Network World
Monday, May 12, 2008
DNSstuff.com
Get information about your IP
IP Information
50+ On-demand DNS and network tools
NetworkWorld.com > News  > This week in Network World

01/21/08

This week in Network World

News by Topic | Today's breaking news

Page 1

Oracle, Sun deals shake up middleware market
Oracle and Sun are shelling out $9.5 billion combined for the acquisitions of middleware maker BEA Systems and open-source database maker MySQL.

Cyber espionage seen as growing threat to business, government
Cyber espionage is getting renewed attention as fresh evidence emerges of online break-ins at U.S. research labs and targeted phishing against corporations and government agencies here and abroad.

Feature article

Where do you stand on standards?
Her dilemma — whether to dive headlong into an emerging networking technology or stick with proven standards that may be more stable and reliable but offer less performance and a shorter life span — is nothing new to technology professionals.

Tests/Buyer's Guides

Sourcefire boasts strong IPS management toolset
SourceFire’s most recent release of its 3D System certainly puts the company on the right track to making network intrusion-detection/prevention systems useful tools in the enterprise. In the Sourcefire 3D System Version 4.7, we found substantial progress in areas specific to management and configuration of the IPS, along with newly integrated tools which link user information to security incidents

Tech Update

The TCO of solid state drives
Solid state drives have been touted as the most important PC innovation in years. But because SSDs seem expensive at first glance, some have doubted their corporate computing value, value that becomes clear when you take a close look at total cost of ownership (TCO).

More news

10 Gigabit Ethernet secures border at Niagara Falls
Case study of Niagara Falls Bridge Commission and its Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet network for securing the U.S./Canadian border.

IBM gearing up to tie together collaboration pieces
IBM next week will spend less time at its annual Lotusphere conference introducing new products and more time upgrading and aligning the pieces of its current software portfolio with real-time communications, collaboration, social networking and composite applications.