Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
* WAN scalability isn't just the ability to increase WAN circuit bandwidth
* Why clearer calls could be had if VPNs carried VoIP traffic
* Customer loyalty could help Cisco in the crowded WAN optimization market
* Cell processor supercomputer to debut
* NIST's 'Guide to Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP) Systems'
* VoIP troubleshooting tools can cause hacker trouble, too, expert says * Microsoft cuts intellectual-property chains from Web services protocols * Q&A: Cisco, Microsoft talk about their NAC for security * IBM puts its first Cell computer on sale * N
Welcome to The Best of Network World. Here is this week's Readers' Choice, with the most-clicked stories of the week.
* Foundry Networks, Extreme Networks separately reveal new deployments
* How will that new feature, application affect the rest of your system?
* NetWare-friendly products from Idokorro, HP and Ricoh
From the Take It For What It's Worth Department
* Vendors put their IP services through series of tests designed to simulate worst-case disaster scenarios
* Maintaining your browsing privacy
* 'Dual-mode' and 'convergence' defined
* Desktop Authority 7.5 adds USB and port security
* How well will management vendors cope with the new priorities in the management space?
* Sage advice from a hosted VoIP provider
* Identity management on the move
* DOE supercomputer features Linux and thousands of gaming console chips
* IT skills report reveals the level of knowledge in the rest of the world