Opinion

Interop New York Starts Wednesday

I'm once again very pleased to have the opportunity to Chair the Wireless and Mobility Track at this annual enterprise-focused event. We've got sessions on all of the important topics in wireless and mobile, and a special discount code is available.

Rescued Chilean miners receive free iPod Touches from Steve Jobs

In a story that captivated the world, 33 trapped Chilean miners were rescued earlier this week. Touched by the story, Steve Jobs reportedly sent each one an iPod Touch.

A Cisco IPhone app that is worth sharing

An app I stumbeled upon that looks promising

Data loss incidents on the decline

Microsoft reports fewer losses, but cites recession as the cause

The Open Source Community Is Microsoft-phobic

Open source is not a shield from criticism

Cloud security concerns? Boston U, Brown and UC Irvine to the rescue

Universities score $3M NSF grant to study cloud computing security and privacy

Why Microsoft’s attack on OpenOffice.org isn’t “competition”

Microsoft still getting ugly with open source

Chinese anti-satellite space junk count hits 3,000

NASA says space debris from the Chinese the Fengyun-1C spacecraft anti-satellite test poses distict hazards to other satellites

Cisco/EMC: The rumor that keeps on giving

Comes up again like the change of seasons, even though Oracle was this week's potential bidder

Should Microsoft rollover and play dead to Open Office?

Competing Against Open Source Is Not Hating Open Source

Most popular stories this week: Oct. 15

The most-viewed stories at Network World for the week ending Oct. 15.

Full-tilt boogie networking: Cisco’s FabricPath vs. IETF TRILL

Cisco FabricPath and IETF TRILL Compared

QoS Lab 7 – Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing

This video configures CB-WFQ to give different amounts of bandwidth to two graphics on a web page.

NASA, Harvard beam up virtual software lab

NASA furthers crowdsourcing software development techniques

IMDb turning 20 on Sunday

Internet Movie Database takes a stroll down memory lane

Best practices for rolling out 802.1X authentication

WWANs could find relief at 4G World

* Offload, backhaul-boost announcements expected next week

Oracle takes MQ lead for user provisioning

* 'Oracle clearly stands out in both vision and execution within the Leaders quadrant,' according to Gartner

ScienceLogic turns down market for cloud management

* Brings capabilities of high-end EM7 G3 platform to midsize companies

Snom bolsters IP-PBX offerings

* The products are all software-based and work on Windows, Linux and MAC OS computers to provide both SIP trunking or PSTN connectivity.

Mixed success in the fight against cybercrime

RSA Europe 2010: Botnets beaten, but threats remain high

eBay to use Joomla as the ‘open source glue’

eBay's massive Joomla social network for employees has broader implications for open source at other enterprises

You’ve passed NERC CIP Self Certification but is the GRID secure?

Why the electrical grid is not secure and how to fix it.

Cisco’s latest Smart/Connected pilot: Holyoke, MA

City will attempt to transform the way it operates using the network

Is This Town Big Enough For Two Open Source IDS?

Suricata, Emerging Threats and the OISF take on Sourcefire and Snort

Microsoft trying to scare users away from OpenOffice in new ad

Taking a page from the negative political campaigns, Microsoft releases anti-OpenOffice ad

Would 1,000 space-bound lasers deter a missile attack?

John Raese, West Virginia's Republican nominee for Senate wants $20 billion for 1,000 laser space system

Virtualization is for IT, Cloud is for Applications

Where to draw the line?

AOL, equity firms reportedly eying Yahoo

Updated: Yet Yahoo appears to remain uninterested in anyone but Yahoo

The iPad – I’m Only Sort-Of Impressed

Anyone who was worried that the iPad might replace a notebook or netbook needn't be so concerned - at least for now. The iPad is, first and foremost, an iPod - leaving a big zone of opportunity for business-oriented tablets.