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NEWS PODCAST: NETWORK WORLD 360, 10/02/07
Hackers post instructions on how to reverse iPhone firmware upgrade; Microsoft launches new online enterprise services. (4:21)
AT&T CLARIFIES VAGUE SERVICE-TERMINATION RULE
In response to speculation on various Web sites about the meaning of a particular clause in AT&T’s latest terms-of-service policy, the company …
CISCO MAY BUY WiMAX PLAYER
Cisco is close to buying a company that makes WiMAX base stations, according to an industry report. The move would be Cisco’s first foray into the wireless technology.
FTC ZAPS SPYWARE SCAM
The Federal Trade Commission said the company that crammed more than 15 million PCs full of spyware has agreed to pay $330,000 in fines and be monitored by federal authorities for up to eight years.
CAN MUNI WI-FI BE SAVED?
It’s fair to say that most municipal Wi-Fi projects start out with the best intentions. Certainly there’s nothing wrong with bridging the digital divide by …
NEW YORK WOMAN SUES APPLE, JOBS OVER IPHONE PRICE CUT
A woman from Queens, N.Y., sued Apple last week over the iPhone, saying that the company broke several laws when it cut the price of the …
PAID-FOR ‘ZERO FOOTPRINT’ BROWSER LAUNCHES
A U.K. security company has launched a ‘zero footprint’ browser it claims will protect users from the security problems that regularly afflict …
SUN COMBINES SERVERS,STORAGE BUSINESSES
Sun Microsystems is combining its servers and storage sales teams into one entity to sell its products as a system. CEO Jonathan Schwartz …
3COM ADDS THREE IP PBXs
3Com is broadening its IP PBX offerings with the introduction of three new VoIP products geared for small businesses.
FORMER NETAPP EXEC CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLING $90K
Former Network Appliance Inc. executive Bernadette Escue is scheduled to be arraigned in federal court on Oct. 11 on a charge of embezzling more …
PODCAST
TACKLING CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
Network change and configuration management technologies help automate the manual processes of collecting, comparing and updating configuration data across myriad network and security devices. And as network environments grew more complex and heterogeneous over the years, staying on top of all the changes and keeping information up-to-date became an overwhelming feat for network managers. AlterPoint CEO Scott Harmon joins Network World Senior Editor Denise Dubie to explain just how his company can help network managers move from tracking disparate configurations to implementing network governance policies. (15:32)
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