NetFlash: Online retailers ready for holiday crush

A recent survey indicated that 24% of U.S. consumers won’t shop online this year because of security concerns. For the other 76% of us, however, today is the biggest online shopping day of the year. The advantages of “Cyber Monday” over last week’s “Black Friday” are many and varied; they include not having to get up at 4 a.m. and not having to trample little old ladies to get to the digital cameras. But other problems may surface, and today we take a look at what online retailers have done to prepare. Online retailers ready for holiday crush http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/112805-retail.html?net&story=112805-retail

A recent survey indicated that 24% of U.S. consumers won’t shop online this year because of security concerns. For the other 76% of us, however, today is the biggest online shopping day of the year. The advantages of “Cyber Monday” over last week’s “Black Friday” are many and varied; they include not having to get up at 4 a.m. and not having to trample little old ladies to get to the digital cameras. But other problems may surface, and today we take a look at what online retailers have done to prepare.

Online retailers ready for holiday crush

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/112805-retail.html?net&story=112805-retail

VoIP scheme gets big backers

Cisco and Microsoft recently met to discuss how they would divide the world of voice over IP. Today we have details of their plans. Plus, as an added online bonus, we have a recording of writer Phil Hochmuth’s interview with a Cisco exec on VoIP – which in itself is a kind of voice over IP, when you think about it.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/112805-voip-ice.html?net&story=112805-voip-ice

Start-ups seek to shake up multiprocessor server market

A new breed of server company is targeting customers unsatisfied with the processing power of x86 system clusters and unwilling to pay steep prices for current proprietary symmetric multiprocessing boxes.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/112805-smp.html?net&story=112805-smp

Video: security start-up Bit9 on the Hot Seat

Security start-up Bit9 protects enterprise systems by blocking unwanted software on the desktop and server. John Hanratty, Bit9’s co-founder, gets in the Hot Seat to explain his company’s approach to security.

http://www.networkworld.com/video/112805hs-bit9.html?net&story=112805hs-bit9

Radio: The SANS top 20 vulnerabilities

Last week, SANS, in cooperation with a number of organizations, released its annual Top 20 vulnerabilities list. Joining us to discuss what’s new on the list and who is exploiting these vulnerabilities is Rohit Dhamankar, lead security architect for 3Com’s TippingPoint division and the project manager for the SANS Top 20. Listen in:

http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/1128radio.html?net&story=1128radio

Today on Layer 8, still in a deep turkey coma:

Cops lure suspect with promise of Xbox 360; iPods turning DJs into dinosaurs; when’s the best time to turn your kids onto tech?; and the start of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

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