http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/newsmaker/ Network World's podcast that shines a spotlight on one individual whose actions or comments this week made big headlines across the network industry. en Copyright 2008 Microsoft this week released its Hyper-V virtualization server, which has been years in the making. Today the technology lacks the breadth of functionality VMware offers, but now that the technology is readily available, could Microsoft wrest market share from VMware with its no-cost entry point and by shipping the technology with Microsoft Server 2008? Forrester Research Analyst Christopher Voce weighs in on the topic. (14:39) /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/062608nmw-mshyperv.html /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/062608nmw-mshyperv.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Mark Rupp leads an investor group that swooped in this week and rescued Philadelphia's municipal wireless network, after EarthLink bailed out on the project. (8:36) /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/062008nmw-philiwifi.html /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/062008nmw-philiwifi.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/061308nmw-carl.html /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/061308nmw-carl.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 A majority of 539 workers polled by staffing specialist Robert Half International said they will carpool or telecommute to lessen the impact of gasoline prices on their wallets. This week's newsmaker Katherine Spencer Lee, executive director of Robert Half Technology, which specializes in IT and technical staffing, says network managers can expediate the telecommuting plans for companies -- and even schedule work-from-home days for IT staff. (12:02) /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/060608nmw-telecommute.html /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/060608nmw-telecommute.html Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Excitement over new browser releases is rare, but the pending Firefox 3.0 release is generating some buzz in the tech circles for its improved performance, "Awesome Bar" and easy-on-the-eyes viewing. We talk with PC World's Ed Albro about his experiences with beta versions of Firefox 3.0 and what to expect when the final version is released in the coming month. (11:02) /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/053008nmw-albro.html /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/053008nmw-albro.html Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The time has come to evolve IT operations from a state of manual chaos to a streamlined automated environment, according to Steve Mills, senior vice president and group executive of IBM Software Group. Mills spoke this week to more than 4,000 IBM software users to detail a state of IT operations Big Blue says is long overdue. Listen to why IBM says the time has come for IT to streamline process, reduce wasted resources and put in place automation technology that will enable high-tech operations to run as smoothly as a manufacturing assembly line. (16:18) /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/052308nmw-mills.html /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/052308nmw-mills.html Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Two researchers from Tipping Point's Digital Vaccine Labs successfully infiltrated one of the world's largest botnets -- known as Kraken -- by reverse engineering the encryption routines and figuring out the communication structure between the botnet owner and the hijacked computers. Cody Pierce, our newsmaker of the week, was one of those researchers. (9:28) /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/050908nmw-pierce.html /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/050908nmw-pierce.html Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Newsmaker of the Week James Staten, principal analyst at Forrester Research, cautions IT executives not to believe all the green hype and offers tips on how to avoid falling victim to 'green-washed' technologies. (10:42) /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/042508nmw-staten.html /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/042508nmw-staten.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Doran Swade, guest curator at the Computer History Museum and director of the Babbage Project, wins this week's Newsmaker of the Week title because he played a large part in transforming Charles Babbage's Difference Engine from a good 19th-century idea on paper to a 5-ton mechanical wonder soon to be on display in California. (17:27) /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/041808nmw-swade.html /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/041808nmw-swade.html Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 11-year-old Jon Penn earned Network World's Newsmaker of the Week title by taking charge of his Arkansas private school network and heading up the effort against viruses, spam and MySpace abuse. (8:35) /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/040408nmw-penn.html /podcasts/newsmaker/2008/040408nmw-penn.html Fri, 4 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400