We at Network World offer both a Virus and Bug Patch Alert and a Microsoft News Alert. Sometimes I feel like these two newsletters could be the same thing. Yes, Microsoft has discovered yet another set of security holes in its operating systems, holes that bear a striking resemblance to what the Blaster worm exploited. Blaster II? Microsoft warns of new security holes http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0910blastii.html?netWe at Network World offer both a Virus and Bug Patch Alert and a Microsoft News Alert. Sometimes I feel like these two newsletters could be the same thing. Yes, Microsoft has discovered yet another set of security holes in its operating systems, holes that bear a striking resemblance to what the Blaster worm exploited.Blaster II? Microsoft warns of new security holeshttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0910blastii.html?net 3Com to outsource manufacturing, cuts jobsStill looking for ways to cut costs, 3Com announced another 1,000 of its employees will lose their jobs as the company tries to outsource as much of its operations as possible. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/09103comtoou.html?netManagement changes at SprintSprint looked within and Wednesday appointed a new president and COO. Len Lauer, currently president of Sprint PCS, is now also the carrier’s president and COO.https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/0910sprintmgmt.html?netCisco, others form converged network groupCisco, Intel, IBM and other companies will push converged voice, video and data networks through a newly formed marketing organization, the new group announced Tuesday. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0910ciscoother.html?netSpecial notice: User Excellence Award nominationsDue to a glitch with our spam filter, Network World editors can’t be certain they’ve received User Ex nominations submitted since Sept. 1. If you’ve submitted a User Ex nomination after Sept. 1, please contact Signature Series Editor Beth Schultz to verify the entry, or resend to her directly, at mailto:bschultz@nww.com. Sorry for the inconvenience! 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