http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/ Network World 360 delivers the week's top news and highlights the best of NetworkWorld.com. en Copyright 2009 As the national unemployment rate continues to creep up, the number of jobs cuts in high-tech industries is also increasing across several IT segments. Also, Verizon Business is now offering to help companies analyze potential security flaws in their business applications. (5:14) http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/0711009-nw360-daily.html http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/0711009-nw360-daily.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 IBM researchers have developed software that uses optical character recognition and screen scraping to identify and cover up confidential data. Also, storage vendor Data Domain has agreed to be acquired by EMC for $33.50 per share, ending a bidding war that had pitted EMC against NetApp. (x:xx) http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/070909-nw360-daily.html http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/070909-nw360-daily.html Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Google is developing an open-source operating system targeted at Internet-centric computers such as netbooks and will release it later this year, the company said today. Also, a botnet comprised of about 50,000 infected computers has been waging a war against U.S. government Web sites and causing headaches for businesses in the U.S. and South Korea. (2:56) http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/070809-nw360-daily.html http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/070809-nw360-daily.html Wed, 8 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Marc Andreessen, who co-founded in Netscape 1994, is teaming up with HP vice president Ben Horowitz, a former Netscape manager, to launch Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm. The pair will invest $50,000 to $50 million per tech company, Andreessen wrote in a blog post. Also, while most IT network professionals report modest cutbacks in spending this year vs. last year, they seem optimistic that will change for the better next year, according to an early look at an ongoing study from The Info Pro consultancy. (5:20) http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/070709-nw360-daily.html http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/070709-nw360-daily.html Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Net neutrality advocates are cheering after learning that the federal government will require any applicants to its broadband stimulus funds to maintain nondiscriminatory networks. When you look at the worst corporate security breaches, it's clear that network managers keep making the same mistakes over and over again, and that many of these mistakes are easy to avoid. (5:08) http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/070609-nw360-daily.html http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/070609-nw360-daily.html Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Businesses might not want to buy enterprise network gear from bankrupt Nortel, but how about from Bay Networks? The man running Nortel’s Enterprise Data Solutions division wants to resurrect the Bay Networks name to underscore the pedigree of its corporate infrastructure products. Also, The U.S. government is releasing $4 billion worth of funds to pay for the first round of broadband projects mandated by the economic stimulus package passed earlier this year. (6:14) http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/070209-nw360-daily.html http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/070209-nw360-daily.html Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Cisco Systems won't try to compete with pay-as-you-go cloud computing providers such as Amazon, and instead will sell its infrastructure to those companies and provide its own software as a service. Also, Forrester Research said Tuesday that global IT spending would decline by nearly 11% in 2009 before vendors and end-user organizations begin to see some signs of recovery later this year and early next year. (5:39) http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/070109-nw360-daily.html http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/070109-nw360-daily.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 As the economy continues to languish, IT salary trends offer little hope to both working and unemployed IT professionals, as companies cut wages and fewer high-tech positions become available due to attrition. Also, Cisco announced a new certification, the Cisco Certified Architect, which will become the rank above CCIE. The CCA will attempt to marry the networking engineering know-how of the CCIE with the business acumen of an MBA. (6:14) http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/063009-nw360-daily.html http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/063009-nw360-daily.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Cisco last week revealed it has achieved more than $277 million in productivity savings by letting employees work from home using the company’s own virtual office technology. Data-loss prevention is rapidly becoming the next big battlefield in IT security. (6:38) http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/062909-nw360-daily.html http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/062909-nw360-daily.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Three days after ceasing operations, owners of the Clear airport security screening service said their database of sensitive customer information may end up in someone else's hands, but only if it goes to a similar provider, authorized by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. Also, Hackers are using Michael Jackson's death to try and trick people into disclosing personal details, says Sophos. (6:51) http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/062609-nw360-daily.html http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/360/2009/062609-nw360-daily.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400