* Cisco nets Airespace for $450 million * Think like a hacker * Oracle expected to lay off thousands * George Mason University suffers security breech * Today on Layer 8
We tested the VoIP capabilities of WLAN switches and access points from Aruba, Chantry (now Siemens), Cisco and Colubris in terms of audio quality, QoS enforcement, roaming capabilities, and system features. See who came out on top – and who declined to participate – and learn why adding VoIP to a WLAN, in theory an easy move, is actually rather difficult. Test: Voice over Wireless LAN http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2005/011005rev.html?net
Cisco this week confirmed plans to buy wireless LAN switch vendor Airespace for $450 million in stock, following several weeks of speculation that Cisco was shopping for a WLAN switch vendor.
Cisco nets Airespace for $450 million
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0112ciscoaire.html?net
Think like a hacker
Network Life columnist Deb Radcliff talks with reformed hacker Geoff Shivley, who now runs vulnerability patching company PivX. Radcliff talks to Shivley about his background and the company’s Qwik-Fix Pro, which Radcliff says is “exactly what’s needed for home network users who can’t understand the difference between a virus and a worm, why they should close vulnerable ports on their computers, or why unpatched browsers can let in viruses, worms, spammers and identity thieves.”
https://www.networklifemag.com/weblogs/securitychief/2005/007187.html?net
Oracle expected to lay off thousands
As Oracle digests its PeopleSoft purchase and prepares to officially launch its combined operations next week, the company is in the process of a mass layoff expected to cut thousands of jobs.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0112oraclexpec.html?net
George Mason University suffers security breech
George Mason University recently discovered unauthorized access to a database that has exposed 32,000 people to potential identity theft, although no such activity has yet been traced to the security breech.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0112gmuniv.html?net
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