The Buzz Issue: 09/26/05

There’s nothing like some hot technology to give your enterprise network a productivity jolt. In this, our annual Buzz Issue, we guide you to the fresh enterprise technologies causing the latest industry buzz. So grab a cup o’ joe and enjoy. Don’t forget to click on our Buzz Lexicon for the speedy version of all the buzz discussed here.

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Need help building your service-oriented architecture? Vendors stand ready with a slew of service options.

Next up on the applications scene – enterprise software that can be bought, deployed and managed as easily as a typical network appliance.

The term is new, but is a SOBA really different from an SOA?

Once considered a specialty technology, the latest buzz pegs grids as great all-around application servers.

Holographic technology promises huge advances, but skeptics abound.

Vendors hope their latest RFID wares will automate the supply chain, but cost, reliability and security issues must first be addressed.

InfiniBand, EtherFabric, iWarp. Which high-speed interconnect will you choose to pump up your net?

These attacker tools have become stealthier than ever. Even so, they may not require specialized protection.

Ransomware has emerged as the latest security worry. How big is your risk?

Three more technologies percolating up in the industry.

The Buzz Issue is one of six bimonthly issues providing insights, opinions and information on the biggest trends shaping the networked world. Up next is the Enterprise All-Star Issue, coming Nov. 21.