Opinion

The perils of automated phone systems

Online backups win converts

Vendors vaunt VoIP values via VoiceCon venue

* News from recent VoiceCon show

Are government agencies serious about open source?

* What are the real motivations for gov't agencies' moves to open source?

XRIs resolve identity management dilemma

* The Extensible Resource Identifier specification tackles identity management interoperability problems

NetFlash: What’s the best way to protect against spyware?

* What’s the best way to protect against spyware? * Siebel sells out to Oracle * High-tech air travel soars * Cisco’s Chambers lectures on China, buyouts * Microsoft scraps September security update * Today on Layer 8

BellSouth works to repair damage

* Carrier recovers half of lines knocked out by hurricane; cost estimates at $600 million

This Week on NetworkWorld.com, 09/12/05

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Vendors reacting as VoIP nets mature

Cisco warns of another IOS bug

Microsoft scraps September security update

HP invested in business recovery centers

Cisco warns of another IOS bug

Face-off: Is it ethical for security companies to buy vulnerability information?

* Face-off: Is it ethical for security companies to buy vulnerability information? * FEMA’s faux pas * From Windows to Apple * Training is most important with channel partners

Patch Tuesday cancelled

* Patches from Gentoo, HP, 3Com, others * Beware Tilebot that spreads through network shares by exploiting the Windows LSASS vulnerability

Get back at phishers

eBay to buy Skype?

Google assimilates Vint Cerf

Nano: One iPod too many?

Video tombstones on the way

Cisco warns of another IOS bug

NetFlash: Google hacking: What started as a joke builds into a movement

* Google hacking: What started as a joke builds into a movement * Cisco warns of another IOS bug * Ebbers jail time put off, for now * Firefox upgrade offers improved usability, security * Internet pioneer Vint Cerf goes to work for Google * Today on

SonicWall offers versatile security platform

New Flash server from Macromedia

Katrina survivors must use IE to file for aid

iTunes subscribers top 10 million

Google duo tops power list

More on shuttering retail online sites

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Designing access to consolidated data centers

* The network access impact of data center consolidation