http://www.networkworld.com/Home/jduffy.html The most recent articles by Jim Duffy, Managing Editor, Service Providers of NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2010 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/120210-asterisk-open-source-cat.html?source=nww_rss In a move that might send shivers down the spines of mainstream IP PBX vendors like Avaya, Cisco and ShoreTel, Michigan CAT has deployed an open source Asterisk IP PBX to handle its phone calls and contact center at half the cost of what commercial vendors would have charged. Tim Greene 2010-12-02T07:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/120210-remains-of-the-day-ipads.html?source=nww_rss One Mozilla employee has harsh words for Apple, the iPad is making friends in all walks of life, and Apple's got a new/old selling point for the holiday season. The remainders for Wednesday, December 1, 2010 are here to get you through the middle of the week. Dan Moren 2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/120210-ibm-tata-expand-business-processing.html?source=nww_rss IBM and Indian outsourcer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), this week expanded their business process outsourcing (BPO) delivery from the Philippines, reflecting the growing importance of the country as a location for BPO services delivery. John Ribeiro 2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/120210-swedish-court-wont-kill-wikileaks.html?source=nww_rss Sweden's Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear an appeal from Wikileaks' Julian Assange to quash an arrest warrant related to sexual assault accusations from two women. Jeremy Kirk 2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/120210-saps-hana-will-speed-real-time.html?source=nww_rss SAP's High-Performance Analytic Appliance, or HANA, which started shipping on Wednesday, should give its customers a much faster, more flexible way to analyze large volumes of data in real-time, analysts said. Jaikumar Vijayan 2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/120210-majesty-2-arrives-on-the.html?source=nww_rss Aspiring pages, knights and wizards: rejoice! Majesty 2: Fantasy Kingdom Sim, an epic real-time strategy game set in a high fantasy world, has finally arrived on the Mac. Ported by Virtual Programming, the game takes place in the mythical land of Ardania, set 500 years after the events of the popular original title released in 2000. A newly conjured Demonlord has usurped the throne and unleashed chaos upon the land. Now the player is tasked with uniting the various elves, dwarves, and humans to take back the throne for the true heir. Stephanie Kent 2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/120210-rambus-sues-broadcom-nvidia-four.html?source=nww_rss Chip developer Rambus has filed patent infringement lawsuits against six chip makers including Broadcom and Freescale Semiconductor in the U.S., and said it is also seeking to ban the import of products that infringe its patents. Dan Nystedt 2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/120210-samsung-notches-1-millionth-tv.html?source=nww_rss Samsung Electronics, the world's largest TV maker, announced the one millionth download of apps aimed at high definition TVs on Thursday. Dan Nystedt 2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/120210-police-urge-international-cybercrime.html?source=nww_rss International policing authorities have urged for greater harmonisation of cybercrime laws between countries to better share information and collaborate on global crime waves. James Hutchinson 2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/120210-quantum-key-blinding-hack-deeply.html?source=nww_rss The ‘blinding’ hack of quantum key distribution (QKD) systems publicised by Norwegian researchers earlier this year was based on a seriously flawed setup of the equipment being eavesdropped upon, scientists at Toshiba’s Cambridge Research Lab have said. John E Dunn 2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00