This week on Network World Fusion, 12/01/03

1) The Extended Enterprise 2) Cisco, Nortel to embrace SSL-based VPNs 3) Tech industry starts to show signs of life 4) Promising indicators suggest telecom recovery looming 5) Technology Update: Wireless mesh networks boost reliability 6) From Net.Worker: Big ideas for advancing telework 7) Wireless Wizards: Wait for 802.11i? 8) Vendor brings Cobol apps to the Web 9) VMware points users toward utility computing 10) Carriers brace for number portability 11) Security Notes: Security implications of the Citrix server approach 12) Venture funding holds its own during Q3 13) WLAN protocol hits standards trail 14) Management Notes: Controlling app behavior 15) IM management may take years to conquer 16) Novell buys its way deeper into Linux 17) Wireless Notes: Next-generation WLANs 18) Help Desk: To honeypot or not 19) Feds to push new set of security controls 20) Red Hat drops free Linux

1) Anti-spam market braces for shakeout

2) TechNet to release enterprise security tool

3) Top ISP Report

4) How to get to utility computing

5) How to handle patch management

6) How to get more bang for your telecom buck

7) How to link SAN islands

8) How to fight spam

9) How to lock down your WLAN

10) How to add ‘oomph’ to your network

11) Nutter’s Help Desk: Should I worry about Bluetooth?

12) Wireless Wizards: Is a WLAN like a time-share?

13) Security Notes: The many paths to security policy enforcement

14) Technology Update: LWAPP brings harmony to WLANs

15) Tackling app performance management

16) Server management standard gaining steam

17) Congress set to enact opt-out spam law

18) Server market shows signs of life

19) Olympic net gets gold security protection

Editor’s Note: Instead of “ho, ho, ho” we’ve been busy going “how, how, how” at Network World this week: We’ve put together a collection of how-to articles on everything from locking down your wireless LAN to getting into utility computing. You’ll find all the links below. But also check out our How To page at https://www.nwfusion.com/howto/ and our Case Studies page at https://www.nwfusion.com/howto/casestudies.html for even more advice. And if you have any tips on how to improve Fusion, let me know!agaffin@nww.com

— Adam Gaffin, executive editor,

1) Anti-spam market braces for shakeout

Signs are pointing to a shakeout in the anti-spam market over the next year or two that will eliminate many of today’s players.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1201shakeout.html

2) TechNet to release enterprise security tool

The national organization of tech CEOs has developed a security self-evaluation tool for business leaders. Arthur Coviello, president and CEO of RSA Security, co-chair of TechNet New England and a cybersecurity task force member, talks about the tool and the task force’s goals with Network World Editor in Chief John Dix.

DocFinder: 8738

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1201technet.html

3) Top ISP Report

Is your ISP measuring up? Find out with our October 2003 Top ISP Report, a joint venture between Network World and VeriTest’s Internet BenchMark service.

DocFinder: 8741

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/topisp.html

4) How to get to utility computing

Creating computing infrastructures that can dynamically change tasks as processing needs ebb and flow is a grand vision, but getting there won’t be easy. We show you how to start.

DocFinder: 8740

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/1201howtouc.html

5) How to handle patch management 

Patching chores likely will never go away, experts say, but there are ways to address the task proactively to minimize exposure.

DocFinder: 8742

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/1201howtopatch.html

6) How to get more bang for your telecom buck

Industry competition and negotiating finesse can reduce costs. A telecom expert shows you how to squeeze savings out of your carrier.

DocFinder: 8743

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/1201howtotelecom.html

7) How to link SAN islands

Storage-area networks have helped scores of organizations more easily allocate and manage storage resources, but most SAN installations are dedicated to servers supporting one application. To gain more value, these SAN islands need to be integrated. But what is the best way to do that?

DocFinder: 8744

8) How to fight spam

Net execs share their methods for blocking junk.

DocFinder: 8745

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/1201howtospam.html

9) How to lock down your WLAN

Take these nine steps, then breathe more easily.

DocFinder: 8746

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/1201howtowlan2.html

10) How to add ‘oomph’ to your network

Check out these tips from corporate IT veterans and industry experts for kicking the network up a notch.

DocFinder: 8747

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/1201howtooomph.html

11) Nutter’s Help Desk: Should I worry about Bluetooth?

With Bluetooth devices proliferating, a reader asks Ron Nutter if there are security issues he should look at.

DocFinder: 8755

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/1201nutter.html

12) Wireless Wizards: Is a WLAN like a time-share?

The Wizards discuss the bandwidth each laptop on a wireless network would get.

DocFinder: 8756

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/1201wizards.html

13) Security Notes: The many paths to security policy enforcement

Ellen Messmer discusses how more enterprises are enforcing end-user security policies through desktop inspection.

DocFinder: 8757

https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/security/003787.html

14) Technology Update: LWAPP brings harmony to WLANs

Lightweight Access Point Protocol’s goal is to provide consistent behavior across WLAN devices, ensure multi-vendor WLAN interoperability, protect WLAN hardware investments and create a foundation for delivering advanced WLAN functionality in enterprise environments.

DocFinder: 8748

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2003/1201techupdate.html

15) Tackling app performance management

Research shows IT managers need to start building better application management into their infrastructures.

DocFinder: 8749

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1201apm.html

16) Server management standard gaining steam

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface is a standard that industry observers say is becoming increasingly useful as organizations look for ways to streamline management and cut costs in the data center.

DocFinder: 8750

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1201ipmi.html

17) Congress set to enact opt-out spam law

Congress last week reached an agreement on the first piece of federal legislation to curtail spam, marking a coup for e-mail dependent businesses that can continue sending messages until recipients tell them not to.

DocFinder: 8751

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1201spambill.html

18) Server market shows signs of life

After two years of contraction the worldwide server market is growing again, according to the latest figures from IDC.

DocFinder: 8752

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1201servers.html

19) Olympic net gets gold security protection

Imagine spending three years and millions of dollars to plan a campus-style LAN for 10,500 PCs and 900 servers, knowing it would only be in place for three weeks, with thousands of TV and magazine reporters watching to see if it works?

DocFinder: 8753

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1201olympics.html