This Week on NetworkWorld.com, 09/06/05

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) Microsoft warms up voice software plans

2) Carmakers unite on global data sharing

3) Vendors prep mgmt. tools to handle virtualization

4) Google hacking

5) Supermarket chain freezes Internet access

6) Test: Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE aces performance tests

7) Nutter’s Help Desk: Finding the source of a problem

8) Network World Radio: Multicore processors and server virtualization

9) Katrina tests net service providers

10) Latest Katrina news and blogs

11) SAS cuts a wide data path

12) Analytics heats up

13) Battle lines drawn again between browsers

14) ERP offering relies on open source

15) Microsoft, IBM address carmaker needs

16) Siemens expands HiPath features

17) Proposing a next-generation Internet

18) Fiber-optic research net gains steam

19) Juniper courts Meru for enterprise wireless / VoIP play

20) SonicWall offers versatile security platform

21) Intel-Cisco deal aims to improve Wi-Fi

22) Reactivity secures RSS traffic

23) Exchange protection software debuts

24) With software, smaller is better

25) Tivoli has mainframe mgmt. on tap

26) Addressing the MPLS challenge

1) Microsoft warms up voice software plans

Microsoft is executing a broad plan to provide customers with software interfaces to traditional voice and VoIP services that will let them make and manage calls from desktops, mobile devices or Web-based services.

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2) Carmakers unite on global data sharing

The promise of the giant Chinese auto market has spurred carmakers worldwide to rally around a new standard for data exchange that they say is needed to exploit the opportunity.

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3) Vendors prep mgmt. tools to handle virtualization

Computer Associates and BMC Software will soon join IBM in upgrading their management packages to help customers get a handle on their growing virtualized environments, making it easier to shift server workloads to meet business demands.

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4) Google hacking

Johnny Long says he has never met a Google employee. And yet he is at the center of a community of security experts and search engine enthusiasts that might be developing some of the most interesting uses of Google technology today.

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5) Supermarket chain freezes Internet access

Audit of network usage at Balls Food Stores confirms that tight policies are working to limit unauthorized Web surfing.

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6) Test: Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE aces performance tests

In an exclusive Network World test, Cisco’s Catalyst 4948-10GE delivered record low latency and line-rate throughput. Coupled with innovative security mechanisms and an extensive list of switching and routing features, this switch earns a Clear Choice award.

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7) Nutter’s Help Desk: Finding the source of a problem

Ron helps a user attempting to analyze some network performance and Internet access issues on his small network.

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8) Network World Radio: Multicore processors and server virtualization

Vernon Turner, IDC’s group vice president and general manager for enterprise computing, discusses the impact on enterprise data centers by multicore processors and server virtualization technology. Listen in.

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9) Katrina tests net service providers

While most telecom facilities in the hardest-hit Gulf areas were wiped out during and after Hurricane Katrina, it wasn’t for lack of some extraordinary efforts by skeleton carrier crews who remained behind to keep equipment online as windows shattered ar

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10) Latest Katrina news and blogs

Follow the latest network-related news from our correspondents and bloggers in the affected area (including an IT shop still operating in downtown New Orleans).

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11) SAS cuts a wide data path

Serial-attached SCSI technology is poised to keep storage costs down without compromising functionality or performance.

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12) Analytics heats up

Corporate data is only as useful as the information you can extract from it.

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13) Battle lines drawn again between browsers

Firefox has eclipsed Internet Explorer’s feature set at the same time Microsoft’s browser has dragged users through another round of security flaws.

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14) ERP offering relies on open source

A 4-year-old company is using open source software as the foundation for an ERP suite targeted at small and midsize manufacturers.

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15) Microsoft, IBM address carmaker needs

At last week’s Auto-Tech Conference, Microsoft and IBM separately pitched technology ideas as a palliative for the profit-hungry auto industry.

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16) Siemens expands HiPath features

Siemens last week announced it will update its HiPath Xpressions message platform to make it easier for customers to use on the go and with non-Siemens corporate phone systems.

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17) Proposing a next-generation Internet

The National Science Foundation has proposed a next-generation Internet with built-in security and functionality that connects all kinds of devices, with researchers challenging the government agency to look at the Internet as a ‘clean slate.’

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18) Fiber-optic research net gains steam

Despite a setback caused by Hurricane Katrina, National Lambdarail, a nationwide fiber-optic network designed to facilitate advanced network technology research, is gaining support.

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19) Juniper courts Meru for enterprise wireless / VoIP play

Juniper Networks</a> last week said it is teaming with Meru Networks, a Wi-Fi VoIP gear maker, to offer joint product packages to corporate users.

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20) SonicWall offers versatile security platform

SonicWall this week is introducing a new multifunction security device that can scan for a laundry list of malicious activity within corporate networks and keep outbreaks contained to LAN segments.

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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/090505-sonicwall.html

21) Intel-Cisco deal aims to improve Wi-Fi

A joint development project announced at the recent Fall Intel Developer Forum by Intel and Cisco could improve the performance and quality of corporate VoIP networks.

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22) Reactivity secures RSS traffic

Reactivity last week added support for the RSS format to its XML gateway technology, providing a way for users to secure and control access to information distributed using the real-time communication technology.

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23) Exchange protection software debuts

The Neverfail Group, a company that got its start as a disaster recovery consultancy in the early 1990s, has begun selling software designed to ensure that Microsoft Exchange servers stay up and running.

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24) With software, smaller is better

Organizations that build smaller software projects that are rolled out in quick, phased release cycles tend to be more productive and have higher success rates, according to analysts at the Cutter Consortium who are taking a look at why software projects fail.

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25) Tivoli has mainframe mgmt. on tap

IBM  last week announced a slew of upgrades to its Tivoli management software portfolio that the company says will help customers automate administrative tasks and view mainframe-specific statistics from one console.

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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/090505-tivoli.html

26) Addressing the MPLS challenge

Nexagent is a 5-year-old company based in the U.K. that develops hardware and software designed to link carrier networks. CEO and founder Charlie Muirhead recently spoke with Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy.

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