NetFlash: AMD files broad anti-trust suit against Intel

Did Intel learn a little too much about how to conduct business from longtime partner Microsoft? That’s what AMD is alleging, and now yet another IT rivalry is making its way to court. AMD files broad anti-trust suit against Intel http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062805-amd-intel.html?net&story=062805-amd-intel

Did Intel learn a little too much about how to conduct business from longtime partner Microsoft? That’s what AMD is alleging, and now yet another IT rivalry is making its way to court.

AMD files broad anti-trust suit against Intel

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062805-amd-intel.html?net&story=062805-amd-intel

NW500: Spending is up on key net techs

More companies have implemented wireless LANs today than have not. More companies are worried about inside hackers than outside hackers. And SANs trump both network-attached and direct-attached storage. How will these developments affect IT spending? Find out in our write-up of the NW500 survey results.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062705-nw500.html?net&story=062705-nw500

SEC investigating IBM stock option accounting

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an informal investigation into the way IBM reported stock options in its most recent financial statements.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062705-sec-ibm.html?net&story=062705-sec-ibm

Dell adds high-performance switch line

Dell Monday introduced a new series of high-performance PowerConnect switches with new security capabilities and enterprise-class management features.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062705-dell-switch.html?net&story=062705-dell-switch

VeriSign looks to Diversinet for mobile authentication

Diversinet this week announced its MobiSecure suite of mobile tokens and authentication systems will be integrated with VeriSign’s Unified Authentication service.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062805-verisign-diversinet.html?net&story=062805-verisign-diversinet

Cisco buys Netsift

Cisco Monday said it has agreed to pay $30 million for a year-old start-up, Netsift, which develops deep packet processing technology. Netsift’s system can be used for detecting network attacks as they happen.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062705-cisco-netsift.html?net&story=062705-cisco-netsift

Today on Layer 8, where we never spit the bit:

What’s on the Queen’s iPod?; online gamer sentenced to death for virtual theft, real murder; inside Google; and the start of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8

Today’s blog: Compendium

Why a CISSP certification doesn’t mean much, why sites designed to help with blog searches can be frustrating, and why Google’s in-browser video player is a shot across Microsoft’s bow – all this and more can be seen through Adam Gaffin’s Compendium.

http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=compendium