Flaws put open source on hot seat
The sendMail and Snort security bugs exposed last week brought front and center the unique challenges inherent in producing
and applying patches to open source software.
Securing WLANs still a hit or miss proposition
Securing wireless LANs is a growing challenge with no easy solutions. The need to spend time, money and staff to beef up security
is hobbling the technology, even so customers still spent $1.68 billion on wireless gear in 2002 and are expected to spend
$2.72 billion by 2006, according to Infonetics Research.
Who says the Bells aren't spending?
Capital spending by North American carriers this year - expected to be $30 billion - might be only half that of 2001, but
the four regional Bell operating companies will invest nearly three-quarters of those dollars on potentially lucrative data
services to replace eroding voice revenue.
Web services pioneers report minimal pain, plenty of gain
National Student Clearinghouse has built a Web service that streamlines and automates one of its key business processes. And
the good news, according to NSC and other network executives who have launched Web services projects, is that Web services
doesn't come with a steep learning curve or crushing price tag.
State of the Web services world
Nemertes Research worked with 45 companies to benchmark how they're deploying Web services, what benefit they're achieving,
and how they're measuring and monitoring the performance of these services.
Lydian revs up automobile loan business with Web services
When John Studdard talks about auto loans he says he likes to think the 'auto' stands for automated not automobile.
Bigger players eye WLAN switch arena
Some of the biggest names in wireline switching are readying products designed to incorporate wireless LANs more fully and
securely into enterprise networks.
IBM unveils 'self-healing' tools
IBM moved closer to achieving its vision of self-healing, self-configuring systems last week with the unveiling of three autonomic
computing software modules.
3Com and Foundry have the power
Foundry Networks and 3Com this week will debut products that deliver power over Ethernet to devices such as wireless LAN access
points and IP phones - the latter addressing a critical concern among IP telephony skeptics.
HIPAA deadline ups healthcare anxiety
For John Hennessey, sifting and sorting through Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regulations has been a
large ordeal.
XML firewall appliance on tap from Reactivity
Once focused solely on software, Reactivity this week will release an XML firewall appliance designed to give companies a
way to secure their Web services traffic.
Customer service VP at WorldCom sees brighter days ahead
Welcome to the life of WorldCom's Sonny Evans, who recently spoke with Network World Senior Editor Denise Pappalardo about
how his department has - and has not - changed during all of the tumult since last summer.
Vendors tackle app integration
Middleware competitors IBM and BEA Systems unveiled separate integration offerings last week, each aimed at reducing the complexity
of systems integration projects.
Net execs hope to spend despite tight purse strings
Talk about a good news-bad news proposition: corporations are planning to spend money on oft-postponed network projects this
year but they'll only spend a little more than they did last year.
SCO sues IBM for $1 billion for infringement
The SCO Group last week filed a $1 billion lawsuit against IBM, alleging Big Blue tried to destroy the value of Unix to benefit
IBM's Linux business.
Network Associates tossing wider net
Network Associates last week laid out plans to move into new areas, from spam control to intrusion prevention, as well as
to augment its antivirus, help desk and protocol analysis products.
Redline seeks to boost intranets
Redline Networks this week will look to extend beyond its acceleration products for publicly accessible Web servers, with
an offering for speeding up and securing intranets.
Directory projects worth the pain
Corporate directory projects can easily top $4 million and are rife with peril, but companies that successfully deploy the
technology have the ability to unify user identities and build new security services, according to a new report.
Groove slashes 20% of payroll
Plus: IETF creates anti-spam working group; GSA and DOD join Liberty Alliance; CRM software bought but not used; Internet
speed record set; and, University of Texas at Austin hack job reveals personal information.
Optical gear finds home in courts
Use of free-space optics in the New York court system started as a response to an emergency need, but now the technology has
proven to be reliable enough to be a trusted secondary connection for many court facilities.
Sockeye tunes up route-control gear
Upgraded equipment from Sockeye Networks gives customers employing lines from more than one service provider the potential
to save more money on Internet access bills.
In brief: New Voltaire offerings based on InfiniBand bus
Plus: NEC and Stratus unveil a new entry-level server.
Tool helps users create XML-formatted documents
Altova recently unveiled Authentic 5, a document creation tool that produces XML formatted data and is similar to a word processing
application.
Collation looks to ease application management
A management software start-up last week unveiled a product designed to automatically discover and monitor configuration changes
across network elements that support business-critical applications.
In brief: Mastercard to deploy PKI technology
Plus: BEA offers free one-year-trial for WebLogic Enterprise Platform
AT&T, Aventail tout SSL VPN service
AT&T is teaming with Aventail to offer what the companies say is a more flexible VPN choice for remote and extranet access.
In brief: Cogent acquires FNSI assets
Plus: Cidera shuts down for 29 hours and SBC launches a new pricing scheme for small businesses.
