This Week on NetworkWorld.com, 07/25/05

1) Cisco covets anti-spam role 2) Investors target systems management 3) A Wider Net: Life’s rich in telecom… 4) Future-proof your network 5) How to prevent pharming 6) Test: QCD’s InterStructures plug-ins mind the OS gap 7) Technology Update: Classifying packets in a single pass 8) Management Strategies: IP intellec 9) Microsoft tunes SMB licensing 10) Sprint’s devotion to wireless raises questions 11) City finds big savings in Linux 12) Appliances replace DNS, DHCP software 13) Sun grows open source offerings 14) Start-ups reinforce storage intelligence 15) Nutter’s Help Desk: Windows 2003 DNS servers 16) Test shows VoIP lagging in quality 17) Ebbers’ sentence a strong deterrent 18) Start-up takes aim at low-cost security offerings 19) Demo shows ID specs can coexist 20) Tightening video integration with Microsoft 21) Industry looks to tackle spyware 22) Riverbed keeps remote offices up 23) Cisco speaks apps language 24) Microsoft bolsters auto application software 25) HP pumps up ID management suite 26) Netli touts faster Web services 27) Start-up adds continuous data protection software 28) Network World Radio: Moonlighting musicians

1) Verizon joins managed security game

2) Schools battle personal data hacks

3) Salary calculator and all about you

4) Host-based IPS guards endpoints

5) Network World Radio: IBM Global Services’ SOA strategy

6) Nutter’s Help Desk: NAT firewall

7) IBM project financing attracts SMBs

8) IBM exec extols future of SOA

9) 3Com to pay for threat tips

10) Sprint service helps map wireless plans

11) VMware virtually primed for dual core

12) Managed storage services in store

13) Global VPNs to get a helping hand

14) IBM readies update for key mainframe

15) VoIP security threats: Fact or fiction?

16) EMC upping storage capacity, performance

17) Industry weighs in on HP revamp

18) Start-up seeks to keep net clients clean

19) IP PBX maker to launch wireless phone

20) SonicWall screens viruses and spyware

21) Computer attacks down, security survey says

22) Swan Labs bolsters WAN traffic shapers

23) IEEE working on mesh standard

24) Microsoft to purchase online e-mail security provider

25) Vontu crawls in to stop data leaks

26) Offshore use on the rise but savings lag

1) Verizon joins managed security game

Verizon is readying managed security services that exploit technologies the carrier has been using to safeguard its own network operations.

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2) Schools battle personal data hacks

Colleges and universities large and small are finding themselves battling data breaches, compromised personal information

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3) Salary calculator and all about you

You is our annual issue dedicated to you, our readers. Are you making what you deserve? Check out the results of our latest Salary Survey, as well as the cool places you work, how other net pros worked through IT difficulties and disasters, and much more. And use our salary calculator (free registration required) to see how your salary compares to those of your peers.

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4) Host-based IPS guards endpoints

As network threats continue to grow in number and sophistication, a new technology offers an additional layer of protection. Host-based intrusion-prevention system (HIPS) technology protects endpoints behind the network perimeter.

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5) Network World Radio: IBM Global Services’ SOA strategy

Network World Senior Editor Denise Dubie talks with Michael Liebow, vice president of Web Services and service-oriented architecture at IBM Global Services about SOA in general and how his company is promoting it for enterprise use. Listen in

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6) Nutter’s Help Desk: NAT firewall

Ron Nutter answers the question: For the average home user, how safe is having a simple NAT box between your Internet connection and your PC or network?

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7) IBM project financing attracts SMBs

IBM’s project financing service is proving popular not only among large companies, but also with the small-and-midsize business sector. The service provides a customer with complete financial backing from IBM for an entire IT project, from the design phase to system deployment.

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8) IBM exec extols future of SOA

Michael Liebow, vice president of Web services and SOA at IBM, talks about why the company deems SOA so critical to the company’s and its customers’ computing future

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9) 3Com to pay for threat tips

3Com this week is expected to launch a program that offers cash payments to members of the security community in return for information on potentially damaging Internet-based security threats.

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10) Sprint service helps map wireless plans

Mobile Business Assessment consulting service aimed at putting policies in perspective, cutting costs.

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11) VMware virtually primed for dual core

VMware is preparing its server virtualization software to support dual-core systems and says it plans to charge for the technology per CPU, rather than per core.

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12) Managed storage services in store

Verizon is also turning up managed storage services for enterprise customers. Those operations, also borne of internal practices, will be run from a Verizon data center in Tampa, Fla.

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13) Global VPNs to get a helping hand

An industry standard to facilitate corporate VPNs that cross multiple carrier networks could be ready for a vote by year-end.

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14) IBM readies update for key mainframe

IBM is set to unveil an update to its high-end z990 mainframe that analysts say will enhance the system’s reliability and security and bring as much as a 40% performance boost to a product that is aimed at corporate users running very large database and transactional systems.

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15) VoIP security threats: Fact or fiction?

It’s difficult to find a company that has suffered at the hands of VoIP abusers, be they spammers clogging voice mail boxes with unwanted messages, intruders listening to phone conversations or scammers masking their true identity. So far, the threats appear to be largely hypothetical.

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16) EMC upping storage capacity, performance

EMC this week is expected to unveil two high-end storage arrays that boast better performance and higher capacity for handling transaction-intensive and other applications.

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17) Industry weighs in on HP revamp

HP is taking some drastic steps to restructure itself, aiming to cut costs and respond more quickly to market and customer demands. But some users and industry experts aren’t convinced the company is headed in the right direction.

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18) Start-up seeks to keep net clients clean

New software to control the peripheral and network interfaces of client devices on corporate networks is undergoing beta test.

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19) IP PBX maker to launch wireless phone

Zultys Technologies this week is expected to announce a wireless IP phone aimed at users of the company’s SIP-based IP PBX and other gear based on the VoIP standard.

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20) SonicWall screens viruses and spyware

With an eye toward eliminating the need for customers to confront nefarious programs on each corporate desktop, SonicWall this week is broadening the protection offered by its content-filtering appliance with the addition of anti-virus and anti-spyware software.

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21) Computer attacks down, security survey says

While the cost of fending off hackers appears to be dropping for U.S. companies, attacks that involve unauthorized access to information are becoming much more costly, according a survey recently published by the Computer Security Institute and the FBI.

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22) Swan Labs bolsters WAN traffic shapers

Swan Labs is updating its WAN acceleration devices to help customers improve application response times.

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23) IEEE working on mesh standard

Today’s wireless LAN mesh networks use proprietary algorithms and are typically deployed outdoors. With an IEEE mesh standard implemented by WLAN vendors, it’s possible that in the future every wireless LAN would also be able to configure itself as a mesh network, similar in concept to the Internet.

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24) Microsoft to purchase online e-mail security provider

Microsoft last week announced its intent to acquire FrontBridge Technologies, a provider of online service for securing and archiving e-mail.

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25) Vontu crawls in to stop data leaks

Vontu, whose product line is designed to prevent leakage of sensitive data by monitoring corporate networks, says it’s now developing software that will look into corporate desktops and servers to find inappropriately stored data.

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26) Offshore use on the rise but savings lag

Companies in growing numbers are turning to offshore service providers as a way to cut costs, but a survey of more than 5,000 executives worldwide shows that savings aren’t as high as typically expected.

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