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Should You Worry About Cisco’s Source Code?
Should ISPs, Web hosting companies and network administrators—the people who live and die by their Cisco routers—be worried about the possible consequences of Cisco Systems Inc.‘s IOS source code being stolen? Certainly, in the past, Cisco’s IOS, like almost all software, has been shown to have security vulnerabilities. Click here to read more about the…
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Ship Windows Server Only When It’s Ready
Microsoft made a series of announcements last week regarding the future of the Windows operating system. After hedging the dates on the release of the next-generation versions of Windows for the past few years, it laid out a roadmap and time frame for the product line that extends almost into the next decade. Read more…
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Regulation Compliance Tops Companies’ Security Concerns
Just a few short years ago, the primary security-related concern for most IT executives was how to prevent hackers from infiltrating their companies’ systems. Although that issue still is quite relevant, it’s no longer the top concern of many organizations. Today, that honor goes to how to comply with the increasing number of regulatory and…
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Boston Red Sox: Backstop Your Business
Every inch of grass at the southwest corner of the City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Fla., lay flat after dozens of hard-core baseball fans had braved a night of sleeping bags and fire ants to snag the few remaining standing-room-only tickets for a spring training contest between the Boston Red Sox and the…
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Novell, IBM and Sun Target Microsoft’s Desktop
The battle for the desktop is not over. At least according to Novell Inc., IBM, Sun Microsystems Inc. and Red Hat Inc., each of which is working on, or has recently shipped, new products that take aim at Microsoft Corp.’s Windows and Office. Novell is concentrating on the enterprise with an offering that will combine…
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Improving WLAN Management
LAS VEGAS—Smaller wireless-switching companies are challenging incumbent hardware vendors for the attention of users looking to improve the manageability of their WLANs. Cisco Systems Inc. garnered much attention at NetWorld+Interop here this week from prospective customers interested in Cisco’s new wireless blade for its Catalyst 6500 switch, but many other persons took a long look…
