TECHWEB TODAY: NETWORKING Friday, October 29, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Friday Networking Feature: Can Cisco Survive Success? 2. Networking News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. Newest Bagle On The Loose 4. Secret Service Busts Cyber Gangs 5. Regulators, Cities Converge On Wireless Broadband 6. Sprint Expands Reach Of MPLS VPN To Europe, Asia Other News This Week 7. Google Is On The GO-gle 8. Emergency Rooms Get Tool To Reduce Medical Errors 9. State-Sponsored, Open Public Computing Grid To Open Soon 10. Web-Based Tool Helps Voters Find Polls ------- Advertisement ------------------- Join InformationWeek for a FREE, on-demand TechWebCast on A Practical Approach to Composite Applications and the Role of Service-Oriented Architecture. We�ll cover trends leading to the explosion of SOA and composite applications, steps for deploying composite applications, and more. Register and view now: http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0CbYQ0Aw ----------------------------------------- -- Keep Getting This Newsletter -- Don't let future editions of TechWeb Today Networking go missing. Take a moment to add the newsletter's address to your anti-spam whitelist: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you're not sure how to do that, ask your administrator or ISP. Or check your anti-spam utility's documentation. Thanks. 1. FRIDAY NETWORKING FEATURE: Can Cisco Survive Success? Cisco is looking fat and happy with record net income and ubiquitous product lines. Can it keep up its spectacular growth without stumbling? http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0Ct6s0AF 2. NETWORKING NEWS OF THE WEEK AMD Announces Strategy To Hook Up World To Internet Semiconductor supplier AMD has launched an initiative to enable 50 percent of the world's population with Internet connectivity and computing capabilities by 2015, revolving around a low-cost consumer device it has developed called the Personal Internet Communicator (PIC). http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0Ct6t0AG Hughes Announces Satellite Video For The Enterprise The multicasting application is available as an option to Hughes's DIRECWAY delivery platform. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0CtsG0AW Report: U.S. Falling Behind World In Broadband Adoption U.S. slips to thirteenth place worldwide and the digital divide widens because of government policies, concludes study. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0CtsF0AV AT&T Reaches $100 Million Settlement In Shareholders' Lawsuit AT&T and a former subsidiary will pay $100 million to settle a shareholder class-action lawsuit that sought $2.4 billion for alleged fraud. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0Ct6u0AH Brocade Seeds 4-Gbit Fibre Channel Market The SilkWorm 4100 midrange switch comes in 16-, 24-, and 32-port configurations; Fabric OS 4.4 supports higher port densities and "meta SANs." http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0Ct6v0AI Nortel Networks, EMC, And WiTel Launch Innovative Network Storage Solution Companies team to provide managed network storage in scalable bandwidths of 50 Mbps increments. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0Ct6w0AJ Symantec Launches Network Security Scheme Symantec hopes to weave security throughout networks in "a fundamentally new way for businesses to think about information availability and security." http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0Ct6x0AK ------- Advertisement ------------------- Join InformationWeek for a FREE, on-demand TechWebCast on A Practical Approach to Composite Applications and the Role of Service-Oriented Architecture. We�ll cover trends leading to the explosion of SOA and composite applications, steps for deploying composite applications, and more. Register and view now: http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0CbYQ0Aw ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. Newest Bagle On The Loose Another variation of the long-running Bagle worm began spreading, bumping up warning levels to their highest levels in over a month. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0Ct6y0AL 4. Secret Service Busts Cyber Gangs The U.S. Secret Service announces arrests in eight states and six foreign countries of 28 suspected cybercrime gangsters. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0Ct6z0AM 5. Regulators, Cities Converge On Wireless Broadband Wireless broadband was the belle of the ball this week as the FCC, city governments, and wireless Internet service providers all showered it with attention. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0Ct4q0AB 6. Sprint Expands Reach Of MPLS VPN To Europe, Asia Larger coverage is designed for multinational corporations that want to consolidate and provision global networks. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0Ct610A8 OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. Google Is On The GO-gle Fresh off its IPO and a spurt of wild growth, the king of search is tackling new and different areas to solidify its brand. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0CtsB0AR 8. Emergency Rooms Get Tool To Reduce Medical Errors The new electronic tool gives medical staff access to patients' prescription information from insurance claims before they are treated. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0Ct620AA 9. State-Sponsored, Open Public Computing Grid To Open Soon A system billed as the first state-sponsored open public Internet computing grid has been tested and is ready for use in November, according to its provider, the West Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0Ct630AB 10. Web-Based Tool Helps Voters Find Polls One organization has created a Web-based tool to address voter confusion and provide other vital information. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekNy0GpvDH0G4V0Ct640AC -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign Up For Info On Our Latest Webcasts TechWeb's live, interactive webcasts bring the industry's top experts right to your desktop for in-depth discussions about the market's most-pressing issues. 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