NetFlash: Q&A: Microsoft’s Allchin on Vista and beyond

Microsoft group VP of platforms is Jim Allchin, and this week he spoke with Network World on why the company isn’t ready to come out and say “ta-daaaa” about Windows Vista. He talks about what’s in the operating system, and what Microsoft learned while building it. Q&A: Microsoft’s Allchin on Vista and beyond http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/091405-microsoft-allchin.html?net&story=091405-microsoft-allchin

Microsoft group VP of platforms is Jim Allchin, and this week he spoke with Network World on why the company isn’t ready to come out and say “ta-daaaa” about Windows Vista. He talks about what’s in the operating system, and what Microsoft learned while building it.

Q&A: Microsoft’s Allchin on Vista and beyond

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/091405-microsoft-allchin.html?net&story=091405-microsoft-allchin

The rise of the IT architect

Old and busted: CIO. New hotness: IT architect. Find out what the title means and whether it’s the kind of job that’s a good fit for you.

http://www.networkworld.com/careers/2005/091205man.html?net&story=091205man

Sprint Nextel estimates the costs of Hurricane Katrina

Sprint Nextel Wednesday announced that it expects telecommunications restoration efforts in the Gulf region to cost between $150 million and $200 million through the rest of the year.

http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/091405-sprint-nextel.html?net&story=091405-sprint-nextel

ITU standardizes NAT/firewall traversal for videoconferencing

For videoconferencing vendors and users alike, one of the biggest hurdles to connecting a call between organizations has been getting through a firewall or NAT implementation because of the way the H.323 protocol is designed. The major players have had individual systems for getting around the issue, but no standard existed. Until now.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/091505-videoconferencing-nat-firewall.html?net&story=091505-videoconferencing-nat-firewall.html

High-tech air travel soars

Almost half of the world’s airlines plan to offer some form of in-flight communication for passengers by the end of 2007, with most favoring Internet access, e-mail and short messaging service, according to the Airline IT Trends Survey released last week.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/091205-wireless-air-travel.html?net&story=091205-wireless-air-travel

Security company offers software insurance policy

Citadel Security Software has developed a novel way to assure customers that their products will perform as advertised. Backed by insurance giant American International Group, they are now offering customers a “software performance warranty,” that will cover costs related to security breaches.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/091505-citadel-software-insurance.html?net&story=091505-citadel-software-insurance

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Yahoo e-mail accounts mimic Outlook; Hilton hacker gets jail time; inside the world of Apple pack rats; and get a free Trump ring tone; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

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