* GDC looks to rebound after years of trouble * DOD looks to put pizzazz back in PKI * Intel kicks off global wireless networking initiative * Secure Computing to acquire CyberGuard * NIST launches new vulnerability database * Forum: Looming IT staffing shortage? * Today on Layer 8
General DataComm was big a decade ago, in the Before Time, the time when ATM was going to live forever and save us all. Well, things didn’t pan out for ATM, and they didn’t pan out for GDC, either. But believe it or not, four years after declaring bankruptcy, GDC is still hanging on – and gearing up for what would be the biggest comeback in networking history. GDC looks to rebound after years of trouble http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-gdc.html?net&story=081505-gdc
General DataComm was big a decade ago, in the Before Time, the time when ATM was going to live forever and save us all. Well, things didn’t pan out for ATM, and they didn’t pan out for GDC, either. But believe it or not, four years after declaring bankruptcy, GDC is still hanging on – and gearing up for what would be the biggest comeback in networking history.
GDC looks to rebound after years of trouble
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-gdc.html?net&story=081505-gdc
DOD looks to put pizzazz back in PKI
Since the U.S. Department of Defense got its PKI certificate management system from Netscape eight years ago, it has issued millions of certificates. But it has also revoked millions of certificates – and that is creating a scalability nightmare, as the entire list of revoked certificates has to be downloaded every day to every PKI user’s desktop. Fotunately, the DOD has hit upon a solution.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-pki.html?net&story=081505-pki
Intel kicks off global wireless networking initiative
Intel Thursday publicly lined up behind municipal wireless networking projects, kicking off an initiative with hardware, software and networking partners to help communities around the world to carry out the sometimes controversial rollouts.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081805-intel-wireless.html?net&story=081805-intel-wireless
Secure Computing to acquire CyberGuard
Secure Computing announced it had reached an agreement to acquire CyberGuard for approximately $295 million in a cash and stock transaction, with the merger expected to be completed in the November timeframe following the regulatory approval process.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081805-secure-computing-cyberguard.html?net&story=081805-secure-computing
NIST launches new vulnerability database
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has launched a new vulnerability database to help security professionals learn about and correct vulnerabilities.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081705-nist-security.html?net&story=081705-nist-security
Forum: Looming IT staffing shortage?
Are we really facing an IT staffing shortage? See what others are saying.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/2555
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Microsoft to “reposition” RSS; hotel chain offers free PSP use; spammers start playing on our fears; and are mobile phones making us irresponsible?; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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