This week on Network World Fusion, 04/19/04

1) Cisco to revamp IOS software 2) High-end router on tap 3) “Who Wants to be an Entrepreneur?” contest 4) Network pros: You oughta be in pictures 5) Users turn to virtual data marts 6) Security holes force firms to rethink coding processes 7) Manufacturers ready RFID rollouts 8) Review: Network configuration management 9) Technology Update: SMTPi authenticates e-mail senders 10) Wireless Wizards: Can we improve client wireless transmissions? 11) Management Strategies: Instilling IT governance 12) DoD pumps up RFID effort 13) Sun redirects server technology 14) Wireless data service options explode 15) Nutter’s Help Desk: Reverse DNS 16) Users ponder Microsoft security plan 17) Storage management standard advances 18) AirFlow backs out of WLAN switches 19) Mendocino revives continuous data

1) Cisco to revamp IOS software

2) High-end router on tap

3) “Who Wants to be an Entrepreneur?” contest

4) Network pros: You oughta be in pictures

5) Users turn to virtual data marts

6) Security holes force firms to rethink coding processes

7) Manufacturers ready RFID rollouts

8) Review: Network configuration management

9) Technology Update: SMTPi authenticates e-mail senders

10) Wireless Wizards: Can we improve client wireless transmissions?

11) Management Strategies: Instilling IT governance

12) DoD pumps up RFID effort

13) Sun redirects server technology

14) Wireless data service options explode

15) Nutter’s Help Desk: Reverse DNS

16) Users ponder Microsoft security plan

17) Storage management standard advances

18) AirFlow backs out of WLAN switches

19) Mendocino revives continuous data

1) Cisco to revamp IOS software 

Cisco will release a new version of its core IOS operating system in the coming months that is more modular, flexible and secure, company executives said last week.

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2) High-end router on tap

Cisco plans to unveil by June its next-generation Internet core router, a key part of the company’s bid to retain its sizable market lead in the face of growing competition from Juniper and others.

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3) “Who Wants to be an Entrepreneur?” contest

Network World’s “Who Wants to be an Entrepreneur?” contest will recognize the best idea for a new product, service or company. We’ll give the winner a jump-start with venture capital exposure, $30,000 in cash and paid in-kind professional services, coverage in Network World, and a chance to rub elbows with other entrepreneurs at Network World’s annual Demo conference and exhibition in Scottsdale, Ariz. Enter today through May 17.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/entrepreneur.html

4) Network pros: You oughta be in pictures

Move over Halle Berry. Step aside Tom Cruise. The movie industry’s next casting call is for network and IT pros.

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5) Users turn to virtual data marts

As companies work to integrate new and legacy application systems, the cost of that effort continues to climb – already it consumes about 35% of the total cost of installing, writing or modifying an application, according to Gartner.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0419integration.html

6) Security holes force firms to rethink coding processes

Microsoft’s issuance last week of 14 security patches raised fears that worm-based attacks would follow and sparked discussion on how to better build code.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0419codereview.html

7) Manufacturers ready RFID rollouts

Driven by retailer mandates, suppliers are on the front lines of a battle to overhaul the supply chain.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0419sector.html

8) Review: Network configuration management

Rendition’s TrueControl beats four other products to win our Clear Choice Award for the best network configuration management tool. While its user interface is not the most intuitive, it provides access to a wealth of detailed information.

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9) Technology Update: SMTPi authenticates e-mail senders

SMTPi is an initiative for a next-generation e-mail infrastructure. It has a three-part framework that includes the essential components – identity, reputation and policy – of a new, secure messaging system built on top of SMTP

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2004/0419techupdate.html

10) Wireless Wizards: Can we improve client wireless transmissions?

The Wizards help a wireless ISP solve its wireless transmission efficiency problems.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0419wizards.html

11) Management Strategies: Instilling IT governance

Determine what arrangement of decision rights and accountability works well for your organization.

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12) DoD pumps up RFID effort

U.S. Department of Defense suppliers should expect to see a new clause in their contracts soon that require the use of radio frequency identification technology.

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13) Sun redirects server technology

Sun is pushing a processor technology that it says will let single chips within servers handle multiple tasks at the same time. This will increase system performance by as much as 30 times of today’s boxes, the company says.

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14) Wireless data service options explode

In a few short years, the number of wireless connections to network services is expected to eclipse that of wireline connections. One key enabler is the emergence of new wireless data services intended to provide high-speed access to corporate computing resources for mobile end users, those at remote sites and even those at primary offices.

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15) Nutter’s Help Desk: Reverse DNS

Help Desk guru Ron Nutter offers a reader advice on setting up reverse DNS.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0419nutter.html

16) Users ponder Microsoft security plans

Microsoft should retrofit older software with new security enhancements it plans to release later this year and add more support and better reporting features to its forthcoming patch-management tools, according to users attending at a stop on the company’s current 20-city Security Summit road show.

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17) Storage management standard advances

The Storage Network Industry Association announced recently that most of the industry’s leading vendors now comply with the Storage Management Initiative Specification, a group of protocols that let storage software and customers who use that software manage heterogeneous storage devices.

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18) AirFlow backs out of WLAN switches

AirFlow Networks’ decision last week to scrap its wireless LAN switch might be the first tremor in an expected shakeout of this market.

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19) Mendocino revives continuous data

Storage start-up Mendocino Software isn’t focusing on backing up data – instead, it wants to let users instantly recover applications and data, while maintaining the integrity of their transactions.

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