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:
Killing liches is hard work 11/21/08
Jason and Keith talk about how to protect corporate data during layoffs, why they they are moving to Romania and try to figure out why Google hates the British. (41:06)
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Network World Panorama
Interviews with industry experts and analysts that give you a high-level view of the networking landscape.
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Storage in the Web 2.0 world 11/19/08
Web 2.0 applications are imposing new demands on storage, and a different approach is needed, says James Sullivan, vice president of IBM's XIV storage division. Sullivan explains the limitations of legacy storage systems and how XIV is trying to make storage easier to manage. (13:42)
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Network World 360
Delivering the day's top news, highlights and the best of NetworkWorld.com.
Latest episode:
Most recycled cell phones; IETF tackles the Kaminsky bug 11/21/08
The Nokia 6010 and the Motorola RAZR V3 have topped one electronics-recycling firm's list of the most-recycled cell phones in 2008; Standards body debates fixing DNS or pushing new security scheme. (5:43)
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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:
When robots rule the world 11/21/08
Newsmaker William Kennedy, CTO and co-founder of MobileRobots, showcased the company's mobile robotics platform at the RoboDevelopment
conference in Santa Clara, Calif. The robotics industry might not meet the expectations of sci-fi fans just yet, but Kennedy
expects to see the technology take off in coming years. (8:53)
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Cisco News & Reviews
Ken Presti, analyst and president of Presti Research & Consulting, Inc., and author of Cisco Subnet's ChannelSurfing blog,
dissects Cisco's past seven days.
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Cisco lays out its cloud computing strategy 11/11/08
Does Cisco want to be a cloud-based service provider like Amazon and its EC2 service, or a cloud-infrastructure supplier? Guest host and Cisco Subnet blogger Mark Lewis tracks down Doug Gourlay, senior director of marketing and product management for Cisco's data center business to find out what are Cisco's ambitions in the cloud computing space, what's Cisco definition of cloud computing, and where Cisco's virtualization and data center products fit in the cloud. (18:01)
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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:
Quantum of Solace: Good, Real Good 11/14/08
James Bond fans should be thrilled with the latest installment international spy series featuring Daniel Craig as the estimable 007. There's action on land, sea and air in this one, though the number of gadgets is surprisingly low. (13:41)
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Networking Geek to Geek with Jimmy Ray Purser
Networking geek and Cisco Subnet blogger Jimmy Ray Purser discovers new tools and services for network engineers.
Latest episode:
Extending VoIP beyond the dial tone 11/17/08
Jimmy Ray Purser catches up with Radianta's Scott Cunningham to discuss his company's voice over IP offerings and how they can help eliminate the number of devices on a desk while still improving communications. (16:36)
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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:
Rod Johnson: SpringSource and the future of Spring 10/07/08
The recently announced SpringSource Enterprise Maintenance Policy 
came as a surprise to many Java developers, in some circles sparking anger and calls for a Spring fork. One factor in the
controversy may be the relationship between the lesser known commercial vendor, SpringSource, and its widely popular open
source product, the Spring framework. In this discussion with Andrew Glover, SpringSource CEO Rod Johnson talks about how
his company walks the line between commercial success and its driving role in open source projects such as the Spring framework
and Tomcat. Similarly, he explains what factors might cause developers to migrate from Spring's strictly free and open source
products to the commercial, and costly, SpringSource Enterprise package. Johnson also discusses the new, OSGi-based SpringSource
Application Platform, which he says is designed not for where the Java enterprise market has been, but for where it is going.
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Converging on Microsoft
Mitchell Ashley talks with interesting people about interesting topics in the world of Microsoft.
Latest episode:
Shifting IT Attitudes About SaaS 11/20/08
Jeff Kaplan, managing partner at THINKstrategies joins me to dive deep into what IT organizations are doing with SaaS. The economic challenges seem to have accelerated use of SaaS by IT groups, maturing SaaS to a point where it is much more palatable to IT. (27:45)
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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:
Outsourcing 2.0: What's next 11/17/08
With current economic conditions putting pressure on IT staffs, what's next in the IT services outsourcing space? Alex talks
with Forrester's Paul Roehrig about the next generation of IT services. (16:39)
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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:
Announcing the Ultimate Analysis Laptop project 10/27/08
Back for another visit is Laura Chappell discussing the importance of baselining your network so you see a problem before it becomes a problem. (47:35)
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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:
Trusting the cloud 11/18/08
When do you outsource an app or service to a cloud-based vendor? James Maiocco, vice president of emerging technologies at Gomez, provides seven tips to help determine if your internal staff can handle a project or if it should be handed over to a software-as-a-service vendor. (9:11)
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LinuxCast
Don Marti brings you the latest Linux news and interviews with Linux insiders.
Latest episode:
Cisco offers Microsoft Exchange replacement: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols 08/28/08
LinuxWorld.com author Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, who recently wrote "Can Open Source replace Microsoft Exchange?" explains the technical and business rationale behind Cisco's entry into the e-mail and groupware market. Postpath promises to be not just easier to license, but less stressful on the hardware budget. (19:59)
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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
