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Vista’s IPv6: Not an easy upgrade
If you think migrating to IPv6 is as simple as upgrading to Microsoft Windows Vista, think again.
VMware, beware
VMware enjoys Wall Street buzz and strong momentum as the virtualization company hosts its first VMworld since going public,
but Microsoft and other competitors are getting into position to challenge VMware’s lead.
The spiraling cost of compliance
Staff time and storage requirements eat away at IT budgets as companies grapple with logging and archiving compliance data
VMworld a launching pad for virtualization wares
Dunes, InovaWave, SWsoft, XenSource are among vendors unveiling new virtualization products at VMware’s VMworld conference
in San Francisco.
Good policy makes for good security
Almost everyone agrees that proper security stems as much from good policy as it does from technology, but you don’t hear
much about creating great policies. Arun DeSouza is responsible for policy and a whole lot more at Inergy Automotive Systems,
a manufacturer of plastic fuel systems that sells to automakers around the world. With some 4,500 employees in 18 countries,
it’s not possible to create policy by consensus. DeSouza explains the strategy he used to shape Inergy’s security policies
and shares his view on how proper identity management can make security a business enabler rather than a burden.
Seeking compliance in a mobile world
When Thomas Weisel Partners went public last year, it forced some dramatic changes in how the San Francisco-based investment-banking
company approached IT — and in CSO Beth Cannon’s job description. She recently completed an 18-month retooling of the policies
and procedures the company follows for everything from managing change to using mobile devices. Looking ahead, she sees a
new crop of threats on the horizon that target the mobile devices that many of the firm’s 650 employees use daily.
Defending the defense industry
Raytheon is a $20 billion defense technology company with about 73,000 employees and customers from around the globe. Jeffrey
Brown is CISO and director of infrastructure services for the firm, which means he’s responsible for traditional security
functions in addition to metropolitan networks and WANs. “I have no one to blame if things don’t go right,” he puts it. What
has Brown most concerned these days is the onslaught of socially engineered attacks brought on by new spamming techniques.
We talked to him about the next-generation tools required to combat such threats, as well as some of his techniques for fending
them off in the meantime. He also discussed the challenges inherent in providing identity management in a large company that
has to meet strict U.S. and international security standards.
Nine wireless network companies to watch
Wireless and mobile companies you might not know but that are worth learning more about. Specializing in everything from smarter
smart phones to going beyond the BlackBerry to exploiting XML data.
Microsoft whips up virtualization spin ahead of VMWorld
Company set to ship first virtualization management tools, as it touts desktop wares, promises strong recovery to catch VMware
on server side, and sets licensing options
Open source proponents denounce Microsoft licensing program
The U.S. District Court in Washington will review on Sept. 11 the state of the Microsoft Communications Protocol Program,
which is Microsoft’s program for licensing more than 200 proprietary protocols for server, storage and security services.
Cisco consumer move afoot, leaders suggest
Cisco executives hinted at major changes in the company's consumer strategy on Wednesday even as they voiced optimism about
networking and the world economy.
Bechtel put Vista’s IPv6 stack on trial
Bechtel has been testing Vista’s IPv6 capabilities since January and so far likes what it sees. In fact, the engineering services
giant plans to mandate the operating system for all new computer purchases by the end of the year.
Citrix buys XML security firm QuickTree
Citrix Systems has bought QuickTree, a software developer focused on improving security and performance for XML and Web services.
Cisco unveils 802.11n wireless LAN access point for enterprises
Cisco joins the rush to deploy draft 802.11n gear for the enterprise with a two-radio access point; with both radios, top
data rate hits 600Mbps.
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