* Data center networks often exclude Ethernet * Flaw found in Symantec anti-virus * Telephone excise tax abolished, millions in refunds expected * Sprint sues IBM over failed outsourcing deal * Loco for the OQO * More Google Trends: The answer is... * Survey: All about you * Today on Layer 8
Data center networks often exclude Ethernet
It’s not often that Ethernet is on the outside of an emerging network technology market. But in linking some data center equipment to high-speed pipes, Ethernet sometimes has its nose pressed to the glass door, looking in. Click here for the full story.
Flaw found in Symantec anti-virus
Security researchers at eEye Digital Security have discovered a serious flaw in Symantec’s enterprise anti-virus software that could be used by hackers to create a self-replicating “worm” attack against Symantec users. Click here for more.
Telephone excise tax abolished, millions in refunds expected
Score one for the little guy – and the not-so-little guy. The U.S. Treasury Department abolished a tax law Thursday, which will likely result in multimillion-dollar refunds for business users. Click here for more.
Sprint sues IBM over failed outsourcing deal
Published reports say Sprint is suing IBM over a botched outsourcing contract. Sprint signed on with IBM in 2004 with a five-year contract that Sprint expected to save $550 million in customer-service cost reductions over three years. Now Sprint says the deal cost the company, and claims IBM owes it at least $6.4 million. Click here for details.
Loco for the OQO
Microsoft’s Origami gets the hype, but the OQO Model 01 Tablet Edition delivers the goods. We take a look in this week’s Cool Tools video. Watch now.
More Google Trends: The answer is…
Buzzblog writes: So why, as asked here last week, does “Yahoo” rank so high as a search term on Google? The apparent answer in a word: navigation. There are other answers that would work, too – convenience, clueless bumbling, laziness – but the consensus reason for why the search engine names Google, MSN and especially Yahoo outrank most any other search terms on Google Trends is that a boatload of people use the search box instead of their browser’s address bar to navigate from where they are to where they want to go. Go figure. See the full blog.
Survey: All about you
Sushi or French fries? Blogs or newsgroups? We ask the big questions in this five-minute survey to find out what makes you tick. Results will be published in our annual You issue. Join in today.
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