NetFlash: Next-gen network seen at a crossroads

Opinion
Oct 3, 20052 mins

* Next-gen network seen at a crossroads * Nortel faces uphill battle * Nortel changes its structure again * Novell downplays server hack * Today on Layer 8

“There will be one network someday,” writes Network World’s Jim Duffy. But for all the talk of converging voice, video and data, for all the progress that has been made toward that end, we still haven’t answered the question of what that one network will look like. And the answer will affect your pocketbook. Jim explains in this week’s lead story. Next-gen network seen at a crossroads http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100305-ngn.html?net&story=100305-ngn

“There will be one network someday,” writes Network World’s Jim Duffy. But for all the talk of converging voice, video and data, for all the progress that has been made toward that end, we still haven’t answered the question of what that one network will look like. And the answer will affect your pocketbook. Jim explains in this week’s lead story.

Next-gen network seen at a crossroads

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100305-ngn.html?net&story=100305-ngn

Nortel faces uphill battle

Nortel is down, but it’s not quite out. Bill Owens has been CEO of Nortel for 18 months now, and from the outside has brought a sense of stability to Nortel despite tremendous turmoil on the inside. The company has its work cut out for it to get back into certain markets – but it has a shot. Here’s why.

http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/100305-nortel.html?net&story=100305-nortel

Nortel changes its structure again

Nortel reshuffled its business units, creating two product groups and four regional groups for driving sales and support for the two product areas.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/093005-nortel-restructure.html?net&story=093005-nortel-restructure

Novell downplays server hack

An internal Novell investigation of an apparent hack involving one of its computers revealed that the incident was less serious than was described by the security consultant who reported it to the company, a spokesman said Friday.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/093005-novell-hack.html?net&story=093005-novell-hack

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