Perhaps it’s not the end of NetWare the operating system, but at the very least it’s the end of “NetWare” the name. Novell is putting together a new operating system with NetWare and Linux kernels and calling it something else entirely. At last week’s BrainShare conference, Novell users told Network World what they think of all this. Novell moves beyond NetWare http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0329novell.html?net
Perhaps it’s not the end of NetWare the operating system, but at the very least it’s the end of “NetWare” the name. Novell is putting together a new operating system with NetWare and Linux kernels and calling it something else entirely. At last week’s BrainShare conference, Novell users told Network World what they think of all this.
Novell moves beyond NetWare
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0329novell.html?net
Wireless LAN Switch Showdown begins today
Opening shots have already been fired in the first-ever “virtual” Network World Showdown. This is the online version of the already-popular trade show debate, where representatives from several vendors answer questions from our panel and from each other. Will the online version – this one focusing on the hot area of wireless LAN switches – devolve into a flame war, or can we get reasoned debate that explores all the issues? That’s our experiment. Check back later in the week for more developments.
https://www.nwfusion.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1242
Time to enlist a ‘national guard’ for IT?
The U.S. is unprepared to recover quickly from a major cyberterrorism attack and might require government intervention to organize IT professionals, according to military emergency management officials at a security conference.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0329vermont.html?net
Symantec preps SMB gateways
Symantec next month plans to ship three new gateway security appliances for use by small to midsize businesses as combined VPN/firewall, Web filtering and intrusion-detection systems.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0329symantec.html?net
Today at “Layer 8,” RFID-free – for now:
Why your inbox sits on the road to the White House; Do you have “Irritable Desk Syndrome”; the center of the Tolkien universe is in – Milwaukee?; and our latest caption contest winner revealed; all this and more today at Layer 8, your home for not-just-networking news.
