This week on Network World Fusion, 05/10/04

1) Cisco’s WLAN plan has landed 2) N+I spotlights security and apps management 3) A Wider Net: Inside MIT’s new geek lair 4) InteropNet Labs: Testers drill down on SIP, 802.1X security and MPLS 5) InteropNet Labs: SIP aces basic interop tests 6) InteropNet Labs: Vendors hit the 802.1X mark for access, but security holes remain 7) InteropNet Labs: Team mixes MPLS and IPv6 for enterprising results 8) VoIP breaks down the walls of the call center 9) Review: Network Physics NP-2000 appliance 10) Review: Cisco’s MDS 9509 11) Face-off: Is a unified WLAN approach better than an overlay? 12) Management Strategies: Negotiation know-how 13) Server Sleuths: Security attributes of a server management platform 14) Channel woes dog Microsoft 15) Nutter’s Help Desk: Wireless access point problems 16) Extreme changes 17) IBM ups the ante on Power servers 18) MCI by the numbers 19) New access services meet SOHO needs 20) Start-ups scramble for venture dollars

1) Cisco’s WLAN plan has landed

2) N+I spotlights security and apps management

3) A Wider Net: Inside MIT’s new geek lair

4) InteropNet Labs: Testers drill down on SIP, 802.1X security and MPLS

5) InteropNet Labs: SIP aces basic interop tests

6) InteropNet Labs: Vendors hit the 802.1X mark for access, but security holes remain

7) InteropNet Labs: Team mixes MPLS and IPv6 for enterprising results

8) VoIP breaks down the walls of the call center

9) Review: Network Physics NP-2000 appliance

10) Review: Cisco’s MDS 9509

11) Face-off: Is a unified WLAN approach better than an overlay?

12) Management Strategies: Negotiation know-how

13) Server Sleuths: Security attributes of a server management platform

14) Channel woes dog Microsoft

15) Nutter’s Help Desk: Wireless access point problems

16) Extreme changes

17) IBM ups the ante on Power servers

18) MCI by the numbers

19) New access services meet SOHO needs

20) Start-ups scramble for venture dollars

1) Cisco’s WLAN plan has landed

Cisco’s latest announcement fleshes out the company’s Structured Wireless Aware Network strategy, announced nearly a year ago.

DocFinder: 1954

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0510cisco.html

2) N+I spotlights security and apps management

A mix of new and established companies this week will use NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2004 to launch a slew of management products, many aimed at helping businesses safeguard networks and applications against worms or other attacks.

DocFinder: 1953

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0510mgmtnews.html

3) A Wider Net: Inside MIT’s new geek lair

The new $300 million building – formally dedicated last week – is home to MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

DocFinder: 1971

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0510stata.html

4) InteropNet Labs: Testers drill down on SIP, 802.1X security and MPLS

An exclusive preview of the cutting-edge interoperability testing that will be showcased this week at NetWorld+Interop.

DocFinder: 1972

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0510ilabs.html

5) InteropNet Labs: SIP aces basic interop tests

We gathered more than 50 devices from five SIP server vendors and 13 SIP endpoint vendors to prove that multi-vendor SIP telephony deployments are possible.

DocFinder: 1973

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0510ilabssip.html

6) InteropNet Labs: Vendors hit the 802.1X mark for access, but security holes remain

802.1X is maturing, but it will take a skilled network technician to configure it in products across any large deployment.

DocFinder: 1974

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0510ilabssec.html

7) InteropNet Labs: Team mixes MPLS and IPv6 for enterprising results

iLabs Advanced Internetworking Initiative team members took some time from their busy pre-show testing efforts last month to discuss their project with Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy.

DocFinder: 1975

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0510ilabsmpls.html

8) VoIP breaks down the walls of the call center

IP-based systems allow companies to route calls to home workers and satellite offices.

DocFinder: 1976

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0510contact.html

9) Review: Network Physics NP-2000 appliance

Collects useful network-performance stats, but user interface is sluggish.

DocFinder: 1977

https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2004/0510rev.html

10) Review: Cisco’s MDS 9509

Director SAN switch gets top ratings in management and feature columns.

DocFinder: 1978

https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2004/0510revcisco.html

11) Face-off: Is a unified WLAN approach better than an overlay?

Vipin Jain of Extreme Networks and Keerti Melkote of Aruba Wireless Networks debate whether Wi-Fi should be deployed as an extension of the wired LAN. Read their views, then jump in with your opinion in our forum.

DocFinder: 1979

https://www.nwfusion.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1431

12) Management Strategies: Negotiation know-how

Minimize risk by delegating the job to a skilled professional and establishing processes and procedures.

DocFinder: 1980

https://www.nwfusion.com/careers/2004/0510man.html

13) Server Sleuths: Security attributes of a server management platform

The Sleuths answer: “I am evaluating server management solutions and want to ensure that the mechanism for managing my data within these products is secure. What sorts of questions should I ask regarding security when evaluating server management products?”

DocFinder: 1981

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0510sleuths.html

14) Channel woes dog Microsoft

Hiccups in Microsoft’s efforts to work with its channel partners continue to hurt the software vendor’s sales in the business applications market it is trying to crack.

DocFinder: 1982

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0510mschannel.html

15) Nutter’s Help Desk: Wireless access point problems

Ron Nutter helps a reader whose laptop keeps connecting to the wrong access point.

DocFinder: 1983

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0510nutter.html

16) Extreme changes

We talk to CEO Gordon Stitt about changes in the company, the competition and product direction.

DocFinder: 1984

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0510infextremeqna.html

17) IBM ups the ante on Power servers

IBM has been busy readying the next generation of its high-end Power microprocessor, and while it takes a different design approach than previous generations, the goal is the same: enabling bigger, faster servers that can simultaneously run multiple application environments and operating systems.

DocFinder: 1985

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0510power5.html

18) MCI by the numbers

Revenue is dropping, spending on new technologies is shrinking and a net loss for the year is likely. A downer of a coming-out party for MCI, huh?

DocFinder: 1986

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0510spmci.html

19) New access services meet SOHO needs

New remote access services from Positive Networks, RemotelyAnywhere and ByteTaxi meet small office needs.

DocFinder: 1987

https://www.nwfusion.com/net.worker/news/2004/0510netlead.html

20) Start-ups scramble for venture dollars

The number of venture capital deals involving network start-ups dropped to the lowest level in seven years during the first quarter. However, overall investment in these companies held steady, as venture firms concentrate their dollars on the start-ups that seem most likely to succeed.

DocFinder: 1988

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0510vcsurvey.html