This week on Network World Fusion, 07/26/04

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) The You Issue

2) Trio to combine cell and wireless LANs

3) SSL making strides against IPSec VPNs

4) Nutter’s Help Desk: Problems connecting to Exchange over a WAN

5) Wireless Wizards: Can we use one AP and lots of antennas?

6) Tech Update: MIMO opens lanes for wireless highway

7) Security vendors expand intrusion systems

8) Security freeware abounds

9) MCI broadens Ethernet offerings

10) 3Com takes aim at WLAN switch arena

11) AT&T Wireless stakes claim to 3G

12) Asigra automates remote-office backups

13) DataPower extends XML expertise

14) Microsoft’s $56 billion question

15) EMC software helps manage content

16) Users rising to ID management challenge

17) Reactivity refines Web mgmt. platform

18) Phishers finding easy prey

19) Adlex monitors network quality

20) IBM, Oracle take aim at product info mgmt.

21) Verizon details FTTP plans

22) SonicWall has new wireless options

23) Appliances ease anti-spam administration

24) ServGate software corrals security boxes

25) Network World Fusion Radio: Telecommuting during a convention

1) The You Issue

It’s our annual issue all about you, the network pro. We take a look at what makes you smile – your job, your salary and your free time. Use our exclusive salary calculator to see how your pay compares to that of your peers.

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2) Trio to combine cell and wireless LANs

Avaya, Motorola and Proxim this week are expected to announce a co-developed handset and enterprise network gear that let mobile phone users roam between cellular networks and wireless LANs.

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3) SSL making strides against IPSec VPNs

Secure Sockets Layer remote-access gear is winning out over IPSec in some businesses because use of browser-based SSL technology can lead to cost savings, simpler administration and easier connections with partners.

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4) Nutter’s Help Desk: Problems connecting to Exchange over a WAN

Ron Nutter helps a user figure out why a remote office keeps losing connections to the enterprise Exchange server

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5) Wireless Wizards: Can we use one AP and lots of antennas?

The Wizards conjure up an answer for a user who wonders if he could connect antennas on several floors to a single access point.

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6) Tech Update: MIMO opens lanes for wireless highway

Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) is a smart antenna technique that increases speed, range, reliability and spectral efficiency for wireless systems.

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7) Security vendors expand intrusion systems

Although it’s the heart of summer, security vendors don’t seem to be going on vacation. Symantec, eEye Digital Security, NFR Security and Vernier Networks are rolling out new products designed to stop worms and other threats.

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8) Security freeware abounds

It’s great to get something you need for free. And there are a plethora of tools users can deploy for intrusion detection, network mapping and vulnerability assessment available as free downloads from the Web.

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9) MCI broadens Ethernet offerings

MCI last week launched a new Ethernet service and enhancements to current offerings, all of which will be based on a new edge architecture.

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10) 3Com takes aim at WLAN switch arena

3Com has been gaining market share in the enterprise wireless LAN market, but industry watchers say it needs a WLAN switch to sustain that growth and compete with Cisco at the high-end of the market.

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11) AT&T Wireless stakes claim to 3G

AT&T Wireless last week rolled out 3G wireless services to customers in four markets, becoming the first operator to turn up such a service in the U.S.

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12) Asigra automates remote-office backups

Asigra this week is launching a version of its back-up and recovery software that businesses can use for remote offices.

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13) DataPower extends XML expertise

DataPower Technology is working to parlay its XML processing talents into a new area: application integration.

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14) Microsoft’s $56 billion question

Here’s a look, in no particular order of importance, at what some say Microsoft could spend lavishly on.

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15) EMC software helps manage content

EMC last week unveiled software that helps customers implement an information life-cycle management strategy for automatically storing data on the media best befitting its business value.

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16) Users rising to ID management challenge

Integration of corporate identity systems with trading partners and others is inevitable and should be factored into security architectures being built today even though many complex issues still need to be resolved. That was the conclusion users and analysts reached last week at the annual Burton Group Catalyst conference.

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17) Reactivity refines Web mgmt. platform

Reactivity last week juggled its Web services lineup, adding a stand-alone management component and a silicon-based acceleration engine.

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18) Phishers finding easy prey

Leading financial institutions have adopted a more-aggressive attitude toward online identity-theft cons known as “phishing scams” in recent months. But companies could be unwittingly helping phishers trick online shoppers, says a new report from a U.K. Web developer.

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19) Adlex monitors network quality

Company helps customers verify service-level commitments, pinpoint problems.

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20) IBM, Oracle take aim at product info mgmt.

IBM last week announced middleware designed to help companies manage product information across their supply chains. Separately, Oracle plans to release a competing offering, called Product Data Hub, late this year or early in 2005, an Oracle official says.

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21) Verizon details FTTP plans

Verizon last week disclosed details about the fiber-based broadband services it plans to turn up later this summer in Texas.

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22) SonicWall has new wireless options

SonicWall is introducing three security appliances that make it possible to outfit the smallest offices with VPN and firewall protection for wireless LANs and back up the main Internet connection via phone line if the primary link fails.

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23) Appliances ease anti-spam administration

While the fight against unwanted e-mail marches on, many appliance vendors have recently tuned their anti-spam products to make them easier for corporations to use.

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24) ServGate software corrals security boxes

ServGate has introduced software that can be used to control up to 100 of its security appliances, making it no longer necessary to manage the devices one by one.

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25) Network World Fusion Radio: Telecommuting during a convention

With the Democratic convention locking down Bostown, people who couldn’t simply flee were advised to telecommute. Network World’s telecommuting expert, Toni Kisnter, shares tips for telecommuting for Bostonians and others who might one day need to work remotely.

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