* Wireless directory draws cheers, jeers * Agere touts promise of 250M bit/sec WLAN * Key Microsoft patch tool delayed again * Holding company looking to buy significant amount of MCI stock * Today on Layer 8 Is a wireless phone directory a welcome convenience or a “dumb idea”? Five of the six major wireless carriers favor the directory and are moving ahead with plans to put it in place by early next year. But one is holding out, and critics of the initiative are raising privacy concerns. Wireless directory draws cheers, jeers http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/071204wsdir.html?netIs a wireless phone directory a welcome convenience or a “dumb idea”? Five of the six major wireless carriers favor the directory and are moving ahead with plans to put it in place by early next year. But one is holding out, and critics of the initiative are raising privacy concerns.Wireless directory draws cheers, jeershttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/071204wsdir.html?net Agere touts promise of 250M bit/sec WLANGetting 250M bit/sec to move between two wireless LAN devices is a huge jump from the 20M bit/sec available today. Yet Agere Systems is proposing to do just that – with a few extra antennae and larger radio channels. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0712agere.html?netKey Microsoft patch tool delayed againMicrosoft Monday said that the ship date on its Windows Update Services patch management tool has slipped yet again, this time into the first half of 2005.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0713wuspatch.html?netHolding company looking to buy significant amount of MCI stockMCI this week announced that conglomerate Leucadia National is trying to buy at least half of the company’s stock. https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0712mciln.html?netToday on Layer 8, now sporting Sarcasm Service Pack 3:Fired employee uses spam to get revenge; Gates, Jobs eye Broadway; get an MIT education on the cheap; and the start of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net Related content how-to Doing tricks on the Linux command line Linux tricks can make even the more complicated Linux commands easier, more fun and more rewarding. By Sandra Henry-Stocker Dec 08, 2023 5 mins Linux news TSMC bets on AI chips for revival of growth in semiconductor demand Executives at the chip manufacturer are still optimistic about the revenue potential of AI, as Nvidia and its partners say new GPUs have a lead time of up to 52 weeks. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Technology Industry news End of road for VMware’s end-user computing and security units: Broadcom Broadcom is refocusing VMWare on creating private and hybrid cloud environments for large enterprises and divesting its non-core assets. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Mergers and Acquisitions news analysis IBM cloud service aims to deliver secure, multicloud connectivity IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh is a multicloud networking service that includes IT discovery, security, monitoring and traffic-engineering capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 07, 2023 3 mins Network Security Cloud Computing Networking Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe