This week on Network World Fusion, 08/02/04

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) Gates: We’ll make security our forte

2) P2P drag on nets getting worse

3) High-tech cribs

4) Wireless Wizards: Cutting off access to abusive users

5) Nutter’s Help Desk: Connecting two LANs

6) Practice safe chat

7) Review: XFire helps pinpoint Web application bugs

8) ID management establishes trust

9) Making the case for VoIP

10) Mixed messages of telework’s future

11) Network World Fusion Radio: Bram Cohen on BitTorrent

12) Bringing WLANs into the management fold

13) Rethinking desktop strategies

14) EV-DO lights up mobile data

15) Business DSL more popular than flashy

16) 802.11a WLANs winning converts

17) Microsoft prepping directory upgrade

18) Linux adoption continues as SCO battle wages on

19) Show spotlight to shine on Linux advances

20) Virtual apps software gets upgrade

21) Fiscal crunch raises questions at Nortel

22) Veritas updates remote-office backup

23) Zultys adds advanced call center features

1) Gates: We’ll make security our forte

Security will come to be seen as a Microsoft strength. So says Bill Gates, who raised the bar significantly last week when  he told financial analysts that ongoing development projects will transform security “from a concern for us into something  that’s a significant, unique asset as well as a business opportunity.”

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2) P2P drag on nets getting worse

Peer-to-peer traffic has reached an all-time high across the Internet, bringing with it heightened security and legal threats  for companies that fail to rid their networks of these popular applications.

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3) High-tech cribs

When Ken Fobes walks in the door of his mansion in Ponte Vedra, Fla., he taps a touchscreen on the wall of the foyer and instantly  the house is lighted and his favorite music plays softly inside and on the patio. With another tap, Fobes can adjust the temperature  in his swimming pool or turn on his waterfall.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/080204widernetcribs.html

4) Wireless Wizards: Cutting off access to abusive users

When users abuse the wireless, is there a way to block their connectivity?

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0802wizards.html

5) Nutter’s Help Desk: Connecting two LANs

Ron Nutter helps a user connect two LANs roughly three miles apart

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0802nutter.html

6) Practice safe chat

Unprotected messaging can cause serious security and compliance problems.

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7) Review: XFire helps pinpoint Web application bugs

In our test, Xaffire’s xFire 3.0 platform attempts to provide a holistic view of a Web application’s health and usage to assist  in bug isolation.

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8) ID management establishes trust

As businesses start deploying distributed federated models to solve identity management problems, the Liberty Alliance has  developed the Liberty Identification Federation Framework 1.2 specification.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2004/080204techupdate.html

9) Making the case for VoIP

An opportunity analysis reveals the savings potential of an infrastructure investment.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/careers/2004/080204man.html

10) Mixed messages of telework’s future

New report sends mixed messages for telework’s future.

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11) Network World Fusion Radio: Bram Cohen on BitTorrent

Among the techies looking to transfer/share big files, BitTorrent is all the rage. This week, Bram Cohen, the creator of BitTorrent, joins us to discuss how the technology works and the impetus behind it.

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12) Bringing WLANs into the management fold

James Wiedel didn’t purchase a product specifically to manage the wireless LAN infrastructure at the University of Southern  California in Los Angeles. Rather, the director of networking at the university’s information services unit relies on the  Aprisma Spectrum software already in place to monitor a wired infrastructure of 1,000 switches, 50 routers and 44,000 endpoints

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13) Rethinking desktop strategies

While IT executives put off replacing aging client systems during the economic downturn, a brightening economy is prompting  companies to take a closer look at their desktop plans. And they are finding broader options when it comes to PC sizes and  features.

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14) EV-DO lights up mobile data

The light at the end of the tunnel to 3G mobile data services in the U.S. is getting brighter as technology that builds on  Code Division Multiple Access networks comes into view.

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15) Business DSL more popular than flashy

It’s not hot, it’s not sexy, and it doesn’t generate much press. But business DSL is alive and well . . . and growing, 10  years after its debut.

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16) 802.11a WLANs winning converts

Initially overhyped, then almost dismissed, 802.11a quietly is gaining ground as a wireless LAN standard of choice.

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17) Microsoft prepping directory upgrade

Microsoft says it is readying synchronization technology that makes it easier and safer for companies to build directory-enabled  applications that sit on Windows servers in certain departments or outside corporate firewalls.

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18) Linux adoption continues as SCO battle wages on

If SCO is found not to own the Unix copyrights its cases against IBM and Linux user AutoZone could be gutted, experts say.

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19) Show spotlight to shine on Linux advances

Attendees headed to this week’s LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco will be looking for application, desktop and  middleware support instead of questioning the operating system’s viability.

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20) Virtual apps software gets upgrade

Virtual apps software gets enterprise upgrade

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21) Fiscal crunch raises questions at Nortel

Industry watchers say Nortel might be best served by selling the enterprise group to help hit the profit targets the company  last week said it is missing.

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22) Veritas updates remote-office backup

Veritas Software this week is expected to unveil a new version of its software that provides centralized backup of files for  remote office servers and network-attached storage appliances. The upgrade features a new GUI, as well as enhanced scalability  and redundancy.

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23) Zultys adds advanced call center features

Zultys Technologies last week released software for its IP PBX that the company says smooths interactions between call center  agents and customers.

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