Jeff Caruso

managing editor, online news

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

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Recent articles by Caruso

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 ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 -- ...

New Cisco edge router coming; IBM sues exec
Nov. 03, 2008
According to an analyst's report, Cisco is expected to unveil a new service provider edge router on Nov. 11 that's likely to succeed its aging 7600 series Ethernet platforms. IBM is suing one of its top executives, a ...

Morris worm turns 20; DOJ tells Verizon to divest in 22 states
Oct. 31, 2008
The Morris worm, considered the first major attack on the Internet, turns 20 on Sunday. In other news, the Department of Justice told Verizon it needs to divest assets in 100 areas covering 22 states as a precondition ...

Big bandwidth coming on strong
Oct. 30, 2008
The worldwide market for 10Gbps network gear will reach $9.5 billion this year, and the market for 40Gbps network gear is growing quickly, according to a new report from Infonetics Research.

Researchers show off OpenFlow tech; Motorola loses $397M, plans switch to Android
Oct. 30, 2008
The global financial crisis so visible this past month is beginning to take its toll on information-technology spending, though IT security spending is expected to be spared; Microsoft Tuesday introduced Office Web ...

IT security spending expected to grow; MS Office over the web
Oct. 29, 2008
The global financial crisis so visible this past month is beginning to take its toll on information-technology spending, though IT security spending is expected to be spared; Microsoft Tuesday introduced Office Web ...

Riverbed boosts efficiency of acceleration gear; CenturyTel acquires Embarq
Oct. 28, 2008
Riverbed Technology is upgrading its wide-area network acceleration products' software to improve their performance and enable businesses to get by with fewer software clients; CenturyTel is spending $5.8 billion to ...

Momentum builds behind 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Oct. 28, 2008
Transitions in data center networks are helping shift momentum to 10 Gigabit Ethernet, which should reach 1 million switch port shipments in 2008, according to a new report from The Linley Group.

ATT upgrades to 40G; Foundry postpones Brocade vote
Oct. 27, 2008
AT&T last week completed the transition of its IP traffic to a consolidated IP/MPLS backbone by deploying 40-Gigabit Ethernet technology over its entire U.S. ultra-long-haul network. Foundry Networks' stock closed down ...

Windows flaw could bring worm attack; Network start-ups hurt as venture capital dries up
Oct. 24, 2008
Microsoft fixed a critical bug in its Windows operating system Thursday, saying that it is being exploited by online criminals and that it could eventually be used in a widespread "worm" attack; Venture capital ...