NetFlash: How best to patch: the final debate 11/19/04 In this issue:
* How best to patch: the final debate * Oracle announces quarterly patching schedule * ANTs database aims to speed up SQL transactions * Study finds e-voting irregularities in Florida * Network World Fusion Radio: IBM's World Community Grid * Today on Layer 8 * This week's top 5 stories * Links related to NetFlash * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Compuware Manage costs or maintain service? You shouldn't have to choose. Finding the perfect balance between cost reduction and service optimization is simple with the right set of strategies in place. 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You still have a chance to really get into all the issues, as Friday is the last day of our Virtual Showdown on the topic. Get the answers you need from our experts. How best to patch: the final debate <http://www.nwfusion.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1964?net> Oracle announces quarterly patching schedule Once boasting that its software was "unbreakable" (no, I'm not ready to let that one go yet), Oracle is now getting a patching schedule in order. While Microsoft now has monthly software updates, Oracle will stick to a quarterly schedule. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1118orpatch.html?net> ANTs database aims to speed up SQL transactions ANTs Software this week released the latest version of its high-performance SQL database designed to offload key transaction loads from traditional databases such as Oracle or Sybase. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1118ants.html?net> Study finds e-voting irregularities in Florida Voting irregularities in three Florida counties that used electronic voting machines may have awarded as many as 260,000 votes to President George Bush in this month's election, according to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1119studyfinds.html?net> Network World Fusion Radio: IBM's World Community Grid IBM is looking to harness the power of the millions of Internet-connected PCs around the globe to work on important research projects (i.e., protein folding analysis) as part of its new World Community Grid initiative. We talk with Robin Willner, IBM's director of corporate community relations, about the Grid, how users can get involved and what projects will be tackled. <http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/1118radio.html?net> Today on Layer 8, where we say please be kind, rewind: Gates - most spammed man in the world?; blogging hits prime time; India sets up city to steal jobs; and woman wins lawsuit against online matchmaker; 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. Wireless LAN product barrage on tap <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/111504wlan.html?net> 2. Desktop search engines threaten SSL VPN security <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/111504googledesktop.html?net> 3. Competition heats up for key piece of 'Net infrastructure <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/111504dotnet.html?net> 4. Sun takes page from Linux playbook with Solaris 10 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1116suntakes.html?net> 5. Cisco to buy mgmt. start-up, with eye toward network unity <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1117cisbuy.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 Veritas IDC White Paper, Distributed Applications Performance Management Performance management of distributed applications continues to grow in complexity, keeping pace with this constantly changing environment is a challenge for IT and performance management software vendors alike. 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