This week on Network World Fusion, 02/02/03

1) Showtime for Linux

1) A new look for Network World Fusion

2) Layer 8: Stuff you gotta see

3) New research center: Data Center

4) SIP rollouts hit variety of snags

5) EMC blending product lines

6) A Wider Net: Cell tower camouflage artists just want to blend in

7) Wireless Wizards:  Running out of spectrum?

8) Nutter’s Help Desk: Anti-virus best practices

9) Foreign outsourcing: On again, off again

10) Review: Live Communications Server 2003

11) Review: Security auditing tools

12) Technology Update: Appliance streamlines security

13) Management Strategies: Increased accountability

14) Virtual call centers create new jobs

15) Vendors push switch standard

16) The evolution of application layer firewalls

17) Microsoft aims RFID downstream

18) Savvis sees C&W as key addition

19) Some certifications are hot, some not

20) Users: Lotus pointed in right direction

21) Debate heats up over e-mail quarantine

1) A new look for Network World Fusion

Head to www.nwfusion.com and check out our new look, features and more. We’ve redesigned the site to make it easier to navigate and to better highlight the news, resources and information you need. We’ve also set up a forum to talk about the redesign – let us know what you think!

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https://www.nwfusion.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1135

2) Layer 8: Stuff you gotta see

Layer 8 offers Fusion-exclusive features and news from the networking world and beyond, It’s updated throughout the day, keeping you up to date on the networking news of the day, as well as the happenings in entertainment, sports, the world at large and more. In addition to news and comment, Layer 8 will showcase the best of Fusion – the tools, downloads, stories, resources and information you need to make your network run smoother.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/

3) New research center: Data Center

Keep abreast of this key networking trend in our newest research center. Senior Editor Jennifer Mears will make sure you get the latest news, analysis and resource links related to networking centralization, from servers and grid computing to network and systems management.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/topics/datacenter.html

4) SIP rollouts hit variety of snags

Commercial VoIP service rollouts are taking longer than anticipated as early adopters of Session Initiation Protocol experience unexpected interoperability problems with the increasingly important communications mechanism.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0202sip.html

5) EMC blending product lines

Having spent much of the past year bolstering its software portfolio, EMC will return to its bread and butter next week with a series of storage hardware announcements aimed at giving customers greater flexibility, capacity and performance.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0202emc.html

6) A Wider Net: Cell tower camouflage artists just want to blend in

It’s a flagpole, it’s a palm tree . . . no, it’s a phone system. Behind the scenes with creative cell tower camouflaging.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0202widernetcelltowers.html

7) Wireless Wizards:  Running out of spectrum?

The Wizards answer the question: I hear that Wi-Fi may become so popular that channels may get used up at 2.4 and 5 GHz. What happens then? 60 GHz?

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0202wizards.html

8) Nutter’s Help Desk: Anti-virus best practices

Ron Nutter helps a user try to minimize the craziness that happened last week with MyDoom.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0202nutter.html

9) Foreign outsourcing: On again, off again

Savvy companies are mixing and matching onshore IT staffers with offshore developers to save money, speed up projects and keep customers happy.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0202offshore.html

10) Review: Live Communications Server 2003

Microsoft improves instant messaging, but only for internal clients.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2004/0202revms.html

11) Review: Security auditing tools

How can you confirm your systems are configured appropriately and maintain that configuration over time? In our tests, Preventsys Network Audit and Policy Assurance 1.5 proved to be a flexible, easy-to-use product that earned accolades as a World Class Award designee.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2004/0202preventsys.html

12) Technology Update: Appliance streamlines security

Application security gateways have emerged to protect HTML and XML applications, and perform additional security and networking functions currently handled by single-purpose products.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2004/0202techupdate.html

13) Management Strategies: Increased accountability

Give your business units an internal service-level agreement to demonstrate IT performance.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/careers/2004/0202man.html

14) Virtual call centers create new jobs

Net.Worker Managing Editor Toni Kistner talks to the CEO of virtual call center start-up Alpine Access to learn his vision of this new and growing industry.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/net.worker/news/2004/0202netlead.html

15) Vendors push switch standard

Proponents of the Advanced Switching Interconnect specification say a broadly adopted standard for building switch interconnects could lower prices on enterprise gear.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0202infinterconnect.html

16) The evolution of application layer firewalls

The latest Internet defense technology – deep packet inspection firewalls – is being touted as the best line of defense against worms that can sneak past earlier technology to wreak havoc in corporate networks.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0202specialfocus.html

17) Microsoft aims RFID downstream

Microsoft Business Solutions group is aiming inventory tag products at the small and midsize retail market.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0202rfid.html

18) Savvis sees C&W as key addition

Savvis Communications sees its acquisition of bankrupt Cable & Wireless America as an opportunity not only to double its customer base but to accomplish something neither company has managed to do alone: turn a profit.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0202carrsavvis.html

19) Some certifications are hot, some not

Network administrators are finding that investing in learning specialized job skills – and validating those skills by passing certification tests – can lead to career advancement even when the economic outlook for hiring is bleak.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0202skills.html

20) Users: Lotus pointed in right direction

IBM Lotus users say the software vendor’s collaboration strategy appears headed in the right direction but that there are a lot of gaps to fill before the company can succeed at integrating the Notes/Domino platform into its Lotus Workplace and WebSphere lineup.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0202lotus.html

21) Debate heats up over e-mail quarantine

The widespread outbreak last week of the MyDoom mass-mailer worm, which tricked end users into opening infected files, renewed debate over whether companies should ban or at least quarantine e-mail attachments to safeguard their networks.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0202worm.html