Archive | January, 2007

Net Neutrality: Conclusions

By Brian Boyko Certainly, we did not expect our examination of Network Neutrality to get quite the attention that it did, nor did we expect the complications that arose around it. We want to thank everyone who participated in commenting and writing to Network Performance Daily and on Slashdot.org. As stated in our first article [...]

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Net Neutrality: Professor Yoo Responds to Comments

Prof. Christopher Yoo, Vanderbilt University School of Law Professor Christopher Yoo joined the faculty of the Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1999, and his research focuses primarily on how technological innovation and economic theories of imperfect competition are transforming the regulation of electronic communications. In addition to clerking for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and [...]

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Daily Links: WiFi Security, Evolution of Vista, Fixing undersea cable, Capacity Planning

New York Times: How Secure is your WiFi Connection? Intelliadmin: The Progression of Vista Through Screenshots Slate: How do you fix and undersea cable? NetPerformance.com: Analyzing Network Data for Capacity Planning More below the fold…

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Network Neutrality Debate: A case for Net Neutrality

Art Brodsky, Communications Director of Public Knowledge This article continues our series on Network Neutrality. Art Brodsky is the communications director for Public Knowledge, an issue advocacy group located in Washington D.C. which endorses the ideal of Net Neutrality (among other issues.) Mr. Brodsky also operates a blog on the Public Knowledge Web site. Mr. [...]

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Daily Links: Linux Virtualization Performance, Windows Home Server, Disney v. Spocko, Venice a call for Net Neut.?

Phoronix: Linux KVM Virtualization Performance Cek.log: Windows Home Server Online Media Daily: Bloggers give Spocko an Assist, Post Contested ABC Radio Files Ars Technica: Will Venice Project be Net Neutrality’s Calling Card? More below the fold…

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Clarification: A Case for Non-Neutrality

On Friday, January 5, 2007, this blog published an article from an interview with Professor Christopher Yoo. We have some important information regarding that article. We originally conducted the interview with Professor Yoo on Wednesday, January 3, 2007, quickly edited a first-draft for a transcript, and sent it to him for his review – to [...]

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Network Neutrality Debate: A Case for Non-Neutrality

[Editorial Note: As of January 7, 2006, we have been contacted by Prof. Yoo, who has said that he sent us some clarifications and corrections that we did not receive before publication deadline. As such, the article that appears in this space has been retracted. An explanation of what occured and the corrected version of [...]

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Daily Links: Net Neut., VoIP Viruses, BitTorrent Bullies, Grids vs. Mainframes, Office 2007 redesign, Steve Jobs’ keynote

NPD: Network Neutrality Debate: An Introduction and Discussion IT-Observer: Voice over IP under threat Wired News: BitTorrent Bullies TechTarget: Linux Grid Takes Out Firm’s Aging Mainframe WSJ: Bold Redesign Improves Office 2007; But Learning Curve May Be Too Steep… MacUser: Live feed from Steve Jobs’ keynote address More below the fold…

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Network Neutrality Debate: An Introduction and Discussion

On NetQoS‘s internal boards, this news item from ZDNet prompted a discussion over Net Neutrality; and we had various questions and concerns about how recent developments would impact the Internet and our position as a network monitoring company. Below are some of the most insightful comments from the discussion that ensued. We try our best [...]

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Daily Links: Modular Routers, Bizarre IT Hacks, Server of Amontillado, Immigrants drive tech start-ups

NPD: Thoughts on Cisco’s Modular IOS Slashdot: What Bizzarre IT Setups Have You Seen? TechWeb: Server 54, where are you? Washington Post: Immigrants a Driving Force Behind Start-Ups, Study Says More below the fold…

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Thoughts on Cisco’s Modular IOS

By Ben Haley I’m a developer for NetQoS, and I’ve been mulling over the idea that Cisco is planning to take the IOS in their routers and break it into different modules, which they can then provide separately. As a developer I am always interested in architecture, but as a customer do I really care [...]

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Daily Links: From C# to D, Standard Deps for Linux?, Virtualization from IBM, AT&T’s neutered DSL, Doctorow’s “end of days” fiction, w/IT.

Slashdot: The D Programming Language, version 1.0 BitTyrant Linux Watch: Linux software installation to improve IBM Developer Works: Virtualization on Linux VoIP Watch: AT&T’s Neutered DSL The Rake: (Fiction) When Syadmins Ruled The Earth, by Cory Doctorow More below the fold…

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