One of the more interesting revelations coming out of Bill Gates’ RSA Conference keynote address was that the company is developing a standalone message transfer agent – an agent to replace the SMTP service that’s part of Exchange. You see, the current setup can force network administrators to leave ports open at the edge of their network, thereby painting on their system a large “Kick Me” sign that’s visible to hackers. Microsoft designing message transfer agent for network edge http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/024mstransfer.html?netOne of the more interesting revelations coming out of Bill Gates’ RSA Conference keynote address was that the company is developing a standalone message transfer agent – an agent to replace the SMTP service that’s part of Exchange. You see, the current setup can force network administrators to leave ports open at the edge of their network, thereby painting on their system a large “Kick Me” sign that’s visible to hackers.Microsoft designing message transfer agent for network edgehttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/024mstransfer.html?net HP to ship its first Opteron serversAMD’s Opteron is shaking up the processor market like it hasn’t been shaken in quite a long time. With HP now on board, the largest server manufacturers are all on board with Opteron – and Intel is left scrambling. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0224hpopt.html?netBizex worm attacks ICQA new instant messaging worm dubbed “Bizex” is making the rounds, targeting ICQ users with invitations to visit a site that can install malicious code on the target computer.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0224bizexworm.html?netSenator, others call for VoIP regulationA U.S. senator, a state public utilities commission and a telephone company executive have asked the Federal Communications Commission and Congress to slow down their rush toward declaring voice over IP service essentially free from government regulation. https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0224senator.html?netToday at “Layer 8”Got one of those cubicle neighbors who talks loudly into the phone, yammers on incessantly and is an all-around pain in the keister? We have a short, work-friendly video for your enjoyment. Also today: why your iPod makes you a crime magnet; exciting new developments in Morse Code (really!); and more.https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net Related content news Dell provides $150M to develop an AI compute cluster for Imbue Helping the startup build an independent system to create foundation models may help solidify Dell’s spot alongside cloud computing giants in the race to power AI. By Elizabeth Montalbano Nov 29, 2023 4 mins Generative AI news DRAM prices slide as the semiconductor industry starts to decline TSMC is reported to be cutting production runs on its mature process nodes as a glut of older chips in the market is putting downward pricing pressure on DDR4. By Sam Reynolds Nov 29, 2023 3 mins Flash Storage Technology Industry news analysis Cisco, AWS strengthen ties between cloud-management products Combining insights from Cisco ThousandEyes and AWS into a single view can dramatically reduce problem identification and resolution time, the vendors say. By Michael Cooney Nov 28, 2023 4 mins Network Management Software Cloud Computing opinion Is anything useful happening in network management? Enterprises see the potential for AI to benefit network management, but progress so far is limited by AI’s ability to work with company-specific network data and the range of devices that AI can see. By Tom Nolle Nov 28, 2023 7 mins Generative AI Network Management Software Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe