* AT&T cuts 7,400 more jobs * IT pros may know more, but so do their kids * Tacit speeds up file transfers * Dell recalls laptop power supplies * Network World Fusion Radio * Today on Layer 8 * This week’s top 5 stories
A few months ago AT&T decided that consumer telephony just wasn’t worth the effort. Today we see the consequences of that decision, as the carrier brings its total layoffs to about 20% of its workforce and prepares a massive, $11 billion write-off. AT&T cuts 7,400 more jobs http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1007att.html?net
A few months ago AT&T decided that consumer telephony just wasn’t worth the effort. Today we see the consequences of that decision, as the carrier brings its total layoffs to about 20% of its workforce and prepares a massive, $11 billion write-off.
AT&T cuts 7,400 more jobs
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1007att.html?net
IT pros may know more, but so do their kids
My 2-year-old is just starting to enjoy the computer – he clicks the mouse like he means it and bangs on the keyboard to watch the letters pop up on the screen. I can’t help thinking that things are going to get a lot more complicated in a few years, when I’ll have to protect him from the Big Bad Internet. IT professionals have an advantage in this area – but as this week’s Wider Net indicates, it’s still not easy.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404widernethome.html?net
Tacit speeds up file transfers
Tacit Networks WAN appliances promise to improve the response times of file-sharing applications, making end users happier and staving off the need for fatter links between corporate facilities.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1007tacit.html?net
Dell recalls laptop power supplies
Dell is recalling some of the 1 million electrical adapters manufactured in China by Delta Electronics of Taipei and sold for use with Dell notebook computers, following seven reports of the adapters overheating. The adapters pose a risk of fire or electrical shock, according to Dell.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1008dellrecal.html?net
Network World Fusion Radio: Patching headaches for higher ed
This week we look at some of the challenges colleges and universities face when it comes to patching machines owned by students. Licensing restrictions from software vendors prevent them from offering patches directly, compromising security. Joining us to discuss the issue is Rodney Petersen, security task force coordinator for Educause, an IT organization for higher education based in Boulder, Colo.
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/1007radio.html?net
Today on Layer 8, the yin to your yang:
The PC that ate your house; what happens when you drop your iPod in a bonfire; ex-PeopleSoft CEO denies he said mean things about Larry Ellison; and Google to unseat Oprah in book publishers’ eyes?; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net
This week’s top 5 stories so far:
1. Cisco deals kick VoIP market into high gear
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404ciscovoip.html?net
2. Tests: Cracking the wireless security code
https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2004/1004wirelessmain.html?net
3. Microsoft leaves colleges vulnerable
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404highered.html?net
4. Winning over skeptics, VoIP support builds
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404specialfocus.html?net
5. Postal Service delivers single sign-on
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404postal.html?net
