Friday, September 28, 2007

'Radical rethinking' of Internet routing under way; Verizon reverses decision on abortion text messages

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'RADICAL RETHINKING' OF INTERNET ROUTING UNDER WAY
Some of the world’s leading network engineers are engaged in a research effort that could lead to the most radical redesign of the Internet’s underlying routing architecture since it was developed in the 1980s.

VERIZON REVERSES DECISION ON ABORTION TEXT MESSAGES
Verizon has reversed its decision to block text messages sent out by Naral Pro-Choice America, the company announced today.

MIT PRANKSTERS GIVE HARVARD THE HALO 3 TREATMENT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology pranksters celebrated this past Tuesday’s debut of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Halo 3 by transforming the statue of John Harvard in Harvard Yard into the Master Chief character from the much anticipated video game.

Storage Trends Explained

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LIVE SEARCH PLAYS TO ITS BASE
Microsoft thinks its Live Search can match Google in some areas now, but the company has been the underdog in search for so long it's not even trying to lure users away from its rival -- at least not yet.

IBM SOFTWARE TO SCAN CHICAGO STREETS
The City of Chicago is developing a futuristic video-surveillance system designed to scan city streets looking for everything from bombs to traffic jams.

CISCO AGREES TO BUY CALL-CENTER VENDOR LATIGENT
Cisco has agreed to buy Latigent, a vendor of call center reporting tools, and plans to integrate Latigent's products with its unified customer contact center systems.

LIVE CHAT

CHAT WITH AMAZON.COM’S CTO LIVE
If ever there were a man that knew how to eek out capacity and secure a data center, it would be Werner Vogels, vice president & CTO of Amazon.com. Join him for a live chat on Monday Oct. 1 from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. EDT. No registration is required, but those who RSVP “yes” to community editor Julie Bort in advance will be eligible for a Network World T-shirt.

VIDEO

5 COOL TECHNOLOGIES FROM DAY 2 OF DEMOfALL07
Keith showcases five companies that stood out on day 2 of DEMOfall07: 360desktop, kannuu, Check Point, MuseStorm and SpaceTime.

BLOGS

BUZZBLOG: COURT WON'T DECLARE CHIMP A PERSON
But let there be no mistake about it, a person can be a chimp. Nothing about technology here ... simply the human condition.

TODAY AT CISCO SUBNET
Rent A Cert, a Web site launched last week seeks match Cisco certified engineers with Cisco vendors desperate for certifications. But the engineers don't have to do any work - just associate their cert number with that company. Is it ethical? Latigent is to be Cisco's 123rd acquisition. Its co-founder blogs about what it's like to be acquired by Cisco. From the Field blogger Michael Morris shares how to calculate a simple ROI for you next project.

TODAY ON MICROSOFT SUBNET
Message to Facebook – take the money!; Platt’s Laws of the Universe – why Software Sucks; Recovering monopolies unite! AT&T joins Microsoft in opposing Google/Doubleclick.

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES:

1. 2007 Salary survey: IT pay falls short
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3. IBM: Symphony downloaded 100K times
4. Cisco's branch bonanza
5. Can Red Hat move beyond its core technology?
6. A defense against Photoshop fakery
7. Unauthorized iPhone apps market flourishes
8. 'Panda virus' victim offers perp plum IT job
9. Phil the Fish teaches users to spot phish
10. eBay denies breach led to posting of user data

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