http://www.networkworld.com/community/blogs Latest posts from Network World en http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47442 The iPhone for the past 2 years has enjoyed preeminent spot as the top smartphone on the market.  But since its release a little more than 2 years ago, competitors have increasingly been upping the ante and churning out more impressive devices.  First came the Storm from RIM, which by all accounts did nothing to threaten the iPhone's standing.  Next came the Palm Pre, which despite a ton of hype... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47442#comments General discussions Apple Apple iPhone 3G S motorola droid Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:37:19 +0000 Yoni Heisler 47442 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47440 With the release of Exchange Server 2010, organizations that are on Exchange 2007 are weighing when they are going to shift to Exchange 2010 to take advantage of the new features of capabilities, and organizations who are on earlier versions (like Exchange 2003 or even Exchange 2000) are considering their options to leapfrog over Exchange 2007 and go straight to Exchange 2010. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47440#comments Microsoft Exchange 2010;Morimoto;Migrating;Exchange 2003;Exchange 2007 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:38:00 +0000 Rand Morimoto 47440 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47434     Although the ISR G2 announcement from Cisco seems like more of the same, but faster and stronger, there are significant improvements related to voice and video that are worth mentioning. Here is a table that shows them:     Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47434#comments Cisco VoIP / Convergence Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:50:32 +0000 Avner Izhar 47434 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47431 Prior to TechEd Europe this coming week, a number of third party vendors have made announcements. One of these is F5, who on November 3 announced its new F5 Management Pack Solution for OpsMgr 2007, allowing customers using F5 and Microsoft to dynamically manage application delivery in virtual environments, particularly when using Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager.F5 has added Performance... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47431#comments Microsoft F5 FirePass Hyper-V OpsMgr PRO PRO tips Virtual Machine Manager VMM Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:38:55 +0000 Kerrie Meyler 47431 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47430 I haven't disappeared, I've had several family medical related "incidents" to deal with. These are not over, but I will resume blogging as time permits. I appreciate your patience! http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47430#comments Microsoft Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:31:48 +0000 Kerrie Meyler 47430 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47428 New to Exchange 2010 is the Exchange Control Panel, or ECP.  This is a component of Outlook Web App 2010 where an administrator can sit in their OWA screen and not only check their emails, calendar appointments, and contacts, but can perform administrative tasks.  So instead of the administrator having to find a computer and terminal server remote into a system to add a user, delete a user, make... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47428#comments Microsoft Exchange;Exchange 2010;Exchange Control Panel;ECP;Morimoto Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:46:19 +0000 Rand Morimoto 47428 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47425 I'm going to take some time off from blogging for at least a month, if not longer. My MBA classes have been intense this semester and, honestly, I've lost the motivation to blog each week. It's not that big of a time commitment - about 2 hours a week. But when it comes time to write the blog I either have homework to do or I've done homework all day and would prefer watching a movie. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47425#comments Time Off Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:00:58 +0000 michaeljmorris 47425 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47423 At least Cisco is warning Unified Communications customers about it NOT successfully offering support for Microsoft Windows 7: "Cisco will have no liability for any delay in delivery, or failure to deliver, any or all of the planned Windows 7 support features set forth herein. Therefore, any such delay or failure will not in any way grant to Cisco customers the right to return, refund, adjust, or... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47423#comments Cisco LANs / WANs Microsoft Software VoIP / Convergence Wireless / Mobile Cisco is warning Unified Communications customers about NOT successfully offering support for Microsoft Windows 7 Cisco Unified Communications Support for Microsoft Windows 7 Cisco will have no liability for any delay in delivery Microsoft Windows 7 Windows 7 just not worth an all-out urgent effort by Cisco to support Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:38:33 +0000 Brad Reese 47423 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47403 Cisco was urged yet again this week to raise its $3 billion bid for Tandberg. As IDG News Service's Steve Lawson reports, the company was addressed in an open letter urging a hike in the price: Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47403#comments Cisco mergers and acquisitions Tandberg videoconferencing Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:40:14 +0000 Cisco Subnet 47403 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47392 The Federal Aviation Administration today said it would streamline the environmental review part of permit applications for the launch and/or reentry of reusable suborbital rockets to help bolster a fledgling commercial space market.  Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47392#comments General discussions Security commercial space faa NASA space Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:24:52 +0000 Layer 8 47392 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47391 The flurry of incoming inquires on Vblock hasn't let up yet. The top two questions I consistantly get are: Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47391#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:45:56 +0000 markbowker 47391 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47396 Open source software appeals to many in IT for its low -- or nonexistent entry price -- and flexibility, and now that appeal is growing on hiring managers, according to IT talent experts, who report that companies will in 2010 seek candidates with high-tech skills related to open source software. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47396#comments Careers IT jobs IT skills open source Open Source Software Perl PHP programmers Python Ruby on Rails Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:42:12 +0000 Denise Dubie 47396 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47388 We've all seen lamps with phone jacks in hotel rooms. Well, here's a lamp that plugs into a phone jack in your home and operates by filching the trickle of electricity found there.Clever?Bound to upset phone companies?Both?The lamp is sold by an outfit called UxSight, which lists addresses in Hong Kong and San Mateo, Calif. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47388#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:57:20 +0000 Paul McNamara 47388 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47376 President Obama had it right when he said that he would make Cybersecurity a priority of his administration. That was back in May and while things have progressed since then. For example, just last week, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano cut the ribbon on the new the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), a new cybersecurity command-and-control datacenter in Arlington,... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47376#comments cybersecurity DHS House Cybersecurity Caucus President Obama Senator Joseph Lieberman Senator Susan Collins White House Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:14:38 +0000 joltsik 47376 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47373 This blog comes on the heels of a recent NetworkWorld Google Subnet blog titled "10 App Add-ons for the Enterprise" which details ten popular third party Google Apps add-on applications. These ten applications only scratch the surface of a niche market helping to propel the momentum of Google Apps for the enterprise. Companies and individual developers alike are flocking to the Google developer community... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47373#comments Google Google App Engine Google Apps Google Web Toolkit Isos Technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:34:24 +0000 Danny Riley 47373 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47356 Text message this morning from CNN: Unemployment hit 10.2% in October. Microsoft announced earlier this week another 800 employee layoffs to the 5,000 previously announced employee layoffs. If you look at Microsoft's financials you see why, a 14% revenue and 18% net income drop for the last reported quarter, on top of disappointing prior quarters. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47356#comments Careers Data Center General discussions Google Microsoft SMB Software Wireless / Mobile Apple iPhone Apple Mac executive pay Google Google Android Google Apps Google Docs Linux Microsoft Microsoft Office Open Office open source unemployment Windows 7 windows mobile Windows Vista Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:34:27 +0000 Mitchell Ashley 47356 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47349 The last day at PASS is always with mixed feelings but as they say "Don't cry because it's over, just smile because it happened". Easier said than done as President Wayne Snyder got all choked up when he acknowledged Kevin Kline's awesome 10 years contribution to the leadership of PASS. Standing ovation in Seattle. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47349#comments Microsoft PASS PASS Summit Seattle SQL Pass SQL Server SQL Server 2008 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:23:53 +0000 Brian Egler 47349 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47348 One of the nicest integration features in Exchange 2010 Outlook Web App is the ability to integrate Office Communications Server 2007 R2 presence and instant message right in the OWA 2010 screen. Read more http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47348#comments Microsoft Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:18:01 +0000 Rand Morimoto 47348 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47346 Despite the recent Cisco, EMC, VMware announcement, the reality is that the majority of the market will continue to buy virtualization offerings from the likes of the major “piece part” suppliers – Dell, HP, IBM, etc. – and that is perfectly fine. There is a more aggressive, higher-end customer base who will desire, then require, the likes of the VCE coalition to move them to the next level.... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47346#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:35:07 +0000 markbowker 47346 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47345 In the past few weeks several organizations have asked me about these "funny" packets they see leaving their networks destined for the Internet. These packets turned out to be IPv6 packets encapsulated within an IPv4 header (IP protocol 41). IPv6 packets that are encapsulated in IPv4 packets may be created unintentionally or they may be malicious activity that is trying to avoid detection. To understand... http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47345#comments General discussions 6in4 Assure6 Boeing SMIS cisco ips dpi encapsulation fpm IPS IPv6 OpenDPI Sandvine Shenick teredo Wireshark Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:09:03 +0000 Scott Hogg 47345 at http://www.networkworld.com/community