Start-up aims for always-on Exchange
Back-up and recovery start-up Teneros is developing an appliance designed to help users ensure that their Microsoft Exchange
environments are always available.
Juniper revamps security gear
Intrusion-detection added to current family of firewall/VPN devices.
Verizon: Out with Wi-Fi, in with EV-DO networks
Word from Verizon that it plans to decommission the hundreds of free Wi-Fi hot spots it turned up in New York City two years
ago has some observers suggesting that demand for such public wireless services is limited.
Intel playing catch-up to AMD efforts
Intel's top server executive recently acknowledged the disparity between his company's server processor road maps and Advanced
Micro Devices, but said Intel plans to close the gap soon with a revitalized product line.
Unplug and play: Uniting mobile devices, PBXs
PBX makers are working to extend their products to embrace wireless devices, but don't look for much in the way of new offerings
until later this year.
States want VoIP, lack infrastructure
Policies and network upgrades needed to support the technology, say state CIOs.
Qwest moves on after MCI rejection
Having lost the auction for MCI last week, despite bidding more than Verizon, Qwest now faces a future as telecom's ugly stepchild.
Report: VC telecom funding on the rise
It's not exactly 1999 all over again, but venture capitalists are starting to show renewed interest in certain network and
telecom niches, and investment revival that could spawn more innovative products and services.
In brief: IBM set to slash 13,000 jobs
Plus: Sun scales back U.S. engineering, expands overseas; FCC denies SBC request to exempt IP services from regulations; Al
Gore gets Webby; FCC might require 911 on VoIP nets.
Compliance, automation fueling interest
While identity management has focused mostly on IT tools such as directories, single sign-on and password management, observers
say businesses are starting to realize how important identity is becoming in risk management plans.
CIOs voice cyberterrorism worries
State CIOs say their No. 1 concern is cyberterrorism and that the federal government isn't paying enough attention to it.
Madge targets WLAN access
Token-ring war-horse Madge this month continues its bid to reinvent itself as an enterprise wireless LAN supplier, with the
release of a branch office version of its access-control device.
Sun stumbles with grid rollout
Sun has delayed the rollout of its Sun Grid, an Internet-based utility service that has been under development since late
last year.
Symantec targets client management
Symantec last week unveiled a suite of client management applications that the company says will converge management features,
security capabilities and storage tools to help customers more easily maintain, secure and restore end-user desktops and other
client devices.
In brief: Fair Isaac announces Falcon One
Also: eIQnetworks upgrades security management software
Vendors improve remote server management products
Server management vendors last week at Interop introduced products designed to give systems administrators direct access to
remote machines and ease management tasks.
AT&T rolls out hosted IP PBX service at Interop
AT&T last week announced a suite of IP services that will include voice, conferencing, messaging and video.
In brief: New Edge upgrades broadband net
Also: Wireless data services growing quickly
XOsoft product verifies disaster-recovery tools
XOsoft last week introduced software based on the premise that data replication and mirroring software isn't any good if it
isn't working.
In brief: HP, EMC ink cross-licensing deal
The settlement agreement calls for HP to pay EMC a $325 million "balancing" payment, ends four years of litigation
Zultys launches small-office SIP-based IP PBX
Zultys Technologies last month released a small-office version of its IP PBX, which targets offices with fewer than 30 users.
Anti-virus firm joins spyware battle
Anti-virus firm Eset last week announced it has added anti-spyware filtering to its NOD32 Version 2.5 software for helping
users protect Windows desktops and servers, and a range of Lotus, Novell and Linux servers.
Juniper, Avaya agree to expand joint development partnership
Juniper and Avaya said last week they intend to tighten their partnership to include joint product development as well as
resale and support of each other's products.
In brief: Dell offers lower-cost managed LAN switches
Also: Enterasys cuts 30% of workforce; AirTight unveils wireless intrusion-prevention system
