This Week on NetworkWorld.com, 08/15/05

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1) Cisco covets anti-spam role 2) Investors target systems management 3) A Wider Net: Life's rich in telecom... 4) Future-proof your network 5) How to prevent pharming 6) Test: QCD's InterStructures plug-ins mind the OS gap 7) Technology Update: Classifying packets in a single pass 8) Management Strategies: IP intellec 9) Microsoft tunes SMB licensing 10) Sprint's devotion to wireless raises questions 11) City finds big savings in Linux 12) Appliances replace DNS, DHCP software 13) Sun grows open source offerings 14) Start-ups reinforce storage intelligence 15) Nutter's Help Desk: Windows 2003 DNS servers 16) Test shows VoIP lagging in quality 17) Ebbers' sentence a strong deterrent 18) Start-up takes aim at low-cost security offerings 19) Demo shows ID specs can coexist 20) Tightening video integration with Microsoft 21) Industry looks to tackle spyware 22) Riverbed keeps remote offices up 23) Cisco speaks apps language 24) Microsoft bolsters auto application software 25) HP pumps up ID management suite 26) Netli touts faster Web services 27) Start-up adds continuous data protection software 28) Network World Radio: Moonlighting musicians

1) Cisco to juice 6500 switch

2) Patching day still a work in progress

3) Broadband rulings draw user concerns

4) Technology Insider: E-mail encryption

5) Face-off: De-perimeterization

6) Nutter's Help Desk: Sniffing on a switch

7) Test: Novell OES

8) Split-analysis boosts wireless security

9) The CIO's counsel

10) GDC: Perhaps forgotten, but not gone

11) IBM takes start-ups under wing

12) IP VPN services offer new features

13) StorageTek touts new array

14) DOD looks to put pizzazz back in PKI

15) LinuxWorld: Vendors open arms for open source

16) Open Text embraces SharePoint

17) WatchGuard touts SSL VPN entry

18) Q&A: Not the loneliest exec at Microsoft

19) IBM offers gridlike workload management

20) Settlements prove that spam laws have teeth

21) IBM: Chip material will boost wireless performance

22) EMC targets physical security

23) ERP and CRM: Vendors cram options in new releases

24) AT&T enhances Web hosting services

25) Lumigent unveils tool to identify vulnerabilities

26) Juniper extends SSL VPN wares

1) Cisco to juice 6500 switch

Cisco is readying a Catalyst 6500 switch upgrade that will double bandwidth on the device, offering customers greater support for 10G Ethernet LANs, a report says.

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2) Patching day still a work in progress

IT taking good, bad with monthly patch cycles

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3) Broadband rulings draw user concerns

Recent broadband rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court and the FCC could pinch corporate networks that link remote workers to corporate VPNs via DSL or cable modem by making connectivity more expensive, or requiring a change in service provider or underlying access technology.

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4) Technology Insider: E-mail encryption

Encryption won't solve all your security problems, but these days there's no excuse for not protecting sensitive data whether it's in e-mail, sitting in a database or on a backup tape on the way to your offsite storage facility.

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5) Face-off: De-perimeterization

The Jericho Forum is calling for a major rethinking of the way you deploy firewalls. Jamie Bodley-Scott of AppGate Network Security says it's time for such an approach. Joel Snyder of Opus One says a catchphrase like "de-perimeterization" is hardly a reason to rip up your security infrastructure. Read their thoughts, then jump in with your comments.

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6) Nutter's Help Desk: Sniffing on a switch

Ron Nutter helps a user figure out how to watch the packets on a Cisco switch.

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http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/081505nutter.html

7) Test: Novell OES

With OES, Novell has finally delivered on its basic promise of migrating eDirectory and previously NetWare-based components onto Linux as a fraternal partner.

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8) Split-analysis boosts wireless security

Split-analysis combines intelligent, purpose-built sensors for first-stage analysis with a server that handles sophisticated data analysis and anomaly detection.

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9) The CIO's counsel

Offices of the CIO foster understanding between IT and the business.

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10) GDC: Perhaps forgotten, but not gone

Remember General DataComm? ... Maybe not. Founded in 1969, GDC was big back in the days of modems, multiplexers and ATM, but then hit hard times and had to sell off three of its four divisions to survive bankruptcy. Now the largely forgotten company is scrabbling back - in part by reassembling its former self.

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11) IBM takes start-ups under wing

When it comes to selling products to big companies, young software companies face a Catch-22: Most corporations aren't willing to bet on a business application that doesn't have at least a few large customer references, yet those references will never materialize without some brave soul believing enough in a start-up to take a risk on its unproven software. IBM is out to change that.

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12) IP VPN services offer new features

Over the next few months service providers are expected to add new features to their VPN services, fleshing out their offerings in the hope that they will ultimately become the industry's dominant network service.

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13) StorageTek touts new array

StorageTek next week is expected to announce a new storage system and enhancements to its mainframe virtual tape library.

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14) DOD looks to put pizzazz back in PKI

The U.S. military has started the process of making critical changes to its public-key infrastructure, which uses digital certificates for e-mail and Web security, in order to cope with scalability problems.

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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-pki.html

15) LinuxWorld: Vendors open arms for open source

Systems vendors used the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo to show a deepening commitment to community-developed software, a trend that should help alleviate IT managers' concerns about where they will find corporate support for Linux or open source deployments.

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16) Open Text embraces SharePoint

Open Text last week added Microsoft SharePoint to the list of corporate repositories that can tie into its Livelink Enterprise Content Management System.

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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-open-text.html

17) WatchGuard touts SSL VPN entry

WatchGuard is teaming with Citrix to offer its first SSL VPN product, rounding out WatchGuard's line of security appliances.

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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-watchguard-ssl.html

18) Q&A: Not the loneliest exec at Microsoft

Microsoft hired Bill Hilf, an open source industry veteran, to help chart its strategy in the choppy open source waters. Hilf, director for Microsoft's platform technology strategy organization, led a technical session at LinuxWorld - a first for Microsoft - that focused on managing Linux in a mixed environment. Network World Senior Editor Jennifer Mears sat down with Hilf to hear about Microsoft's Linux/open source plans.

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19) IBM offers gridlike workload management

Upgraded WebSphere software to allocate application processing across servers.

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20) Settlements prove that spam laws have teeth

Recent successes in the legal world, combined with hints that spam volumes may finally be on the decline, suggest the federal CAN-SPAM law and its state-level counterparts may be having some effect.

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21) IBM: Chip material will boost wireless performance

IBM has improved the performance of a chip-making material that can be used to make advanced wireless devices such as high-bandwidth personal-area networks.

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22) EMC targets physical security

EMC, which recently expressed its intention to focus more on security, announced last week that it is offering a package geared to manage and analyze surveillance data.

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23) ERP and CRM: Vendors cram options in new releases

A half-dozen ERP and CRM software makers are in the midst of major software releases, bringing deeper integration options and added customization features to their applications.

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24) AT&T enhances Web hosting services

AT&T says it is adding new Web hosting management support, Internet data center capacity and auditing services to offer customers greater flexibility when using the carrier's Web hosting and collocation offerings.

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25) Lumigent unveils tool to identify vulnerabilities

Lumigent last week announced Lumigent Vulnerability Manager DB, a Java-based scanner that identifies vulnerabilities in a number of databases as well as applications that include PeopleSoft and Oracle business suites.

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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-lumigent.html

26) Juniper extends SSL VPN wares

Juniper last week extended its lineup of hardware platforms for SSL VPNs, rolling out new devices for corporations looking to secure networked resources.

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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-juniper.html

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