* Satellite services improving but demand for them still iffy * Mozilla warns of security holes, patches Firefox * IBM expanding Workplace realm * Firetide unveils WLAN mesh net * Network World Radio: Blogs can get you fired * Today on Layer 8
An increasing number of high-bandwidth satellites are scheduled to fly this year – but does that mean businesses are rethinking their view of satellite-based networking? Our top story this week looks at how, despite a hefty 30M bit/sec download rate, satellite services are having trouble, uh, getting off the ground. Satellite services improving but demand for them still iffy http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022805satellite.html?net
An increasing number of high-bandwidth satellites are scheduled to fly this year – but does that mean businesses are rethinking their view of satellite-based networking? Our top story this week looks at how, despite a hefty 30M bit/sec download rate, satellite services are having trouble, uh, getting off the ground.
Satellite services improving but demand for them still iffy
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022805satellite.html?net
Mozilla warns of security holes, patches Firefox
Folks may have flocked to the new Firefox browser out of security concerns – but there’s a reason it was called Version 1.0. The Mozilla Foundation Friday warned that it had found 17 vulnerabilities in the browser and advised users to upgrade to a fixed version.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0225mozilwarns.html?net
IBM expanding Workplace realm
While IBM/Lotus has assured users that Notes/Domino has a future, it also has made it clear that the company’s Workplace strategy is its next-generation platform.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022805-ibm-workplace.html?net
Firetide unveils WLAN mesh net
Firetide is releasing wireless mesh hardware and software that lets users create a widespread wireless mesh Ethernet network that can handle data, voice and video.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/022805firetide.html?net
Network World Radio: Blogs can get you fired
Writing about your employer or goings-on at work in a personal Weblog can have harsh consequences – just ask Mark Jen or Ellen Simonetti, fired from Google and Delta, respectively. Joining the program to discuss the employer/employee blogger relationship is Chris Cobey, senior counsel with the law firm Littler Mendelson.
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2005/0228radio.html?net
Today on Layer 8, where we wonder – Why didn’t Beyonce sing our theme song last night?:
AOL joins Outlook in unholy union; America’s head bookworm not fond of bloggers; Halle Berry accepts award of the year; and the winner of the latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
