This week on Network World Fusion, 03/29/03

1) Showtime for Linux

1) Wireless-LAN Switch Virtual Showdown

2) Novell moves beyond NetWare

3) Tester’s Challenge update

4) Face-off: Patch management as best defense against vulnerabilities?

5) Wireless Wizards: My 802.11g PC card stinks!

6) Nutter’s Help Desk: Choosing a router

7) A Wider Net: Networking is a joke

8) Review: Visualware’s VisualRoute 8.0a

9) Review: Apple OS/X Panther

10) Technology Update: 802.11k makes WLANs measure up

11) Choosing a telecom consultant

12) Video collaboration still slow to take off

13) Symantec preps SMB gateways

14) Copper versions, lower prices make 10G more tempting

15) AT&T unveils security alert service

16) There are still opportunities to make a better telecom deal

17) B2B standard targets integration

18) XML-based standard faces trust issue

19) Time to enlist a ‘national guard’ for IT?

1) Wireless-LAN Switch Virtual Showdown

Let the debate begin. Network World Senior Editor John Cox and Farpoint Group founder Craig Mathias post questions to Airespace, Aruba Wireless Networks, Chantry Networks, Extreme Networks, Symbol Networks and Trapeze Networks. The vendors get a chance to respond – and debate each other, through Thursday, when we open it up to questions from users.

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2) Novell moves beyond NetWare

Novell insists this isn’t the end of NetWare. However, NetWare 6.5 will indeed be the last operating system that customers can buy under that brand name.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0329novell.html

3) Tester’s Challenge update

Major operating system vendors defend existing security information efforts after Network World’s challenge.

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4) Face-off: Patch management as best defense against vulnerabilities?

Erik Schultze of Shavlik Technologies says yes, it is; Steven Hofmeyr of Sana Security says it isn’t. Read their opening arguments, then jump in with your comments and questions.

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5) Wireless Wizards: My 802.11g PC card stinks!

The Wizards console a grumpy user, then suggest ways to fix his problem.

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6) Nutter’s Help Desk: Choosing a router

Ron Nutter helps a user pick the right router for his company’s broadband connection.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0329nutter.html

7) A Wider Net: Networking is a joke

Don McMillan beta-tests his jokes. He uses PowerPoint in his act. His repertoire includes gags about DRAM, SSL and ASCII. The more obscure the reference, the better McMillan likes it.

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8) Review: Visualware’s VisualRoute 8.0a

VisualRoute 8.0a showed that the software is better than a typical command-line traceroute utility.

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9) Review: Apple OS/X Panther

OS/X Panther 10.3 purrs with more management savvy.

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10) Technology Update: 802.11k makes WLANs measure up

As a proposed standard for radio resource measurement, 802.11k aims to provide key client feedback to WLAN access points and switches.

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11) Choosing a telecom consultant

Do some legwork to avoid getting burned by the consulting company you keep.

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12) Video collaboration still slow to take off

Many remote workers already rely on the presence capability in instant-messaging tools to maintain a live link with team members. Yet barriers remain that prevent video collaboration from taking hold in the workplace, and early adopters are not utilizing it as effectively as they could be.

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13) 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.

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14) Copper versions, lower prices make 10G more tempting

A sharp drop in 10G Ethernet pricing, and the emergence of technology that runs 10G over copper, could spur enterprise interest in the technology, users and analysts say.

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15) AT&T unveils security alert service

AT&T last week launched one of the first proactive services designed to alert users that their network might be under attack.

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16) There are still opportunities to make a better telecom deal

Driven by dissatisfaction, one discovered what other businesses and industry observers know: Turmoil in the telecommunications industry has created opportunity for bargain hunters.

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17) B2B standard targets integration

A standards effort that aims to do for business-to-business documents what the Dewey Decimal System does for library collections is gaining momentum.

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18) XML-based standard faces trust issue

Security managers at last week’s InfoSec Conference swapped ideas about network defense and raised sharp questions about problems they see with newer technologies such as VoIP and Web services.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0329infosec.html

19) 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.

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