Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
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* Conference dedicated to plastic optical fiber
Welcome to The Best of Network World. Here is this week's Readers' Choice, with the most-clicked stories of the week.
* NetScout nGenius Application Fabric Monitor
* Enterprises see optical networks in their future
* How a BlackBerry gave too much information
* Also: BellSouth expands small business services with data backup and remote access; and Think tank offers 'Net neutrality compromise
* Novell's latest quarterly results
* PlateSpin helps to determine optimal fit between workloads and servers
* Is your e-mail getting through?
* Business Software Alliance uses hardnosed tactics against small businesses
* Protecting the lifecycle of your tape
* The differences between Layers 2 and 3
* TIA conference follows USTA's TelecomNext as show wars continue.
* Q&A: Nortel chief strategy officer discusses company's ambitions * McAfee buys security software maker Preventsys * Global Crossing rolls out service enhancements and network upgrades * GigaStor Probe analyzes remote Gigabit links with ease * VC re
* Gartner’s latest Magic Quadrant assessment for U.S. network service providers
* Cisco's Assessor Lab facility
* Antenna basics
