Latest Trade Show news
* FROM MICROSOFT WINHEC:
Vista consumer launch could slip further, says Ballmer, 05/24/06
The launch of the consumer version of Windows Vista, Microsoft’s new operating system, could be pushed back past the stated January launch date, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday.
Microsoft offerings prepare partners for Vista, 05/23/06
Microsoft Tuesday unveiled new programs and technologies to allow partners to prepare products to run on Windows Vista once it is available.
Microsoft releases Vista, Longhorn, Office betas, 05/23/06
In an unprecedented move, Microsoft Tuesday simultaneously released beta versions of its three major upcoming software releases — Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Windows Server, code-named Longhorn.
Microsoft tweaking OS to boost networking performance, scalability, 05/23/06
Microsoft Tuesday plans to announce an add-on for Windows designed to improve networking performance and scalability for such tasks as storage and backup when coupled with specialized hardware.
Microsoft nabs Softricity in virtualization push – Network World, 05/22/06
As part of its ongoing plan to beef up its virtualization portfolio, Microsoft Monday unveiled it would acquire virtualization vendor Softricity, revealed a timeline for offering built-in hypervisor technology for Windows Server and introduced a new …
Vista Get Ready program falls short, for some, 05/19/06
Customers who want more information about what PCs will require to run Windows Vista will get some, but not much, from Microsoft at the company’s conference for hardware engineers next week.
* FROM GARTNER SYMPOSIUM/ITEXPO:
Q&A: Stop wasting your money on Gigabit Ethernet, 05/22/06
Mark Fabbi, vice president distinguished analyst at Gartner, leads the firm’s Enterprise Network Infrastructure research and regularly has the ears of the top CIOs and network executives in the Fortune 500. At Gartner’s recent Symposium/ITxpo event in …
Gartner says most networks are over-engineered, 05/18/06
Bigger, faster networks aren’t necessarily better. According to Gartner, businesses will waste more than $10 billion on Gigabit Ethernet for the LAN by 2008. Factor in the cost of Gigabit-equipped phones, larger power supplies, upgraded facilities and …
Motorola Q set to debut next week, 05/16/06
Motorola hopes to roll out its much-anticipated Q smart phone next week, President and CEO Ed Zander said Tuesday.
Gartner to CIOs: Think business development, 05/16/06
Globally, corporate IT budgets continue to grow more slowly than inflation, said a Gartner analyst Tuesday, arguing that CIOs who want to snag more IT dollars need to come up with imaginative ways of helping their companies make money, not just save it.
* FROM VON EUROPE:
Security: It’s about implementation, 05/17/06
Lack of equipment interoperability and confusion over who is responsible for security are to blame for the lack of security in VoIP, an issue that IT administrators say is a major concern for them, experts speaking at VON Europe on Wednesday said.
* FROM SAPPHIRE US:
Whirlpool whirls into Web services – Network World, 05/23/06
Whirlpool is whirling into Web services with the help of SAP.
China, Google could be SAP’s new rivals, 05/19/06
If SAP’s biggest rival today is Oracle, five years from now it could be a Chinese player or even possibly Internet search company Google, according to SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner.
SAP: More on-demand, new prices are coming, 05/19/06
More on-demand products, new price schemes and a wider variety of user interfaces are among the many offerings coming to companies running business applications from SAP, senior executives said in interviews at the company’s Sapphire customer event …
SAP demos new Muse user interface, 05/18/06
SAP gave users an early look Wednesday at a new interface known as Project Muse, which the company will roll out across its high-end applications over the coming 18 months.
Duet is ‘an absolute breakthrough,’ SAP says, 05/16/06
Bill McDermott is excited about the direction business software vendor SAP is headed. And for someone who has led the company’s U.S. operations to 14 consecutive quarters of double-digit revenue growth, he has every right to be.
SAP to use HP print management technology, 05/16/06
To enhance print capabilities across its applications, SAP AG will use central print management technology from HP, the German business software vendor announced Monday.
