Internet Security Systems is warning that a hacker contest is on for this weekend, and any Web sites could be targets. The contest involves defacing as many sites as possible; the one who defaces the most sites with the most “value” wins a prize. But I have to wonder – now that the whole world has been alerted to the fact that hackers are organizing this contest, will they deface the sites anyway?ISS warns of coordinated attackhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0702isswarns.html?netUnderwriting XML I get nervous when anyone refers to a specific technology as a “silver bullet.” But that’s how the insurance industry is starting to view Web services and XML, and by gosh the insurance industry isn’t one to take unnecessary risks. Some say XML could save the industry $250 million in integration costs.https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/0630sector.html?net Report: Spam costs $874 per employee per yearUnsolicited commercial (“spam”) e-mail costs U.S. companies $874 per employee per year in lost productivity, according to a new report out from independent research company Nucleus Research.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0702reporspam.html?netEMC, BMC collaborate on open storage managementEMC and BMC Software Wednesday announced a strategic relationship in which each will resell or license the other company’s storage management products.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0702emcbmc.html?net Network World will be taking a break tomorrow and Monday for the Fourth of July. We wish you all a happy and safe holiday, and we’ll see you again Tuesday.This week’s top 5 stories so far:1. Microsoft taking on identity mgmt.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0630microsoft.html?net 2. Applications or hardware: Pick your mgmt. toolhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0630mgmtoptions.html?net3. Cisco aims for IPv6 firewallshttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0627ciscoaims.html?net4. Prices drop for high-end net gearhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0630switches.html?net5. Calif. breach-disclosure law raises questions, concernshttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0630california.html?netGot a network news tip?Don’t be shy about telling us something we don’t know. Send me your industry-related news and gossip at mailto:jcaruso@nww.com 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 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