Small ComNet soldiers on
The ComNet Conference & Expo last week celebrated a bittersweet 25th birthday: Sessions and exhibitors focused on the hottest
industry subjects from security to convergence to Web services, but the energy level was low because of sparse vendor and
attendee turnout.
Lotus offers assurances to Domino customers
Lotus started to regain momentum last week by throwing down the gauntlet to chief rival Microsoft and wooing end users with
forthcoming products that promise to extend Domino's life and integrate the technology into a future collaboration platform.
Next 'Slammer' could be worse
As cleanup of the MS-SQL Slammer worm continued last week, talk among security experts centered on two facets of the attack
that might portend greater trouble: the remarkable speed with which Slammer spread, and the idea that future versions might
carry a nefarious payload.
Vocera Communication System
Hands-free communicators can become useful where WLANs are working.
Testing 10Gig Ethernet switches
In Network World's first hands-on assessment of the new 10G Ethernet switches, we put boxes from five major vendors through
a comprehensive set of performance tests - both 1 and 10 Gigabit flavors of Ethernet. Avaya, Force10 Networks, Foundry Networks,
HP and Nortel accepted our challenge.
Three reasons to buy broadband
Vendors roll out compelling broadband apps at CES
Mitel adds IP phone for teleworkers
Geared toward corporate teleworkers and small businesses that lack an IT professional, VoIP software provides simplified configuration,
beefed up security, and other features that make it easy for workers to shift between the office and home environments.
Net.Worker briefs
Brits band together for broadband
School solves videoconferencing puzzle
School solves the problem of passing video traffic through firewalls
IBM steps up content management play
Government regulations reinforce need to control corporate data
How Cogent digested PSINet
Cogent CEO Dave Schaeffer talks about the integration with PSINet and how the company plans to grow
How low can rates go? . . . It's worth asking
Lower service rates are still available, especially if it has been more than two years since your last contract negotiation.
Routers down, switches up, report predicts
Research firm says Ethernet switch sales are expected to be up over last year, and other news from the networking world
Sun to roll out first blade server
Sun next week is expected to introduce the company's first blade-based server, as well as two midrange storage arrays, a 12-processor
server and enhancements to its high-end servers.
NetVmg ups 'Net performance
NetVmg is boosting its hardware and software platform in an effort to help businesses better control costs and improve Internet
performance
Versatile IP PBX on tap from Zultys
Zultys builds new IP PBX with SIP, hard-coded Linux OS
Sana Security claims cure for server intrusion
Start-up Sana Security says its software can learn normal server activity and detect or block abnormal behavior, such as buffer-overflow
attempts, which aims to subvert the server's security
NetPro extends Active Directory management suite
NetPro has announced a new module for its management and monitoring suite designed to plug a lingering corporate security
concern in Microsoft's Active Directory technology.
Plethora of convergence wares on tap
Convergence products announced last week from Cisco, AltiGen and Avaya could help customers more effectively link voice and
e-mail applications, increasing user productivity and easing administration tasks.
ComNet reporter's Notebook
On diminishing returns, robots and the unknowing.
ComNet attendees focus on wireless security
Wireless networks were a hot topic of conversation at last week's ComNet Conference & Expo, which featured 10 sessions devoted
to everything from wireless LAN security to 3G's viability.
Start-up scouts for redundant data
Deepfile CEO Jeff Erramouspe says that half the files on a typical corporate network are unaccounted for, either because they
are redundant or haven't been accessed for a long time. Not only does this waste storage capacity, but it's a difficult environment
to manage and can leave a company exposed to security risks, he says.
Sprint shake-up might be in the works
Speculation last week that longtime Sprint Chairman and CEO William Esrey is about to step down had industry watchers looking
back at his career while raising concerns about the company's future.
Infrastructure briefs
Cubix launches dual Xeon-based blade; Proxim cuts prices
Enterprise Applications briefs
Gores Technology Group acquires application and traffic monitoring software maker Resonate for $53 million
Carrier news briefs
News from Level 3, SBC and more
