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Breaking News
Column: A cynic rips open source
Howard Anderson is stirring up the Network World community with comments like this: “A cynic might suggest that the people writing open source software are the ones who are making their daytime living working for a proprietary-solutions vendor and spend their nights tearing down the very house they live in. And that if open source replaced proprietary solutions, these people would not be able to make a daytime living that supports their night time hobby.”
Dell launches three Ubuntu Linux PCs
Dell will officially launch its first three consumer PCs running the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux operating system on Thursday, two desktops and an Inspiron E1505n notebook PC.
Web 2.0 meets the enterprise: complications ensue
“Web 2.0 creep” going on inside the corporate firewall is challenging enterprise networks to handle the real-time demands and bursty nature of the latest collaboration and social networking software, according to IT executives attending Interop.
The top 10 most-read NEWS STORIES this week
1. What Microsoft likes and dislikes about open sourceCisco routers cause major outage in Japan: reportMobile provider Alltel agrees to $27.5 billion buyoutFoundry readies monster Ethernet switchLinux users say ‘Sue me first, Microsoft’Microsoft won’t sue over Linux, for nowAmero school-scandal case raises questionsIf it can protect bombs, why not commercial software?IBM ISS announces its speediest IPS modelWireless vendors target enterprise nets with 802.11n productsMillions disconnected by NTT broadband outage
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The top SLIDESHOWS this week
1. IT jargon you just love to hateTop 15 controversial Microsoft quotesFoundry’s big Ethernet switch
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The top 5 most-read IN-DEPTH STORIES this week
1. Why Argonne has pulled the plug on VoIP – for nowSorting through rubble after Microsoft’s Linux patent bombshellCisco, Nortel weigh in on switches of the futureA day with the ‘Can you hear me now?’ guyWhat you need to know about 4G
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The top 5 most-read BLOG ENTRIES this week
1. Gasoline prices increase teleworkers, attract congressional hearingsFive challenges for CiscoFAA plan aims to make business flights easierWhosarat.com: Two views of outing witnessesNew LEDs will dazzle handhelds, PC screens, TVs and more
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The most-read REVIEW this week
