Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
ClamAV still available as open source but also offered under commercial support subscription
Firewall management software can audit, and rules verification can be simplified, automated
Hyper-V add-on to Windows Server 2008 was not expected in public beta until early next year
Timeline of events leading up to next month’s 700-MHz spectrum auction
Online video and mobile advertising could be key to Google’s future success
Analysts and entrepreneurs predict how Google’s bid in the January action will -- and won’t -- change the telecom industry
Looks to make software third-party friendly
Easy to see who got the better of that deal. Innovators reminisce about that relationship and others during the PC years
Forget cars, it’s time for IT pros to go hybrid
Cisco headed for heavier competition with IBM, Microsoft, HP and EMC in the new year.
IT pros say the tense relations between IT and the population they support must end if companies want to optimize resources, increase productivity and secure corporate assets.
$7.2 billion spent on data center power worldwide
802.11n wireless net decision explained by university
TrustChip can be customized for other encrypted applications
Majority disagrees with AT&T direction, but not everyone thinks bringing teleworkers back to company sites is a bad idea
Products include a managed IP PBX, “trunk-sharing” capabilities
Electric power industry gets ready to pull switch on new cybersecurity mandate
Developments around power management, virtualization, mobile devices and data centers will drive open source, Linux in 2008
Also on tap are parasitic viruses and Storm-like botnets with decentralized command-and-control structures
