Network World podcasts cover the network industry and enterprise technology with updates and weekly discussions.
Network World's Twisted Pair
Jason Meserve and Keith Shaw's off-center look at the week in tech news and other crazy items.
Latest episode:
One bad apple in IT, 1M good Apple iPhones 07/18/08
Jason and Keith talk about the San Francisco IT guy holding the city "hostage", how cybercrime is becoming like the Mafia, and of course our thoughts on the iPhone 3G now that we've touched one (sort of). (39:54)
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Network World Panorama
Interviews with industry experts and analysts that give you a high-level view of the networking landscape.
Latest episode:
Mobile apps on the rise 07/22/08
With the new iPhone featuring third-party and corporate applications, more users are going to be demanding mobile access to
applications. Vaultus Mobile CEO David Birnbach explains the challenges to getting existing applications working in a mobile
environment. (12:40)
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Network World 360
Delivering the day's top news, highlights and the best of NetworkWorld.com.
Latest episode:
DNS flaw info leaked; SMBs underestimate cybercriminal threat 07/23/08
A computer security company on Monday inadvertently published details of a major flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System and a McAfee survey says SMBs underestimate the value of their data to cybercriminals. (6:12)
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Voices from IT Roadmap
One-on-one interviews in which IT professionals discuss case studies presented at Network World's IT Roadmap Conferences.
Learn how these professionals deal with IT issues including security, mobility, storage, compliance, network management, virtualization,
VOIP, network acceleration and more.
Latest episode:
Virtualization helps whittle disaster recovery time from weeks to hours 07/22/08
American Tower's old disaster recovery system could have resulted in a weeks worth of lost data. A new virtualization project brought the backup system into real-time sync with the production system and cut the time to get back fully online from four months to a single hour. Rob Sherman, director of IT operations at the cell phone tower company, explains how the new system works and how the company implemented it. (12:51)
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Network World's Newsmaker of the Week
Network World's podcast that shines a spotlight on one individual whose actions or comments this week made big headlines across
the network industry.
Latest episode:
Warding off wireless woes 07/17/08
This week's newsmaker Josh Wright, an instructor for the SANS Institute and senior security architect for Aruba Networks,
pointed out several new vulnerabilities in 802.11n. He sheds some light on what these vulnerabilities mean for would-be hackers
and how network managers can protect themselves against attacks. (10:47)
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Ron Nutter's Help Desk Tool Chest
Ron Nutter answers listener questions about technology problems and talks with industry experts about tips for better computing
and networking.
Latest episode:
How to learn the math you need to succeed in your CCNA quest 07/21/08
Join us for a conversation with Fred Weiler of Cisco Education for details on the newly announced CCNA specializations. Plus, Paul Browning on how he got into the industry and his method that helps you learn how to do the math quickly, both on the exam and in real life. (64:50)
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Forrester Fundamentals
Forrester Research analysts and Network World editors give you the lowdown on the industry's hottest technology trends.
Latest episode:
Enterprise mobility's next stage 06/24/08
Most enterprises have made simple data mobile, such as e-mail, contacts and tasks. As devices and networks change, what challenges
will enterprises face in moving to the next stage of mobility, which includes mobilizing role-specific data such as CRM, sales-force
automation and field-service apps? Forrester's Chris Silva discusses the newest mobility trends and what IT should look out for (16:32).
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Network Downtime
Denise Dubie and Jason Meserve review films that put technology in the Hollywood spotlight, but sometimes get it wrong.
Latest episode:
The Dark Knight lives up to the hype 07/18/08
Our reviewers, Denise and Jason, take in the much anticipated Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" and come away very impressed with the acting, stories and effects. Should be box-office gold for the Caped Crusader. (11:23)
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Converging on Microsoft
Mitchell Ashley talks with interesting people about interesting topics in the world of Microsoft.
Latest episode:
Citrix CTO Simon Crosby - Why Simon Loves Hyper-V 07/17/08
In part 2 of my interview with Simon Crosby, Citrix CTO Virtualization, we delve deeper into Microsoft Hyper-V, why Simon is so excited about Microsoft's launch of Hyper-V, how Hyper-V is based on Xen as its reference model, why Simon sees Hyper-V as a good solution for SMBs, whether Red Hat's oVirt has any legs or not, and how Xen plans to be the dominant virtualization player in cloud computing. After parts 1 and 2 of this interview, I think we covered a lot of ground about virtualization. (23:18)
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LinuxCast
Don Marti brings you the latest Linux news and interviews with Linux insiders.
Latest episode:
A lighter, simpler MySQL: Brian Aker 07/18/08
Brian Aker, a principal engineer for MySQL at Sun, explains the Drizzle project: a new, stripped-down derivative of MySQL that relies on best-of-breed internal libraries, eliminates support for obsolete platforms, and has already attracted contributors from outside Sun.
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JavaWorld's Java Technology Insider
Inside views on essential and emerging Java technologies from the developers shaping the future of the Java platform.
Latest episode:
Dan Diephouse on SOA governance with Mule Galaxy 07/15/08
Released in January 2008 
, Mule Galaxy is an open-source, REST-based SOA governance platform that sidesteps the UDDI standard in favor of ATOM. Positioned
as the everyman's SOA registry and repository, Mule Galaxy represents a major shift in SOA, toward a more lightweight, open-source
approach to service-oriented development. In this talk with Andrew Glover, Galaxy's chief architect Dan Diephouse talks about
his own move away from Web services (after creating the XFire project) and Galaxy's RESTful approach to service-oriented architecture.
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DEMO: Six minutes with...
Listen to six minutes with top executives from some of DEMO's most successful and interesting alumni companies to learn what
makes them 'tick' today and what they've been doing since their product launched at DEMO.
Latest episode:
Six Minutes With ... David Kaufman, CEO of Voyant 07/18/08
There are tremendous opportunities for companies to expand into international markets. In this episode, David Kaufman, CEO of DEMO 08 company Voyant, talks about the strategies, plans, and potential benefits of going international (6:01).
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Reality Check - Steps to a Successful Windows Vista® Deployment
Module One: Factors to Consider When Building a Windows Vista® Deployment Plan
An interview with Kurt Stonecipher Senior Product Manager for Managed Services at Dell, outlining some key factors to consider when building a Windows Vista deployment plan.
Topics covered include: Steps to a successful Windows Vista deployment Hardware readiness Software readiness Organizational readiness End-user readiness
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Module Two: Tools for Windows Vista® Deployment
An interview with Omer Qureshi. Technology Development Manager for the Enterprise Partner Group at Microsoft, discussing key OS migration tools. Tools covered include:ACT USMT UVHA MDOP Additional tools from Microsoft
Module Three: Windows Vista® Deployment Tips from the Field
An interview with Jukka Kouletsis, Program Manager at Dell, talking about lessons learned in the field about Windows Vista deployment. Topics covered include: Lessons learned from Dell customers have have migrated to Windows Vista®,
Timeline for components in a deployment plan, Strategies for improving security & compliance,
Impact of intangibles, software, infrastructure and image management on project success
