Cisco clarifies software opportunity
Cisco is looking to become a software company but not by breaking IOS.
Future of HTTP at center of debate
The IETF held a session in Chicago on Tuesday to debate whether HTTP should be tweaked to fix known errors or completely reworked to address its well-known security weaknesses.
Next-gen 911 system nears completion
The IETF plans to wrap up work on key components of its next-generation emergency communications system by the end of the year. The new system will support voice calls, text messages and images sent over the Internet.
Researcher publishes attack code for Mozilla flaw
Mozilla is working on patching its Firefox browser after a hacker posted details of a flaw that could let criminals run unauthorized software on a victim’s machine.
Identity framework moves into next phase
The Liberty Alliance Project has started developing technical specifications for how companies can protect sensitive personal data within their IT systems and securely share that data with other organizations.
ConnectU suit against Facebook continues
A federal judge in Boston gave ConnectU a chance to amend its copyright-infringement suit against Facebook after the fast-growing social-networking company sought to have the case dismissed.
Managing IP video on the network
The growing popularity of video surveillance is fueled by the shift to IP video systems that are less expensive than traditional analog systems and make it easier to add or relocate cameras and multicast video signals to multiple locations.
Grid pays handsome dividends for HR firm
The mainframe is alive and well at the global human resources consulting and outsourcing firm Hewitt Associates, but it’s getting quite a bit of help these days from a Linux-based grid computing platform.
Blogs
Today at Cisco SubnetJohn Chambers tells the crowds at Networkers that Cisco is now a software company. Brad Reese notes that Marc Andreesen publicly thanked EDS, Cisco for his $138M cash payday. Author Expert Doug Alger has fun at Networkers in time-trials stacking foam data center gear. Continuing his series on Implementing IPv6, blogger Jeff Doyle talks milestones and methodologies.Buzzblog: How rumors get started and spread on the ‘Net
Oh, and New England Patriots star Tedy Bruschi is most emphatically not dead.
Today at Microsoft Subnetgood practices with SharePoint Search. Only a few days left to enter to win a copy of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Unleashed. View a sneak peek of the book here.
Blogger Susan Hanley continues her series on
Today on Layer 8, where we feel all you need at the beach is a towel and a pitcher of a mixed beverage:
Ocean City, N.J., is a nice, family-oriented beach that will apparently soon be the high-tech model for seashore lovers and now perhaps geeks everywhere. The city has on its plate $3 million worth of public services featuring high-speed Internet access, RFID chips and Wi-Fi wireless technology.
