Cisco opening up IOS; Open source and the corporate elephant; Commodore rejects Apple - a look back

Daily News PM Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Cisco opening up IOS By Jim Duffy Cisco plans on opening up its venerable IOS routing software to third-party developers, company officials at this week's C-Scape conference said. Read full story Jim Duffy a Network World managing editor. He has over 21 years of high-tech reporting experience, including over 16 years at Network World. Previously, he was senior editor at Computer Systems News and associate editor/reporter at Electronic News and MIS Week. He can be reached at jduffy@nww.com. MORE STORIES SPONSORED BY MICROSOFT Download and Join the Windows Server(r) 2008 Release Candidate community. The Windows Server(r) 2008 Release Candidate operating system is ready. See how built-in Web technologies make Windows Server 2008 a robust, security-enhanced, and reliable foundation on which you can develop, deliver, and manage rich user applications and experiences. Join the growing global community. 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