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Funding for network firms drops below US$1 billion

Funding for network firms drops below US$1 billion

03 May 2009 By: Jon Brodkin - Network World (U.S.) (GM) Creator
From 2002 until 2007, quarterly venture capital investments in networking firms exceeded US$2 billion. Find out how dismal the situation is for seed-stage firms
10 great OS stinkers

10 great OS stinkers

08 Apr 2009 By: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols - Computerworld US(NA) Creator
Enough of the good old days! Let's talk about the bad old days of operating systems instead
6 nastiest Internet routing attacks

6 nastiest Internet routing attacks

15 Jan 2009 By: Carolyn Duffy Marsan - Network World (U.S.) (NA) Creator
Websites traffic and entire networks were disrupted or brought down by incorrect routing messages propagated across the Internet through the Border Gateway Protocol
Study: IT jobs will drop in 2009

Study: IT jobs will drop in 2009

22 Jul 2008 By: Ephraim Schwartz - InfoWorld (AT) 
Sharp reductions likely in contract staff, professional services and hardware, and almost no investment in cloud computing
Hottest gadgets for summertime fun

Hottest gadgets for summertime fun

29 Jun 2008 By: Keith Shaw - Network World (US) (at) Creator
Summer's here, and the time is right, for checking out the latest and greatest gadgets for outdoor enjoyment, fun, or productivity. Sit back, grab a cold one and view our choices for the best new tools for the summer season.
The 10 most uncool moments in tech
29 Jun 2010
The 10 most uncool moments in tech
It all comes down to something you might call "The Dude principle of coolness": If you're actually trying, odds are, you're failing. And the harder you try, the greater those odds become
Hacker steals e-mail addresses, demands Astley tune
19 May 2010
Hacker steals e-mail addresses, demands Astley tune
The Dutch hacker Darkc0ke was able to hack into the database of Dutch radio station 3FM and steal 22,000 e-mail addresses using a SQL injection attack. He threatened to publish the addresses unless the station played Rick Astley’s 'Never Gonna Give You Up'
Funding for network firms drops below US$1 billion
03 May 2009
Funding for network firms drops below US$1 billion
From 2002 until 2007, quarterly venture capital investments in networking firms exceeded US$2 billion. Find out how dismal the situation is for seed-stage firms
10 great OS stinkers
08 Apr 2009
10 great OS stinkers
Enough of the good old days! Let's talk about the bad old days of operating systems instead

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