think you know all you want about EMC and its Symmetrix, Clariion and the other offerings. It would be a surprise, however, if you know what product EMC first introduced, how it makes use of a swimming pool on its property and how too much wine at a Passover seder contributed to EMC acquisition RSA Security’s first product.

Blogs

Today at Cisco Subnet
We say goodbye to June's Author Expert blogger Denise Donohue, whose insights into the hectic life of a presales engineer we will dearly miss, but we say hello to July's Author Expert blogger Doug Alger, author of "Build the Best Data Center for Your Business." Plus: Enter to win a copy of Doug's book.

Today on Layer 8 we feel lost between Gen X and Baby Boomers:
Products such as the iPhone likely will only make this trend worse: In a recent study, six in 10 family-run businesses reported there have been disagreements between older and younger generations about how to invest in technology.

15 free copies of the must-have read on Exchange 2007
Point your browsers to the Microsoft Subnet to enter your name in the content for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Unleashed. Read the blog from the author Rand Morimoto. He plays with Microsoft technology years before its available and is ready to answer your toughest questions.

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4. Withdrawn Black Hat paper hints at security flaws
5. iPhone buzz reaches to Microsoft's back yard
6. Lawyers show how to avoid hiring an American
7. 3Com to spin out TippingPoint
8. IPv6 D-Day is coming up fast
9. Gartner to IT: Avoid Apple's iPhone
10. Hackers target C-level execs and their families

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