This week on Network World Fusion, 01/18/05

1) Has IE dug itself a hole? 2) Wireless directory draws cheers, jeers 3) A Wider Net: When silence sounds too, well, silent 4) How GM saved a billion dollars 5) Un-wiring the wireless LAN 6) Review: Pedestal aids in security enforcement 7) Review: LANsurveyor 8.5 for Windows 8) Review: SCO’s UnixWare measures up with open source additions 9) Technology Update: FTTP boosts bandwidth in the last mile 10) Management Strategies: In the firing line 11) Wary buyers dampen software sales 12) The other side: Hardware revenue should be up 13) Dell continues network battle 14) Tools help manage domain names 15) ISPs look inward to stop spam 16) Start-ups automate global trade functions 17) Microsoft aims to save $1 billion this fiscal year 18) Siemens exec talks up VoIP

1) Technology Insider: Patch management

2) Cisco shuffles the wireless-LAN deck

3) IBM patent giveaway too little, critics say

4) Getting the presidential cell of approval

5) Nutter’s Help Desk: Securing a network with VLANs

6) Network World Radio: Recapping CES

7) Technology Update: ROADM spurs DWDM scalability

8) Careers: Be careful of counteroffers

9) Aprisma buy fills out Concord line

10) Case study: Mobile VoIP set to roam even wider

11) Tsunamis prompt interest in ‘Net alerts

12) Veritas customers wary of merger

13) Microsoft, Alcatel team to make calls from a PC

14) HP, SBC team to bind telecom, IT

15) Software unmasks those who try to hide identity

16) CA add ‘personality’ to PC mgmt. suite

17) Open source group posts free IP PBX

18) Microsoft woos PeopleSoft customers

19) HP boosts Itanium 2 servers

20) DoD targets child porn on military PCs

21) Full speed ahead for Philly’s Wi-Fi plan

22) Cisco, EMC team on storage

23) BMC adds to ID management arsenal

24) Trapeze upgrade eases WLAN mgmt.

Editor’s Note: Put some Barry White on the eight-track, um, CD player for this one: We’re taking a poll on how many network professionals met their spouses, SOs or partners through work – and how you combine work and relationships (just in time for the big V-Day, natch). Take the poll and see the results at https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/love.html agaffin@nww.com

     — Adam Gaffin, executive editor,

1) Technology Insider: Patch management

The good news is there are scores of automated patch management product available. The bad news is it’s not easy to pick one that’s right for your network. In this Technology Insider, we’ll describe how leading-edge users are solving their patch woes. Plus, use our exclusive online buyer’s guide to find the tools that are right for you – we’ve got detailed vendor specs in a database that lets you compare the different offerings.

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2) Cisco shuffles the wireless-LAN deck

Cisco’s $450 million buyout last week of wireless switch start-up Airespace not only represents something of an about-face for Cisco regarding wireless LAN technology, but also is the latest evidence of a shakeout in the overcrowded market. Plus: Cisco poised for a big buyout year

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3) IBM patent giveaway too little, critics say

While IBM’s move could help users get new open source products faster by removing development roadblocks, open source advocates and patent watchers ultimately would like to see companies such as IBM change their overall software patenting strategies

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4) Getting the presidential cell of approval

This week’s inauguration to put Nextel technology to the test.

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5) Nutter’s Help Desk: Securing a network with VLANs

Ron Nutter explains how to use virtual LANs to help secure a network.

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6) Nework World Radio: Recapping CES

Network World’s own Keith Shaw, senior editor of product testing and author of many columns, newsletters and blogs, joins the program to discuss cool gadgets and technology from the recent CES tradeshow and upcoming DEMO@15 event.

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7) Technology Update: ROADM spurs DWDM scalability

ROADMs gives network administrators the ability to select via software which of 32 DWDM channels to add, drop or pass-through at each site in a DWDM network. This enables them to seamlessly add services as end-user demand necessitates.

