Thursday, August 23, 2007

How close is World War 3.0? 3G wireless not just for big shots anymore

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How close is World War 3.0?
The recent Estonian denial-of-service attacks have left U.S. network managers wondering if they’ve entered a new era of cyber war and what they should be doing to prepare for politically motivated attacks. Plus:
5 things Estonia did right in battling hacktivism
Homeland Security weighs in on prospects of U.S. cyberwar

3G wireless not just for big shots anymore
EV-DO, other 3G wireless-data services are on the rise across corporations as range, prices improve.

The 5 biggest worries about mobile data
The five biggest worries about mobile data are performance, security, international roaming fees, standardization and cost.

Get Up to Speed on the Latest in WLANs

Easily stay on top of the latest developments and issues in WLAN technology, standards, security, telephony, management and more with Network World's latest Executive Guide, "Keeping Up With the Wireless Whirlwind."

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Who's behind that Web site? Hard to know
From shopping gotchas to mystery charges on bills to separation issues, cell phone-related outrages are hot-button issues. So a consumer group that focuses on wireless services makes sense.

Video

Elvis Lives! But he's a bit robotic
Keith finds out that Wowee's Alive Elvis is more than just a singing robot: It can do tech support and help with a quick trip through the HOV lane.

Live Chat

The truth about NAC
Security expert Joel Snyder separates NAC fact from fiction. Live, Tuesday Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. Submit your questions now.

Blogs

Today at Cisco Subnet
With the Cisco vs. Microsoft unified communications debate heating up, IBM has entered the boxing ring with its acquisition of WebDialogs. Who will win out? From the Field blogger Michael Morris finds that QoS with more than one MPLS provider is tough. An Infonetics report finds that Procurve is closing in on Cisco in the Ethernet switch market. Plus: Cisco NAC customers are loyal but not as loyal as CA fans.

Today on Microsoft Subnet
Novell releases Windows client for Vista. The client gives Vista machines access to Novell services like authentication via eDirectory. PowerShell is child’s play - and blogger Tyson Kopczynski has got pictures to prove it. Microsoft vs. Cisco - Cisco is the 800-pound gorilla.

Buzzblog: Our national obsession with mutilated private parts and belching ruminants
Sometimes I think the mainstream media – even television news – gets a bad rap when it comes to criticism that all they do is cater to the lowest common denominator.

Today on Layer 8, where we rarely consolidate anything, opting for the 'distributed pile' look:
The National Association of State CIOs announced a wide ranging measure of state data center consolidation activities and found many are now including server virtualization and open source as common uniting technologies.

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES:

1. Gunplay blamed for Internet slowdown
2. Microsoft-Cisco collaborative lovefest over?
3. 1.6M records stolen from Monster.com
4. U.S. kills controversial anti-terror database
5. TiVo's disaster recovery plan
6. 10 virtualization companies to watch
7. Monster.com identity attack may continue
8. Google Earth gets starry-eyed
9. Survey: Cisco has the knack for NAC
10. Top 10 'networkiest' eBay oddities

MOST E-EMAILED STORY:
1.6M records stolen from Monster.com


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