Qwest names telecom veteran CEO
Qwest has named telecommunications industry veteran Edward Mueller chairman and CEO, replacing the retiring Richard Notebaert.
XenSource unwraps virtualization platform
XenSource rolls out new virtualization software, rivals VMware.
Microsoft questions FCC’s ‘white spaces’ decision
A prototype wireless device intended to share radio spectrum with television channels was malfunctioning when staff at the FCC tested it, Microsoft said Monday.
Venture-capital dollars flood into network equipment, dry up for telecom and Internet startups
Network equipment and software were among the sweet spots for investors in Q2.
Sendmail adds outbound compliance to messaging security appliance
Sendmail adds outbound messaging monitoring and compliance to its e-mail security appliance.
Qualcomm counsel quits as legal troubles mount
Qualcomm’s top lawyer has left following a string of court defeats for the mobile technology vendor.
Survey finds most using virtualization
More than half of IT organizations using virtualization technologies, according to a vendor-sponsored survey.
Interview
Wikipedia co-founder talks about the wiki and open source communities
The role Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, plays at the organization that supports the user generated and edited encyclopedia is changing as he shifts more of his time to activities in the wiki and open source communities, and shares time with his for-profit venture, Wikia.
Case study
On the CME Globex network, a few milliseconds matter
CME Group is the world’s largest exchange, with trading volumes averaging more than 11 million contracts per day in July 2007.
Blogs
Today at Buzzblog:
Yahoo surpasses Google in satisfaction survey
For the first time, Yahoo has bested Google in the American Customer Satisfaction Index survey sponsored by the U. of Michigan. The study’s author says the results indicate that Yahoo is on the right track and that Google needs to consider the “sacrilegious” step of adding bells and whistles to its signature homepage.
Verizon and deputy fire chief argue over definition of fire
Odd disagreement. At issue is whether — or not — there was a minor fire in a house on Pine Grove Street in Needham, Mass., caused by a Verizon employee drilling through an electrical main. Everyone agrees that whatever happened — or didn’t happen — was indeed the fault of the Verizon employee; it’s “fire or no fire” that is at issue.
Today at Cisco Subnetuncovers some horror stories from recent Cisco partner networking career fairs. IP routing expert Jeff Doyle dives deeper into responsible and safe external BGP configuration. Cisco NAC expert Jamey Heary examines the ins and outs of Cisco IPS.
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