Tuesday, December 18, 2007

BGP bug bites Juniper software; Microsoft security update cripples IE; Intel pushes FCoE

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BGP bug bites Juniper software

Jim Duffy By Jim Duffy
Juniper Networks has issued a security bulletin warning users of a bug in its JUNOS router software. Read full story

Jim Duffy a Network World managing editor. He has over 21 years of high-tech reporting experience, including over 16 years at Network World. Previously, he was senior editor at Computer Systems News and associate editor/reporter at Electronic News and MIS Week. He can be reached at jduffy@nww.com.

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  9. Unix admin tried to axe power grid
  10. How Microsoft can save Vista


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