* Five years after 9/11, first responders stuck with second-rate wireless gear * Cisco, IBM are winners in giant Silicon Valley Wi-Fi mesh * Banks under gun to bolster online security * Intel to slash 10% of workforce * SAP unveils GRC products, announces Cisco collaboration * Review: A closer look at OpenSUSE 10.1 * Today on Layer 8
Five years after 9/11, first responders stuck with second-rate wireless gear
Cities and states have tried hard to upgrade their public-safety networks since Sept. 11, 2001, but first responders in many jurisdictions don’t have such state-of-the-art capabilities as in-building coverage, support for Internet standards, and broadband speeds for text messaging, images and streaming video. Click here for more.
Cisco, IBM are winners in giant Silicon Valley Wi-Fi mesh
Cisco, IBM and two partners have been awarded the contract to build a public 802.11-based wireless mesh that is intended to blanket most of the Silicon Valley peninsula of California, some 1,500 square miles. Click here for more.
Banks under gun to bolster online security
Banks are scrambling to meet a year-end deadline set by federal regulators to better secure online transactions. Click here for more.
Intel to slash 10% of workforce
Intel on Tuesday announced that it would cut 10,500 jobs, or about 10% of its workforce, by the middle of next year as the chip maker attempts to regain its footing in an increasingly competitive x86 processor market. Click here for more.
SAP unveils GRC products, announces Cisco collaboration
Delivering on a promise made earlier this year, SAP has unveiled the first set of products to help businesses meet their compliance requirements, in addition to announcing a marketing agreement with Cisco. Click here for more.
Review: A closer look at OpenSUSE 10.1
OpenSUSE 10.1, Novell’s attempt to keep a general-purpose version of its Linux freely available to the open source community, is both aided by and suffers from the lack of attention from Novell. Click here for more.
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