Intel ready to fatten up server pipes
Intel will next month announce a 10G bit/sec Gigabit Ethernet NIC that promises to more than double the connectivity speed
of today's servers.
Pentagon seen backing off hard-line wireless stance
The Pentagon, which last fall issued sweeping prohibitions against the military using certain wireless network technologies,
appears to be softening its stance by striking a balance between security and the benefits of increased mobility.
FCC rulings could hurt CLECs, help large users
Regulatory rulings expected any day on a pair of furiously debated telecom issues might spell bad news for consumers and small
business but wind up indirectly benefiting large companies.
NAI device helps keep content safe
Network Associates this week announced an appliance that captures and stores traffic content crossing any gigabit-speed network
segment, storing it for later review and analysis in the event of a suspected security incident.
IBM plots Unix path
IBM has plans to make the midrange and low end of its Unix line stronger in a move that could liven up competition within
the company between competing chip architectures.
Changes afoot for Genuity customers
Genuity customers soon will experience significant changes that will affect where or even if they remain on the network now
that Level 3 Communications officially has acquired the troubled ISP.
Proxim pitches wireless LAN switch
Proxim's new wiring-closet device will come with software designed to make wireless LANs more secure and manageable.
New mobile data standard on the way
The IEEE last week created the 802.20 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (MBWA) working group. The group is focused on developing
a standard for mobile users that would support high-speed wireless data transmissions in the 3-GHz spectrum band with a high
degree of reliability.
Revised management software from Aurema
Plus: IBM to deliver Bluefin-compliant API for ESS.
Carrier briefs
Wireless news from HP, Juniper and Transat, metro Ethernet news from Time Warner Telecom.
News briefs
Plus: More on Sprint's leadership; Legato up for sale; the hot new networking technologies; and the impending release of Intel's
Centrino.
10 Gigabit getting ready to go copper
While the fiber-based 10G Ethernet standard is less than a year old, the IEEE already is moving to create a copper-based version
of the 802.3ae standard.
Microsoft rolls out 'reliability' programs
Microsoft rolled out a set of programs and services last week aimed at bolstering the reliability of its Windows Server 2003,
which the company plans to release in April.
Vendors improve security, server management wares
Network managers soon will have better tools for managing security and servers, experts say, as vendors such as NetIQ and
BMC Software release new products that automatically provision users and monitor servers.
VCs stay stingy toward net start-ups
Venture funding of network start-ups continued its record slide in the fourth quarter last year, as the poor economy and a
lack of corporate and carrier IT spending took heavy tolls.
EMC offers recycling upgrade plan
EMC introduced a high-end storage system last week that lets corporate customers reuse the disk drives and other components
from their midrange Clariion storage arrays, giving users an inexpensive upgrade path to the new gear.
Nortel set to roll out SSL VPN gear
New hardware coming soon from Nortel aims to give users a more cost-effective method for remote access, as the network vendor
looks to firm up its position in the emerging Secure Sockets Layer VPN market.
Computer Associates streamlines data management
Years spent on the acquisition trail have netted Computer Associates a broad assortment of data-management technologies, which
it's now beginning to integrate with a new version of its core CleverPath portal software.
Gear squeezes more out of WAN links
Looking to give customers multiple ways to squeeze better performance out of WAN links without buying more bandwidth, Packeteer
is adding compression to its packet-shaping gear.
Amnis moves video to network edge
Amnis Systems, formerly Optivision, is scheduled to launch line of edge servers designed to push video delivery and processing
functions closer to end users within a geographically dispersed company.
IBM database integrates diverse data
Available in beta version, DB2 Information Integrator ties together multiple data types residing in various computer systems
inside and outside corporate boundaries.
IAnywhere upgrades wares
IAnywhere has upgraded its software for managing PCs, laptops and other devices used by remote workers and will offer a new
pricing scheme intended to cater to tighter IT spending budgets.
