This week on Network World Fusion, 06/16/03

————————————– 1) Users still bullish on Web services ————————————– We catch up with the companies profiled in last year’s Web Services Early Adopters series (http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2002/0415webservices.html) to see if they’re reaping the benefits promised. Two out of three give an enthusiastic thumb’s up. DocFinder: 5944 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0519revisited.html

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1) New column: Answers to enterprise wireless questions

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Wireless Wizards is our newest Fusion-exclusive column. Each week, our Wizards will answer your tough enterprise questions. We start off with two columns, actually: In their first column, the wizards answer the question: “We are in the process of deploying an 802.11-based wireless LAN. How do we determine optimal radio coverage throughout the campus?” In their second column, they deal with this question: “I’m experiencing periodic coverage holes in my wireless network.  How can I prevent this?” So read the columns, then see if you can stump the Wizards!

DocFinder: 6367

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

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2) WLANs scale, just not easily

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If you’re thinking about rolling out a big WLAN, network professionals who have built them say be prepared for a project that will rival, if not surpass, in complexity and detail any LAN you’ve built. Part 1 of our “Thinking big about WLANs” series.

DocFinder: 6354

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0616bigwlan.html

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3) Merger mania? Not yet, but . . .

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The flurry of technology industry wheeling and dealing over the past weeks may be a precursor to more significant merger and acquisition activity, according to experts.

DocFinder: 6352

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0616merger.html

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4) 3Com taps Huawei for ‘comeback’ try

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Three years after it quit the high-end LAN core market, 3Com this week is set to rejoin the fray with its first backbone switch based on technology from its joint venture partner – embattled data communications vendor Huawei Technology.

DocFinder: 6353

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/06163com.html

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5) Technology Insider: Storage security appliances

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There’s no silver bullet when it comes to security. You’ve got to defend your network from all kinds of attacks using every means available. A new set of products has emerged that offers protection for stored data, as well as data in transit.

DocFinder: 6355

https://www.nwfusion.com/techinsider/2003/0616techinsider.html

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6) Security Notes: IDS vendors fire back at Gartner

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Gartner recently dissed IDS products. Not surprisingly, IDS vendors don’t agree. Senior Editor Ellen Messmer talks to a couple to get their take on what Gartner sees as their impending doom.

DocFinder: 6368

https://napps.nwfusion.com/weblogs/security/002959.html

7) Management Notes: Don’t forget about Network Node Manager

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HP has been all about “adaptive” this and “utility” that, but users still want to know where the company is heading with some old management standbys, such as Network Node Manager. Senior Writer Denise Dubie discusses.

DocFinder: 6369

https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/management/002960.html

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8) Nutter’s Help Desk: How many ways can you get multiple T-1s?

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Ron Nutter helps a user who wants to know the best way to get new pipes installed.

DocFinder: 6370

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0616nutter.html

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9) Technology Update: VPLS removes complexity from networks

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Virtual Private LAN Service is a class of VPN that supports the connection of multiple sites in a single bridged domain over a managed IP/MPLS network.

DocFinder: 6356

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2003/0616techupdate.html

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10) Management Strategies: What’s in a name?

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IT job titles are becoming less specific in favor of more generic titles tied to business.

DocFinder: 6357

https://www.nwfusion.com/careers/2003/0616man.html

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11) From The Edge: Alcatel acquisition debuts with edge routers

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Start-up TiMetra Networks has at long last revealed the reasons why Alcatel acquired the company.

DocFinder: 6358

https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/0616timetra.html

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12) Software eases remote access management

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Expand Beyond has developed a mobile remote-access management platform that puts troubleshooting and disaster recovery capabilities in the palm of an administrator’s hand.

DocFinder: 6359

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0616appsexpand.html

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13) MobileAccess melds cellular, WLAN nets

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A single infrastructure supports VoIP, wireless, data and cellular transmissions.

DocFinder: 6360

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0616mobileaccess.html

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14) Special Focus: Compression devices show why smaller is better

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One of the fastest paybacks in IT comes from WAN compression.

DocFinder: 6361

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0616specialfocus.html

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15) C&W customers wait to learn their fate

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The recent announcement by Cable & Wireless that it is ditching its unprofitable U.S. business has the company’s 5,000 domestic customers wondering what the fallout will be for their organizations.

DocFinder: 6362

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0616candw.html

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16) Weblogs winding their way into business nets

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With his budget and staff slashed, Connecticut state CIO Rock Regan is looking to Weblogs as a key tool to keep his organization running.

DocFinder: 6363

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0616weblogs.html

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17) Fed holds firm on bank requirements

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The Federal Reserve is pressing on with plans to force the largest financial institutions to improve back-up and data-recovery procedures to guard against a repeat of the disruptions in monetary exchanges that occurred after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

DocFinder: 6364

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0616backup.html

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18) AT&T pumps up managed security offerings

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AT&T is beefing up its managed security services by offering users a wider variety of tools to keep their network and traffic safe.

DocFinder: 6365

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0616att.html

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19) Wal-Mart leading RFID charge

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Wal-Mart last week got serious about radio frequency identification, airing plans to roll out the technology internally and coming out in support of a retail industry effort to create a global standard for radio-based product identifiers.

DocFinder: 6366

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0616walmart.html

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20) Compendium: A concrete way to secure PCs

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Hint: It involves roughly 100 pounds of quick-drying cement. Plus, all the other networking stuff you gotta see.

DocFinder: 6371

https://www.nwfusion.com/compendium/