* WLAN QoS specification approved * The Internet free ride has to come to an end * Massachusetts outfit switches to more secure network * Gordano enhances messaging server’s security, anti-spam features * Sun, Google sign distribution deal, say little about future together * Today on Layer 8
Voice and video traveling over wireless LANs is the dream. IEEE 802.11e is the new standard in support of that dream. But experts warn that the brand-new standard isn’t without its pitfalls. WLAN QoS specification approved http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100505-wlan-specification.html?net&story=100505-wlan-spec
Voice and video traveling over wireless LANs is the dream. IEEE 802.11e is the new standard in support of that dream. But experts warn that the brand-new standard isn’t without its pitfalls.
WLAN QoS specification approved
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100505-wlan-specification.html?net&story=100505-wlan-spec
The Internet free ride has to come to an end
They say there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch, and that rule applies to the Internet backbone as much as anything else. Johna Till Johnson this week notes that the carriers can’t continue to operate and maintain the Internet at a loss, and that begs the question: Who should pay for it, and how?
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/100305johnson.html?net&story=100305johnson
Massachusetts outfit switches to more secure network
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, forced the Massachusetts Port Authority, which operates Boston’s Logan Airport and other properties, to re-examine its security practices on a number of levels. While the attacks didn’t directly result in Massport revamping its internal network, they did expedite that effort.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100405-massport-security.html?net&story=100405-massport-security
Gordano enhances messaging server’s security, anti-spam features
Messaging server vendor Gordano Tuesday released security enhancements for its Messaging Server 11.0 that are designed to help thwart spam and provide an extra dose of anti-virus protection.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100405-gordano.html?net&story=100405-gordano
Sun, Google sign distribution deal, say little about future together
Sun and Google Tuesday announced a multi-year deal to help each other distribute software, a move that fell well short of an anticipated high-impact deal to challenge Microsoft on the desktop.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100405-google-sun-deal.html?net&story=100405-google-sun-deal
Today on Layer 8, your favorite stealth judicial pick:
San Fran mayor says wireless access is a “basic right”; Mass. debates cell phone bill of rights; IBM launches service to help businesses with aging IT pros; and French lawyer launches cheap lawsuit site; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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