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08/27/07

This week in Network World

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How close is World War 3.0?
The recent Estonian denial-of-service attacks have left U.S. network managers wondering if they've entered a new era of cyberwar and what they should be doing to prepare for politically motivated attacks.

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Data de-duplication changes economics of backup
The ability to de-duplicate backup data — that is, back up or copy only unique blocks of data — is rapidly changing the economics of data protection.

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Q&A: Higher ed sharpens focus on converged networks
ACUTA, an association of network professionals in higher education, is helping IT groups shift to converged networks, deal with government regulations.

Open source companies to watch
Open source is being increasingly adopted by enterprises as low-cost solutions for a variety of technical needs. This story highlights eight developing open source projects that are worth watching.

10 steps to prepare for cyberwar
What CIOs can do to prepare for politically motivated network attacks.

3G wireless not just for big shots anymore
EV-DO, other 3G wireless-data services are on the rise across corporations as range, prices improve.

TiVo records big savings in compliance
TiVo, the DVR maker and service provider, discusses its strategy for dealing with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Payment Card Industry data security standard.

Microsoft says Cisco's CallManager 5.0 is inferior
One day after Ballmer, Chambers detail collaboration, Microsoft singles out Cisco CallManager as inferior to new Office Communications Server 2007 designed to monitor network performance.

Telecommuters lack advanced videoconferencing - for now
Telepresence can offer lifelike videoconferences using expensive gear in custom studios, but telecommuters will have to participate using less costly equipment that doesn’t deliver the same quality image.