Latest standards and regulations news.
WLANs break the enterprise security model, 09/11/06
The former chairman of Aruba, and now its recently appointed CEO, says enterprise wireless LANs are about to get much less interesting.
Editorial: Security is SOP for business, 09/11/06
At this week’s Security Standard conference in Boston – which was hosted by Network World and other IDG publications – speakers talked as much about the business of security as the technical options and details.
Cisco, Microsoft reveal network access product plans, 09/07/06
Cisco and Microsoft this week shared details of their partnership on network access control technologies, which will include interoperable products and “out-of-the-box” capabilities in future product releases.
Security Strategies Newsletter: NIST guidelines on e-mail security, 09/07/06
One of the nicest aspects of writing this column for so long (I started in 2000) is the tremendous support I get from readers in industry, education and …
Euro official on Microsoft case asks to change teams, 09/07/06
A European Commission official due to take charge next month of the antitrust case against Microsoft has been offered a job by a Brussels-based consultancy that lists the software vendor among its clients, the Commission and Microsoft said Thursday.
SAP unveils GRC products, announces Cisco collaboration, 09/06/06
Delivering on a promise made earlier this year, SAP has unveiled the first set of products to help businesses meet their compliance requirements, in addition to announcing a marketing agreement with Cisco.
Wireless in the Enterprise Newsletter: Will the Wi-Fi Alliance certify anything?, 09/06/06
Apparently, adherence to formal standards is no longer a requirement in order for a product to be “blessed” by powerful consortia.
Xirrus QoS bridges wired-wireless gap, 09/05/06
Xirrus this week introduced what it is calling the industry’s first QoS capability for both switched Wi-Fi and wired networks.
TIA President Flanigan to retire, 09/05/06
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) said this week that President Matthew Flanigan announced his intention to retire at the end of the year. Flanigan made the announcement at TIA’s board of directors meeting last month.
Compliance concerns C-level execs, 09/05/06
If you worry about your organization’s regulatory compliance status, you’re not alone. A recent survey from compliance management software vendor …
IT governance and IT management are linked, 09/04/06
Governance in IT is one of the last things most IT professionals want to hear about. For most, structure and control are far from the reasons for being …
Q&A: Wi-Fi Alliance exec defends about-face, 09/01/06
On Aug. 29, the Wi-Fi Alliance unexpectedly announced it would reverse is oft-repeated decision to do no interoperability testing of 100+Mbps wireless LAN gear until final, formal ratification of the 802.11n standard. Instead, the industry group now …
