New virus comes disguised as IE 7 download
If you receive an e-mail offering a download of Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2, delete it. A new virus is making the rounds that comes disguised as a test version of Microsoft current Web browser.
With attacks increasing Windows patch coming early
Microsoft has decided to rush out a fix for a flaw in its Windows operating system, saying that the problem has become too serious to ignore.
Telecom stocks up slightly post Networx award, even for Sprint
Although Sprint Nextel was shut out by the GSA when it announced the awarding of its Networx Universal contract early Thursday, the carrier’s stock price didn’t take a nose dive.
Ohio State and Florida battle for basketball and network supremacy
It’s Ohio State University vs. the University of Florida – in the network.
Brocade to mix 10G Ethernet, iSCSI with Fibre Channel
Brocade Communications this week announced plans to incorporate 10Gbps Ethernet and iSCSI technology into its Fibre Channel switches.
Judge approves telecom merger conditions
A judge has approved U.S. Department of Justice conditions attached to two major telecommunication mergers that closed in late 2005 and early 2006.
ICANN votes against ‘.xxx’ top-level domain again
The overseer of the Internet’s addressing system rejected for the second time the creation of a “.xxx” top-level domain, supported by some as a way to isolate adult content on the Internet.
EEye publishes fix for Windows zero-day vulnerability
With online criminals exploiting an unpatched flaw in Windows, security vendor eEye Digital Security has come forward with an unofficial fix for the problem.
Yawns, cheers for ‘unlimited’ inbox storage
As webmail providers continue their years-long race to increase their inbox storage, some analysts and users are cheering them on, while others question whether the emphasis on this issue is warranted and even if it can become counterproductive.
Interview
Red Hat CEO undaunted by Oracle, Microsoft
Red Hat’s latest financial results prove the company can withstand new competitive challenges, according to Matthew Szulik, the company’s chairman and CEO.
Video
Top 5 cool tools at CTIA
Keith Shaw checks in from Orlando with his top five wireless devices discovered at CTIA Wireless 2007.
Blogs
Buzzblog: Google ripped me off
TiSP is a blatant rip-off of DSL technology I introduced a decade ago. Geesh.
Today on Layer 8, where we think these guys could be a whole lot friendlier:
With today’s deadline for filing for an H-1B visa closing in, experts say this year’s allotment of 65,000 slots will likely be exhausted in record time. And the agency that oversees the visas has told the public that it will not accept any applications received earlier than April 2 and reject those filed before the start date.
From Cisco Subnet: Get your questions answered by Cisco Press author experts – plus more book giveaways
Cisco Subnet will be launching a new Cisco Press section. We’ll be giving away a load of Cisco Press titles and we’ll be publishing extracts from new and classic Cisco books. Also starting Monday, we have two new Cisco Press author experts blogging for us on cable networking and enterprise security.
