The week’s most-read stories; Cisco buying WebEx

Opinion
Mar 15, 20072 mins

* All the most-read stories of the week

BREAKING NEWS

Cisco buying WebEx for $3.2 billion

Cisco announced plans to acquire online collaboration service WebEx for $3.2 billion, giving the network equipment giant a foothold in the software-as-a-service market.

The top 10 most-read NEWS STORIES this week

1. We’re sorry we lost your data: a brief history of data-breach apologiesAT&T, Verizon and others awaiting $20 billion federal dealCisco acquires NeoPathFave raves: 5 must-have productsUpdate: SEC charges ex-Nortel executivesVoIP industry will survive Vonage rulingVoiceCon: Shell bets big on Microsoft for global VoIPIBM search tool targets flying saucers, ghosts and goblinsNext shoe to drop for Vonage: Sprint?Juniper’s executive brain drain continues

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The top 5 most-read IN-DEPTH STORIES this week

1. 7 free tools for managing your networkThe hot technology skills for 2007Daylight saving checklist’One of our laptops is missing’The 2007 Best of the TestsThe top 5 most-read COLUMNS this week

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1. Face-off: Can you trust open source?The 7 best practices for network security in 2007When disgruntled employees get cleverLocking down the serversCrime and punishment and technology

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4. Nutter’s Help Desk:

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The top 5 most-read BLOG ENTRIES this week

1. Research focused on enabling desktop users to see the lightGoDaddy sites gone dark. DST related?Adaptive Security Appliance key to Cisco turnaround success10 things partners are saying about CiscoCCIEs held for ransom by Cisco

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The most-read REVIEW this week

Softphones – changing the way you look at telephony

This week’s featured WHITE PAPERS

Aventail: The Forrester Wave: SSL VPN Appliances, Q4 2006Managing Desktop IT Assets Using an Internet-based Management PlatformIDC Report: Can You Hear What I Mean? Polycom Delivers HD VoiceGetting Started with ITIL’s CMDBOpus Research: Contact Centers in the Age of SOA

Everdream:

Polycom:

Enterprise Management Associates:

Avaya: