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Intel slings sue ball at N-Data
Ethernet patent skirmish Intel has filed a lawsuit against Negotiated Data Solutions, LLC (N-Data) in a royalties dispute about the industry standard for Ethernet computer networking..
TheRegister.co.uk Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:43:56 GMT
SolarWinds is doing something right
SolarWinds is an example of how dramatically lower price points and faster time to value are catching on in a sea of more complex, costly, and albeit usually more richly functional network management products.
Network World Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EST
A hopefully terminal delay in enhanced advertising
NebuAd, an advertising service that tracks users' Web activities, is feeling the heat from Congress and others.
Network World Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EST
Milli Vanilli, the Chinese, Apple and forgiveness
As with Milli Vanilli before them, the Chinese and Apple have breached our faith - the Chinese with fake fireworks and Apple with a secret back door into the iPhone. Who might we forgive?
Network World Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EST
Fooling Google News is as easy as s-p-o-o-f
Google News cannot tell the difference between real news stories and spoofs, especially when both the real news and the spoof are ostensibly about the same topic. Google News cannot tell the difference because it employs no human editors to pick stories for its front page and because the software it relies upon instead has no sense of humor.
Network World Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EST
U.S. Broadband Still Lagging in 2008
The U.S. ranks 15 in broadband network performance compared to other countries based on the latest Communications Workers of America (CWA) data. The average U.S. broadband connection runs at a...
About Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EST
Metamaterials for Networks (Not Just Invisible People)
Scientists at UC Berkeley made news this week with a significant demonstration of light-bending metamaterials. For some reason, perhaps the excessive hours of Nethack we played in our younger years,...
About Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EST
APIPA - Automatic Private IP Addressing
What is APIPA? Knowing the answer could help you land a job. Consider the example of Sam Marsh, a networking student in the UK who was recently asked this question...
About Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EST
Details of DNS Flaw Presented
As reported last month, prominent network researcher Dan Kaminsky uncovered a major DNS flaw that could have led to widespread Internet outages if not fixed. Technical details behind this flaw...
About Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EST
Voice, data nets supersized for Democratic National Convention
With more than 50,000 tech-savvy politicians, aides, wonks, delegates and journalists descending on Denver next week for the Democratic National Convention, any network deployed at the convention site will have to be huge.
Network World Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EST
Georgia cyberwar overblown
Last week Russian tanks rolled into South Ossetia while Russian bombers were taking out critical communications infrastructure. But even before the first tank rolled across the disputed borders, another war was brewing in cyberspace.
Network World Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EST
Gartner says IT spending growth to slow across board in 2009
Research firm Gartner projects that worldwide IT spending growth will slow down to 6% in 2009, though the firm says this will represent fairly robust growth in a challenging economic environment.
Network World Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EST
Study shows glacial pace of IPv6 adoption
A study this week has revealed just how slow is the rate of adoption for IPv6, the next version of the Internet's main communications protocol, and some experts say black markets where companies trade unused IP addresses may be only a few years away.
Network World Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EST
Cisco plugs online meeting bug
Buffer buffed Cisco has plugged a buffer overflow flaw involving its popular WebEx online meeting client..
TheRegister.co.uk Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:40:30 GMT
GlobalSign revokes cert of rogue security app
Certified malware exposes shortcomings of digital certificates GlobalSign has revoked the digital certificate of a rogue security application, which acquired the veneer of respectability by parading the credentials while trying to scam users..
TheRegister.co.uk Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:57:39 GMT
Microsoft ramps up vuln ActiveX controls cull
Third-party fire and exploit block This week's Patch Tuesday update was nearly as difficult to digest as a Michael Phelp's breakfast. It contained 11 bulletins covering 26 underlying vulnerabilities, the most in two years..
TheRegister.co.uk Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:58:17 GMT
Home Office reaches half-way hash in secure data handling
Encryption bureau to operate like internal post office Analysis The UK Home Office has introduced procedures to handle encrypted personal data from external partners. However, guidelines on how the new Home Office Central Cryptography service will work raise concerns about possible shortcomings with the service which, while a big improvement, falls below best practice in sectors such as banking..
TheRegister.co.uk Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:09:08 GMT
Amazon Kindle set to go massive
Print not dead, but tombstone prepared Amazon's Kindle e-book reader will sell more than 380,000 in 2008, according to analysts at CitiGroup. UK retailer Waterstones agrees that e-books are the future and is putting Sony Readers into its high street stores..
TheRegister.co.uk Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:17:51 GMT
HP Procurve people buy into 802.11n
Acquires Colubris Networks Hewlett-Packard's Procurve switching business plans to buy wireless access kit provider Colubris Networks for an undisclosed sum..
TheRegister.co.uk Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:26:43 GMT
Orange sees broadband subscriber exodus
'Levelling off' claim takes the pith Customers are continuing to desert Orange's ADSL offerings, the firm's results revealed today..
TheRegister.co.uk Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:00:33 GMT
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