Latest Trade Show news
* NEWS FROM VON:
University dumps Cisco VoIP for open-source Asterisk, 09/12/06
Some organizations consider taking the plunge off of big iron PBX platforms into IP telephony as being pretty daring, but that’s nothing compared to what Sam Houston State University (SHSU) is doing. The south Texas school is boldly moving thousands …
Regulation could stifle video over ‘Net, says VoN speaker, 09/12/06
As video on the Internet takes hold, proponents of the technology should beware the potentially stifling effects of government regulation, warned the keynote speaker at the 10th anniversary VoN show in Boston today.
VON show takes aim at branch office set, 09/11/06
The Voice on the Net show is set to open in Boston this week, featuring VoIP products and services aimed at helping smaller companies, or those with branch offices, set up and manage packetized voice traffic.
Antepo adds SIP support to messaging platform, 09/08/06
Real-time collaboration vendor Antepo plans to extend the protocol support in its instant messaging and presence server in order to open up its back end to more client choice and VoIP options.
* NEWS FROM TECHED:
SAP’s ERP 2005 ‘stable core’ for five years, 09/12/06
SAP AG is making a major change in the way it delivers ERP applications to customers, breaking with the traditional approach of upgrading the entire software release every 12 to 18 months.
SAP launches enterprise search application, 09/12/06
SAP AG unwrapped its Enterprise Search application to help customers conduct specific secure queries of structured and unstructured data held in both SAP and non-SAP software.
* NEWS FROM THE SECURITY STANDARD CONFERENCE:
The new reality for IT security, 09/11/06
Security executives from around the country converged in Boston this week to hear how their peers are tackling enterprise security and managing risk.
Momentum building for identity management, 09/11/06
Identity-management technologies are beginning to weave together the application and network layers of corporate networks, significantly improving access control, easing management burdens and helping users meet stringent compliance and security mandates …
Microsoft exec gives his company a B+ on security, 09/07/06
Since Microsoft launched its Trustworthy Computing (TWC) initiative in January 2002, the company has substantially improved the overall security of its products, a company executive said Wednesday at The Security Standard conference being held in Boston.
Q&A: Cisco, Microsoft talk about their NAC for security, 09/12/06
Cisco and Microsoft recently revealed how they are working toward interoperability between Cisco’s Network Access Control and Microsoft’s Network Access Protection technologies.
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.
Cisco, Microsoft demo network security cooperation, 09/06/06
It has taken nearly two years, but Microsoft and Cisco are finally ready to demonstrate how their network access security products will work together.
* NEWS FROM ECLIPSEWORLD:
IBM prepares open source systems management initiative, 09/08/06
IBM and other parties are set to propose an open source systems management initiative for consideration by the Eclipse Foundation, with managing SOA a goal of the plan, an IBM official said at the EclipseWorld 2006 conference on Friday.
* NEWS FROM GRIDWORLD:
Grids help eBay do big business, 09/12/06
A massive computing grid helps eBay make changes to its auction Web site on the fly while maintaining a 99.94% up time, said Paul Strong, a distinguished research scientist there.
* NEWS FROM DELL TECHNOLOGY DAY:
Q&A: Data growth, complexity and cost driving storage market for Dell, 09/11/06
At its annual Technology Day in New York next week, Dell is expected to talk about its storage and server roadmaps and make what it says is a significant storage announcement. Network World Senior Editor Deni Connor this week caught up with Praveen …
* NEWS FROM BMC USER WORLD:
BMC users tout business service management technologies, 09/04/06
Corporate IT executives that in the past few years adopted a service-centric approach to infrastructure management report the change delivered cost savings, streamlined operations and in some cases greater revenue for their companies.
* UPCOMING TRADE SHOWS (Sept., Oct., Nov.):
GridWorld 2006
Sept. 11-14, Washington D.C.
Sept. 11-14, Boston
Gartner IT and Software Asset Management Summit
Sept. 18-20, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Sept. 18-22, New York
IT Security World Conference & Expo 2006
Sept. 25-27, San Francisco
Sept. 25-27, San Diego
Sept. 25-28, Boston
Sept. 26-30, Washington D.C.
Sept. 27-29, Phoenix, Ariz.
Gartner Symposium/ITxpo/US/Fall
Oct. 8 – 13, Orlando
Fall Microprocessor Forum. Program
Oct. 9 – 11, San Jose
Business Objects Global Summit
Oct. 15-17, Orlando, Fla.
MPLS 2006 Conference
Oct 15-18, Washington D.C.
Oct. 22-26, San Francisco
Nov. 7-8, San Francisco
Nov 7-9, Los Angeles
Yankee Group’s 2006 Telecom Industry Forum
Nov. 13-14, New York
The Gartner Enterprise Networking Summit
Nov. 14-16, Las Vegas
Gartner 25 Annual Data Center Conference
Nov. 28 – Dec. 1, Las Vegas
The Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, Las Vegas
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