AT&T: Fall of an icon
Interviews with former AT&T insiders, regulators, analysts and other observers concluded one thing: It didn't have to end
this way.
Chevron has had it with passwords
Chevron early next year plans to eliminate the last of 50,000 network passwords, finalizing a transition to a smart card-based
system designed to dramatically increase security and privacy while cutting costs.
From IMS to fiber, RBOCs tout promise of next-gen services
Look for the RBOCs to sidestep a number of technological obstacles and make significant progress on IP Multimedia Subsystems,
wireless broadband and fiber-based video initiatives over the next year, a sign that compelling new services for businesses
and consumers are imminent.
Cisco in space
If you are a router company with as much as 80% market share and a $3.2 billion R&D budget to play with, why not bolt a router
to a rocket and shoot it into orbit?
NetworkWorld.com at 10
NetworkWorld.com launched 10 years ago. Join us for a tour of all the key happenings of networking over the past decade -
and jump into our forum to add your memories and predictions for the next 10 years.
Cellular, WLAN convergence finds rough spots
Universities trial converged wireless LAN/cellular pilot
Microsoft's future in BI market unclear
Microsoft last week broadened its plans to intelligently gather and analyze business data by linking its Office applications
and back-end servers while emphasizing future developments. But observers are split on just how significant that future might
be.
Telecom deals clear DOJ hurdles
Action last week by the U.S. Department of Justice brings nearer to completion two major telecom deals: SBC's acquisition
of AT&T and Verizon's purchase of MCI.
Botnets turning into spyware enemy No. 1
The security industry has had a hard time defining spyware, much less eliminating it. But according to many, there's one type
of spyware that's among the most dangerous: the botnet.
Trend Micro, eSoft tout anti-spyware products
This week Trend Micro and eSoft plan to unveil products aimed at helping customers combat spyware. Trend Micro's focus will
be on desktops and servers, while eSoft's will be on appliance-based gateway filtering of spyware.
Users assess disaster plans
Amid the devastation of Hurricane Wilma last week, IT professionals appraised their disaster-recovery and data-protection
plans and said their strategies are in flux, regular testing is necessary and funding is still hard to get.
Industry group plans VoIP best practices
An industry group is working toward a best-practices document that will spell out for businesses how to build secure VoIP
networks using specific makes and models of equipment.
Bring on the wireless apps, users tell WiMAX World
Users had a clear focus at last week's WiMAX World conference: They wanted to know more about cost-effective, reliable, licensed
wireless broadband for applications such as backhaul, access to wireline network services and data backup/recovery.
News briefs: Ruling puts BlackBerry service at risk
Also: Feds mandate RFID passports; Microsoft retiring Exchange Server 5.5 by year-end; OASIS forms committee to develop Web
Services Secure Exchange; Level 3, Cogent end fight; Zotob impact relatively light
Postini to offer new threat-ID service
An e-mail security provider last week announced commercial offering of its Postini Threat Identification Network Access, which
the company has been using as part of its hosted service to pinpoint senders of spam and malicious e-mail.
NetPro adds group policy management to Active Directory
NetPro last week bolstered its security and compliance suite for Microsoft's Active Directory with software that lets users
delegate who can set and change policies used to manage desktops and servers.
Sierra Club grows open source application
Best known for its grassroots environmental protection activities, the Sierra Club also helps thousands of members get outdoors
each year with trips that span the globe. Sierra Club has offered these worldwide adventures for more than a century, but
in recent years its IT team has focused on streamlining the trip-reservation process by enabling members to sign up online.
Start-up takes aim at online prevention
Business Signatures last week unveiled software aimed at helping financial institutions curb online fraud.
In brief: MySQL releases MySQL 5.0
Also: VMware offers free VMware Player
Suite tracks employee communications
CTI Group last week unveiled software that monitors employee phone, e-mail and Internet use, and then consolidates the data
it collects from distributed sites.
In brief: Avocent announces KVM switches
Also: Symbol rolls new mobile computer; VirtualIron updates its virtualization and management tool
Red Hat CTO peers into future
Brian Stevens on why the job was unfilled for years, the company's server virtualization strategy, how the new certification
fits into Red Hat's security plans and much more.
Cisco pushing gear for Ethernet services
Cisco is getting ready to sell more gear in the burgeoning market for Ethernet services from carriers, as the company last
week introduced new switches and hardware modules at the Telecom 05 show in Las Vegas.
In brief: BellSouth to offer pre-WiMAX service in NOLA
The carrier is offering a pre-WiMAX wireless data service to small businesses in New Orleans that have lost their telecommunications
service.
Alert Logic takes aim at security threats
Start-up Alert Logic this week makes its debut with a security service based on its security appliance, which is installed
at LAN segments within a corporate network and can help customers monitor for and set up automated responses to security threats.
Kane County converges to clean up network problems
When Roger Fahnestock started work in 2002 as IT director of Kane County, Ill., he found a mishmash of antiquated voice and
data networks so sorely in need of an upgrade that almost any change would have been an improvement.
In brief: Aruba rolls out new wireless wares
Plus: F5 integrates Big IP SSL box with its Firebox SSL VPN.
Force10 bulks up with 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Force10 this week is expected to announce line cards that pack up to 16 ports of 10G Ethernet into a single chassis slot on
its flagship E1200 series switches. IBM and Neterion to announce server/10-Gigabit deal.
IBM taps VMware, Citrix to create blade PCs
After spending the past few years on the sidelines, IBM has finally jumped headlong into the blade PC market, announcing partnerships
with Citrix and EMC's VMware subsidiary to provide customers with the means to manage desktop PCs from a secure, centralized
location.
Vortex 2005: Debate swirls around getting an edge from IT
IT does matter — and it matters in a big way.
