Opinion

Laying blame when things are going wrong

Beware that ‘seamless transition’

Telecom is looking up

Upbeat earnings signal slow ascension from depths of telecom abyss

It’s been one week…

Mailbag: Job changes

Linksys NAS server

* The Linksys EFG80 EtherFast Instant GigaDrive

Get the most out of the WAN: Communicate!

* OSI Layer 8 protocols

Newsbooster aims to fight Europe’s restrictive linking laws

* Deep linking company uses distributed networking strategy

Finding the truth in resumes

* Ask lots of questions to squeeze the air from inflated résumés and uncover false claims

Vendors push the messaging envelope

* Microsoft, Lotus and DYS Analytics advance messaging in different ways

The clampdown on file swapping continues

* Verizon ordered to identify file-swapping subscriber to RIAA

HP blade cuts powerful swath

* HP to ship four-processor server blades

E-voting security analyses

* Others examine e-voting's security implications

Does ‘a little extra’ really go a long way?

* What's the cost justification of buying extra disk space now?

All router, less frills from Adtran

* Adtran adds to series of low-cost routers

MCNE candidates now require CompTIA certification

* MCNEs now required to be CompTIA project mgmt. certified

Looking up

* Upbeat earnings signal slow ascension from depths of telecom abyss

Upromise uses Speedera

* Upromise signs up with Speedera for acceleration

HP on the edge

* HP's new strategy stays close to the end users

Bug Alert: More Slammer info

* Patches from SCO, Conectiva, others * Beware viruses that attempt to allow access to an infected machine via IRC * Symantec: Security attacks getting more aggressive, and other interesting reading

Embedded storage technology

* Embedded storage switch technology promises lower costs, better performance and more

White House makes federal case of IT outsourcing

* White house requests 12% IT budget increase

Way cool network monitoring

* ObjectPlanet's Network Probe

Can WLAN startups take on the 800-lb gorilla?

* Wireless: What needs to gel?

State of the state

* Venture capitalists are cautiously optimistic about the future

Customer service can be better

* "If you can't find the info on our Web site, please don't call"

Sprint rolls out MPLS alternative

* Sprint to introduce three services as migration paths to IP

Financial IT execs debate Linux, open source momentum

* Linux at work in the financial services sector

Meeting to identify the needs of identity management

* Industry groups meet to discuss identity management

NetPro aims to secure Active Directory

* NetPro Secure Active Directory Lifecycle Suite