NetFlash: IETF hums along at 20

From a notorious striptease by Internet pioneer Vint Cerf to a fist-pumping, table-jumping brawl about cryptography policy, the Internet’s premier standards-setting body has had its share of big moments.

IETF hums along at 20

Q&A: Chambers defends Cisco’s wide reach

Cisco is stretched in many directions, with big initiatives in the enterprise, service provider, consumer and small to midsize business markets. Add to this the company’s $7 billion purchase of Scientific-Atlanta, and it’s a plateful. Network World Editorial Director John Gallant and Managing Editor Jim Duffy met with President and CEO John Chambers last week to talk about why Cisco’s reaching so far and how its moves will affect corporate customers.

Video: Reinvent or be marginalized

In this week’s Hot Seat video, author, investor and industry analyst Geoffrey Moore says organizations need to fight off inertia and continually reinvent themselves to keep from being marginalized.

Adjustments to standard hold up WiMAX certification

A set of clarifications to the standard for fixed WiMAX that were released in November has pushed back the certification of the first official WiMAX products, which was forecast to occur by year-end but had not yet taken place, the WiMAX Forum said Tuesday.

Microsoft launches latest assault on Lotus customers

Just a week ahead of its rival’s annual user conference, Microsoft Tuesday unveiled a set of migration tools hoping to win converts from Lotus Notes.