* Gartner analyst: Resist Gig Ethernet * Nortel adding IPS feature to Alteon application switch * Nortel: Enterprise key to rebound * Wireless fosters 'real time' mind-set * Open source automates college net security * The king of Cool Tools * Today on Layer 8
Gartner analyst: Resist Gig Ethernet
Is Gigabit Ethernet a waste of your money? An analyst last week told enterprise IT and network professionals they will toss away more than $10 billion on Gigabit Ethernet LAN gear over the next two years that would be better spent on technologies designed to support increasingly distributed workforces. Click here for more.
Nortel adding IPS feature to Alteon application switch
Nortel today is set to announce the addition of intrusion-prevention capability to the Nortel Alteon application switch. Click here for details.
Nortel: Enterprise key to rebound
Once again, Nortel is counting on its enterprise operations to help lift the company out of its financial doldrums. Nortel last week updated the press and analysts on its progress during the first six months of President and CEO Mike Zafirovski’s tenure with the company. Among the key points was a reiteration of the important role Nortel’s enterprise business plays in the company’s rebound from restating years of financial results after an accounting scandal in 2004. Click here for more.
Wireless fosters ‘real time’ mindset
Wireless connectivity is changing the business mind-set at EMS Technologies. Employees at the Atlanta company now expect to connect to corporate data and applications wherever they are and whenever they need to. That means decisions at all levels can be made, and acted upon, faster than ever. This emphasis on real-time decision making is made possible as a companywide wireless LAN and BlackBerry wireless e-mail handsets become more prevalent, enabling a new culture of multitasking collaboration. Click here for more.
Open source automates college net security
Network managers at Middlebury College in Vermont have created an open source application that watches entries in log files, analyzes them and triggers actions such as alerting administrators, quarantining a user, or shutting down a switch port. Click here to see how they did it.
The king of Cool Tools
Network World Cool Tools columnist Keith Shaw sits down to talk about Wi-Fi-enabled phones, mobile applications and his vision for better battery technology. Watch now.
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