Opinion

Why ‘Second Tuesday’ deserves a chance

* Give Microsoft’s ‘Second Tuesday’ patch-management program a break

How ADAM avoids politics

* Microsoft’s ADAM technology sidesteps office politics

New worm uses PayPal scam

Churnabout

FCC order on number portability expected to roil $14 billion market

NetFlash: Tallying the true cost of spam

PeopleSoft extends customer refund offer

IBM fuels Web services push

McNealy: Sun to ship Opteron servers in 2004

Those were the days my friends

* Breaking news from Comdex, CD Expo, Next Generation Networks, Desktop Linux Conference, UBS Warburg Global Communications * Links to upcoming trade shows * Links to free Network World Technology Tours

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Readers’ choice: desktop management

* Readers give top picks in desktop management tools

Nice hardware design

Vendor group tests AES interoperability

* Work at hand to test Advanced Encryption Standard interoperability

Ipsum Networks monitors apps and service flows

* Ipsum Networks links app and service flows to performance

2004 salary outlook

* Robert Half Technology’s 2004 Salary Guide

Are the U.S. ILECs in ‘mortal peril?’

* Prominent industry veteran predicts PSTN shakeup

Why spam laws just won’t work with most spammers

* Outlawing spam won’t deter many

Churnabout

* FCC order on number portability expected to roil $14 billion market

Learn all you need to know about storage at Comdex

* Meet Mike at Comdex

Concord’s eHealth

* The Reviewmeister's WAN monitoring tool of choice is Concord's eHealth

Telework, and don’t top off the tank

* Federal program touts simple things you can do to improve air quality

Novell explains Red Carpet release

* Novell gives details on Ximian Red Carpet Enterprise update

Big Mac supercomputer unveiled

* Football tickets and pizza pave way for Big Mac supercomputer installation

Spam gets sneakier

* One method spam is using to get through filters

Too many phish in the sea

* Anti-virus experts warn of yet another online ID scam

NetFlash: Hey vendors! Be smart about defaults

Copper boosts Gigabit port shipments by 38%

* Driven by the popularity of the copper version, Gigabit Ethernet shipments soar

Force10, Alcatel debut 10G, high-density Ethernet gear

Radio in a box

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