| No IT cloud for Cisco
Cisco says it will compete in the SaaS, collaboration platform and IT foundation areas of cloud computing. But it has no plans for offering IT compute as a service, company officials said during the Cisco Live Virtual conference today. Juniper nixes ATM security talk
Router maker Juniper Networks has barred one of the company's security researchers from discussing security flaws in Automated Teller Machines after an ATM maker threatened legal action. 5 free apps that make project management easier
Putting together a project plan can sometimes seem more daunting than completing the project itself. When you need to track each step of a project, along with your costs, staff, and other factors, you probably need a project management application. The challenges of bringing fiber to the home
Carriers worried about the cost of deploying fiber should concentrate primarily on lowering their installation costs and driving up their adoption rates, according to Boston-based research firm the Yankee Group. Cisco plans to offer virtual voice service
Cisco Systems will be making aspects of its IP voice technology available virtually and sold as a service as part of a continuing set of improvements to its cloud computing strategy, the company's CTO said. Cybersecurity boondoggle?
Let me start this blog by saying that I am completely in favor of a broader leadership role for the U.S. Federal Government in cybersecurity. That said, I am also worried that cybersecurity is a political hot potato that may already be out of control. Comcast Deploys WiMax 4G Broadband
Comcast just became the wireless Internet vendor to beat by offering 4G wireless Internet in Portland, Oregon. Leveraging Clearwire's WiMax network, this move leaves LTE (Long-Term Evolution), the competing technology, a step behind. Will A Legal Pirate Bay Thrive? (Hint: No)
The Pirate Bay, a torrent site that has attracted millions of users by offering a wealth of (often illegal) content, is now at a turning point. With a $3.8 million fine dangling around the neck of the owners and a fresh $7.8 million acquisition by Global Gaming Factory X, announced this morning, the site is about to embrace a legal business model. How well will this work? Microsoft to open two mall-sized data centers
Microsoft on Monday said it is about to flip the switch on what will eventually be more than 1 million square feet of data center space in two facilities, one in Chicago, the other in Dublin, Ireland. New NTIA administrator owned Cisco stock when Cisco granted coveted NTIA Buy American exemption
Financial disclosure document reveals ownership of at least $100K in Cisco stock by new NTIA administrator, Larry Strickling. Microsoft Pushes IE8 With Ads That Are Actually Funny
Microsoft has done it again: The company has released another set of baffling and mystifying ads, but this time they're actually funny. 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. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
For better or worse, Nortel as we know it is coming to an end. Here's how the telecom giant got to this point.
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