* Experts split on port 445 security risk * Grid adoption perks up * EMC, Sun make nice with Solaris support * Verizon Wireless adds handset, bundles data, voice * Today on Layer 8
More than a week after Microsoft patched 10 security flaws in its software, security experts are offering differing views on whether an attack that exploits one of these flaws may be brewing. Experts split on port 445 security risk http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062305-security-port445.html?net&story=062305-security-port44
More than a week after Microsoft patched 10 security flaws in its software, security experts are offering differing views on whether an attack that exploits one of these flaws may be brewing.
Experts split on port 445 security risk
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062305-security-port445.html?net&story=062305-security-port44
Grid adoption perks up
Mainstream companies are starting to reap benefits from harnessing unused computing power. In the staid world of insurance companies, The Hartford is making a name for itself by lashing together 200 servers to create a powerful grid that’s tackling compute-intensive financial analytics.
http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/062005-grid.html?net&story=062005-grid.html
EMC, Sun make nice with Solaris support
Sun and EMC , sometime bitter rivals in the storage arena, are collaborating to make life simpler for customers running EMC software on Sun’s Solaris 10 operating system, the two companies announced Thursday.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062305-sun-emc.html?net&story=062305-sun-emc
Verizon Wireless adds handset, bundles data, voice
Verizon Wireless has added a handset and bundled data and voice plans for business customers. The carrier is now supporting the Samsung SCH – i730 Pocket PC, designed for large account customers. New plans that combine voice minutes, unlimited nights and weekends for voice calling and unlimited data access from a PDA, Smartphone or BlackBerry will be available from June 27.
http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/052305-verizon.html?net&story=052305-verizon
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