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Daily News Podcast For Wednesday, August 9

Posted by admin, Aug 8, 2006 09:52 PM

In today's daily news podcast, the lead story focuses on the planned $713 million acquisition of McData by rival Brocade and how the two are combining to fend off the likes of Cisco. We delve into the details of Microsoft's 12 security bulletins issued during "Patch Tuesday," spell out a partnership between iSkoot and Skype that lets mobile phone users use Skype's VoIP service, and explain a new IBM software package aimed at using RFID to prevent drug counterfeiting. The daily commentary covers a new report detailing the breakneck growth of blogging and tries to project where we go from here.

Your host today is Tom Smith.

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