This Week on NetworkWorld.com, 10/10/05

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) IETF effort promises fewer net failures

2) Bechtel says move to IPv6 is all about business

3) You won’t find this book on Oprah’s list

4) Technology Insider: The ABCs of SOA

5) IT Borderlands: Integrating your personality with work

6) Network World Radio: Challenges of a CIO

7) Nutter’s Help Desk: Remotely administering a small office

8) Tech Update: 802.1AE plan aims to safeguards LANs

9) Careers: Hybrid IT help

10) Qwest touts new IP offerings

11) Google’s partnership with Sun draws skeptical analysis

12) New GUIs enhance wireless LAN tool

13) Grid taking shape in enterprise nets

14) But wait, there’s way more!

Editor’s Note: This week, we try a slightly new format in This Week on NetworkWorld.com. One of the limitations of ASCII newsletters is they can seem awfully long. Instead of linking to every last article from Network World this week, we’ve linked to what we think are the most important. But you’ll find a link at the end to the complete contents of Network World online. Let me know what you think!agaffin@nww.com

— Adam Gaffin, executive editor, online,

1) IETF effort promises fewer net failures

The IETF has nearly completed a protocol that could address perhaps the major underlying cause of network breakdowns: misconfigured equipment.

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2) Bechtel says move to IPv6 is all about business

Bechtel’s Fred Wettling has heard the often-quoted refrain that U.S. corporations aren’t moving to the next version of IP – but he doesn’t buy it.

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3) You won’t find this book on Oprah’s list

But “Routing TCP/IP” remains a hit for author, Cisco Press.

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4) Technology Insider: The ABCs of SOA

Service-oriented architecture is a sprawling, eye-glazing abstraction that means many things to many people. In this Technology Insider, analyst James Kobielus provides real-world analysis on the state of SOA.

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5) IT Borderlands: Integrating your personality with work

Ken Fasimpaur says IT people aren’t always  the best people people. But sometimes you need to learn to compromise. Read his comments, then jump in with your own.

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6) Network World Radio: Challenges of a CIO

Our guest this week brings an interesting perspective to our program. Ann Franks is the CIO of Lanier Worldwide, a subsidiary of Ricoh that makes document management products. Franks joins us to talk about her company’s challenges at obtaining ISO 17799 security certification and about her dual role in supporting internal employees and helping with product specifications. Listen in.

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7) Nutter’s Help Desk: Remotely administering a small office

Ron Nutter helps a user set up VNC and radmin

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8) Tech Update: 802.1AE plan aims to safeguards LANs

The forthcoming IEEE 802.1AE standard helps prevent disruptions to Ethernet networks by protecting LAN devices from unauthorized communication.

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9) Careers: Hybrid IT help

A new type of position IS emerging in IT departments called “hybrids,” roles that mix technology talent with business acumen or sector-specific experience to create an employee who gets IT, but also gets the company.

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10) Qwest touts new IP offerings

Qwest last week said it has revamped its iQ Networking business IP network and service portfolio to address user requirements for intelligent transport, dedicated Internet access, security and service quality assurance.

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11) Google’s partnership with Sun draws skeptical analysis

Google may be a media darling flush with cash, but any attempt on its part to muscle into productivity and collaborative applications will find the company in an underdog role it might not be ready to handle, according to IT professionals and other industry experts.

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12) New GUIs enhance wireless LAN tool

AirWave this week plans to release a version of its software with upgraded GUIs that its says makes managing multi-vendor wireless LANs easier.

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13) Grid taking shape in enterprise nets

End users, vendors discuss how the technology can maximize capacity and more efficiently process jobs.

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14) But wait, there’s way more!

You’ll find even more news from Network World this week, such as: Conference focuses on open source in government; Security management advances; ISP spat leaves customers disconnected; IT guru extols utility computing use; Microsoft bellies up with security software; F5, Citrix get apps up to speed; 3Com adds anti-phishing to IPS box; WLAN QoS standard approved; Gordano beefs up mail server security; PGP widens encryption software offerings; Extreme launches managed service; BMC rolls out new additions to identity suite; F5, Citrix get apps up to speed; Start-up touts attack-blocking appliance; First Power5+ servers released; IBM, start-up become grid partners; Virtela monitors, manages customer-owned devices; Insurance adjusters use pen-based GUI, wireless; Survey says software spending stable; Siebel deepens Office-CRM integration; Nortel, Witness aid call centers; Microsoft Office gets PDF support; CA touts Concord, Aprisma support; Vendors upgrade operations automation gear; HP buys RLX, targets Linux management; A whole new look for x86 systems; MessageLabs expands reach.

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