Politics, Internet don’t mix

Politics, Internet don’t mix

U.S. Senator Conrad Burns sees the effort to bring the Internet governing body ICANN under U.N. control as politically driven and as potentially damaging to the Internet itself. This week he explains his view in a special op-ed.

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/103105burns.html?vo

Check Point, Sourcefire: two great tastes that taste great together

Joel Snyder is a big fan of Sourcefire, and years ago he was a big fan of Check Point. Now he’s not so big on Check Point, but he feels Sourcefire can bring the best out of the company.

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/103105snyder.html?vo

NetworkWorld.com turns 10

Adam Gaffin is waxing nostalgic, as Network World’s online component – Network World Fusion and now NetworkWorld.com – turns 10. What was network life like back then? How far has it come? What a wild ride it has been.

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/103105edit.html?vo

Also see our year-by-year retrospective:

http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2005/10thanniversary/?vo

Fore scored almost seven years ago

Speaking of waxing nostalgic, Johna Till Johnson this week fondly remembers Fore Systems, a 1990s networking company that built solid ATM switches. The company was sold to Marconi in 1999 for a large sum, and now Marconi is disappearing into Ericsson.

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/103105johnson.html?vo