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8) Careers: Be careful of counteroffers

A company’s gambit to get you to stay might sound like a bountiful blessing, but a recruiter explains why you should think twice before taking the deal.

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9) Aprisma buy fills out Concord line

Concord says by incorporating Aprisma’s fault management technology into its performance management software, the company will be able to provide customers with a more complete management product from one vendor.

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10) Case study: Mobile VoIP set to roam even wider

While mobile VoIP technology is finding a home in hospitals and manufacturing plants where workers need to stay connected as they roam, rollouts still require painstaking work, users say.

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11) Tsunamis prompt interest in ‘Net alerts

Imagine this scenario: Minutes before the recent Indian Ocean tsunami crashes into Sri Lanka or Thailand, the cell phones of people lying on the beaches there start to ring and a short text message issues a warning to flee to higher ground. Could a communications system like this have saved lives? Is it possible to build such a system by tapping GSM, a set of standards used globally by wireless service providers?

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12) Veritas customers wary of merger

Security vendor Symantec has taken a beating on Wall Street since announcing plans in December to buy storage management company Veritas Software for $13.5 billion. But perhaps an even more skeptical crowd awaits Symantec in the form of Veritas customers.

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13) Microsoft, Alcatel team to make calls from a PC

Telecom company Alcatel last week said it has signed a deal with Microsoft to help develop applications that let users make phone calls from their computers.

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14) HP, SBC team to bind telecom, IT

SBC and HP last week announced an alliance to help U.S. businesses streamline the management of IT and communications environments.

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15) Software unmasks those who try to hide identity

Identity resolution software finds relationships between individuals – demonstrating obscure links between people who could be in cahoots, or discovering that two or more individuals thought to be separate people are in fact the same person. It’s a market that’s gotten a lot of attention since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Most recently, IBM made its interest clear in the technology by acquiring SRD for an undisclosed amount.

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16) CA add ‘personality’ to PC mgmt. suite

Computer Associates this week is set to debut software that will help customers move end-user-specific data from one desktop machine to another.

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17) Open source group posts free IP PBX

An open source group has posted free Session Initiation Protocol-based PBX software that lets businesses create their own phone switches from standard Linux servers – but drawing business customers to the technology could be an uphill effort.

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18) Microsoft woos PeopleSoft customers

Microsoft last week offered discounts on its business applications in hopes of luring PeopleSoft customers displeased with Oracle’s pending $10 billion buyout of their vendor. But industry watchers say the overtures are unlikely to trigger anything beyond a trickle of converts.

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19) HP boosts Itanium 2 servers

Continuing to offer its Integrity servers as a powerful alternative to RISC-based systems from IBM and Sun, HP this week is expected to unveil a range of updates to its Itanium 2-based servers, the upgrades include faster processors, enhanced virtualization capabilities, support for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and a pay-per-use option for Windows users.

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20) DoD targets child porn on military PCs

When it comes to cybercrime, one of the biggest problems facing the Department of Defense comes from within – the rank and file personnel suspected of downloading child pornography on military PCs.

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21) Full speed ahead for Philly’s Wi-Fi plan

Philadelphia this year is forging ahead with one of the most visible and politically charged wireless LAN projects in the country, despite recent efforts by telecom lobbyists to stymie it. The city’s CIO, Dianah Neff, spoke with Network World Senior Editor John Cox about what will be involved in blanketing the 135 square miles of the city with a Wi-Fi mesh.

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22) Cisco, EMC team on storage

Cisco and EMC last week announced a deal that will let customers buy EMC’s network-attached storage arrays with Cisco’s File Engine appliances.

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23) BMC adds to ID management arsenal

BMC Software last week announced it would pump up its management product suite with the acquisition of Calendra and its identity management technology.

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24) Trapeze upgrade eases WLAN mgmt.

A new version of Trapeze Networks’ wireless LAN design and management application lets administrators configure and monitor large wireless networks more easily.

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