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Editorial: WiMAX gains full head of steam, 10/13/06
Although there isn’t much of an enterprise angle for WiMAX yet, the broadband wireless technology has gained a tremendous amount of momentum and will be busting out all over in the next few years.
Johnson: There’s no avoiding some lineup changes, 10/16/06
Last week I discussed practical steps companies need to take when preparing to move to a converged infrastructure. Now it’s time to consider the impact these changes will have on the organization as a whole.
Bradner: What the ‘Net is, and what some thought it would be, 10/16/06
What the Internet is and what some thought it would be.
Dr. Internet: Is there a good open source GIS package? 10/16/06
We need to build a set of maps that show overlays of several geographic information systems’ data sets. Have you seen any good open source GIS packages that we can start with before investing in something like ArcGIS?
Nutter’s Help Desk: Reducing the costs of a test network with virtualization, 10/16/06
You didn’t mention the availability of virtual server software from VMWare and Microsoft that allow multiple virtual machines to be set up on a single workstation or server. This can significantly reduce the hardware and, with snapshots (VMWare), …
Briere: Carriers: Make stopping spam a priority, 10/16/06
All the well-lobbied interests are getting their way – TV is coming to a telco near you, if you fit the demographics. If you are in Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont, forget about it – Verizon wants to sell you off. If you live in rural areas, you may …
‘Net Buzz: Telecom mergers are like washers and dryers, 10/16/06
Telecom mergers are like washers and dryers
Gearhead: Operating systems for the Web, 10/16/06
How about an operating system for the Web?
Thompson: Weaving a software safety net, 10/16/06
In software security, there’s a depressing but indisputable truth: No matter what you do or how much money you spend making code more resilient, fortifying the network or electro-shocking developers who write bad code, you can’t get rid of all the …
Tolly: Mystery of the Broadband Universe, 10/16/06
Recently, two American scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for providing “increased support of the Big Bang. . . .” Whew. Now, perhaps they’ll have time to solve a more pressing mystery of the broadband world: why you can’t get 3Mbps of …
Backspin: Feedback on your feedback, 10/14/06
This week I need to follow up on some reader feedback. Following the recent column “Entropy, identity and reputation” reader James Turner wrote, “First, remember that Wikipedia is not a closed system. It is infused with new stuff all the time, so …
