* Top 10 IT Turkeys * VoIP, wireless and 'network bottlenecks' grabbing investors' attention * Novell backs away from Ballmer comments on Linux * IBM partners with antivirus and antispyware company * Report: Ethernet switch sales jump in third quarter * F5 Networks, Secure Computing bring reputation filtering to the edge * Holiday Gift Guide * Gift Guide Video: Westinghouse 40" LCD/DVD combo * Buzzblog * Today on Layer 8
Top 10 IT Turkeys
In honor of Thanksgiving, here are our picks for 2006’s biggest turkeys in IT. And boy, there were some doozies. Click here for more.
VoIP, wireless and ‘network bottlenecks’ grabbing investors’ attention
The days of starting a network company one year and taking it public the next probably are over, but that doesn’t mean the industry won’t see its share of new public companies in the next six to 12 months. So said one member of a venture capitalist panel convened last week by the Massachusetts Network Communications Council. The four panelists plus the moderator all sounded optimistic about network start-ups. Click here for more.
Novell backs away from Ballmer comments on Linux
Novell Monday distanced itself from comments last week by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that the Linux operating system infringes on Microsoft patents, although the two companies said that their recently-unveiled alliance remains intact. Click here for more.
IBM partners with antivirus and antispyware company
IBM says it has partnered with BitDefender to incorporate that company’s antivirus and antispyware technologies into its Internet Security Systems division’s endpoint security products. Click here for more.
Report: Ethernet switch sales jump in third quarter
The Ethernet switch market surged in the third quarter, with $4.3 billion in worldwide revenue – a 16% jump from both the previous quarter and the comparable period last year, a new Dell’Oro Group report says. Click here for more.
F5 Networks, Secure Computing bring reputation filtering to the edge
F5 Networks and Secure Computing on Monday announced plans to deliver a reputation-based security module they say will let organizations eliminate as much as 70 % of unwanted e-mail from untrustworthy senders. Click here for more.
Holiday Gift Guide
The “Cool Yule Tools” are back, with the 100 hottest tech products for holiday gift-giving (or receiving). Categories range from desktops to digital video to home entertainment to wireless. Start here.
Gift Guide Video: Westinghouse 40″ LCD/DVD combo
Tim Greene shows off a 40-inch LCD TV wonder.
Buzzblog: Questions for MADD before every car comes with a Breathalyzer
MADD has launched a campaign aimed at toughening state laws to require that cars of even first-time offenders carry ignition interlocks that prevent them from being started by an inebriant. But the organization says that doesn’t go far enough: They want all cars to carry such technology. “I don’t think it’s going to be that difficult of a sell,” says one advocate. Here’s why he’s wrong.
Today on Layer 8, where the button popped, so we must be done:
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