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Microsoft will likely fix Windows SMB denial-of-service flaw on Patch Tuesday
(From our archives) Router man: Creator of multiprotocol router reflects on development of device
How IBM plans to expand MobileFirst for iOS program
AT&T will prove 5G using open-source SDN technology
(From our archives) Lights out! Why IT shops are disabling wireless AP LEDs
Is SD-WAN as stupid a term as the cloud?
Mozilla zaps residue of Firefox OS as it shutters IoT group
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Microsoft will likely fix Windows SMB denial-of-service flaw on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft will likely wait until February 14 to fix a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the SMB network file sharing protocol that can be exploited to crash Windows computers. Read More

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(From our archives) Router man: Creator of multiprotocol router reflects on development of device

William (Bill) Yeager, 66, creator of the multiprotocol router, reflects on the development of the device that fueled the growth of networking. Read More

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How IBM plans to expand MobileFirst for iOS program

IBM's MobileFirst for iOS initiative is now well into its third year. The head of the program and two of its customers talk to CIO.com about progress, challenges and plans for 2017. Read More

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AT&T will prove 5G using open-source SDN technology

AT&T teams with the Linux Foundation on critical open-source software-defined networking (SDN) infrastructure software to demonstrate new 5G applications. Read More

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(From our archives) Lights out! Why IT shops are disabling wireless AP LEDs

Having seen all sorts of makeshift fixes – from post-it notes to bandages to condom wrappers – used to block Wi-Fi access point LEDs from beaming and sometimes blinking, some IT shops have begun turning off the lights altogether even though it can make their jobs a little tougher. Read More

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Is SD-WAN as stupid a term as the cloud?

Terms and technologies come and go. I thought it was time to retire hybrid WAN and give SD-WAN it’s due. Not everyone agrees. Read More

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Mozilla zaps residue of Firefox OS as it shutters IoT group

Mozilla is shuttering a group tasked with creating an operating system for the Internet of Things and will lay off an unspecified number of workers. Read More

(From our archives) 40% of Slashdot users surveyed really work fewer than ... what?

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