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Don't expect data on P2P networks to be private, judge rules
There can be no expectation of privacy in data exposed to the Internet over a peer-to-peer file-sharing network, a federal judge in Vermont ruled in...
Canadian merger to form bigger player in business communications
Size matters in the unified communications business, according to Mitel Networks and Aastra Technologies, two Canadian vendors that plan to merge...
Spike in traffic with TCP source port zero has some researchers worried
A significant increase this weekend in TCP traffic with source port zero detected could be part of reconnaissance efforts in preparation for more...
Application services meet up with SDN in the cloud
Enterprises and service providers are looking beyond collections of boxes and toward virtual data centers that are better at growing and changing,...
Chinese professor builds Li-Fi system with retail parts
The equipment is big and expensive, with the research costs at almost $500,000. But by just using retail components, Chinese professor Chi Nan has...
Chinese professor builds Li-Fi system with retail parts
The equipment is big and expensive, with the research costs at almost US$500,000. But by just using retail components, Chinese professor Chi Nan has...
How to roll your own VPN
With free open source OpenVPN and a low-cost VPS, you can have a secure connection from any location
Red Hat launches new initiative to drive OpenStack into the enterprise
Open source technology provider Red Hat today announced a new initiative designed to boost the adoption of OpenStack in the enterprise.
Cloud-based SMB network startup adds app store for services
Startup Pertino plans to flesh out its cloud-based network service with additional services such as security and deep-packet inspection, which it...
PLUMgrid adds advanced networking to OpenStack Havana
Virtual network infrastructure vendor PLUMgrid is bringing its platform to OpenStack Havana, adding better resiliency and scalability in large...
Cisco fixes serious security flaws in networking, communications products
Cisco Systems released software security updates Wednesday to address denial-of-service and arbitrary command execution vulnerabilities in several...
Cisco beefs up enterprise collaboration tools
Cisco will boost its enterprise collaboration stack with products designed to simplify the way companies secure communications, interact with...
Ailing Obamacare site to get a "tech surge"
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is boosting the IT trauma team giving urgent care to the Obamacare website, which has badly...
SDN Adoption Puts DevOps Pros in High Demand
The shift toward network automation and virtualization offered by Software Defined Networks will increase demand for DevOps professionals. If you...
Siemens Enterprise changes its name to Unify
Siemens Enterprise Communications has changed its name to Unify and now hopes to take advantage of a growing interest in hosted unified...
Cisco patches vulnerabilities in some security appliances, switches and routers
Cisco Systems has released security patches for authentication bypass, command execution and denial-of-service vulnerabilities affecting products...
Group challenges regs requiring phone companies to maintain copper networks
As the battle between cable providers and traditional telephone companies continues before federal regulators, a report issued Tuesday challenged old...
As the digital revolution kills jobs, social unrest will rise
Gartner is forecasting some major changes in technology, especially in areas like 3D printing, machine learning and voice recognition. They are all...
Facebook networking chief: No more secret ASIC commands
Facebook's head of network operations has great expectations for software defined networking (SDN), though he may not be relying on commercial...
French ISP Free offers fiber customers 1Gbps upgrade for no cost
Customers of French ISP Free will soon see their fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) connections upgraded from 100Mbps to 1Gbps, with no change to the monthly...