* The Power Issue * Nortel acquires Tasman Networks * Cities battle carriers over Wi-Fi * Cisco vs. OpenView and Tivoli? * Today on Layer 8
At Network World we like to start the year off right by speaking truth to power – or at least speaking truth about power. The annual Power Issue always profiles the movers and shakers – the people, companies and technologies that will shape the coming year.
The Power Issue
http://www.networkworld.com/power/2005/?net&story=power
Nortel acquires Tasman Networks
Nortel didn’t sit still last week, finishing up business before the end of 2005 with the $99.5 million acquisition of specialty router maker Tasman Networks.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/122705-nortel-tasman.html?net&story=122705-nortel-tasman
Cities battle carriers over Wi-Fi
Has broadband Internet access become as necessary to individuals as water and electricity? The answer to that question has been at the heart of a long and often-rancorous dispute between municipal governments and telecom service providers. Tempers are now cooling, as the two sides recently coalesced around a common municipal broadband service model.
http://www.networkworld.com/power/2005/122605-wifistruggle.html?net&story=122605-wifistruggle
Cisco vs. OpenView and Tivoli?
Cisco one day would like to be known as much for IT infrastructure management as it is for routers and switches – at least that’s the general industry belief, even if the company hasn’t said so outright.
http://www.networkworld.com/power/2005/122605-mgtstruggle.html?net&story=122605-mgtstruggle
Today on Layer 8, where we welcome the New Year:
We wrap up the final caption contest of 2005 and kick off a new contest for the first week of 2006; a look at the top 25 Webcams of 2005; and a new free voice messaging service. Get 2006 started right at:
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8
