This Week: Microsoft Live short on biz apps and more, 11/07/05

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) Network World’s ITVideo goes live

2) Microsoft’s ‘Live’ plan short on business apps

3) Web hosting costs soar

4) Botnets getting nastier

5) Nutter’s Help Desk: Keeping the Exchange server running

6) Forum: Sony’s DRM rootkits

7) NetIQ best at moving Microsoft group policy along

8) Two tools that track down noisy airwaves

9) Vendors target vertical markets

10) Cisco discloses three security issues

11) Server processor battles heat up

12) Wireless firms draw investments

13) Start-up helps provision VoIP QoS

14) Security algorithms raise concerns

15) But wait, there’s more!

1) Network World’s ITVideo goes live

Today we launch a new way to keep informed in five-minute clips. In Network World’s Hot Seat with John Gallant, executives at networking vendors get five minutes to justify themselves (we kick the series off with execs from start-ups Data Power, Entuity and Blue Note). In Cool Tools with Keith Shaw, get exclusive tests of the cool stuff you know you want. Let us know what you think!

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2) Microsoft’s ‘Live’ plan short on business apps

Microsoft jumped into the software-as-a-service game last week, but conspicuously absent was a strategy to develop corporate-focused services.

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3) Web hosting costs soar

Heavy demand puts customers on waiting lists in some cities.

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4) Botnets getting nastier

Software robots – bots – that invade computers so an attacker can covertly control them have existed for at least two decades. Today, however, their proliferation, sophistication and criminal use are making them a top public enemy.

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5) Nutter’s Help Desk: Keeping the Exchange server running

Ron Nutter helps a user migrate from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000

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6) Forum: Sony’s DRM rootkits

So Sony got caught installing a rootkit-like DRM app on Windows PCs. What should be done about it? Discuss with Mark Gibbs (and take our poll).

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7) NetIQ best at moving Microsoft group policy along

Our test of Microsoft’s out-of-the-box policy administration tools shows that they are limited in scope and do not meet the rigorous security auditing requirements of today’s compliance-driven corporation.

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8) Two tools that track down noisy airwaves

Wi-Fi frequencies are unlicensed and end up being shared by a number of non-Wi-Fi products. We tested two new products: the AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer (AMSA), which can help network engineers scan the airwaves to find interfering noise sources; and Network Chemistry’s BlueScanner, which can detect and articulate the rapidly growing number of Bluetooth-enabled devices on a network.

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9) Vendors target vertical markets

Some vendors of high-tech wares are starting to focus more closely on specific customer segments in vertical markets.

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10) Cisco discloses three security issues

Cisco last week issued three security advisories warning of potential vulnerabilities in some IOS-based products and wireless LAN gear.

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11) Server processor battles heat up

Intel continues to dominate the x86 processor market, but rival Advanced Micro Devices is making inroads as users turn to its Opteron processor for souped-up performance on low-end servers.

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12) Wireless firms draw investments

Private companies with wireless-related products, particularly broadband wireless, garnered significant interest from venture capitalists during the third quarter, with the two largest deals going to such start-ups.

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13) Start-up helps provision VoIP QoS

Start-up helps provision VoIP QoS

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14) Security algorithms raise concerns

Industry experts agree that the future of two widely used security algorithms is fated, but with no clear alternatives in sight, products that rely on them may have to remain ‘good enough’ for some time.

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15) But wait, there’s more!

Much, much more: Check out our This Week page for: IT asset management gets fancy; Cisco exec talks mobile; HP Itanium blade upstages processor; Pooled storage cited in improved management; An unseemly marriage: Porn and spyware; Wyse sets fresh course for thin clients; Security plagues retailers; Security vendors address spyware; ScanSafe to launch in US; aims to block ‘Net-borne threats; Novell to lay off 10% in restructuring; Start-up hits market with IDS package; Juniper enhances routers for IP TV; Oracle preps free database; Special Operations inventories desktops; Insurance comes to open source; Status of federal encryption standard gains increasing acceptance.

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