NetFlash: Q&A: Cisco’s Mike Volpi discusses the edge router market

Q&A: Cisco’s Mike Volpi discusses the edge router market

Cisco Senior VP Mike Volpi talks about the market, competitors and the future of Cisco’s edge router line. Click here for the full interview.

FCC lifts regulations on Verizon’s high-speed data services

A decision by the FCC on Monday lifts regulations that restrict what Verizon can charge for high-speed data services, in effect, allowing the carrier to charge what it wishes for these services. But Verizon will likely keep its prices in line with competitors in an effort to remain competitive. Click here for more.

Trojan horse? Researchers warn of Trojan hearse

Security researchers at Sana Security are warning of a new type of malicious software designed to steal usernames and passwords from Web surfers. The malware, dubbed “rootkit.hearse,” uses rootkit cloaking techniques, making it extremely difficult to detect. Click here for details.

Securing the database

On Network World’s Hot Seat this week, Ted Julian of Application Security talks about the new threats to database security and what you need to do to protect your company’s information and reputation. Watch it now.

Windows Vista release pushed back to January 2007

The broad availability of the Windows Vista client operating system has slipped into next year, Microsoft Co-President of the Platform and Services Division Jim Allchin announced Tuesday. Click here for more.

MIT profs attack last-million-mile problem

If you think your wireless is slow, imagine what it’s like to be a scientist waiting for data being beamed back from Mars via existing wireless RF technology. “It can take hours,” says Karl Berggren, assistant professor in MIT’s Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Click here for more.

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