NetFlash: They welcome wireless spam?

Text messages to cell phones are the new hotness in the spam community, and you would think wireless carriers would want to nip it in the bud. So why are they not aggressively filtering out the spam? Hint: Follow the money. They welcome wireless spam? http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062705-wireless-spam.html?net&story=062705-wireless-spam

Text messages to cell phones are the new hotness in the spam community, and you would think wireless carriers would want to nip it in the bud. So why are they not aggressively filtering out the spam? Hint: Follow the money.

They welcome wireless spam?

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

Gates warns against reliance on outsourcing

Outsourcing too much means giving away that which makes your company valuable. And stop cutting your R&D, would ya? So said Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates in a speech today.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062905-gates-outsourcing.html?net&story=062905-gates-outsourcing

IP forum has new name, faces

The forum that was formed earlier this month from the dissolution of Juniper’s Infranet Initiative Council now has a name and leadership.

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

AMD urges users to read its anti-trust complaint

Advanced Micro Devices is hoping to win the support of U.S. legislators and average computer users alike in its anti-trust lawsuit against Intel.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062905-amd-lawsuit.html?net&story=062905-amd-lawsuit

New worm lures users with ‘breaking news’

Internet users alarmed over news of Michael Jackson’s death or dark conspiracies behind the demise of Pope John Paul II should perhaps just be worried that they received another new e-mail worm.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062805-worm-kedebe-f.html?net&story=062805-worm-kedebe-f

Today on Layer 8, now where did we put our M-80s?:

Google stockholders get nosebleeds; workers do more than work at offshore call center; iTunes offers podcast support; Cingular comes out against in-flight cell use; 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: Multimedia Exchange

Want to set yourself apart when applying for a job? How about a video resume? You can read about this service – plus all the latest on conferencing technologies, RealPlayer security patches and video chat applications – in Jason Meserve’s Multimedia Exchange.

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