* Force10 switches take aim at wiring closets * Is your DNS server configured wrong? * Former Novell CEO Noorda dies * Google to buy YouTube in $1.65 billion stock deal * Linksys acquires DSL software vendor * Alcatel extends edge switch and router lines * Today on Layer 8
Force10 switches take aim at wiring closets
Force10 Networks plans to enter the LAN edge/wiring-closet market this week with new switches that bring data-center scale and resiliency to the LAN edge. Click here for more.
Is your DNS server configured wrong?
More than half of the Internet’s name servers are configured incorrectly, leaving networks vulnerable to pharming attacks and enabling servers to be used in attacks that can wipe out DNS infrastructure. Click here for more.
Former Novell CEO Noorda dies
The man who built Novell into the dominant provider of LAN software in the mid-1990s has died. Ray Noorda died Monday due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 82. Click here for more.
Google to buy YouTube in $1.65 billion stock deal
Google has laid speculation to rest – it is buying YouTube for $1.65 billion in a stock transaction. Click here for more.
Linksys acquires DSL software vendor
The integration of broadband gateways into home networking is jumping forward with an acquisition set to be announced by Cisco’s Linksys division on Tuesday. Click here for more.
Alcatel extends edge switch and router lines
Alcatel this week unveiled two extensions to its edge switch and router lines to expand the addressable market for those products. Click here for more.
Today on Layer 8, better for you than lettuce:
The amazing timing of Carly Fiorina’s autobiography; home PCs under attack 50 times a night; feds hit trifecta of ‘Net abuse; and the start of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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