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Thursday, January 20, 2005

Plenty of news this week!

There is plenty of interesting news this week. At the top of my list is the story about the FBI dropping its controversial software. Also, Cisco continues to grow through acquisitions.
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FBI Tosses Carnivore to the Dogs. The bureau abandons its controversial, customized snooping software in favor of ISP-initiated internet wiretaps and commercial applications designed to sift through e-mail and other online communications. [Wired News]
1:49:32 PM

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Video Game Industry Sales Reach Record Pace in 2004. The video game industry enjoyed record sales in 2004, despite a shortage of game consoles over the holiday season. By By MATT RICHTEL. [NYT > Technology]
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Fibre Channel switch maker McData acquires CNT. Storage switch vendor McData Tuesday acquired Computer Network Technology in a $235 million deal. [Network World on Storage]
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Cisco poised for a big buyout year. Cisco's 12 acquisitions last year were the most for the network giant since the tech bubble heyday and could portend even bigger spending in 2005. [Network World on Routers and Switches]
1:48:41 PM

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Some Companies Switching From Microsoft's IE Browser. Penn State University recently advised students against the use of IE. A number of small companies interviewed by InformationWeek.com are following suit, citing similar security concerns. [Linux Pipeline]
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Desktop Search: Proceed With Caution. Security experts are advising users of desktop search applications to evaluate the risks before downloading the freeware from Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. [InternetWeek]
1:47:58 PM

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Chinese companies join Cisco-led security program. Two Chinese antivirus software vendors, Kingsoft and Rising Technology, have joined Cisco Systems' Network Admission Control (NAC) security program, the San Jose, California, network equipment vendor said Tuesday. [InfoWorld: Top News]
1:47:42 PM

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Sidebar: Fighting Back, Legally. Incident handling means taking action to defend your company. But it also means making sure you don't break the law doing so. [Computerworld Cybercrime News]
1:47:25 PM

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Breaking Through IP Telephony. In tests, Avaya and Cisco attempt to strut VoIP security stuff. [Computerworld Networking News]
1:47:14 PM

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Novell beta mixes SuSE Linux, NetWare. Company starts test program for its Novell Open Enterprise Server, bringing NetWare services to SuSE Linux. [CNET News.com]
1:46:52 PM

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Firm offers free 10GB online storage. Streamload is offering a free online storage service as well as its paid-for options - upping the ante for rival services such as AOL By mailroomuk@zdnet.com (John Borland). [ZDNet UK News]
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