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NetFlash: Cisco zooms in on enterprise video

Opinion
Mar 17, 20062 mins
Networking

* Cisco zooms in on enterprise video * New Orleans' crime-fighting Wi-Fi network is now the city’s lifeline * Cool Tools Video: Logitech Wireless Headphones for PC * NCAA live video feed could slow corporate networks * Coalition recommends new tools to battle phishing * VeriSign warns of massive denial-of-service attacks

Cisco zooms in on enterprise video

Fresh on the heels of its acquisition of video infrastructure vendor Scientific-Atlanta, Cisco is making big bets on video for enterprises. Click here for more.

New Orleans’ crime-fighting Wi-Fi network is now the city’s lifeline

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the only communication system that hadn’t broken down was the wireless mesh network deployed in the downtown area to support surveillance cameras. As the lone public communications system left in the city, it also now carries VoIP traffic that is the lifeline for many city businesses. Click here for more.

Be sure to check out this week’s Weekend Edition on our home page – with the cartoon; the Good, the Bad and the Ugly; the top five most-read reviews so far this year; and ID-10T, featuring this week’s real-life story from the help desk of user foibles.

Cool Tools Video: Logitech Wireless Headphones for PC

With a little help from colleagues, Keith tests the range of Logitech’s Wireless (Bluetooth) Headphones for PC. How far will they reach in an office environment? Why is one of the “testers” wearing a lab coat backwards? What’s the bonus footage at the end? Watch it now to find out.

NCAA live video feed could slow corporate networks

Before you point your Web browser at work to a live video feed from a March Madness NCAA tournament basketball game, think again. Click here for more.

Coalition recommends new tools to battle phishing

ISPs and e-commerce sites can employ more tools to combat phishing scams, including “white lists” of legitimate Web sites and using false identification information to scam the scammers, according to a report released Thursday. Click here for more.

VeriSign warns of massive denial-of-service attacks

A sudden increase in a particularly dangerous type of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack could portend big trouble for companies, according to VeriSign. Click here for more.

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