* Nick Lippis and the IP 'black hole' * Project management software can curb IT inefficiencies * Skype launches first mobile service * Egenera tucks Xen into management platform * Apple iPhone rumors multiply * Cool Tools video: Exclusive: Sony PS3 first look * Buzzblog: It's been a bad week for Bank of America * Today on Layer 8
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Nick Lippis and the IP ‘black hole’
Network analyst Nick Lippis was the morning’s guest speaker and he gave a lot to chew on for the rest of the day. Lippis said that the intersection of Moore’s and Metcalfe’s Laws is creating an IP “black hole” into which all legacy telecom and even national entertainment networks will be subsumed. Click here for more.
Project management software can curb IT inefficiencies
As IT projects multiply and grow in complexity, keeping them on pace and on budget gets more challenging. IT pros are finding project management tools can help, but they’re not a cure-all. Click here for more.
Skype launches first mobile service
Skype launched its first mobile VoIP service in collaboration with an operator, 3 Group, whose customers will soon be the first to use it. Click here for more.
Egenera tucks Xen into management platform
Egenera is partnering with XenSource to tuck the open source Xen hypervisor into the management software it uses to group its blade servers into a pool of compute resources in which application workloads are shifted according to business demands. Click here for more.
Apple iPhone rumors multiply
Rumors that Apple plans to launch a mobile phone next year are gaining momentum, although the company’s Taiwanese manufacturing partners are giving little away. Click here for more.
Cool Tools video: Exclusive: Sony PS3 first look
Keith uses an underground source to get an advance look at the PlayStation 3 gaming console. Despite not being able to figure out some of the “advanced” features, he comes away impressed! Watch now.
Buzzblog: It’s been a bad week for Bank of America
First there was the uptime study that had BoA DOA. Now there’s this awful tale of customer service/abuse that is costing the bank more than bad publicity. Click here for more.
Today on Layer 8, where we put pep in your step:
Best Buy kicks PS3 nerds off their property; how NYC students get around cell phone ban; Larry King, Internet savant; and Zune and Vista are ‘not compatible’; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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