Opinion

How to know whether a network architecture would be effective in your company

* Determining factors to whether a network architecture is worthwhile

Tech tip: Root bridge selection

* Accurate root bridge selection increases the stability of the spanning tree

Researcher gets $200,000 to study the Rubik’s Cube

Technology has limits: It’s still soccer

Dell’s ‘thermal incident’

New contest starts today

Inside Google’s odd plane requests

Did iPod save lightning victim?

AOL to give it away

Letters to the editor: “How to protect your VoIP network”

The United Way makes the most of computer donations

* How you can get involved in supporting your United Way with IT products or services

The ‘experts’ don’t get the EMC/RSA union

* Shocked by the negative reaction of some to EMC's planned purchase of RSA Security

Internet access via fiber at 15Mbps

Technology’s next wave: the dashboard

Would it be in Google’s best interest to own online content?

* ISPs and portal providers would be better off acting as a channel to Web content

Workflow and Lightroom

What is ‘user-centric’ identity?

* 'User-centric' identity vs. 'enterprise-centric'

Carrier policies vary on Bluetooth data use

* Check the fine print for acceptable use terms

Are there ‘gateway computer crimes’?

Starting up in 2012

Are your Linux desktop pilots in place?

* Why go Linux desktop?

July to be another big patch month for Microsoft

* Patches from Trustix, SuSE, Ubuntu, others * Beware new Bagle variant that spreads via a message partially titled "To the beloved" or "I love you"

NetFlash: Sun jumps back into blades, expands Opteron line

* Sun jumps back into blades, expands Opteron line * Lotus nears release of Notes for Linux * Google's binary search helps dig up malware * IT's identity crisis * VoIP security services taking hold * Today on Layer 8

Mathematics Markup Language software; Getting in the Groove

Tightening up home wireless security

Does Verizon owe you money?

10 ways to cut telecom bills, latest news and more

Here is this week's Editors' Choice; look for Readers' Choice later this week.

Optical gear boosts availability

* Redundant fibers offer more protection against outages

Cisco to buy network access vendor Meetinghouse

Retailers fail to pass security test