Windows Server speeds along at 64 bit
In our Clear Choice Test of Microsoft's recently released 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2003, we found that when you employ
optional, kernel-mode processing features, the operating system flies. When you don't, it runs a bit slower than other 64-bit
server operating systems we've tested recently.
Check Point's VPN-1 Edge W security device picks up wireless support
Check Point's new VPN-1 Edge W touts wireless access support, better performance and a new print server, a combination that
makes it a solid addition to the company's line of small security gateways. In this exclusive Clear Choice test, we focused
on the features most attractive to enterprise network managers: wireless, VPN, QoS, high availability and management.
Network tools take on security roles
Security event management vendors evolve tools from simple log collection products.
Accton to launch WLAN mesh products
Accton Technology last week introduced a line of wireless LAN mesh products in a move that could be a first step toward changing
the way enterprise wirless LANs are deployed.
Qwest adds breadth to iQ WAN services
Qwest has added several features to its iQ Networking MPLS-based global WAN services that are designed to expand access options
and reduce associated hardware costs.
Microsoft seeks to get its servers in sync
After several failed attempts to use marketing to create a corporate computing platform, Microsoft now is turning to engineering
in an attempt to pull Exchange, SQL Server, Windows and its other infrastructure servers into a cohesive stack of enterprise
software.
Server sales show modest growth
Led by strong sales from market-leader IBM, worldwide server sales were up 4% during the first quarter of 2005, Gartner reports.
Big-business technologists talk up Linux
Several IT executives at the LinuxWorld Summit last week reinforced the idea that Linux now has the technical brawn and industry
support to accommodate the most demanding business applications in environments such as finance, airline reservations and
stock trading.
Virsa extends its compliance suite
Virsa Systems is building out its suite of compliance software aimed at helping companies monitor and safeguard users' access
to enterprise systems and data.
Continuous backup steals the spotlight
Continuous data protection, the new darling of the storage market, got lots of play at last week's Storage Decisions conference.
Vendors give boost to Microsoft management tools
Two management vendors are readying extensions for Microsoft's group policy technology designed to help corporations lock
down their desktops and improve operations for securing servers and PCs.
Cisco snaps up bandwidth optimizer
Cisco last week said it plans to acquire privately held FineGround Networks, maker of application acceleration and bandwidth
optimization appliances, for $70 million.
DHS falls short on cyberduties
The Department of Homeland Security has failed to fulfill the cybersecurity responsibilities it has been assigned since its
creation in January 2003, according to a government report released last week.
After theft, bank tightens online security
Days after confirming that information on approximately 60,000 customers had been stolen by an identity-theft ring, Bank of
America last Thursday announced plans to tighten security.
News briefs: House passes anti-spyware bills
Also: CIA holds mock Internet attack; Qwest abandons MCI buy; European lawmakers reject data retention proposal; Treasury
Department cancels $1 billion AT&T deal
HP continues move toward Itanium
Expected announcements could give customers more standards-based tools to use in a data center.
Peeking into Juniper's future
Juniper CEO Scott Kriens recently spoke with Network World Senior Editor Phil Hochmuth about Juniper's enterprise network
strategy. Here's an edited transcript.
Vendor tackles data center automation
Enigmatec this week is set to launch the second generation of its data center operations software that the company says will
help IT managers more quickly identify and automatically resolve system performance problems.
Vendor stretches its ID mgmt. suite
Identity management provider Fischer International last week released a suite of software focused on compliance, provisioning
and password management.
In brief: Tumbleweed to integrate Commtouch tech into security products
Also: Reactivity adds feature to XML Security Gateway, SOA Gateway; Cisco finalizes Vihana buy
Firefox users snap up anti-phishing toolbar
Users of the Firefox Web browser have been flocking to Netcraft's Web site to download the security company's new anti-phishing
toolbar.
In brief: Tellabs has expands 8800 series of multiservice routers
Tellabs has expanded its 8800 series of multiservice routers with a smaller, lower cost model. The Tellabs 8830 is designed
to lower market-entry costs to meet demands for VoIP and next-generation applications, such as video on demand or wireless/wireline
convergence. The Tellabs 8830 MSR also offers service interworking among Layer 2 and Layer 3 services, deterministic QoS controls
and continuous system availability during software upgrades. Tellabs obtained the 8800 line of IP/Multi-protocol Label Switching
multiservice routers via 2003's acquisition of Vivace Networks Tellabs declined to provide pricing for the 8830. It will be
available in the third quarter.
Study: Linux sales inch Oracle closer to IBM
Oracle recovered ground in the worldwide relational database market last year to draw roughly level with IBM, thanks in part
to Oracle's strong performance in the fast-growing Linux segment, according to new figures from Gartner.
In brief: BrightWork 2.0 released
Also: Sage launches SageCRM.com
Network Appliance beefs up midrange NAS line
Network Appliance last week launched two mid-range network-attached storage systems that boast twice the performance and support
more users per system than its previous FAS storage systems.
