NetFlash: Carriers go on the defensive

Opinion
May 18, 20062 mins

* Carriers go on the defensive * Data center moving day * Deutsche Bank's VoIP weltanschauung * Revamped Symantec security client due next year * Bluetooth to serial adapters * Today on Layer 8

Carriers go on the defensive

According to a story in USA Today last Thursday, AT&T, BellSouth and Verizon handed over customer call records to the National Security Agency without appropriate legal measures, such as warrants, in hand. But all three have rebuffed the accusations. Click here for more.

Data center moving day

With a 24/7 e-commerce storefront and more than three dozen stores spread across the mid-Atlantic region, Boscov’s doesn’t have time to close for a data center move. So, when technical support manager Joe Poole heard about an impending migration, he knew the project would be daunting. Careful planning was the key. Click here for more.

Deutsche Bank’s VoIP weltanschauung

For global financial giant Deutsche Bank, the road to a 20,000-user VoIP network begins with 1,000 small steps. But the bank’s view on the future of IP telephony in the company is clear. Click here for more.

Revamped Symantec security client due next year

Symantec is readying a new application for enterprise PCs that will integrate security and network policy enforcement technology the company picked up from recent acquisitions. Click here for more.

Bluetooth to serial adapters

Correspondent Joel Snyder shows off new Bluetooth-to-serial adapters from IOGear and Blue Console that allow you to wirelessly configure network devices without cumbersome cables. Watch now.

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