Router vendors throw down

Opinion
Jun 21, 20042 mins

* Router vendors throw down * Worst-case scenario * Take care with e-mail retention * SSL VPNs beneath the surface

Router vendors throw down

Tom Nolle has tuned in to the excitement among big router vendors these days, and he smells a fight brewing. But a fight over what? What features will separate the winners from the losers? The answer may surprise you.

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/062104nolle.html?vo

Worst-case scenario

A couple of researchers recently figured out how much it would cost U.S. businesses if a really, really damaging worm were released. Needless to say, it turned out to be a lot of money. Scott Bradner this week tells what they found and asks the question, what do we do now?

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/062104bradner.html?vo

Take care with e-mail retention

E-mail retention is one of those sticky areas that can get your company into trouble if not handled appropriately – and that’s not going to change anytime soon. Backspin columnist Mark Gibbs gets expert advice on how to manage e-mail retention.

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0621backspin.html?vo

SSL VPNs beneath the surface

They may look simple and elegant, but the long acronym of SSL VPNs ought to be a giveaway that the technology is more complex beneath the surface. Kevin Tolly this week delves into the little differences underneath vendors’ implementations that aren’t so little, differences Tolly has run across in his tests.

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/062104tolly.html?vo