NetFlash: Bulletin board hoster loses postings in hacker attack

Opinion
Jun 9, 20053 mins

* Bulletin board hoster loses postings in hacker attack * SMC releases Layer 3, 10G switch for LAN edge * Qwest chief says company is open to offers * HP technology lets future chips live with mistakes * Network Life's Ultimate Storage Strategy Guide * Today on Layer 8

A hacker broke into Ezboard’s systems – and deleted a whole mess of bulletin board postings. Many of those postings were for support groups – meaning that innocent folks who use the boards to help each other out lost postings that you just can’t put a price tag on. Bulletin board hoster loses postings in hacker attack http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060805-ezboard-hack.html?net&story=060805-ezboard-hack

A hacker broke into Ezboard’s systems – and deleted a whole mess of bulletin board postings. Many of those postings were for support groups – meaning that innocent folks who use the boards to help each other out lost postings that you just can’t put a price tag on.

Bulletin board hoster loses postings in hacker attack

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060805-ezboard-hack.html?net&story=060805-ezboard-hack

SMC releases Layer 3, 10G switch for LAN edge

SMC is on a roll, introducing several LAN switches over the last few weeks. The latest boxes are packed with Gigabit Ethernet ports, Layer 3 switching, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060805-smc.html?net&story=060805-smc

Also see: SMC unveils 10G switch, wireless bridge

http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/lans/2005/0516lan1.html?net&story=0516lan1

Qwest chief says company is open to offers

Qwest is leaving open the possibility that it might be bought by another service provider, according to remarks by the company’s chairman and CEO at a lunch of local executives.

http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/060805-qwest-notebaert.html?net&story=060805-qwest-notebaert

HP technology lets future chips live with mistakes

Researchers at HP believe they have developed a manufacturing technique that will allow chip makers to push the performance envelope after conventional transistors reach the atomic level, the company is expected to announce Thursday. The technique, based on a mathematical principle called coding theory, will let future generations of microprocessor circuits be reliably manufactured in high volumes, according to HP.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/060905-hp-chips.html?net&story=060905-hp-chips

Network Life’s Ultimate Storage Strategy Guide

Get tips and tricks for managing, safeguarding and enjoying the multimedia files piling up on your home network.

https://www.networklifemag.com/news/2005/060605ednote.html?net&story=060605ednote

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