* WNP equals savings * Microsoft de-emphasizes .Net * Skype takes a swipe at phone companies * No business in IM WNP equals savingsFor major metropolitan areas, today is the day for wireless number portability – meaning you can switch cell phone providers yet keep the same phone number. Big deal, you say – but then you haven’t considered what this could do for your corporate cell phone costs. Johna Till Johnson this week looks at the savings in Eye on the Carriers.https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/1124johnson.html?voMicrosoft de-emphasizes .Net What’s out: .Net and Web services. What’s in: WinFX and Indigo. James Kobielus this week looks at why Microsoft’s focus at its Professional Developers Conference shifted a bit from one set of terms to another.https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/1124kobielus.html?vo Skype takes a swipe at phone companies‘Net Insider Scott Bradner this week focuses his lens on Skype, the peer-to-peer phone overlay network that represents the latest attempt at making Internet telephony a widespread reality. Its usage numbers are puny right now next to that of the phone companies, but there is potential.https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/1124bradner.html?voNo business in IMYahoo couldn’t make business-oriented instant messaging work – in fact, soon after it announced version 2.0 of its business IM offering, it shut the whole thing down. Kevin Tolly this week asks why something that’s so popular on the consumer side – and has been pulled into business environments anyway – wouldn’t succeed as a straight business product.https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/1124tolly.html?vo Related content 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 Network Security Network Security news Gartner: Just 12% of IT infrastructure pros outpace CIO expectations Budget constraints, security concerns, and lack of talent can hamstring infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals. By Denise Dubie Dec 07, 2023 4 mins Network Security Data Center Industry feature Data centers unprepared for new European energy efficiency regulations Regulatory pressure is driving IT teams to invest in more efficient servers and storage and improve their data-center reporting capabilities. By Maria Korolov Dec 07, 2023 7 mins Enterprise Storage Green IT Servers news analysis AMD launches Instinct AI accelerator to compete with Nvidia AMD enters the AI acceleration game with broad industry support. First shipping product is the Dell PowerEdge XE9680 with AMD Instinct MI300X. By Andy Patrizio Dec 07, 2023 6 mins CPUs and Processors Generative AI Data Center Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe