* Ballmer dispels notion that Vista is last client OS * Extreme switch upgrade foils NAC-workaround exploit, company says * Guide to NAC * Q&A: Meet 3Com's new boss * Dump old gear without leaking company secrets * Video interview * How to survive a corporate integration * Today on Layer 8
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Ballmer dispels notion that Vista is last client OS
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Monday attempted to end rumors that Windows Vista will be the last Windows client OS, claiming that Microsoft has “plenty more where that came from” at a press event to mark the consumer launch of the new OS and Office 2007 in New York. Click here for more.
Extreme switch upgrade foils NAC-workaround exploit, company says
Extreme Networks says it has switch software that stops a simple, yet dangerous hack used to surmount many common network access technologies used on LANs. Click here for more.
Guide to NAC
Our guide to network access control examines the cost, complexity and gaps in NAC vendors’ offerings. Plus: A face-off over whether security appliances should be in-line or out-of-band. Click here for more.
Q&A: Meet 3Com’s new boss
Veteran Edgar Masri talks about why he came back to 3Com and his plans for the company. Read the full interview.
Dump old gear without leaking company secrets
Getting rid of obsolete IT gear isn’t as simple as it used to be. The threat of data loss, coupled with increasingly stringent environmental regulations, has IT pros rethinking their disposal methods. Click here for more.
Video interview: What makes appliances sexy?
Why do you need an appliance to manage fairly basic applications like DNS, DHCP and IP address management? Scale, says BlueCat Networks CEO Michael Hyatt on this week’s Network World Hot Seat.
How to survive a corporate integration
Brian Fellows had seen it all before. When media conglomerate Thomson Corp. acquired NewsEdge five years ago, it was the second time his company had been swallowed by a larger competitor. The anxiety that swept through the 20-person IT department was palpable, but Fellows, then the distributor of electronic news and information’s network and security manager, kept his head. Click here for more.
Today on Layer 8: Yes, we are the ones who always yell “Freebird” at concerts:
How many times have you had a song stuck in your head but couldn’t figure out what it was, or why it got stuck there in the first place? Well, a new social networking site promises to solve that problem – in under 10 seconds in some cases. Melodis, a search and sound recognition technology company, announced midomi.com, a site where you can sing, whistle or hum a tune into your computer microphone and it’ll spit back the song title and artist. At your home for not-just-networking news.
