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	Saturday, September 25, 2004

Affordable IT: Network Monitoring Systems. We tested nine SNMP monitors that cost less than a grand. Our top pick lit up our world with its Layer 2 mapping and advanced toolset. [Network Computing Reviews RSS Feed] 3:42:37 PM    comment []

Cisco to hire 1,000 engineers, salespeople this year. Cisco said it will add up to 1,000 employees, primarily in its engineering and sales groups, over the next fiscal year, which ends July 31, 2005. [Network World on Routers and Switches] 3:42:21 PM    comment []

E-Vote Fears Soar in Swing States. The Bush and Kerry campaigns, along with a range of advocacy groups, are concerned with the integrity of voting technology -- particularly in the states where votes matter most. By Jacob Ogles. [Wired News] 3:41:55 PM    comment []

	Thursday, September 23, 2004

Why The Open-Source Model Can Work In India. An Indian Institute of Technology professor--and open-source evangelist--discusses the role of Linux and open source in India. [Linux Pipeline] 5:47:23 PM    comment []

Study shows DSL leading in broadband growth. Broadband digital subscriber line (DSL) led a global boom in broadband Internet access over the 12 months ended June 30, growing to about 78 million total subscribers as users of all broadband services surpassed 123 million, the DSL Forum announced Wednesday. [InfoWorld: Top News] 5:47:03 PM    comment []

Symantec: Viruses aimed at Microsoft rise sharply. Nearly 5,000 new Windows viruses and worms were documented in the first half of 2004, up from about 1,000 in the same period a year earlier, according to computer security firm Symantec. [Computerworld Cybercrime News] 5:46:42 PM    comment []

Update: Credit card firm hit by DDoS attack. Credit card processing firm Authorize.Net said today that it was the target of a large-scale distributed denial-of-service attack that has caused disruptions for customers. [Computerworld Cybercrime News] 5:46:29 PM    comment []

Boston Hospital Will Track Assets With Wireless System. Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center plans to install a new geolocation system from PanGo Networks that's built around wireless LANs and RFID tags to track medical equipment as well as patients and its medical staff. [Computerworld Networking News] 5:46:20 PM    comment []

VMware releases virtualization tool for PCs. VMware Inc.'s ACE software installs a second operating system in a "container" to isolate a laptop's host environment from the corporate network in an effort to protect the network from virus infections. [Computerworld Networking News] 5:46:09 PM    comment []

Hitachi TVs to pick up Gemstar technology. Gemstar-TV Guide and Hitachi announce a multiyear deal to bring program guides to digital TVs. [CNET News.com] 5:45:48 PM    comment []

	Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Gupta Fills Gap Between Windows And Linux. Gupta Technologies ships a database that moves applications from a Microsoft Windows environment to the Linux platform. [Linux Pipeline] 4:50:16 PM    comment []

Germans Break Up Internet Piracy Group. Police say the ring peddled millions of dollars in bootleg films, computer games, music and software through a Web site. [InternetWeek] 4:50:04 PM    comment []

Intel invests in five 'digital home' companies. SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. has made new investments in five companies developing technologies that play into the chip maker's vision of a merged personal computer and consumer electronics industry, something Intel calls the digital home. [InfoWorld: Top News] 4:49:49 PM    comment []

Kerry's plan on outsourcing faces mixed reviews. Kerry advocates eliminating "special tax breaks" for U.S. companies with overseas subsidiaries. [Computerworld News] 4:49:31 PM    comment []

Storage vendors ease resource mgmt.. Cisco, Network Appliance and Microsoft are among those expected this week to unveil new storage hardware and software that makes it easier to manage, secure and protect data resources on storage-area networks and network-attached storage. [Network World on SANs] 4:49:10 PM    comment []

TV aims for prime time in digital home. New standard uses Web-based protocols to let televisions control other devices in a home. [CNET News.com] 4:49:00 PM    comment []

PC security threats hit new high. The number of viruses, worms and other security threats to PCs has now passed the 100,000 mark. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:48:39 PM    comment []

	Monday, September 20, 2004

They flood the market with stories IT Minute: Cisco's Richard Palmer. Tune in to hear Senior Technology Editor Curtis Franklin's recent interview with Richard Palmer, Cisco's VP/GM of the VPN and Security business unit for an inside look at how Cisco approaches security. [Network Computing Security RSS Feed] 12:50:29 PM    comment []

iSCSI vs. Fibre Storage Pipeline: Vendor Profile: Cisco Systems. Discover why the infrastructure company has switched gears, dropping its iSCSI plan in favor of Fibre Channel. [Network Computing Reviews RSS Feed] 12:49:59 PM    comment []

Cisco's Catalyst 6500 Series Wireless LAN Services Module. Cisco has revealed the premier element of its SWAN strategy. But will implementation issues ruffle some feathers? [Network Computing Mobile and Wireless Technology RSS Feed] 12:49:23 PM    comment []

This is Cisco theme day! An Interview with Cisco's Bill Rossi. Tune in to hear Dave Molta's recent interview with Cisco's Bill Rossi to find out how the company intends to fight through bureaucratization, a high-priced perception and proprietary technologies in its drive to create market-leading wireless gear. [Network Computing Mobile and Wireless Technology RSS Feed] 12:49:13 PM    comment []

We talked about virtualization is class last week. Storage Pipeline: Virtual Tape Libraries. Tape is slow but portable; disk is fast and flashy. Together, they bring out the best in one another. Find out which virtual tape offering you should consider, based on its capacity, support, fit and finish. [Network Computing] 12:48:47 PM    comment []

Cisco purchased Linksys last year Cisco Moving To Clarify Linksys Role . Linksys will focus on customers that rely on VARs to manage their networks, and Cisco will focus on customers with professional IT staff. [Networking Pipeline] 12:48:15 PM    comment []

Microsoft Blogger Tracks 7 Years Of Spam. Microsoft employee Raymond Chen has compiled unique evidence of the explosion of spam. [InternetWeek] 12:47:39 PM    comment []

Watch how often stories run about Cisco buying up the competition! Cisco to buy VoIP software vendor. Latest Cisco news. [Network World on Routers and Switches] 12:47:07 PM    comment []

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