Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Juniper goes after Cisco in switching, industry consolidations and more
Weakening economy, uncertainty over EDS acquisition will challenge HP
Complex biometrics and hardware tokens fail to win widespread acceptance; less obtrusive, behind-the-scenes authentication schemes gain traction
Underground botnet markets, high-profile spam cases headlined the year in tech crime
One in 10 companies deploying internal clouds
Arizona, Indiana favoring centralized approach
Broad focus on data center key to VMware's success
Cisco's Annual Security Report found that the number of disclosed vulnerabilities in 2008 grew 11.5% over 2007
RagingWire co-location takes new approach for midsize customers
The Web will not increase social tolerance, despite increased exposure to different cultures according to Pew Internet & American Life Project
WLAN vendor Trapeze acquires Wi-Fi location products
Citi projects 10% to 20% decline in 2009; could be worst-ever year for CIOs
Services push will test company in new year
Cisco Blade servers, green switches and collaboration on tap as company morphs into overall IT giant
Signature-based virus scanning losing prominence as use of behavior-based detection and reputation analysis grows
Consolidation’s squeeze on innovation a concern; comparing Cisco vs. IBM of old
Net neutrality, M&A issues loom for Obama’s FCC