* FROM POLYCOM PARTNER CONFERENCE:
Polycom uncrates new products, upgrades at partner conference, 05/22/06
Polycom is planning to announce a slew of new products and enhancements at its Global Partner Conference in Phoenix this week, including improved integration with Microsoft Live Communication Server, a software update for its VSX endpoints, a new …
* FROM SHAREPOINT CONFERENCE:
Gates anoints SharePoint, hammers IBM, and outlines storage, workflow, 05/16/06
Microsoft’s Bill Gates Monday opened the first ever SharePoint Conference by anointing SharePoint Server 2007 the key to the company’s collaboration future and ripping rival IBM/Lotus.
* FROM JAVAONE:
Open source role at Sun remains murky, 05/22/06
With a growing number of companies using Java-based applications to anchor Web services and service-oriented architectures, it’s not surprising the big themes of the JavaOne show last week centered on open source and integration.
JavaOne: Sun’s McNealy asks coders to change the world, 05/19/06
Sun Chairman Scott McNealy, who had been the company’s CEO for 22 years until last month, issued a call to developers Friday to make a difference in bridging the worldwide digital divide.
Java takes center stage in Web-based infrastructure, 05/12/06
Sun’s JavaOne conference next week will highlight a growing embrace of open source and a move toward making Java-based applications link more tightly with legacy systems as the programming language plays a key role in the accelerating move toward …
* FROM CIO FORUM:
FBI special agent recounts outsourcing horror story – Network World, 05/16/06
The CAD/CAM company thought it was protecting itself, having employees of the Indian outsourcing company that was debugging its source code sign non-disclosure agreements. But when a disgruntled outsourcing employee swiped a copy of the code a few …
The ups and downs of using biometrics, grid computing and VoIP, 05/12/06
Making the move to biometric readers can really simplify password management, though be aware that not all applications will support the technology without extra work
* UPCOMING TRADE SHOWS (May, June, July, Aug.):
May 31 – June 1, San Jose
The IT Audit Directors & Managers Symposium
June 6-8, Boston
June 11-16, Boston
June 14-15, San Francisco
Yankee Group’s Wireless Leadership Summit
June 27-28, New York
June 27-29, New York
Yankee Group’s Mobilizing the Enterprise
July 17-18, Boston
Intranet Week
July 24-26, Boston
July 29 – Aug. 3, Las Vegas
Aug. 14-16, San Francisco
The MIS Audit Leadership Institute
Aug. 21-25, Boston
BMC UserWorld 2006, San Francisco
Aug. 29 – Sept. 1
* FREE NETWORK WORLD SEMINARS:
Technology Tour: Applications & Content Security: Building the Defensible Network
May 16-25, various cities
What drove security up the stack to the boardroom? What changed the focus from perimeter firewalls to layered protection? How did it come to the perpetual scanning of all Web, SMTP, IM and FTP traffic?
Often it’s nothing more than a CEO’s stolen password. Or it can be as devastating as an entire network compromised to its core data. But no matter the trigger, security is now the No. 1 corporate priority. And expectations are as high as senior management’s anxiety.
Before your network takes a hit — take a day to attend Network World’s new Technology Tour event Applications & Content Security: Building the Defensible Network and discover how to build a fortress defense.
Technology Tour: The VoIP Payoff: Convergence and Collaboration
June 1-29, various cities
Whether you were among the first to implement VoIP, or are just now rolling it out, the answers you need are at The VoIP Payoff: Convergence and Collaboration. It’s the Network World LIVE Technology Tour event coming in June. And it’s the place to map the future.
Johna Till Johnson of Nemertes Research is your host. She’s been where you’re headed and will guide you to the next-generation of networks. Showing you current trends. Coming technologies. Best practices. And real-world solutions.
IT Roadmap
Chicago: June 27
It’s where you’ll hear IT strategies delivered direct to you from Network World editors six months ahead of outsiders even knowing about it. Where you can meet personally, one-on-one, with an IT all-star to discuss how coming technology will reshape your enterprise. Where you can accomplish a year’s worth of vendor analysis among more than two dozen solution providers all in one day.
