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. Securing UC Berkeley’s networkThe 2006 10 Start-ups To WatchFirefox backers aim to ‘destroy’ IE with campaignIT’s big flopsDon’t know much biology? Security researcher says it’s time to learnThis year’s hottest jobs in ITSizing up the NW200Privately held Allied Telesyn, Network General, Stratus stand out in industry20 people who changed the industryThe hard sell of the IP softphone2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The top 5 most-read COLUMNS this week1. Editorial: Has open source changed the game?Long-range WiFiWhich is the best database OS?Authentication: Where’s the magic factor?Content management vs. DRM2. Nutter’s Help Desk: 3. Nutter’s Help Desk: 4. Blum: 5. Gibbs: The top 5 most-read BLOG ENTRIES this week1. Compendium: World’s largest Windows error messageStartup called Webaroo touts ‘Web on a hard drive’Google pushes ‘Firefox with Google Toolbar’Mid-Week SecurityWhat telecom mergers really mean2. Buzzblog: 3. Buzzblog: 4. Small Business Tech Notes: 5. Buzzblog: This week’s featured WHITE PAPERSPutting “Layer-8” to Work: Application Performance Management on a Real-World BudgetData Center Best Practices: Optimizing Server infrastructure with OS PortabilityAdaptive WAN for Finance: No Risk NetworksProtecting Your Network from Wireless AttacksHow to Calculate Identity Management ROI Related content how-to Doing tricks on the Linux command line Linux tricks can make even the more complicated Linux commands easier, more fun and more rewarding. By Sandra Henry-Stocker Dec 08, 2023 5 mins Linux news TSMC bets on AI chips for revival of growth in semiconductor demand Executives at the chip manufacturer are still optimistic about the revenue potential of AI, as Nvidia and its partners say new GPUs have a lead time of up to 52 weeks. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Technology Industry news End of road for VMware’s end-user computing and security units: Broadcom Broadcom is refocusing VMWare on creating private and hybrid cloud environments for large enterprises and divesting its non-core assets. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Mergers and Acquisitions news analysis IBM cloud service aims to deliver secure, multicloud connectivity IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh is a multicloud networking service that includes IT discovery, security, monitoring and traffic-engineering capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 07, 2023 3 mins Network Security Cloud Computing Networking Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe