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N.Y. state college takes the plunge, plans 11n WLAN rollout this summer
The IEEE’s draft 802.11n standard gets its first big test as a New York state college begins to deploy a Meru-based wireless LAN with 900 access points using 802.11n.
ITC denies stay on Qualcomm ban
The U.S. International Trade Commission has denied a request by Qualcomm Inc. to stay an ITC ban on the importation of some Qualcomm chips and cell phones into the U.S. while the company continues its appeal in a patent infringement case filed against …
Quest pays $90 million cash for ScriptLogic
Quest plans to use desktop, server and directory management tools to bolster its offerings to small and midsize companies.
Microsoft better at patching XP than Vista
A Microsoft security executive released data Thursday showing that, six months after shipping Windows Vista, his company has left more publicly disclosed Vista bugs unpatched than it did with Windows XP.
Camera phones will top 1 billion this year
The number of mobile camera phones in use will top 1 billion this year, reflecting their tremendous growth rate since they hit the market around seven years ago, according to a new market evaluation.
State, local gov’t groups oppose permanent ‘Net tax ban
The U.S. Congress shouldn’t permanently extend a moratorium on taxes unique to the Internet because the temporary ban keeps Internet providers from abusing the system, a representative of the National Governors Association said Thursday.
MI5 attacks botnets
MI5 Networks updates its Webgate software to support antibot functionality and teams with IBM, Sophos and Sunbelt Software to provide URL filtering, antivirus and antispyware support.
Palo Alto Networks launches next-generation firewall
Next-generation firewall start-up Palo Alto Networks integrates a Layer 3 firewall with an intrusion-prevention system to screen applications and peer into SSL traffic.
From the Network World Summer Vacation Guide
Beach reading list
Our picks for great summer reads.
Slideshow
Taking a look at telework in 2007
A look at the data behind the trend toward teleworking across federal and private-sector employers in the U.S.
