This week on Network World Fusion, 04/18/05

1) AT&T pushing  legacy services onto MPLS net 2) How vulnerable is the ‘Net? 3) Expanding city Wi-Fi net proves no day at the beach 4) Nutter’s Help Desk: Catching a problem user 5) Network World Radio: The mobile threat 6) Is your cell phone at risk? 7) Aastra offers plug-and-play VoIP 8) Category 7 cabling boosts throughput 9) Cisco aids government in business continuity 10) Group tries to spur telework 11) Start-up to create open source harmony 12) Force10 crams switch full of Gig E 13) Standard set to boost wireless QoS 14) BT Infonet bolsters IP VPN services 15) Software tames thin-client setups 16) Nortel preps smaller IP PBX system 17) Cisco routers gain new IOS technology 18) Cisco upgrade to meld storage-area networks 19) Microsoft to unveil parts to grander management plan 20) HP adds dual-core processor to Opteron blades 21) Big vendors vie for RFID dollars 22) Symantec readies anti-spyware products 23) Uncertainty reigns in wireless world 24) Microsoft storage tool hits the beta stage 25) Software indicates when to discard information 26) IBM software targets compliance

1) AT&T pushing  legacy services onto MPLS net

2) How vulnerable is the ‘Net?

3) Expanding city Wi-Fi net proves no day at the beach

4) Nutter’s Help Desk: Catching a problem user

5) Network World Radio: The mobile threat

6) Is your cell phone at risk?

7) Aastra offers plug-and-play VoIP

8) Category 7 cabling boosts throughput

9) Cisco aids government in business continuity

10) Group tries to spur telework

11) Start-up to create open source harmony

12) Force10 crams switch full of Gig E

13) Standard set to boost wireless QoS

14) BT Infonet bolsters IP VPN services

15) Software tames thin-client setups

16) Nortel preps smaller IP PBX system

17) Cisco routers gain new IOS technology

18) Cisco upgrade to meld storage-area networks

19) Microsoft to unveil parts to grander management plan

20) HP adds dual-core processor to Opteron blades

21) Big vendors vie for RFID dollars

22) Symantec readies anti-spyware products

23) Uncertainty reigns in wireless world

24) Microsoft storage tool hits the beta stage

25) Software indicates when to discard information

26) IBM software targets compliance

1) AT&T pushing legacy services onto MPLS net

AT&T is migrating a host of legacy services to its Multi-protocol Label Switching IP network with the goal of making it easier, and in some cases less expensive, for users to support audio conferencing, videoconferencing, IP Centrex and toll-free services.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-att-ip.html

2) How vulnerable is the ‘Net?

Security upgrades ongoing, but some argue more needs to be done.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-internet-security.html

3) Expanding city Wi-Fi net proves no day at the beach

Since December, the five-person Hermosa Beach, Calif. city council has been locked in increasingly rancorous debates over whether the wireless LAN should be expanded across this 1.3-square-mile bedroom community of about 19,000 people.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805widernet.html

4) Nutter’s Help Desk: Catching a problem user

Ron Nutter helps a user find a trouble-causing end user.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2005/041805nutter.html

5) Network World Radio: The mobile threat

Are cell phones the next big target for attackers and viruses? With news of a new mobile worm coming out nearly every week, security managers should start to worry about the potential threat. We’re joined by Oliver Friedrichs, senior manager of Symantec Security Response to discuss what the current threats are and how to protect yourself.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2005/0418radio.html

6) Is your cell phone at risk?

Not at the moment, although new strains of viruses that infect smartphones pose yet another network security problem that you’ll have to worry about in the future.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2005/041805-mobile-virus.html

7) Aastra offers plug-and-play VoIP

Aastra Technologies bills its VentureIP package as an enterprise-class, peer-to-peer, IP-based phone system that automatically configures itself – no complex setup or centralized server equipment required. In our Clear Choice test of the VentureIP system, we found that most of these claims were true.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2005/041805-aastra-test.html

8) Category 7 cabling boosts throughput

A Cat 7 product lends itself to new bandwidth, access, storage and speed demands.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2005/041805techupdate.html

9) Cisco aids government in business continuity

To help public agencies comply with the federal government’s Continuity of Operations mandate, Cisco recently announced its VirtualCOOP Solution and MeetingPlace Crisis Management Application at the Federal Systems Expo in Washington, D.C.

DocFinder: 6759

https://www.nwfusion.com/net.worker/news/2005/041805netlead.html

10) Group tries to spur telework

A group of technology vendors and U.S. government technology leaders recently launched an effort to encourage federal employees to telework

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https://www.nwfusion.com/net.worker/news/2005/041805-telework-exchange.html

11) Start-up to create open source harmony

A start-up headed by former Marimba CEO Kim Polese is hoping to be the one-stop-shop that companies turn to as they expand the use of open source applications in their data centers.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-spikesource.html

12) Force10 crams switch full of Gig E

Force10 Networks this week is expected to announce a 90-port Gigabit Ethernet module for its E series chassis switches aimed at data centers with large server clusters.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-force10.html

13) Standard set to boost wireless QoS

A standard to define QoS in Wi-Fi networks is coming soon, but even before it is finalized users can expect QoS improvements from vendors that have implemented their own performance-enhancing technologies.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805specialfocus.html

14) BT Infonet bolsters IP VPN services

Global ISP BT Infonet is expanding its suite of IP VPN services by adding application-based configuration and monitoring tools.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-bt-infonet.html

15) Software tames thin-client setups

TriCerat last week released a suite of tools designed to help users manage their server-based computing deployments.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-tricerat.html

16) Nortel preps smaller IP PBX system

Linux-based VoIP box gives a glimpse into vendor’s IP PBX road map.

DocFinder: 6766

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-nortel-linux.html

17) Cisco routers gain new IOS technology

Cisco this week is expected to unveil the first evidence of stated plans to diffuse its nextgeneration routing technology throughout its product line.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-cisco-ios.html

18) Cisco upgrade to meld storage-area networks

Cisco last week upgraded its storage-area network switches to let customers more easily consolidate their SANs.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-cisco-storage.html

19) Microsoft to unveil parts to grander management plan

System Center offerings to include capacity planning, back-up and recovery tools.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-microsoft-management.html

20) HP adds dual-core processor to Opteron blades

Only days before the launch of Advanced Micro Devices’ first dual-core Opteron microprocessor, HP began taking orders for a four-processor blade system that will use the chips.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-hp-amd.html

21) Big vendors vie for RFID dollars

With a blitz of new radio frequency identification products ready to ship, major platform vendors continue to bolster their efforts to make sure the wireless tracking technology is ready for corporate users to deploy.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-rfid.html

22) Symantec readies anti-spyware products

Symantec this month is scheduled to make spyware protection available as part of its anti-virus software products, joining anti-virus competitors McAfee, Trend Micro and Computer Associates in looking to help users eradicate the problem.

DocFinder: 6772

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805symantec.html

23) Uncertainty reigns in wireless world

You’re expecting, or hoping, that wireless and mobile computing for the enterprise will get simpler to figure out. You’re dreaming.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805wireless.html

24) Microsoft storage tool hits the beta stage

Microsoft last week announced that its disk-based backup and instant-recovery software is now available for beta testing.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-microsoft-storage.html

25) Software indicates when to discard information

Start-up PSS Systems this week is expected to unveil software designed to help companies automate decisions about which documents need to be saved and which can be tossed.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-pss.html

26) IBM software targets compliance

IBM recently announced software aimed at helping companies comply with Basel II, the international banking accord.

DocFinder: 6776

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/041805-ibm-compliance.html