NEWS PODCAST: Network World 360
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games’ plans for a “high-tech” 2008 Olympics got off to a rocky start this week when the system crashed under heavy user demand; Cisco this week announced an agreement to acquire Securent, a provider of policy management software for enterprises, for $100 million. (5:44)
Upgraded Vyatta software attempts to make users think twice about Cisco
Open source may have taken another step in becoming a considerable alternative to the old guard for enterprise routing.
Four VoIP must-haves
Hitachi Consulting deployed VoIP technology from ShoreTel to provide IP telephony along with presence, mobility, conferencing and collaboration capabilities. …
Humans will love, marry robots by 2050
An artificial intelligence researcher predicts that robotics will make such dramatic advances in the coming years that humans will be marrying robots …
China’s Olympic ticketing system crashes on first day
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games’ (BOCOG’s) plans for a “high-tech” 2008 Olympics got off to a rocky start …
Symantec CEO sees more acquisitions ahead
The future holds more acquisitions for Symantec as it looks to strengthen key business areas and keep pace with evolving online security threats, its …
One in six PCs could be infected with malware
As many as one in six PCs may have active spyware or malware infections.
50 Greatest Network Arguments: What readers are saying
Readers debate the 50 Greatest Arguments in Networking and suggest a few more of their own involving Microsoft and other technologies.
BPL trial slowed due to skills shortage
Country Energy’s Broadband over Power Line (BPL) trial is being extended by a month, due to a lack of experienced field technicians and staff. “The …
VON panel to telcos: Sell more ads
Although telcos are used to being the only major players for voice services, they’ll soon have to change their business models to compete with voice …
