Juniper’s executive brain drain continues
Two more high-level executives are leaving Juniper Networks after the company restated financials following an investigation into stock option granting practices, and as its enterprise business continues to struggle.
If you don’t apologize, you’ll be sorry
There are so many ways to say you’re sorry. And few organizations have had as many opportunities to apologize over the past two years as those that handle the sensitive personal information of Americans. Here’s a look at the art of the data-breach apology, with the best and worst apologies to date.
NCAA tournament’s event coming at corporate networks in fast motion
While the 2007 NCAA Basketball Tournament guarantees to crown a champion of college hoops, it also is projected to deliver the single largest live video steaming event in the history of the Internet.
TJX: Now FTC wants answers
A U.S. Federal Trade Commission official on Wednesday confirmed it has launched an investigation into TJX Companies, parent to discount retailer T.J. Maxx and other chains, which earlier this year announced it had suffered a massive data breach.
Why outsourcing LAN management makes sense
The LAN is the new WAN. With the increasing popularity of applications such as VoIP and mobility, LANs are getting so complex and so critical that companies are increasingly handing them over to an expert to run.
Charges against HP’s Dunn dropped
A judge dismissed the criminal case against former HP Chairman Patricia Dunn on Wednesday.
Red Hat unveils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Linux market leader Red Hat on Wednesday unveiled the next generation of its open source operating system, saying the software, which integrates virtualization, storage management and high availability, will reduce complexity and make Linux a viable option for a wider range of businesses.
IBM launches first public beta of Notes/Domino 8
IBM/Lotus Wednesday unveiled the first public beta of Notes/Domino 8 and said the software is still on track to ship in the middle of this year.
Microsoft to buy Tellme to enhance voice services
Microsoft Corp. plans to purchase Tellme Networks Inc. in an effort to bolster its voice services portfolio and add speech recognition to a broad range of its software and online services, the company said Wednesday.
File-area network early adopters share their stories
The 1,300 “citizens” of Colonial Williamsburg who work at the pre-Revolutionary War history museum might be living in the past. But the roughly 2TB of data and multimedia files they created last year to help serve tourists and history buffs is a modern-day challenge for the foundation’s IT department.
Video
Cool Tools: By George, it’s a cool iPod stereo
Keith is very impressed with Chestnut Hill Sound’s George iPod stereo system, particularly the full-featured, ZigBee-powered remote control.
Blogs
Buzzblog: An outstanding word for calling in sickPneumonia. No boss or coworker is going to sneeze at pneumonia.CeBIT 2007: The real story behind missing exhibitors; a solution for Vista misbehavior
Special reports from Network World Lab Alliance member Tom Henderson, who is at Germany’s huge CeBIT 2007 conference this week. Look for updates as the week goes along.
Today on Layer 8 where we voted for ourselves as the 8th wonder of the world:There is an ongoing vote/movement going on to recast the 7 wonders of the world – you know the Great Pyramids and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon – into something more modern and realistic for that matter – only the Great Pyramids exist today. The results of this change are going to create an international quagmire of epic proportions. Just watch.
