NTP sues Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile; Stars of the Network Zodiac

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Sep 12, 20072 mins

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NTP SUES VERIZON, AT&T, SPRINT NEXTEL and T-MOBILE

Following a successful patent suit against BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, patent holding firm NTP is filing a similar set of …

STARS OF THE NETWORK ZODIAC

Does astrology play a part in network industry success? And failure? Here’s a look at famous network industry executives and how they match up with their Zodiac signs.

MICROSOFT, NOVELL OPEN WINDOWS/LINUX INTEROP LAB

Microsoft and Novell on Wednesday swung open the doors on their Windows/Linux interoperability lab and said its initial focus will be …

KEYLOGGERS PROPOSED TO FIGHT TERRORISM IN CYBERCAFES

An organization in Mumbai, India has proposed that police use keylogging software at cybercafes to keep track of communications …

UNDOCUMENTED FIREFOX TWEAKS

While Microsoft’s Internet Explorer remains the most popular browser, there’s a reason many techies use Mozilla’s Firefox browser: Control. Firefox simply …

SURVEY: CIOs IN HIRING MOOD IN Q4

The twin implosions of the housing and credit industries have had little impact on CIOs’ fourth quarter hiring plans, according to a new survey released …

STARTUP MAY SUE FCC OVER HANDLING OF WIRELESS PLAN

M2Z Networks Inc. may sue the U.S. Federal Communications Commission after the agency turned down its request for radio frequencies for a …

9/11 SECURITY LESSONS LOST ON BUSINESSES?

In the six years since 9/11 people in charge of key infrastructure have lost their sense of urgency to improve security, according to a panel at the …

TYPEPAD BLOGGING FOR IPHONE, IPOD TOUCH

Six Apart has released a mobile version of its award-winning TypePad blogging application for the iPhone.