NetFlash: Microsoft to make its ‘presence’ felt

Opinion
Oct 18, 20042 mins

* Microsoft to make its 'presence' felt * Open source products grab corporate attention * Vendor marriage could ease SOA mgmt. * Foundry switch software secures WLANs * Today on Layer 8

It’s time for the fall version of the Voice on the Net conference, and Microsoft and its partners will be taking center stage. The focus will be on “presence” technology, the same technology that lets you know when people are available for instant messaging. Combine it with VoIP, and you can have some interesting applications. Microsoft to make its ‘presence’ felt http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804von.html?net More VON news http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/von-boston.html?net

It’s time for the fall version of the Voice on the Net conference, and Microsoft and its partners will be taking center stage. The focus will be on “presence” technology, the same technology that lets you know when people are available for instant messaging. Combine it with VoIP, and you can have some interesting applications.

Microsoft to make its ‘presence’ felt

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804von.html?net

More VON news

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/von-boston.html?net

Open source products grab corporate attention

Because Linux is more accepted in corporate settings these days, many companies are looking also to other open source software. This week’s Special Focus zooms in on several of these companies and details exactly what they’re doing with open source.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804specialfocus.html?net

Vendor marriage could ease SOA mgmt.

Web services vendors Actional and Westbridge this week are set to merge and combine elements of their management and security software into a single platform designed to help companies manage and monitor service-oriented architectures.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804actional.html?net

Foundry switch software secures WLANs

Foundry Networks is adding features to its wireless LAN switch software that the company says will help customers make WLANs more secure and easier to manage while allowing for increased wireless client roaming.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804foundry.html?net

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