* Welcome to the afternoon edition of Network World Daily News.
Breaking news
Is the IEEE standards process broken?
Why the IEEE working group attempting to craft the 802.20 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access standard became a bloody train wreck.
New product gives access to a PC through mobile devices
A new version of PCNow being released Monday allows customers to access their PCs remotely through mobile devices such as a BlackBerry.
Global stock turmoil hits Gates’ Microsoft share sale
Bill Gates sold over 20 million shares of Microsoft stock last month, with just around 2 million of the shares affected by global stock market turmoil.
Face-off: Should you trust your network to open source?
Tarus Balog, CEO of the OpenNMS Group, says open source apps have proven themselves ready for the enterprise. Roger Greene, CEO of Ipswitch, says open source is just too risky for a large network. Read their opening statements, then jump in with your thoughts and experiences.
Review
IBM System p5 510Q Express server stands up strong
The IBM System p5 510Q Express is the company’s newest entry-level p-system series server. But don’t let the entry-level tag turn you off, because this server — which runs IBM’s Unix-based AIX or a variety of Linux operating systems — is an impressive bundle of performance and manageability.
In depth
SOMA: Service-oriented management architecture
The new approach to network management – and systems management generally – is based on service-oriented management architecture (SOMA). Vendors are building SOMA-based network management appliances, agents and proxy agents that are flexible and capable of evolving as management needs evolve. Adaptability was limited in past network management solutions, but it’s largely a given with SOMA.
The skills that reap pay premiums
When Adam Quiggle upgraded his Cisco Certified Network Engineering certification to Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert, he boosted his pay by 35%. His new skills — which command a 10% to 15% premium in most enterprises — were particularly valuable to the network company that hired him.
How to
Ron Nutter helps a user get up to speed with VoIP through the open-source Asterisk IP PBX. Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja discusses what to do when disgruntled workers get extra crafty with the ways they send proprietary information outside your network. Joshua Wright points out possible pitfalls with using SSID cloaking as another layer of wireless security.
From the blogs and forums
User nixxfu takes exception to claims that Fibre Channel is more complicated or expensive than iSCSI for large-scale storage systems. Paul McNamara looks at freedom-fighter Alphonse d’Amato. Users continue to debate whether Mac OS is enterprise ready. players. Keith Shaw snorts at a college that is going all Mac. Brad Reese ponders call-accounting software and IP PBX offerings from the major players.
