* 3Com makes strides in areas of VoIP and security
* Directory on tap for open source * Start-up touts on-demand resources * 3Com to upgrade IP PBX software * ESnet turns to high-speed optical MANs * Today on Layer 8
* Driven into the arms of the Mac * Mac isn’t perfect * Don’t give in to extortion * Presence-aware software may not be worth it
* A robot in your future? * IBM, Nortel to collaborate on telecom products * IEEE group scraps 802.11n proposal * FCC requires VoIP providers to offer E911 * Today on Layer 8 * This week’s top 5 stories
* A couple of blows to WLANs
* Extortion via DDoS on the rise * Nortel's Owens has his work cut out * IBM links business processes to IT automation * Standards deadlock looms over UWB * Today on Layer 8
* SMC brings out 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch, WLAN access point/bridge
* Microsoft sells ID mgmt. plan * Latest Sober worm sends German spam * 3Com to integrate IPS with switches and routers * Ethernet tweaks make protocol fit for factory nets * Radio: Tracking content at MLB.com * Today on Layer 8
* Outsourcing not all it’s cracked up to be * Put the brakes on Windows Server 2003 R2 * Yahoo just changed the whole online music market * What the Verizon-MCI-Qwest mess really means
* Mozilla fixes critical Firefox bugs * Technology Insider: IP address management * Microsoft readies PC security, tools bundle * Lucent wins patent infringement claim against Extreme * Today on Layer 8 * This week’s top 5 stories
