* Cisco hedging its bets with WLAN game plan * NetworkWorld.com: New look, new name * Verizon raises bid for MCI and retains favor of board * Consortium seeks to make grids more enterprise network ready * Interop to feature net management releases * IBM has some tall RFID plans * Today on Layer 8
Wireless LANs are so hot that Cisco has two WLAN product lines. That could be confusing, or it could address a wider range of needs. Both product lines will be on display at this week’s Interop show in Las Vegas, and this week we help sort it all out in our lead story. Cisco hedging its bets with WLAN game plan http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205-cisco-plan.html?net Breaking Interop 2005 news http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/interop.html?net
Wireless LANs are so hot that Cisco has two WLAN product lines. That could be confusing, or it could address a wider range of needs. Both product lines will be on display at this week’s Interop show in Las Vegas, and we help sort it all out in our lead story.
Cisco hedging its bets with WLAN game plan
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205-cisco-plan.html?net
Breaking Interop 2005 news
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/interop.html?net
NetworkWorld.com: New look, new name
We’ve spent a decade online as Network World Fusion. But even today more people know us simply as Network World. So, we’ve changed the domain name to reflect that – and revamped the entire site in the process. The site is better organized, looks cleaner and generally makes it easier to find the information you need. Check it out today! And be sure to fill out our quick survey to let us know what you think.
Details on the redesign
http://www.networkworld.com/about.html?net
The new home page
http://www.networkworld.com/?net
Survey
http://www.networkworld.com/redesign-survey.html?net
Verizon raises bid for MCI and retains favor of board
A new month, a new bid for acquisition target MCI. This time around Verizon has won the approval of MCI’s board of directors with a revised cash-and-stock offer of at least $26 per MCI share, the companies said Monday.
http://www.networkworld.com/edge/news/2005/0502verizraise.html?net
Consortium seeks to make grids more enterprise network ready
A consortium led by HP, IBM and others to promote commercial adoption of an open source-based grid computing tool kit says a new version of the software will make it easier for companies to roll out distributed computing environments.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205-globus-grid.html?net
Interop to feature net management releases
Vendors plan to use Interop this week to launch new and upgraded products designed to show how networks and applications affect each other.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205-interop-management.html?net
IBM has some tall RFID plans
IBM is ramping up its efforts to compete in the emerging market for products that communicate environmental data to IT systems for analysis – which Big Blue says could represent a $20 billion opportunity by 2007.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/050205-ibm-rfid.html?net
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