Jeff Caruso

managing editor, online news

Jeff Caruso is site editor at Network World. Contact him.

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Recent articles by Caruso

Microsoft warns of malware; IBM's top predictions
Dec. 01, 2008
Microsoft is warning users of a rise in attacks on a vulnerability in Windows that could trigger a worm infestation on networks. IBM predicts in its third annual Next Five in Five list, detailing innovations that could ...

Cisco shutting down between holidays; Mozilla eyes extra beta for Firefox 3.1
Nov. 26, 2008
For the first time in its history, Cisco will be shutting down during the year-end holiday season to save money; Mozilla will probably add a third beta to the development schedule for Firefox 3.1 to get a better handle ...

10 Gigabit Ethernet adapter offloads TCP processing
Nov. 25, 2008
Alacritech last week introduced a 10 Gigabit Ethernet server adapter that offloads processing from the host computer.

IBM working on Web-based collaboration platform; 40G market gaining steam
Nov. 25, 2008
IBM is working on a platform for collaborative mashups that requires little more than a browser and a server to create a shared environment that includes audio and videoconferencing; The 40 gigabits-per-second market is ...

Symantec's cybercrime snapshot; Alcatel-Lucent's data center switch
Nov. 24, 2008
The criminal market online for buying and selling stolen credit cards, pirated software and information about financial accounts is thriving, according to a report published Monday by Symantec. Alcatel-Lucent this week ...

Most recycled cell phones; IETF tackles the Kaminsky bug
Nov. 21, 2008
The Nokia 6010 and the Motorola RAZR V3 have topped one electronics-recycling firm's list of the most-recycled cell phones in 2008; Standards body debates fixing DNS or pushing new security scheme.

MLB tosses out Silverlight; Ballmer quashes Yahoo rumors again
Nov. 20, 2008
Microsoft will no longer play under the bright lights of Major League Baseball, which has decided to throw out the vendor's Silverlight browser add-on in favor of Adobe's Flash; A change at the helm of Yahoo won't ...

Some of fastest supercomputers use InfiniBand
Nov. 20, 2008
Over the summer I highlighted the fact that Gigabit Ethernet was being used in many of the world's fastest supercomputers. This week, Mellanox points to the latest list of supercomputers and highlights the growth in ...

Researchers find lead replacement; IBM plans to acquire virtualization vendor
Nov. 19, 2008
Researchers at the University of Maryland say they have discovered a material to replace lead, a potential environmental hazard, in electronics products; IBM plans to acquire virtualization vendor Transitive Corporation ...

Novell bolsters GroupWise 8; Network-traffic analyzer freeware
Nov. 18, 2008
Novell Monday shipped Version 8 of its GroupWise messaging and calendaring platform; NetWitness Corporation Monday said it's offering its Investigator 8.6 network-traffic analysis tool to end users under a freeware ...

Networking alliances in alignment
Nov. 18, 2008
The Ethernet Alliance and the Road to 100G Alliance this week announced that the latter organization would be folded into the former.

Enterasys, Siemens integrate WLAN gear; Cisco fights to keep top in net security
Nov. 17, 2008
Enterasys this week is expected to announce integration of the Siemens Enterprise Communications WLAN portfolio with its switches and management systems. Cisco is the king of network security, commanding almost a ...

Obama's CTO; OpenSocial's Birthday
Nov. 14, 2008
Barack Obama hasn't even appointed a chief technology officer yet, but thousands of people are using a new Web site to suggest and vote on ideas they think his CTO should work on; OpenSocial supporters celebrated on ...

Intel cuts revenue forecast; BT cuts 10,000 jobs globally
Nov. 13, 2008
Intel on Wednesday cut its revenue forecast for the fourth quarter; Intel cited "significantly" weaker-than-expected demand for its products worldwide; British telecom operator BT Group will lay off 10,000 workers as it ...

Nortel's business units will need their increased speed
Nov. 13, 2008
As I mentioned last time, Nortel's latest restructuring may be a sign that the company is getting ready to break apart. But is it too late?

Cisco promises wireless, video extravaganza at new Yankee Stadium; Q1 Labs to offer free ...
Nov. 12, 2008
Cisco and the New York Yankees chat up $16 million stadium technology infrastructure; Q1 Labs slims down its enterprise software to offer IT managers free log management download.

Where does Nortel go from here?
Nov. 11, 2008
Nortel this week revealed just how precarious a position it is in, announcing layoffs and restructuring in the wake of a staggering $3.4 billion loss in the most recent quarter.

Cisco overhauls edge routers; VMware acquires Trango
Nov. 11, 2008
Cisco has ushered in the new era of its Carrier Ethernet routers with the ASR 9000 edge system, which is designed to scale to 6.4 terabits per second; VMware is launching a hypervisor for mobile phones.

EMC unveils cloud offering; Visa leans on virtualization
Nov. 10, 2008
EMC today will unveil its long-awaited cloud storage offering, a combination of hardware and software that promises to help businesses build and deliver Internet-based applications on a massive scale. Visa is looking to ...

Sprint loses another 1.3 million wireless customers; IT shops renegotiate contracts
Nov. 07, 2008
Sprint Nextel posted a net loss of $326 million for the third quarter of 2008, punctuated by the loss of another 1.3 million wireless subscribers for the quarter; Saving money is of paramount importance for CIOs in ...

Force10 taps new CEO
Nov. 06, 2008
Force10 Networks found a new CEO this week from its own ranks, promoting its senior VP of worldwide sales to the post on the retirement of Marc Randall.

Researchers crack WPA encryption; AMD lays off 500 staffers
Nov. 06, 2008
Security researchers say they've developed a way to partially crack the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption standard used to protect data on many wireless networks; Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to lay off 500 ...

FCC approves unlicensed 'white space' use; Adobe expected to disclose new Reader flaw
Nov. 05, 2008
The Federal Communications Commission Tuesday voted unanimously today to allow conditional unlicensed use of "white spaces" television spectrum; Adobe Tuesday is expected to disclose a security vulnerability in an older ...

10 Gigabit LAN-on-motherboard introduced
Nov. 04, 2008
Mellanox Technologies this week introduced what it says is the first copper-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN-on-motherboard for mainstream servers and storage.

OpenSolaris for mainframe; Motorola field tests LTE
Nov. 04, 2008
A mainframe version of the OpenSolaris operating system is available for download, IBM and Sun announced Monday; Motorola has completed its first over-the-air data transmission using Long-Term Evolution -- or LTE -- ...