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• 40 Gbps Optical Shipments Stall • Hawaii Pushes To Improve Broadband Technology • Fannie Mae Contractor Indicted For Logic Bomb • Broadband Stimulus Unlikely To Boost Telecom Profits • Google Aims To Expose Network Meddling
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Networking Update - Friday, Jan 30, 2009

:: Today's Top Story ::

40 Gbps Optical Shipments Stall
The Dell'Oro Group said, however, that it expects the 40-Gbps optical market will reach $14.5 billion in 2013.

Report: Indian Outsourcing: More Reliance But More Gripes

An increasing number of U.S. companies are turning to Indian outsourcers, according to our year-over-year poll, but their level of dissatisfaction also has increased.
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Fannie Mae Contractor Indicted For Logic Bomb
Had the malicious script designed to wipe Fannie Mae's 4,000 servers not been discovered, the company could have lost millions of dollars and a week's worth of uptime.

Windows 7 Beta Flunks Out Of Georgetown
University's IT department nixes downloads of Microsoft's new operating system.

Google Aims To Expose Network Meddling
Vint Cerf puts out the word that Google's Measurement Lab will make it more difficult for telecoms to degrade or block apps such as BitTorrent or Skype.

Windows 7 Revealed: 24 Screen Shots Of Microsoft's Next Operating System
Here's a first visual look at the Vista successor, as previewed at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.

Amazon Kindle E-Book Reader To Get Facelift
Tech enthusiasts are taking their best guesses as to what the online retailer has planned for the 2.0 version of the popular gadget.

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:: Networking News Of The Week ::

Hawaii Pushes To Improve Broadband Technology
The state has an ambitious goal of dragging Hawaii out of the country's cellar -- it was recently ranked 49th in broadband speeds among the country's 50 states.

Broadband Stimulus Unlikely To Boost Telecom Profits
Potential benefits to phone companies and equipment vendors are likely to be overshadowed by the recession's deep impact on technology spending, analysts said.

Google Claims Data Center Energy Savings
Google said its quarterly energy-weighted average Power Usage Effectiveness fell to 1.16 from 1.22 in the third quarter.

Cisco Fabric Extenders May Make Top-Of-Rack Switches Obsolete
The company's latest Nexus products could help companies significantly cut back on operational expenses and time spent on switch-related tasks in the data center.

Cisco Beefs Up Switches Portfolio
The expanded line of switches and a Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender are optimized for virtualization and cloud computing.

Cisco Seeing Green With EnergyWise Partner Program
The company's outreach to other green-power companies focuses on integrating power management with network devices to monitor and control power usage.

Citrix Invests In Desktop Hypervisor Startup
Virtual Computer, a startup that has just released in beta its NxTop bare-metal hypervisor for desktops, acquired Citrix as a strategic investor.

Verizon Releases Cell Phone Boosting Hardware
The company's femtocell device will increase coverage using a customer's broadband service, and Verizon won't charge monthly fees.

HP Blurs Data Center Lines With Server/Switch
The ProCurve ONE embedded server blade and Data Center Connection Manager alter the roles various vendors and devices play in the data center.

10 Cloud Computing Predictions For 2009
Vendors are rushing to join Amazon, EMC/VMware, IBM, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce in the cloud, offering businesses new ways to do more with less.

Data-Loss Prevention Software Takes Security Up A Notch
Vendors offer more options for protecting data throughout its travels. We'll put their claims to the test.

:: Breaking News ::

Nortel Axing WiMax, Trimming Partnership With Alvarion
The decision raises questions about the long term viability of mobile WiMax as it gears up for full-fledged competition with LTE.

InvestEdge Equips Banks and Advisors with Turnkey Compliance
Workflow compliance solution enables firms to conduct account investment reviews and administrative reviews with less risk and cost

SEC Charges Nashville-Based Financial Planner With Fraud
Charge involves purported investments in TARP

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