Cisco gears up to accelerate applications
Two families of network appliances announced last week from Cisco may help companies more easily and efficiently link to remote
customers and branch-office workers.
High-tech dorms move to head of the class at colleges
Spanking-new student dormitories at Case Western Reserve University and Duke University show how living on campus increasingly
means being networked and digitized.
Microsoft employee warns of 'fake' SP
A Microsoft employee has warned against downloading an unauthorized version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 that has surfaced
on a popular Web site that provides software patches.
In brief: Microsoft, Yahoo reach IM accord
Plus: Phishing sites don't stay up as long anymore; Blogger now accessible in Beijing; Firm claims it can exploit new Windows
2000 hole; Symantec patches Veritas hole.
Looking beyond simple spam filtering
Messaging security vendors face a dilemma; they must stay focused on blocking spam, viruses and other nasty code flooding
corporate e-mail streams. But as spam and virus blocking become check-list items instead of purchase drivers, vendors looking
to stand out are adding new features ranging from encryption and policy enforcement for outbound messages to new product lines
that protect communications other than e-mail, such as instant messaging or Web interactions.
RSA boosts security of single sign-on
RSA Security next month plans to extend its single sign-on software to support applications that are protected by two-factor
authentication.
Kazeon, others hope to help with classifying information
Kazeon last week became the latest vendor to unveil an appliance that searches and classifies files on servers and storage
devices and processes them for information life-cycle management or compliance purposes.
New WLAN group causes standards strife
The formation last week of a consortium for high-speed wireless LANs brings together more than two dozen vendors from both
sides of an ongoing standards debate, but a prominent chip vendor believes core members of the group have sidestepped and
disrupted the standards process.
CA vows to move beyond past troubles
Computer Associates spent the past year cleaning house and shopping for technology. Over the next 12 months, the software
vendor intends to focus on establishing partnerships, growing revenue, winning over skeptical customers and reconfirming its
position as one of the top-four management vendors.
Open source Nessus tool to go commercial
Aiming to address support concerns, Tenable Network Security will introduce Nessus, its widely used open source vulnerability-scanning
tool, as a commercial product in a major upgrade slated for next month.
IBM and BEA make RFID moves
As consumer goods companies and other businesses feel the pressure to advance their RFID efforts from pilot to large-scale
production mode, IBM and BEA Systems are among vendors standing by with new wares.
VMware boosts virtualization tools
VMware, which leads the market in x86 server virtualization, is updating its flagship software to give end users the tools
they need to run more important business applications in highly available environments.
Smaller Wyse thin client built for speed
The latest desktop thin client from Wyse Technology is barely the size of a paperback book and is four times faster than the
company's previous model.
Microsoft ships capacity-planning beta
Microsoft last week released the first public beta of its new capacity-planning tool for corporate IT departments and said
the software is on target to ship by year-end.
Anti-spam offerings grow up
Today, companies need to protect themselves from more than unwanted e-mail, and are looking to their messaging security providers
for myriad functions, including instant messaging and Web security, outbound e-mail encryption, policy enforcement and extra
measures to fight viruses.
Revivio names new president and CEO
Plus: HP unleashes SMB storage products.
Will Microsoft's moves chafe Europe?
Microsoft's moves into the security software market could be an agitator for more antitrust concerns over how it uses its
market strength for other software offerings.
New appliance lets users control remote PCs
A start-up is launching an appliance that lets help desk staff take control of remote computers without the time-consuming
tasks of installing and maintaining dedicated software on the remote machines.
In brief: F-Secure announces Windows Mobile virus protection
Plus: Bel-Air ships wireless mesh gear; Utimaco unwraps new Symbian encryption software.
Users awash in emerging wireless options
The days of simply giving traveling employees a cell phone for talking and a laptop for dial-up data are long gone, replaced
by a complex landscape of overlapping choices. There are decisions to be made regarding devices, carrier contracts, performance
and reach - with all the major technologies offering moving targets to boot.
Start-up aids SMBs in storage arena
Start-up Compellent this week is expected to unveil applications for its modular storage array that the company says will
let midrange customers easily replicate and move data.
SBC upgrades optical Ethernet
SBC has enhanced its optical Ethernet service with improved service-level agreements, a lower-speed option and a price reduction.
Akamai adds Windows DRM
Akamai Technologies is enhancing its digital media services by integrating digital rights management into its portfolio of
offerings. Akamai is enhancing its services by integrating digital rights management into its portfolio of offerings.
Reactivity unwraps single sign-on
Reactivity this week is reinforcing its Web services gateway appliances with support that will help users integrate Windows
logon credentials into single sign-on projects for Web services.
HP makes SOA mgmt. play
Mark Potts, HP's CTO in charge of the Management Software Business, discusses how HP management software can arm network managers
with the tools to optimize application performance.
In brief: Oracle updates TimesTen database
Plus: Mirapoint upgrades e-mail appliance; SAP further targets mid-size companies with new mySAP Best Practices.
