Welcome to The Best of Network World. Here is this week's Readers' Choice, with the most-clicked stories of the week. READERS’ CHOICEThe top 10 most-read STORIES this week1. IT’s big flops20 people who changed the industryRouter manCisco, Microsoft offer competing access-control plans20 network-changing products in 20 yearsCisco phases out 2600 series routersNanotechnology will shape future networksMicrosoft makes Virtual Server 2005 R2 a free download802.11w fills wireless security holesWhat is NAC anyway?2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The top 5 most-read COLUMNS this week1. Wireless Security: The most prevalent wireless threatsVideo fun with avatars and SkypeBandwidth management is here to stayExtending Wi-Fi rangeGetting the upper hand on your e-mail2. Gearhead: 3. Dzubeck: 4. Nutter’s Help Desk: 5. Backspin: The top 5 most-read BLOG ENTRIES this week1. Layer 8: BlackBerry A&BCisco’s first big change to Scientific-Atlanta: lose the hyphenDas Keyboard 2: Still black, no labelsHe’ll never misplace his car keysWhen does Firefox really threaten IE?2. LANs/Routers: 3. Cool Tools: 4. Buzzblog: 5. Buzzblog: This week’s featured WHITE PAPERSOrbital Data: An automated approach for getting LAN-like performance from your WANA Practical Guide to Developing the Right Disaster Recovery PlanAligning IT Security and Operations: Four ways to Close the GapUnknown Attacks A Clear and Growing DangerProtecting Your Network From Wireless AttacksAlign Applications and Storage InfrastructureDouble-Take Software: Configuresoft: Secure Computing: Network Chemistry: Hitachi Data Systems: Related content news analysis Cisco uncorks AI-based security assistant to streamline enterprise protection With Cisco AI Assistant for Security, enterprises can use natural language to discover policies and get rule recommendations, identify misconfigured policies, and simplify complex workflows. By Michael Cooney Dec 06, 2023 3 mins Firewalls Generative AI Network Security news Nvidia’s new chips for China to be compliant with US curbs: Jensen Huang Nvidia’s AI-focused H20 GPUs bypass US restrictions on China’s silicon access, including limits on-chip performance and density. By Anirban Ghoshal Dec 06, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Technology Industry news EU approves $1.3B in aid for cloud, edge computing New projects focus on areas including open source software to help connect edge services, and application interoperability. By Sascha Brodsky Dec 05, 2023 3 mins Technology Industry Edge Computing Cloud Computing brandpost Sponsored by HPE Aruba Networking Bringing the data processing unit (DPU) revolution to your data center By Mark Berly, CTO Data Center Networking, HPE Aruba Networking Dec 04, 2023 4 mins Data Center Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe