Latest videos & podcasts from Network World.
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Panorama podcast: Catching up with Nortel CTO John Roese
In a wide ranging interview, Nortel Networks CTO John Roese talks with Network World’s Phil Hochmuth about the company’s renewed focus on research & development, what’s on the product roadmap, and their “friends in Santa Clara.” (37:24)
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Once again Keith searches unofficial channels in his quest to get the hottest device. This time, he receives one of the earliest ‘iPhones’ from his underground source. Twisted Pair podcast: Microsoft can patch anything faster than you
On today’s show, Keith and Jason talk about security woes at the Department of Homeland Security, whether Microsoft can Patch holes faster than anyone else, the impending iPhone release and why we should be the new hosts of the Price is Right. (49:43)
Panorama podcast: Running with IT process automationForrester Research reports that as much as 80% of a company’s IT budget can be put toward daily operations and maintenance, which boils down to a lot of manual tasks performed by staff. An updated breed of automation technology could help address the exorbitant spending, help IT organizations put tedious tasks behind them and move toward innovative projects. Run-book automation, IT process automation and data center automation products today work with existing management tools to take the human element out of many daily IT tasks. Evelyn Hubbert, a senior analyst at Forrester Research, discusses this new breed of automation, shares which vendors she has her eye on and offers advice to network managers hoping to introduce automation to their daily operations today. (18:29) Panorama podcast: Q&A: How Pleo dinosaur will change roboticsRobotics maker Ugobe CEO Bob Christopher talks with Keith Shaw about the development of the Pleo robotic dinosaur, which could be the hottest “gadget” this holiday season. Find out what’s happened in the past 16 months since the new “life form” debuted at DEMO 2006. (18:22) Panorama podcast: Controlling video downloads at work
With the explosion of video sites on the ‘Net like YouTube and others, can companies protect their bandwidth assets from users who want to watch that funny clip online during lunch? Lawrence Imeish, principal consultant for Dimension Data’s Converged Communications Group, talks with Jason Meserve about how companies can curb the bandwidth drain wile still allowing work-appropriate media access. (12:20) Voices from IT Roadmap video: Optimizing WAN performanceHow did GHAFARI Companies use application acceleration technology to move large files between offices and give LAN-like performance to remote outposts? Robert Bell, director of IT, explains on this edition of Voices from IT Roadmap. Panorama podcast: From converged nets to next-gen services
Telecom’s getting a lot of buzz lately, whether it’s the impending iPhone release or the industry’s general resurgence. Manish Malhotra, executive director of product management at AT&T, talks about carriers’ support of convergence — whether it’s wireline/wireless, device convergence or home/office and access convergence. What next-generation services, from broadband wireless to modular VPNs, will carriers tackle next? (22:59) United Airlines manages one-half petabyte of storage with just a few people. Samuel Turner, manager of storage utilities at the airline, explains how on this edition of Voices from IT Roadmap. LinuxCast: Top Linux security threats: David Allen
In his upcoming “hands on hacking” tutorial, David Allen focuses on application vulnerabilities such as SQL injection from the attacker’s point of view. What can you learn from the dark side, and can SELinux or AppArmor help? (15:39)
Network World 360 podcast: Operation Bot Roast, search engine roulette and more
Linux inner circle thumbs nose at Microsoft patent bravado; FBI: Operation Bot Roast finds over 1 million botnet victims; Search engine roulette; New type of image spam hides in e-mail wallpaper. (7:00)
