Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
* Alcatel's OmniSwitch 9600
* Patches from Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, others * Top 10 viruses reported to Sophos in September * McAfee buys security compliance vendor for $60 million, and other interesting reading
* Dunn, four others, indicted in HP scandal * IBM puts up $100 million to simplify mainframe operations * HP inks seven-year deal with Pepsi * Massachusetts CIO Louis Gutierrez resigns * Google helps programmers find code online * Buzzblog: Woz on W
Welcome to The Best of Network World. Here is this week's Readers' Choice, with the most-clicked stories of the week.
* Colgate Palmolive to use Crescendo's Maestro to improve application performance
* Brian Padden recommends mix of IP and digital phones
* Managing spam-like e-mail with collaboration tools
* Data classification projects don't need to be painful
* Nine new models of Juniper's secure services gateway routers geared toward protecting branch offices
* Mid-band Ethernet makes its debut
* HIMSS Analytics study into the healthcare sector
* The House Judiciary Committee letter requests careful review of AT&T/BellSouth merger
* ClearCube A Series PC blade can be installed for about $1,300
* A little fact-checking goes a long way
* 10 management companies to watch * Open source router tempts company to bid Cisco firewall farewell * Mozilla duped by hacker's 'humorous' presentation * McAfee buys security compliance vendor for $60 million * McAfee cries foul over Vista security
* AT&T brings its DSL tech support in-house
* Kiko Calendar from Kiko Software
