Julie Bort

Executive Editor, Signature Series

Julie is also author of Building an Extranet (Wiley, 1997).

jbort@nww.com (970) 468-2864 Fax: (970) 468-2348

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Recent articles by Bort

More free PowerShell scripts and using/not using SCVMM for VMware | NetworkWorld.com ...
Jan. 06, 2009
Here's a cool resource for PowerShell newbies (and who these days isn't at least dabbling with Microsoft's young scripting language?): the Get-Scripting podcast. The podcast is up to Episode 6 in its ongoing series on ...

A boycott of IE Mobile in the works? | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 06, 2009
"Until the Windows Mobile team gets their act together and at the very least makes IE6 Mobile a downloadable upgrade for all existing WM6 phones, I’m switching browsers to Opera Mobile. IE has been banished from my ...

Microsoft's Bob Muglia grows more powerful | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 06, 2009
In an interesting move, Microsoft has made a president out of Bob Muglia, the head of the company's Server and Tools Business (STB) group, reports Computerworld. The promotion makes Muglia, who joined Microsoft in ...

Chinese pirates of Microsoft software get prison time | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 05, 2009
Chinese courts dealt out a harsh punishment to the ringleaders of what is believed to be one of the world's largest software scams. Eleven alleged ringleaders were sent to prison, the AP reports. Counterfeit software ...

Funny and frustrating: Twitter hacked, phished | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 05, 2009
Visit the Microsoft Subnet web site for more news, blogs, podcasts. Also see: 9 myths of Microsoft virtualization busted or confirmed Top 10 biggest stories in 2008 from Microsoft Subnet Microsoft makes more ...

Wi-Fi, WiMAX and LTE: the next generation of mobile broadband
Nov. 06, 2008
We gathered representatives of each of the three major mobile broadband technologies into a live chat room and asked. Our shoot-out panel was led by Network World wireless alert newsletter writer and analyst Joanie ...

Enter to win a Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500 - Network ..
Jan. 01, 2009
Microsoft Subnet welcomes New Horizons Computer Training as a contributor to Microsoft Subnet. In honor of this partnership, New Horizons is offering a free Microsoft training course worth up to $2,500 from to be given ...

IT security: What's hot, what's not
Oct. 20, 2008
Four security experts share their insights on the latest security technologies, including data-loss prevention, fingerprint readers and OpenID.

WLAN management: tools, tips, advice
Sep. 26, 2008
Wireless LAN management is clearly a vital element of enterprise WLAN systems and also one of the best vehicles for minimizing total cost of ownership. But even with its long history, challenges remain. These include ...

Experts make a solid business case for IPv6
Sep. 11, 2008
The co-authors of Global IPv6 Strategies were the guests for a live Network World chat where they discussed all things IPv6. Bechtel's Fred Wettling, ArchRock's Patrick Grossetete, and Cisco's Ciprian Popoviciu ...

Google wants to teach you about browser security | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 02, 2009
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Xbox vs. Pampered Chef: 1,000 women get free games to throw Xbox house parties | ...
Jan. 02, 2009
"In order to get to the next 20 million, we need to get a new audience of women and teens. We're going after them in ways that are different than ways we've done before." Microsoft found the 1,000 women through a ...

January contests: Win training, books on SQL Server 2008, IPv6 Security and Advanced ...
Jan. 02, 2009
WIN A MICROSOFT TRAINING COURSE WORTH UP TO $2,500 FROM NEW HORIZONS New Horizons Computer Learning Centers is sponsoring the January training giveaway on Microsoft Subnet. One lucky Microsoft Subnet reader will win a ...

Microsoft layoff speculation: 9K to 15K employees? | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jan. 02, 2009
"We've been told that some division of Microsoft has cut their expected sales for 2009 by as much as 90 percent and this is a huge number. This in turn means that there's less work for the supporting departments and ...

Microsoft dresses down security researcher over Media Player bug | NetworkWorld.com ...
Dec. 30, 2008
Visit the Microsoft Subnet web site for more news, blogs, podcasts. Also see: 9 myths of Microsoft virtualization busted or confirmed Top 10 biggest stories in 2008 from Microsoft Subnet Microsoft makes more ...

Enterprises grow more savvy over open source
May. 16, 2008
Open source icon Stormy Peters recently joined us for a live Network World chat. Peters is co-founder of the non-profit GNOME Foundation and director of community and partner programs for OpenLogic. Peters discussed why ...

Making friends with Twitter, forums and blogs
Aug. 20, 2008
Social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, blogs and forums are infiltrating your corporate network and distracting your employees. Analyst Curt Monash offers advice on turning the situation from nuisance to ...

Applications have a need for WAN speed
Jul. 31, 2008
Vendors are loading their gear with new features, but the core need for WAN speed should still guide WOC buying decisions. Application performance management and WAN acceleration are hard problems to solve and are part ...

Experts debate NAC: usefulness vs. cost
Jul. 23, 2008
Is NAC worthwhile? In Network World's first chat face-off, security experts Joel Snyder and Richard Stiennon debate the pros and cons.

Building home labs for Cisco certs: what you need to know
Jul. 09, 2008
Wendell Odom, Cisco press author, instructor and blogger was recently a repeat guest for Network World chat. Attendees asked him the best ways to build a home lab, which certs still have power in the market, and ...

How the used gear industry is winning the fight against counterfeiters
Jun. 19, 2008
Over 100 attendees gathered for Network World's live chat on counterfeit network gear -- how to detect it and protect yourself - with guest Mike Sheldon, chief executive officer of Network Hardware Resale. NHR employs ...

IT needs to think green to save greenbacks
Jun. 12, 2008
Two of the industry's notable visionaries John Hagel and Eric Openshaw from Deloitte, joined us for a recent Network World chat where they discussed green IT, outsourcing, protecting IP and making the most out of Web 2. ...

Crimeware defense strategies: how to protect your network (and yourself)
May. 29, 2008
Internationally acclaimed security scientists and authors Markus Jakobsson and Zulfikar Ramzan were recently guests for a live Network World chat. The two, co-authors of the book Crimeware: understanding new attacks and ...

Microsoft is winning the NAC war, expert says
May. 06, 2008
Security guru Joel Snyder from Opus One recently starred as the guest of a live Network World chat where he discussed the state of network access control. Snyder says that those who are anti-NAC simply don't understand ...

Security certs, vampires and dumpster diving
Apr. 10, 2008
During a live Network World chat, expert Adam Gordon discussed the best security certifications, the tricky aspects of gaining real-world hacking experience and why our government should get with the program of ethical ...