Microsoft warms up voice software plans
Microsoft is executing a broad plan to provide customers with software interfaces to traditional voice and VoIP services that
will let them make and manage calls from desktops, mobile devices or Web-based services.
Carmakers unite on global data sharing
The promise of the giant Chinese auto market has spurred carmakers worldwide to rally around a new standard for data exchange
that they say is needed to exploit the opportunity.
Vendors prep mgmt. tools to handle virtualization
Computer Associates and BMC Software will soon join IBM in upgrading their management packages to help customers get a handle
on their growing virtualized environments, making it easier to shift server workloads to meet business demands.
Google hacking
Johnny Long says he has never met a Google employee. And yet he is at the center of a community of security experts and search
engine enthusiasts that might be developing some of the most interesting uses of Google technology today.
Battle lines drawn again between browsers
Firefox has eclipsed Internet Explorer's feature set at the same time Microsoft's browser has dragged users through another
round of security flaws.
News briefs: Massachusetts mulls move to open source documents
Also: Largest government IT contracts still up for bid
ERP offering relies on open source
A 4-year-old company is using open source software as the foundation for an ERP suite targeted at small and midsize manufacturers.
Microsoft, IBM address carmaker needs
At last week's Auto-Tech Conference, Microsoft and IBM separately pitched technology ideas as a palliative for the profit-hungry
auto industry.
Siemens expands HiPath features
Siemens last week announced it will update its HiPath Xpressions message platform to make it easier for customers to use on
the go and with non-Siemens corporate phone systems.
Proposing a next-generation Internet
The National Science Foundation has proposed a next-generation Internet with built-in security and functionality that connects
all kinds of devices, with researchers challenging the government agency to look at the Internet as a 'clean slate.'
Fiber-optic research net gains steam
Despite a setback caused by Hurricane Katrina, National Lambdarail, a nationwide fiber-optic network designed to facilitate
advanced network technology research, is gaining support.
In brief: Intelsat buys rival PanAmSat
Plus: Equant to provide IP VPNs to Stride-Rite; AT&T wins Dick's contract.
Juniper courts Meru for enterprise wireless / VoIP play
Juniper Networks</a> last week said it is teaming with Meru Networks, a Wi-Fi VoIP gear maker, to offer joint product packages
to corporate users.
SonicWall offers versatile security platform
SonicWall this week is introducing a new multifunction security device that can scan for a laundry list of malicious activity
within corporate networks and keep outbreaks contained to LAN segments.
Intel-Cisco deal aims to improve Wi-Fi
A joint development project announced at the recent Fall Intel Developer Forum by Intel and Cisco could improve the performance
and quality of corporate VoIP networks.
Reactivity secures RSS traffic
Reactivity last week added support for the RSS format to its XML gateway technology, providing a way for users to secure and
control access to information distributed using the real-time communication technology.
In brief: Microsoft to add anti-phishing tool to MSN toolbar
Plus: SecureLogix beefs up Enterprise Telephony Management box.
Exchange protection software debuts
The Neverfail Group, a company that got its start as a disaster recovery consultancy in the early 1990s, has begun selling
software designed to ensure that Microsoft Exchange servers stay up and running.
In brief: HP unwraps smaller client-management app
Plus: GoldenGate Software releases data-discrepancy tool; Ipswitch announces WS_FTP Data Management Suite.
With software, smaller is better
Organizations that build smaller software projects that are rolled out in quick, phased release cycles tend to be more productive
and have higher success rates, according to analysts at the Cutter Consortium who are taking a look at why software projects
fail.
In brief: SWsoft, HP to partner on virtualization
Plus: IBM beefs up storage management software.
Tivoli has mainframe mgmt. on tap
IBM last week announced a slew of upgrades to its Tivoli management software portfolio that the company says will help customers
automate administrative tasks and view mainframe-specific statistics from one console.
Addressing the MPLS challenge
Nexagent is a 5-year-old company based in the U.K. that develops hardware and software designed to link carrier networks.
CEO and founder Charlie Muirhead recently spoke with Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy.
Katrina tests net service providers
While most telecom facilities in the hardest-hit Gulf areas were wiped out during and after Hurricane Katrina, it wasn't for
lack of some extraordinary efforts by skeleton carrier crews who remained behind to keep equipment online as windows shattered
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