This week on Network World Fusion, 11/08/04

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) 10G Ethernet vendors look to stoke demand

2) Spyware stoppers target biz networks

3) The evolution of IDS

4) Wireless Wizards: Best type of wireless for limited multimedia use

5) Practitioners unlock the secrets of a growing hobby for network pros

6) Nutter’s Help Desk: VPN installation

7) Test: Network vulnerability assessment management

8) Data Center Doctors: Virtualization in the data center

9) SMASH simplifies server management

10) Maximizing your assets

11) Buffalo charges Citrix GoToMyPC

12) IPLocks reinforces security tool

13) SonicWall improves virus protection

14) AT&T adding tool to help thwart attacks

15) Deployment options put speech within reach

16) Early adopters: SOA worth the effort

17) Reactivity enhances Web gateway OS

18) BigFix mixes systems and patch mgmt.

19) Storage vendors rolling out data-protection wares

20) Summer blues slow Q3 venture funds

21) AirDefense counterattacks WLAN threats

22) EMC previews virtualization appliance

1) 10G Ethernet vendors look to stoke demand

Network vendors this week are expected to introduce a variety of 10G Ethernet wares aimed at customers seeking to bump up bandwidth in large data centers and campus backbones.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804tengig.html

2) Spyware stoppers target biz networks

Until recently there were no anti-spyware products designed with large networks in mind – only stand-alone consumer software or freeware. But consumer-oriented anti-spyware products from Computer Associates, Tenebril and Webroot are getting beefed up for enterprise networks.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804spyware.html

3) The evolution of IDS

Security advances push intrusion detection deeper into the network, relegating its role to forensics investigation and internal monitoring.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/110804ids.html

4) Wireless Wizards: Best type of wireless for limited multimedia use

The Wizards conjure up an answer for this question: Would an 802.11b/g network be adequate for limited multimedia (a few IP cameras, a few users), or do I need to move to 802.11a?

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/1108wizards.html

5) Practitioners unlock the secrets of a growing hobby for network pros

Amateur lock pickers assure us they’re only looking for a challenge.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804widernetlocks.html

6) Nutter’s Help Desk: VPN installation

Ron Nutter helps a user find the best way to connect two buildings.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/110804nutter.html

7) Test: Network vulnerability assessment management

Eight network scanning tools offer beefed-up management and remediation. We put them through their paces and report the results.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2004/110804rev.html

8) Data Center Doctors: Virtualization in the data center

The Docs answer the question: What does virtualization mean to a company, and what are the benefits of being “virtualized?”

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/110804dcdoctors.html

9) SMASH simplifies server management

SMASH CLP enables simple and intuitive management of heterogeneous servers in data centers independent of machine state, operating system state, server system topology or access method.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2004/110804techupdate.html

10) Maximizing your assets

Management software helps firms get a grasp of their IT resources and use them more efficiently.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/careers/2004/110804man.html

11) Buffalo charges Citrix GoToMyPC

‘Remote router’ offers secure access to PC desktop and network resources – without a subscription.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/net.worker/news/2004/110804netlead.html

12) IPLocks reinforces security tool

Looking to help users protect corporate assets from theft, fraud and other abuse, database-security software vendor IPLocks this week announced a new version of its database monitoring, assessment and analysis tool.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804iplocks.html

13) SonicWall improves virus protection

SonicWall is introducing software for its VPN appliances that lets businesses screen Internet traffic for viruses as it enters their networks.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804sonicwall.html

14) AT&T adding tool to help thwart attacks

AT&T last week announced its newest Internet Protect security service, which is designed to help business customers mitigate worm and virus attacks on their networks.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804att.html

15) Deployment options put speech within reach

Like home construction alternatives, today’s speech deployment options range from the custom-built to the pre-built. It’s different from in the past, when companies had little choice but to develop speech applications using one vendor’s proprietary platform and tools – aided in many cases by an army of consultants.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804specialfocus.html

16) Early adopters: SOA worth the effort

Among the early adopter sect, companies have decided it’s worth the effort it takes to migrate to an SOA-based infrastructure, one project at a time. Along the way, some have found SOA paybacks with reusable services to accelerate and lower the cost of development processes.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804soapart2.html

17) Reactivity enhances Web gateway OS

Reactivity this week is set to release operating system enhancements for its Web services security gateway intended to provide corporations with the performance and interoperability they need to expand Web services deployments across their own networks or through projects with partners.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804reactivity.html

18) BigFix mixes systems and patch mgmt.

Patch management vendor BigFix this week is unveiling software that will let customers forward application and software upgrades to distributed systems and maintain an inventory of desktops, laptops and servers and the software running on them.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804bigfix.html

19) Storage vendors rolling out data-protection wares

A half-dozen storage vendors this week are expected to announce enhancements to products that help IT professionals better archive, back up and manage data on Fibre Channel and IP storage-area networks.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804storage.html

20) Summer blues slow Q3 venture funds

Venture capital investments in network companies and other IT vendors dipped during the third quarter, a traditionally slow period for such funding. A few sweet spots in the industry continued to attract most of the dollars.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804venturesurvey.html

21) AirDefense counterattacks WLAN threats

AirDefense this week is set to release the latest version of its wireless LAN protection software, with features that will let users mount counterattacks against threats to wireless clients and networks.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804airdefense.html

22) EMC previews virtualization appliance

EMC has previewed its upcoming Storage Router, code-named Fabric X, which customers can use to non-disruptively move or replicate data from one heterogeneous storage array to another for disaster recovery or information life-cycle management.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804emc.html