Nortel road map stresses security
Nortel next month is expected to kick off an aggressive push to revitalize its enterprise switching business with a new endpoint
security product, followed by a series of LAN security and resiliency announcements throughout the year.
Chambers defends Cisco's wide reach
Cisco is stretched in many directions, with big initiatives in the enterprise, service provider, consumer and small to midsize
business markets. Add to this the company's $7 billion purchase of Scientific-Atlanta, and it's a plateful. Network World
Editorial Director John Gallant and Managing Editor Jim Duffy met with President and CEO John Chambers last week to talk about
why Cisco's reaching so far and how its moves will affect corporate customers.
IETF hums along at 20
From a notorious striptease by Internet pioneer Vint Cerf to a fist-pumping, table-jumping brawl about cryptography policy,
the Internet's premier standards-setting body has had its share of big moments. This week, the IETF celebrates another one
when it turns 20.
Branch nets get integrated help
Looking to eliminate the hodgepodge of devices users have to manage in branch offices, many customers are turning to single,
multi-function devices known as a "branch in a box" that perform branch-office network functions while being managed remotely.
E-commerce goes contactless
Banks, credit card companies and retailers jointly embrace wireless.
Symantec, Kaspersky criticized for cloaking software
The Windows operating system expert who exposed Sony BMG Music Entertainment's use of rootkit cloaking techniques last year
is now criticizing security vendors Symantec and Kaspersky Lab for shipping software that works in a similar manner.
Aruba, Meru air WLAN wares
Aruba Wireless Networks this week plans to announce wireless LAN products that address the needs of small companies and branch
offices. Separately, Meru Networks says its latest offering zeroes in on wireless security.
Linux vendors stepping up their focus on security
Customers should expect to see enhanced, easier-to-use security tools from leading Linux distributors in the coming months
as vendors focus on making the platform tough enough to support even the most critical business applications.
Group policy vendors adding better control to their wares
Group policy vendors adding sophistication to management system.
Cisco readies storage switch
Sources say Cisco, which is already among the market leaders in storage switching, is expected to introduce as soon as April
a 528-port Fibre Channel device designed to help companies consolidate their storage-area networks and avoid over-subscribing
ports on smaller switches.
In brief: Claflin to step down as 3Com CEO
Claflin to step down as 3Com CEO
Microsoft wins over retailer Target
Target to standardize retail stores on Windows, .Net.
In brief: Mercury to acquire Systinet
Mercury Interactive signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Systinet for $105 million in cash, with the hopes
that the deal will boost its position in the fast-growing service-oriented architecture software and services market SOAs
Banner year expected for convergence
Banner years expected for converged services
In brief: AT&T adds to customer service portal
AT&T announced last week that it is adding a number of bells and whistles to AT&T BusinessDirect, the company's portal for
customer service management and trouble reporting. Among the new attractions are a "click-to-chat" feature that allows customers
to chat online with a human being, as well as an expansion of the portal's graphical network map to 88 more countries. BusinessDirect
has been an important component of the company's so-called Concept of Zero effort, the crux of which is to reduce the person-to-person
and person-to-computer steps needed to make things happen.
FDA turns to Verizon for VoIP rollout
If you're planning a move to a new office building and wondering what type of network infrastructure to build, consider the
experience of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Yahoo, Sheraton offer Wi-Fi lounge
Yahoo, Sheraton get into the Wi-Fi lounge scene
Net Infrastricture news briefs
Fidelis Security Systems last week announced an upgrade to its data- leakage-prevention software, DataSafe, that includes
additional policy templates and new management features.
NetPro offers protection for Active Directory
NetPro this week plans to upgrade its directory management tools to help customers better protect their environments from
unplanned or malicious changes.
Start-up offers tool for security analysis
Start-up Remnant Labs has announced a system-log analysis tool that aggregates log data from firewalls, intrusion-detection
systems and other sources to alert managers about network security lapses.
More office apps squeezed into USB drives
Imagine carrying your office applications and data not in a heavy notebook computer but in a USB flash drive the size of your
thumb.
In brief: CA, Storage OK virtualization pact
CA has announced a reseller agreement with StoreAge Networking Technologies to beef up the virtualization and data protection
capabilities of its BrightStor storage-management software suit.
Military clamping down on security
Amid growing concern about hacker infiltrations into military computers, the top commander for the Department of Defense network
operations has ordered a crackdown on security.
EMC girds for grid computing
EMC girds for grid computing with purchase of Acxiom.
