Opinion

Excel helpers can damage data

* Sometimes Microsoft Excel format conversion functions should be disabled

Intel releases Woodcrest to inch closer to AMD Opteron’s performance

* Woodcrest claims 135% performance improvement and 40% reduced energy consumption

The most-read stories in June

Welcome to The Best of Network World. Here is this week's Readers' Choice, with the most-clicked stories of the month.

Foundry switches put security at edge

* Foundry's latest security switches

NetFlash: Shavlik plugs gap left by discontinued Microsoft scanning tools

* Shavlik plugs gap left by discontinued Microsoft scanning tools * DOE’s Federated Model aims to identify security threats * Ransomware, other Trojans dominate in 2006 * After feud, researcher promises daily browser bugs * Buzzblog: Are there 'ga

New updates from Apple

* Patches from Apple, Debian, Gentoo, others * Beware latest Clagger variants * After feud, researcher promises daily browser bugs, and other interesting reading

IBM faces fewer claims in SCO lawsuit

Shavlik plugs gap left by discontinued Microsoft scanning tools

Alienware adds MIMO to new notebooks

Aperi vs. EMC: What’s the squabble all about?

* How open is Aperi?

DOE initiative enables members to share info about security threats

Adding insult to job loss

Getting around the Great Firewall of China

Are there ‘gateway computer crimes’

Security conference at Carnegie-Mellon focuses on usability

Latest contest winner

Sites sues Google over page rank

An identity thief tells all

Historical sites start podcasting

Identity management education opportunities

* Identity management conferences

Quest, Centrify extend ADFS to non-Windows platforms

* Quest, Centrify integrate with ADFS to bring its benefits to non-Windows platforms

Are you a good fit for the job?

* Why is it that the most technically qualified person seldom gets the job?

Markdown for markup

* Markdown to HTML

Google is not the only company building a data center near the Columbia River

* Microsoft buys tracts of land along the Columbia River

‘Unlimited’ mobile data: A misnomer?

* Double-check your contract to ensure compliant use

VoIP is key to Microsoft’s unified communications platform

* Microsoft sees VoIP in its unifed communications future

Linux is non-stop at Stratus and Availigent

* Fault-tolerant Linux

10 reasons why small businesses should consider outsourcing

* Why SMBs should be interested in outsourcing

Sonus betting on fixed/mobile convergence

* Q&A with Bruce Trvalik, director of IMS Strategy for Sonus

Futuristic optical system tackles image processing

* OptIPuter clustering system outlined at TeraGrid '06 conference