* Face-off: Should you outsource your e-mail security? * Wireless frenzy * Money talks * Too much of the same thing
Face-off: Should you outsource your e-mail security?
When you look at the sheer volume of spam and viruses being hurled at corporate e-mail systems these days, you might think it’s more than you could possibly handle. After all, do you really want to be in the business of rejecting spam? Should you call in an outsourcer, and wash your hands of the whole stinking mess? Dan Nadir of FrontBridge Technologies says there’s no shame in that, while Paul Judge of CipherTrust argues that there are distinct advantages to taking on the problem yourself.
Nadir
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0823faceoffyes.html?vo
Judge
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0823faceoffno.html?vo
Wireless frenzy
Scott Bradner this week looks at the circus that is the IEEE 802.11n project. Never mind that its goal is to create wireless LANs at speeds much greater than you would ever need. Now there are two different groups that each has its own ideas about what the standards should look like, and each is marketing its approach to the world at large.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/082304bradner.html?vo
Money talks
Politicians have a bad habit of listening to lobbyists, and incumbent carriers have the loudest lobbyists in the telecom world, says TeleChoice CEO Daniel Briere. Unfortunately, they can drown out other companies that might have something to offer, and that could affect telecom policy in a way that only benefits the incumbents.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/082304briere.html?vo
Too much of the same thing
The telecom industry is a sea of bad providers, says telecom consultant Edward Horrell. There are too many choices, with nothing really differentiating one from another. Where is the world-class service and support?
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/082304horrell.html?vo
