Sierra Pacific taps open source management tools
Software helps company tackle network management across 50 distributed locations.
Users: Hybrid PBXs work
While the industry pushes IP as the future of telephony services, network professionals who manage business phone networks
say hybrid IP/legacy PBXs are helping introduce productivity gains and cost savings without forcing networks to undergo dreaded
R&R - as in "rip and replace" - upgrades.
Illinois project saves millions
The state of Illinois will reap $7 million per year in savings, thanks to a network consolidation effort that involved merging
traffic from two data networks into a single IP backbone.
Action heating up in managed backup market
Iron Mountain’s recently announced acquisition of LiveVault put the spotlight on what analysts say is a growing market for
managed backup and recovery services.
Consortium takes on security issues
This week a group called the Application Security Industry Consortium will debut, with the goal of offering ways to measure
security ROI and apply metrics to buying security products.
PostX boosts e-mail authentication management
PostX last week released a new version of its e-mail encryption offering that lets organizations track, manage and administer
their outbound e-mail encryption requirements that are often part of federal regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
EMC expands support services portfolio
EMC announced last week a variety of new and expanded support services.
Security company touts new approach on insider threat
Oakley Networks, which has been selling its technology for information-leakage detection and prevention to government agencies
for five years, plans to release this week a product that also can be used by non-government entities.
Appliance squeezes data onto Fibre Channel SANs
Data Domain plans to roll out this week a gateway designed to make storing data on Fibre Channel storage-area networks more
cost-efficient by compressing it.
WLAN products undergo facelift
Three wireless LAN vendors are releasing software upgrades that add features for intrusion detection, radio frequency management
and wireless VoIP.
Security issues to dominate Interop
As Interop New York opens its doors for the first time this week, the focus will be on security and the effect of government
regulations on network design and operations.
News briefs: Gartner urges caution on BlackBerry
Also: Mobile WiMAX standard approved; Intel project would alert users of rootkits; New York breach notification law goes into
effect
ISS adds protection based on behavior
Internet Security Systems has added a behavior-based malware-detection engine to its gateway intrusion-prevention system called
the Proventia Network Integrated Security Appliance.
Learning to share
Although anti-virus vendors have not made it a priority to find ways to coexist on the desktop, they do share virus specimens
in a timely way. This makes their products virtually identical in what they catch.
Anti-spyware, anti-virus on collision course?
A software vendor's new technique for snuffing out spyware is raising questions over whether products such as it could crash
computers by clashing with anti-virus tools that have used such methods for a decade.
Cingular rolls out 3G service
Cingular last week launched its 3G service in 52 markets across the country.
Novell adds self-service to provisioning platform
Novell this week plans to roll out the latest version of its provisioning software, which will aid users in automating workflows
and easing management.
In brief: SOA Software buys Web services development platform
Also: JBoss adds to Java middleware stack; ClairMail intros first product
On-demand CRM a moving target at SAP
SAP plans to move into the on-demand CRM market next year, but getting the product right has proved tricky.
IronPort launches SMB e-mail gateway
Long the provider of e-mail security products to companies and ISPs, IronPort this week plans to enter the small and midsize
business market with its C10 messaging security appliance.
In brief: D-Link adds firewall products, security appliance
Also: RSA to buy provider of online security and anti-fraud products; Watchfire announces AppScan 6.0
Adomo offers speech recognition
Voice mail vendor Adomo is adding speech-recognition features to its unified messaging system that will make it easier for
Windows customers to retrieve voice mail regardless of their location.
In brief: Sepaton enhances Virtual Tape Library appliance
Also: Microsoft releases interim update to Windows Server 2003 Release 2
In brief: MCI intros security risk management service
NetSec Security Risk Management Service will correlate and calculate diverse threats across an enterprise
New service to help ISPs monitor 'Net
Internet monitoring company Renesys this week is expected to announce a service designed to provide ISPs with detailed visibility
into Internet behavior.
Users try to balance security, IT needs
As networks and digital data come under increasing attack and government regulations hold corporations to stricter standards
when it comes to information security, IT managers are looking for ways to balance the need for security with the demand for
IT flexibility.
