Jeff Caruso

managing editor, online news

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

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Recent articles by Caruso

Another blade server vendor turns to Blade Network Technologies
Oct. 07, 2008
Blade Network Technologies recently extended its switching technology to another blade server vendor, providing another example of Blade's pervasiveness in this niche.

Mono 2.0 released; HP updates SOA suite
Oct. 07, 2008
The Novell-led Mono Project, which develops an open source implementation of Microsoft's [dot] Net framework, released a long awaited Version 2.0 on Monday; HP is updating its service-oriented-architecture governance ...

IBM opens beta for Bluehouse; CA to roll out data center automation
Oct. 06, 2008
IBM is expanding the free beta trial for Bluehouse, a Web-hosted social networking and collaboration service based on Lotus software. CA this week plans to unveil a data center automation product to help IT staff ...

Vendors fixing Internet bug; RFID 'skim' law passed
Oct. 03, 2008
Internet infrastructure vendors are working on patches for a set of security flaws that could help hackers knock servers offline with very little effort; This week, California became the second state to pass a law ...

Microsoft offers free Hyper-V version; Gas shortages spur telework in South
Oct. 02, 2008
Following a similar move by VMware in August, Microsoft Wednesday released a free, low-footprint version of its Hyper-V virtualization software; Gas shortages in the southeast United States are prompting companies to ...

Nortel gets more out of fiber
Oct. 02, 2008
Nortel this week unveiled a system for getting more bandwidth from fiber-optic lines that are run from service providers to individual homes and businesses.

Cisco's data leakage study; Aruba software improves throughput and reliability
Oct. 01, 2008
Cisco study of 2,000 professionals finds changing work environments increase common data leakage mistakes; Aruba Networks has unveiled a new release of software that's designed to improve wireless LAN throughput and ...

Identity Engines shuts down; Enterprises overpay for antivirus, analyst says
Sep. 30, 2008
Identity management appliance vendor engages turnaround specialist to sell off assets; Enterprises continue to pay too much for security software, a Gartner analyst said Monday.

FCoE interoperability tests completed
Sep. 30, 2008
The Fibre Channel Industry Association completed a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) plugfest earlier this month at the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab, giving Fibre Channel vendors the chance to test ...

Biometrics kit helps soldiers; EBay honored
Sep. 29, 2008
A biometrics "jumpkit" is helping American soldiers in Iraq to identify dangerous persons by immediately comparing detainees' fingerprints against an Army database in the United States, using a satellite link for speedy ...

Ballmer searching for answer to Google; Microsoft's HPC strategy
Sep. 26, 2008
Microsoft may be the only company in a position to provide "any real competition" for Google in the online search business; Microsoft to go head-to-head with high-end Linux, Unix servers.

Users overeager to click 'OK' on pop-ups; Google ponies up $10M for world-changing ideas
Sep. 25, 2008
Web surfers have a standard reaction to error messages that pop up in their Web browsers, according to new research published this week: They click "OK" and hope it will disappear; Google changed the world with a simple ...

Nortel hangs 'for sale' sign on metro Ethernet unit
Sep. 25, 2008
Nortel is looking to improve its financial picture and sell off its Metro Ethernet Networks unit, one of its four divisions, to raise cash and shift its technological focus.

T-Mobile's G1 debuts; Novel enters NAC market
Sep. 24, 2008
T-Mobile showed off its new G1 mobile phone at a press event in New York Tuesday; Novell is getting into network access control via an OEM agreement with StillSecure.

Windows HPC set to take on Linux; McAfee to acquire Secure Computing
Sep. 23, 2008
McAfee on Monday announced an agreement to acquire Secure Computing in a transaction valued at $465 million that is expected to be complete by year-end.

IEEE task forces move forward on Ethernet standards
Sep. 23, 2008
IEEE task forces made progress on Power over Ethernet Plus, 10G Ethernet Passive Optical Networks, Energy-Efficient Ethernet and Higher-Speed Ethernet at the 802.3 interim meetings last week.

Feds tighten security on .gov; Carrier Ethernet frenzy
Sep. 22, 2008
All federal agencies are deploying DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) on the .gov top-level domain; Extreme Networks and Alcatel-Lucent this week are unveiling equipment designed to further whet carriers' appetites for ...

Texas Guard site hacked; Quicktime zero-day bug exploited
Sep. 19, 2008
Attackers have hacked the Web site of the Texas National Guard and are using it to serve up offers of fake security software and plant rootkits on unpatched PCs, a security researcher said Thursday; A hacker has ...

Palin's hacked email; Pitt's malware connection; US companies export e-waste
Sep. 18, 2008
Hackers say they have gained access to U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo account and published some of its contents on the Wikileaks Web site; Brad Pitt, Beyonce and Justin Timberlake top list of ...

New sensor network architecture for military unveiled
Sep. 18, 2008
Mercury Computer Systems this week introduced a sensor network architecture for use by the military on the "next-generation" battlefield.

Floating data centers; Hypervisor to go open source?
Sep. 17, 2008
Google looks to build floating, power-saving data centers; CEO Paul Maritz says VMware considered open sourcing its hypervisor and supporting rivals' virtualization technology, but no changes are imminent.

Webcast provides primer on PoE and PoE Plus
Sep. 16, 2008
Network World has posted an interesting Webcast on Power over Ethernet, and it's a good overview of where the technology and standard are today, with a look ahead at PoE Plus.

Will Wall Street crisis affect IT?; Juniper launches 10G security gateways
Sep. 16, 2008
Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and AIG trouble stoke recession fears; Juniper this week is introducing a family of flexible, high-speed security gateways that scale to handle massive traffic streams in the largest ...

Switching in Interop spotlight; Cisco expands Carrier Ethernet
Sep. 15, 2008
Switching will take center stage at this week's Interop New York conference. Cisco this week is unveiling enhancements to its Carrier Ethernet lineup designed to scale and upgrade services for business, residential and ...

IEEE readies launch of gigabit Wi-Fi; Microsoft-Novell partnership yields virtualization ...
Sep. 12, 2008
The IEEE working group that is putting the finishing touches on the 802.11n 100Mbps wireless LAN standard is about to launch a new project, for a 1Gbps WLAN standard; Microsoft and Novell Thursday released a ...