* HP, Cisco team up on enterprise WLAN practice * Amazon.com lists Vista prices, ship date * AT&T online store hacked, thousands affected * Study: Many believe data thefts can't be prevented * French advisory firm opposes Lucent-Alcatel merger * Buzzblog * Today on Layer 8
HP, Cisco team up on enterprise WLAN practice
Cisco and HP see the wireless LAN as something that can help the whole enterprise, not just departments. Click here for more.
Amazon.com lists Vista prices, ship date
Consumers will have to wait until the end of January for Windows Vista if the availability for the operating system listed on Amazon.com’s Web site is accurate. Click here for more.
AT&T online store hacked, thousands affected
AT&T Tuesday confirmed that its online store had been hacked and the credit card information and personal data of up to 19,000 customers possibly compromised. Click here for more.
Study: Many believe data thefts can’t be prevented
Fresh on the heels of a string of highly publicized, corporate data breaches, 63% of respondents to a new data security study said they don’t believe they can prevent such breaches. Click here for more.
French advisory firm opposes Lucent-Alcatel merger
Alcatel shareholders have been urged by a French advisory group to reject the proposed merger with Lucent, citing unfavorable financial and corporate governance terms. Click here for more.
Buzzblog
On vacation… but a lineup of summer reruns is counting down the Top 10 Most-Read Buzzblog Items of All-Time (which means since Feb. 1). See number 9 and number 10 on the list.
Today on Layer 8, where you get what you pay for:
Apple, Schmidt poised for world domination; Baked Apple found in Japan; the U.K.’s boring wireless fantasies; and what do you think about Google’s office apps?; and all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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