NetFlash: Has IE dug itself a hole?

The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team’s suggestion that users switch to a browser other than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was the talk of the industry last week. But is that really a practical suggestion? Our story looks at how difficult it is for many firms to make such a fundamental move away from a Web browser that seems to be riddled with security-related problems. Has IE dug itself a hole? http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/071204browser.html?net

The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team’s suggestion that users switch to a browser other than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was the talk of the industry last week. But is that really a practical suggestion? Our story looks at how difficult it is for many firms to make such a fundamental move away from a Web browser that seems to be riddled with security-related problems.

Has IE dug itself a hole?

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/071204browser.html?net

Dell continues network battle

Dell has won over some converts at the low end of the LAN switch market with low prices and high reliability. But can the vendor grow its market share from the low single digits? Can it move up the food chain to higher-level functions?

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0712dellswitch.html?net

Wary buyers dampen software sales

A rash of revenue warnings from enterprise software makers has the long-awaited technology-spending recovery sputtering – a situation that keeps bargaining power squarely in the hands of corporate IT buyers.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/071204financials.html?net

ISPs look inward to stop spam

While no one is declaring the war won, ISPs have discovered that making relatively simple changes to network policies can have a significant effect on reducing unwanted e-mail.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/071204carrispspam.html?net

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Donate your Gmail invite to a noble cause; camera phone pictures hit the art world; L.A. restricts cybercafes and the latest winner of our Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

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