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  • March 19, 2007 19 Mar'07

    Internet complexity, insecurity could stifle innovation, expert says

    Security threats are driving vendors to produce software and devices that automatically update and run only proprietary software with no effort from the end user. The result could be less flexibility and innovation, one expert says.

  • March 19, 2007 19 Mar'07

    Power over Ethernet power consumption: The hidden costs

    Power over Ethernet (PoE) has many advantages in a VoIP migration, but some companies overlook the amount of power needed to run PoE for VoIP and the costs and cooling requirements that come with it.

  • March 18, 2007 18 Mar'07

    Symantec: Data thieves thrive on zero-day flaws

    According to Symantec's threat report for the second half of 2006, attackers exploited misplaced USB drives and zero-day flaws to steal vast amounts of data. Expect more of the same in 2007.

  • March 18, 2007 18 Mar'07

    Hacker techniques use Google to unearth sensitive data

    Those who know where to look could use Google to dig up all sorts of sensitive company information, including intellectual property and passwords, one security expert warns.

  • March 18, 2007 18 Mar'07

    Cisco stamps on Brocade in Q4, Dell'Oro says

    For the second quarter in a row Cisco is gaining SAN switch market share on Brocade, according to the latest report by the Dell'Oro Group. But the numbers are causing a firestorm.

  • March 18, 2007 18 Mar'07

    VoIP security worries are plentiful, potent

    VoIP creates a new set of security issues for your network, as expert Ed Skoudis explains.

  • March 18, 2007 18 Mar'07

    New gigabit standard: How fast is fast enough?

    Last June, the 10GBASE-T standard was published promising 10 Gbit operations on copper cabling. This standard was originally targeted toward data centers, but the Ethernet Alliance and IEEE are working on increasing this standard to potentially 40 ...

  • March 15, 2007 15 Mar'07

    Cisco buys WebEx for $3.2 billion

    Cisco plans to buy WebEx, maker of hosted, on-demand collaboration applications.