NetFlash: SBC readies 50,000-node IP phone system at Ford 09/22/04 In this issue:
* SBC readies 50,000-node IP phone system at Ford * Exploit posted for Microsoft JPEG flaw * Sun offers pay-as-you-go computing service * PeopleSoft, IBM strike middleware alliance * Today on Layer 8 * Links related to NetFlash * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by World Data Products Inc Just Released >>> New '04/'05 Cisco Router & Switch Poster Hot off the press! The World Data Products' poster of Cisco routers and switches has been updated with new Router and Catalyst switch models. This definitive guide provides information on model capacities, interface cards and available features. A great resource for product selection and network planning. Get yours today! 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SBC readies 50,000-node IP phone system at Ford <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0921sbcreadi.html?net> Exploit posted for Microsoft JPEG flaw When Microsoft revealed last week that its software processes JPEG files in such a way as to render PCs vulnerable to hackers, we all knew it was just a matter of time before an exploit would appear. Turns out it was a matter of just a few days. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0921exploposte.html?net> Sun offers pay-as-you-go computing service Sun Tuesday announced it will offer utility computing services priced at less than a dollar per node per hour. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0921sungo.html?net> PeopleSoft, IBM strike middleware alliance PeopleSoft is deepening its ties with IBM, announcing Tuesday a sales and development partnership it called the most significant enterprise applications alliance in the companies' history. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0921peoplibm.html?net> Today on Layer 8, where it's all good: Surprise, surprise: Federal absentee voting Web site runs into trouble; Mexican churches defend against cell phones; Germans developing most useless cell phone of all time; and a visual guide to changes made to the Star Wars DVDs; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news. <http://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Jeff Caruso Jeff Caruso is managing editor of online news for Network World. 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