MIT’s network, 10 networkiest movies, 7 security best practices, and more

Opinion
Jan 25, 20072 mins

Welcome to The Best of Network World. Here is this week's Readers' Choice, with the most-clicked stories of the week.

READERS’ CHOICE

The top 10 most-read NEWS STORIES this week

1. U.S. cities don’t make the intelligence cutThe 10 network-iest movies of all timeGoogle exec says IT ‘crisis’ preventing business innovationTop 10 IT turkeysMicrosoft developing new secure VPN tunneling protocolCisco admits iPhone license violationTelecommuting bad for a career?Microsoft, Nortel CEOs expand on their VoIP allianceStorm Trojan floods e-mail boxesAvoiding Hubble trouble: The software plan for NASA’s new telescope

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The top 5 most-read IN-DEPTH STORIES this week

1. Behind the scenes of MIT’s networkFive things Nortel must do to complete comebackSeven hot technologies for 2007The 10 most powerful companiesCisco Subnet

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The top 5 most-read COLUMNS this week

1. Miliefsky: The 7 best practices for network security in 2007Rogue access points and 802.1XHire me: An open letter to Verizon CEOProtecting DNS servers from hackersTJX security lapse: Willfully and with malice aforethought?

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The top 5 most-read BLOG ENTRIES this week

1. Buzzblog: Wikipedia ‘hiding’ links from search enginesOffer from Dell: Look ma, no WindowsWould you trust this company?You’re hired. Don’t forget to bring a chairWant the safest spot for your data center? Pickin’s slim

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The most-read REVIEW this week

Remote control: The long arm of support gets more fingers

This week’s featured WHITE PAPERS

Siemens: Reduce Costs, Minimize Risk and Improve Network Performance with Managed ServicesEvolution of Municipal Wireless NetworksPerformance Manager: Cornerstone of Your ITIL ImplementationBenchmarking strategies for Application AccelerationA real-world look at intellectual property protection

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