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Breaking news
Firefox flaws raise Mozilla security doubts
The Mozilla Foundation said last week it has patched several serious security flaws in the popular Firefox browser, bugs that also affect the SeaMonkey browser and the Thunderbird e-mail application.
Check Point introduces next top security certification
In response to what it views as an increasing demand for security in the market, Check Point has introduced its newest top-level certification program for network architects.
Review
How low can your data go with virtual tape libraries?
Today’s storage mechanisms are all about squeezing as much data into as little space as possible. Virtual tape library (VTL) software contributes to the space-saving cause by using hard-disk storage systems to emulate robotic tape libraries for the purpose of cutting down on using up precious storage real estate. In this Clear Choice Test we set out to evaluate VTL systems that incorporate data deduplication (see primer) to further reduce the overall storage footprint while maintaining a high level of data maneuverability and overall system manageability.
From the blogs and forums
For July, we have two new Author Expert bloggers: Denise Donohue will be blogging about unified communications, “maybe some about the new CCNP tests, and probably a little WAAS.” Tyson Kopczynski, an Active Directory expert, starts by discussing PowerShell.
Got anything (or anyone) interesting in your shop? Take a photo, tag it as networkworld on Flickr or mail a copy and we’ll consider it for our new Photo of the Week. We start this week with an old BayStack token-ring hub that Corey Donovan acquired recently.
Paul McNamara wonders if pornographers are getting their lumps on the ‘Net and what Eric Schmidt would think if Google Maps offered Street Views of his house. James Gaskin takes a look at Dell, Wal-Mart and Linux. Jason Meserve explains why baseball and its MLB.com doesn’t get it when it comes to Slingbox. Brad Reese asks: Am I the only one who is embarrassed upon verifying a CCIE certification when it shows the CCIE’s certification has been suspended? Layer 8 got hundreds of replies to a recent grass-in-data-center caption contest. See which one won.
Users debate Cingular/AT&T wireless service and also the ROI of unified communications. Other users are happy that alleged spam king in Seattle got arrested.
In depth
Beyond passwords: 5 new ways to authenticate users
A look at some fresh ways to make sure the right people are gaining entry to a Web site.
Centralized storage caching
Centralized storage caching boosts data center performance.
How to
Ron Nutter helps a user block ports on a bunch of legacy switches he’s inherited.
ITVideo
Microsoft Surface: Haven’t we seen this before?
There’s a lot of hoopla around Microsoft’s new Surface computing platform, but it really isn’t all that new. Around the Network World has the scoop.
More news
Enterprise search vendor offers e-mail discovery
Enterprise search vendor Recommind is taking on e-discovery with a product being released Tuesday that categorizes the massive amounts of unstructured data in e-mail.
SanDisk announces pair of USB flash drives with built-in security
SanDisk on Monday announced a pair of USB flash drives designed to offer both security and access speed to business users.
VeriSign adds managed wireless intrusion-prevention service
VeriSign Monday plans to announce the expansion of its managed security services offerings to include support for wireless LAN intrusion prevention.
Group rips Microsoft for Net user profiling research
Microsoft research on Internet user profiling could lead to tools that help repressive regimes identify anonymous dissidents, the Reporters Without Borders advocacy group warned last Friday.
Optus launches VoIP for SMB market
Optus Monday released its VoIP offering for the small to midsized business market.
