* Qwest makes new $9.9 billion bid for MCI * Expanding city Wi-Fi net proves no day at the beach * Widespread attack cripples computers with spyware * Sprint’s Wi-Fi footprint grows * Today on Layer 8 * This week’s top 5 stories
Qwest refuses to give up. The company added another billion dollars to its bid for MCI, attempting to obliterate MCI’s deal with Verizon under a mountain of cash. This is Qwest’s “final offer” – but if MCI accepts it, who wins, really? If it doesn’t, who wins? Network World’s Johna Till Johnson examined these issues a few weeks ago – when we thought all this was over – and her analysis still rings true. Qwest makes new $9.9 billion bid for MCI http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0422qwestmakes.html?net Johnson: MCI-Verizon: A happy ending, but for whom? http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/040405johnson.html?net
Qwest refuses to give up. The company added another billion dollars to its bid for MCI, attempting to obliterate MCI’s deal with Verizon under a mountain of cash. This is Qwest’s “final offer” – but if MCI accepts it, who wins, really? If it doesn’t, who wins? Network World’s Johna Till Johnson examined these issues a few weeks ago – when we thought all this was over – and her analysis still rings true.
Qwest makes new $9.9 billion bid for MCI
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0422qwestmakes.html?net
Johnson: MCI-Verizon: A happy ending, but for whom?
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/040405johnson.html?net
Expanding city Wi-Fi net proves no day at the beach
Why should you care if Hermosa Beach, Calif., expands its public wireless LAN? Well, the politics swirling around this particular issue there might foreshadow similar political battles across the country. In this week’s A Wider Net, we look at the debate among city council members, the current Wi-Fi network and the deadlock.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805widernet.html?net
Widespread attack cripples computers with spyware
An insidious new Internet attack that hijacks a victim’s Internet connection and stealthily installs a barrage of adware and spyware is targeting businesses and organizations across the U.S.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0422widesattac.html?net
Sprint’s Wi-Fi footprint grows
Sprint announced it has expanded its Wi-Fi hotspot coverage through several new partnerships.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0421wifi.html?net
Today on Layer 8, now pollen-free:
Sony OKs sale of virtual Everquest items; Yahoo to give family slain soldier’s e-mail account; U.K. engineer wins Moore’s Law mag bounty; and GPS may track N.Y. sex offenders; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net
This week’s top 5 stories so far:
1. How vulnerable is the ‘Net?
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-internet-security.html?net
2. AT&T pushing legacy services onto MPLS net
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-att-ip.html?net
3. Cisco routers gain new IOS technology
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-cisco-ios.html?net
4. RFID expansion at JFK highlights uses, issues
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0419rfidexpan.html?net
5. Feature: Is your cell phone at risk?
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2005/041805-mobile-virus.html?net
