Salesforce.com battles rivals
As Salesforce.com's star continues to rise, analysts are stepping up their warnings to customers that hosted applications
can carry steep costs over the long run, especially for larger organizations.
Multi-function boxes take off
As the number of security technologies grows - firewall, anti-virus, content filtering, intrusion detection and others - some
vendors suggest it makes sense to load all these platforms on a single device to save capital and operational costs, and perhaps
even to improve security.
AT&T collaborates with Microsoft
AT&T is promising a host of new collaboration services based on a five-year agreement with Microsoft it announced last week
at SuperComm 2005 in Chicago.
Brocade expands beyond Fibre Channel wares
Brocade, which has lost market share and produced modest financial results of late, is making moves to better exploit its
installed base of Fibre Channel switches, as well as expand into new data management areas. Last month, Brocade introduced
SAN-based server provisioning software, plus a wide-area file services appliance.
Outsourcing HR applications growing up
In its most recent quarterly index of outsourcing deals, sourcing advisory firm TPI reported human resources outsourcing is
the fastest growing and largest segment of the broader business process outsourcing market.
Colubris rolls out wireless LAN controllers
Colubris this week is unveiling the first of its wireless LAN controllers aimed at letting its corporate customers centralize
security and management for its line of intelligent access points.
Dearth of standard stalls Ethernet services
The lack of a standard Ethernet interface between different carrier networks is impeding carrier plans to extend virtual
private LAN services on a national and global scale.
Microsoft fills in details on course for evolution of identity platform
Microsoft last week said it is planning major upgrades to its identity integration software including self-service capabilities,
workflow, provisioning and auditing - and eventually will make those pieces core to the Windows operating system.
Online businesses face credit card security deadline
The deadline is fast approaching for companies that conduct business online to have to comply with a common set of security
requirements outlined last year by major credit card companies.
Taking on IT service management
Companies labor to standardize processes and technologies across corporate networks.
Unisys touts on-demand servers
Unisys, which leads the high-end Windows server market, is bringing capacity-on-demand features to its ES7000 servers, enabling
end users to turn on processing power as needed.
Management vendor develops Exchange tool
E-mail management vendor DYS Analytics later this month will release a desktop performance-monitoring tool that provides corporations
with usage statistics and analytical data to help troubleshoot and manage Microsoft Exchange.
Two cases of lost data shine light on risks
A pair of recent security breaches - one involving lost back-up tapes containing financial information, the other in which
countless postings were deleted from thousands of online bulletin boards - shows that data loss can happen in many different
ways for just about any reason.
Microsoft looks to refine security blueprint
The plan is to combine Active Directory, authorization/authentication technologies such as smart cards or biometrics, IPv6,
IPSec, anti-malware and Network Access Protection (NAP) - the company's technology that determines the "health" of computers
before allowing them on a network.
Apple swaps IBM for Intel processors
Apple's announcement last week that it plans to switch from using IBM processors in its machines to those from Intel may be
a bold move, but to some observers the company isn't doing enough.
Supercomm touts convergence
Supercomm convened for the final time last week and telecom's premiere U.S. trade show went out with a bang, drawing an impressive
roster of executive speakers and throngs of service providers eager to upgrade their networks to support advanced IP services.
Ex-Cisco executives flee Nortel
Nortel's enterprise network ambitions suffered a setback last week as two top officials - both former Cisco executives - departed
after just three months on the job.
News briefs: Intel, Nokia join forces on WiMAX
Also: Oracle, CA go shopping; Microsoft to issue critical Windows updates; Qwest says it could be acquired
In brief: BellSouth to launch 6M bit/sec broadband service
Also: New Edge Networks cashes in on Alliance; Alloptic announces Xgen7000
Fujitsu enhances SONET platform
Fujitsu Network Communications last week announced enhancements to its Flashwave 4100 Multi-Service Provisioning Platform
designed to improve delivery of data services, including Ethernet-over-SONET.
WilTel storage services focus on disaster recovery
WilTel last week introduced a portfolio of managed wide-area storage extension services for business continuity and disaster
recovery.
Foundry launches all-fiber Gigabit/10G switch
Foundry last week launched a fixed-configuration, all-fiber switch aimed at letting users aggregate Fast and Gigabit Ethernet
links into fat 10G Ethernet pipes.
Tivoli exec tackles security
Arvind Krishna, vice president of provisioning and security development for Tivoli Software Group, spoke with Network World
Senior Editor Denise Dubie about how IBM plans to bring security to its management wares.
In brief: Symbol unveils RFID reader
Also: Netgear to intro first WLAN switch; Secure Computing centralizes reporting
In brief: NSI announces Double-Take enhancements
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Microsoft plans mobile push
For its Windows Mobile 5.0 handset software announced in May, Microsoft plans later this year to offer an upgrade that will
provide customers push e-mail technology and improved security management.
In brief: Nortel announces Outlook plug-in
Also: VMware intros pre-built virtual machines; India's BPO could face workforce shortage
Fedora Linux set for upgrade
Red Hat is readying the first major update to its free Fedora Core Linux distribution since November 2004.
Red Hat CEO touts 'very early stage' market
Matthew Szulik on acquisitions, expansion and singing with a choir.
Facing competition, JBoss updates software
JBoss is reorganizing its partner program and considering moves into new types of software, including tools for building rich
client interfaces, as it prepares to fend off increased competition from other providers of open-source middleware.
