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Meru unveils enterprise 802.11n WLAN gear
The first enterprise-class wireless LAN products supporting the IEEE 802.11n draft standard, and promising data rates of 300Mbps, have been announced this week by Meru Networks.
Google rejects Viacom’s copyright claims
Google has rejected claims that it enables copyright infringement on its YouTube.com Web site, its first response to entertainment giant Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit filed in March.
Slideshow: Cisco blade boosts security control
Take a closer look at how Cisco blade boosts security control – plus, we’ve got the latest from Cisco competitors Juniper Networks and Nokia.
Search Wikia hires Jabber founder, expands concept
Jabber creator Jeremie Miller is joining Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia and Wikia, in building an open source, community-driven search service.
Dell memo hints at layoffs, acquisitions
Michael Dell is considering layoffs and acquisitions at Dell, according to a corporate memo that was leaked to the press on Saturday.
Ozzie says software/services combo is Microsoft’s future
Microsoft’s future is grounded in software and services integrated for use on the server, desktop or mobile devices, according to Ray Ozzie, the company’s chief software architect.
Verizon reports growth on wireless, broadband
Growth in its wireless and broadband divisions pushed first-quarter revenue higher at Verizon Communications, although earnings declined from a year ago because of asset divestitures and merger costs.
GAO report targets data breach guidelines
A U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report issued Monday in response to a May 2006 data breach at the Department of Veterans Affairs says federal agencies should have uniform guidelines governing when to offer credit monitoring to individuals whose personal information is exposed.
U.S. officials recommend better RFID security
Organizations that use RFID devices should systematically evaluate potential security and privacy risks posed by the technology, U.S. government officials say in a new report detailing best practices for retailers, manufacturers, hospitals and federal agencies.
Blogs
Buzzblog: Like there aren’t enough lawyers in First Life?
Real-life attorneys are taking to both virtual and real-life lawyering in Second Life.
From Cisco Subnet: Brad Reese: The cheating industry that is devaluing IT certification, Part 4In this final look at the certification cheating “industry” Brad discusses the worst form of cheaters.From Microsoft Subnet: A Windows Vista 90-day vulnerability reportIn his report, Jeff Jones, a director in the security group at Microsoft, lists reported and corrected vulnerabilities for six operating systems at the 90-day window. The results seem surprising, until you see the chart.Today on Layer 8, where if we can’t say something nice, we don’t say it at all:The City of Cornwall, Ontario, has come out swinging over postings in its Wikipedia entry, saying someone is out to make the city and its citizens look bad. The stink started last week when some one posted this: “Cornwall has not enjoyed a good environmental reputation due in large part to decades of heavily polluting industries. Although most of these industries have shut down or moved away, their legacy is a riverfront contaminated by mercury, soil contaminated by coal tar and byproducts…”
