Cutting the cord to analog phone, and other popular stories

Opinion
Aug 17, 20062 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. How Cisco secures its own networksCutting the cord to analog phoneQ&A: CTO on Ubuntu desktop Linux platformWashington sues movie download service for spywareCLECs merge in $1.3 billion dealLinux provides many benefits other than cost-cuttingIBM may face challenges absorbing FileNetAnalysts: 3Com CEO must focus on HuaweiCould your keyboard spy on you?Microsoft will fix bad patch crashing IE 6

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

1. Wireless Buyer’s GuideAll-in-one security devices face challenges2006 Salary CalculatorRewiring New OrleansNetworking’s zaniest stories

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The top 5 most-read COLUMNS this week

1. Rothman: Black Hat shows no network is safeWireless lessons learned at a hacker conferenceThis time the reporter didn’t make it upSecuring a network with RADIUS and a VPNDear Dr. Backspin

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4. Nutter’s Help Desk:

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The top 5 most-read BLOG ENTRIES this week

1. Layer 8: Steve Jobs: Dress code killerHow does your name measure up?How a thorn in Cisco’s side bluffed his way into their bashGovernment anti-gambling hypocrisy at a glanceDownload three months’ worth of AOL search data

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This week’s featured WHITE PAPERS

Network Physics: Putting “Layer-8” to Work: App Performance Management on a Real-World BudgetMaXware Identity Management Solutions Enabling a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)Isolating Application Performance Issues: How to Find and Fix Performance ProblemsLearn how to achieve PCI compliancePlugging into Utility Storage for Enterprise-Class Application Servers

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Packeteer:

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RADirect: