NetFlash: Dawn of the digital dead 10/29/04 In this issue:
* Dawn of the digital dead * Wiki start-up JotSpot draws crowd for product beta * The New Data Center: Automation * Case study: IM helps connect healthcare company * Today on Layer 8 * This week's top 5 stories * Links related to NetFlash * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This Newsletter is sponsored by Lucent Technologies Automate Your IP Management For Business-Focused Payback See what IDC reports about the compelling process improvements and significant payback many businesses have achieved-an average ROI as high as 930%-by deploying Lucent VitalQIP(R) DNS/DHCP and IP Address Management Software in their networks. Use the IDC ROI Calculator tool to learn how VitalQIP(R) software can benefit your bottom line too. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=85699 _______________________________________________________________ Announcing a Powerful New Resource for Small Businesses from NW Fusion and PC World! Find Small Business resources, tools, and advice on Security, Broadband, Networking, Hardware, Software and Wireless & Mobile Technology at: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=85514 _______________________________________________________________ NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORK WORLD FUSION By Jeff Caruso On Halloween, zombies may rise from the dead to eat your brains. But computer zombies eat your bandwidth 24/7 with spam, phishing scams and other scary stuff. In this week's A Wider Net, we honor Halloween by pitting the two kinds of zombies head to head. Dawn of the digital dead http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/102504widernetzombies.html?net Wiki start-up JotSpot draws crowd for product beta What is a wiki, and why should you care? A wiki is a Web site that users can change easily, and you should care because it could open up a whole new world on the Web. JotSpot has tapped into this potential and has gotten a tremendous response. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1028wikistart.html?net> The New Data Center: Automation Automation leaves no IT discipline untouched, from application management to security and server configurations. In this, the sixth in a six-part series on new data center trends and technologies, we provide a status report. <http://www.nwfusion.com/supp/2004/ndc6/?net> Case study: IM helps connect healthcare company Because of its geographically dispersed staff and high percentage of telecommuting employees, Intellicare, which operates health-related call centers, has benefitted from implementing an instant-messaging platform. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1025imuser.html?net> Today on Layer 8, where we ask that you save the candy corn for us: San Francisco expands free Wi-Fi plan; this year's scariest costumes; candidate lets Web users determine his schedule; and Secret Service nabs ID thieves; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news. <http://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net> This week's top 5 stories so far: 1. Bush vs. Kerry <http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/1025president.html?net> 2. VoIP security a moving target <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/102504von.html?net> 3. Microsoft users catch price break <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/102504msdualcore.html?net> 4. Bush campaign Web site blocks overseas visits <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1026bushcampa.html?net> 5. Cingular, AT&T Wireless close $41 billion merger <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1026cingatt.html?net> _____________________________________________________________ To contact: Jeff Caruso Jeff Caruso is managing editor of online news for Network World. He oversees daily online news posting and newsletter editing, and writes the NetFlash daily news summary, the High-Speed LANs newsletter and the Voices of Networking newsletter. Contact him at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Nokia NW Special Report: Preparing an Infrastructure for Mobile Applications. Mobility, properly done, increases productivity and decreases operating costs. So get up to date information about building a mobile infrastructure, dealing with security issues, the latest networking options, connectivity alternatives and operational support enhancements. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=85575 _______________________________________________________________ ARCHIVE LINKS NetFlash breaking news: http://www.nwfusion.com/news/netflash.html _______________________________________________________________ FEATURED READER RESOURCE NW CLEAR CHOICE TESTS The Network World Lab Alliance is a coalition of industry experts, network integration consultants, independent test labs and universities who conduct single-product reviews and head-to-head comparative tests in real enterprise network settings. 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