This week on Network World Fusion, 07/14/03

————————————– 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) EMC move fuels storage shakeout

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A steadily consolidating storage market veered into the fast lane last week with EMC’s $1.3 billion purchase of Legato Systems. And experts see nothing but open road ahead for more mergers and acquisitions.

DocFinder: 6759

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0714emclegato.html

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2) Face-off: Who’s to blame for CRM problems?

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Dror Pockard, president of the ClarifyCRM division of Amdocs, says it’s the vendors’ fault. But Chris Selland, managing director of Reservoir Partners, says it’s the fault of users like you. Read their opening statements, then jump in with your comments.

DocFinder: 6777

https://www.nwfusion.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=608

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3) Bit by bit, 64-bit processors catching on

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Although 64-bit RISC-based systems have been widely used in research labs and academic institutions for high-performance computing, the newer Intel-based 64-bit machines are making their way into corporate data centers supporting data warehouses, business analytics, and even file and print applications.

DocFinder: 6757

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/071464bit.html

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4) Starbucks gets win-win from Wi-Fi

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Customers of coffee-shop giant Starbucks who browse the Internet from in-store wireless hot spots might be surprised to learn that the same 802.11b network was conceived as a way to run the retailer’s business more efficiently.

DocFinder: 6758

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0714starbucks.html

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5) Review: Filters on routers – The price of performance

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Setting filters on routers might be mandatory for access control and usage tracking, but suffering a performance hit is strictly optional. We put six access routers from five vendors to the test.

DocFinder: 6765

https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2003/0714rev.html

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6) Forum: What should Larry buy next?

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“We’d be interested in buying almost anything,” Ellison told analysts. Oh, yeah, like what? Give us your best ideas/guesses for what Oracle should consume next.

DocFinder: 6778

https://www.nwfusion.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=594

7) Management Notes: Vendors working for you

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Senior Writer Denise Dubie says: While no one can say these are the best of times, there may be benefits companies can reap in the down economy – especially when it comes to upgrading network management systems.

DocFinder: 6779

https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/management/003098.html

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8) Nutter’s Help Desk: Getting the most out of a new T-1

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Ron Nutter helps a user adding a third T-1: “We had two T-1’s each running to a different ISP but never really seemed to get effective use out of  both T-1’s using BGP as the routing protocol.  What is the best way of getting the best use out of our increased bandwidth?”

DocFinder: 6780

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0714nutter.html

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9) Wireless Notes: Wireless security, again

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Senior Editor John Cox once again wonders why more network professionals don’t seem to be paying enough attention to securint their wireless networks.

DocFinder: 6781

https://www.nwfusion.com/topics/wireless.html

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10) Technology Update: FCIP bridges Fibre Channel SANs

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Fibre Channel over IP can be used as an alternative to connecting storage-area networks via dense wavelength division multiplexing and dark fiber. Tapping a more affordable and available IP service can dramatically reduce the monthly cost of wide-area links and extend the maximum distance between Fibre Channel sites.

DocFinder: 6766

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2003/0714techupdate.html

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11) Management Strategies: Wrangling wireless costs

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Nail down a contract and track usage to keep your employees’ cell phone bills low.

DocFinder: 6767

https://www.nwfusion.com/careers/2003/0714man.html

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12) Case study: Deutsche Bank gives remote users a choice

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Bank trials alternative VPN based on SSL in addition to its current IPSec-based VPN.

DocFinder: 6768

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0714deutsche.html

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13) IBM, Microsoft debut Web specs

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IBM and Microsoft last week published the fifth of an eventual seven specifications that will work in unison to help corporations deploy secure and interoperable Web services.

DocFinder: 6769

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0714wsfed.html

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14) Equant pushing IDS service

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Equant announced a managed service last week that it says will address a major shortcoming of intrusion-detection systems: too many false alarms.

DocFinder: 6770

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0714equant.html

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15) Getting more out of frame with management tools

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Reducing costs and getting more out of existing technology has become a mantra for IT professionals, especially those with mature networks such as frame relay. Companies are deploying a variety of frame relay management tools that not only help get a handle on costs, but also improve performance.

DocFinder: 6771

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0714specialfocus.html

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16) Wal-Mart shelves RFID test plan

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Wal-Mart has decided against testing a wireless inventory control system on shelves at a suburban Boston store. It’s a move some privacy advocates are hailing as a victory, but one the retailer calls unrelated to concerns about possible misuse of radio frequency identification chips.

DocFinder: 6772

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0714walmart.html

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17) BellSouth lowers DSL pricing

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BellSouth last week became the latest local exchange carrier to drop its DSL service rates in an effort to convert more dial-up and cable modem Internet access users.

DocFinder: 6773

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0714bsdsl.html

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18) NetScreen among firms adding IPv6 to firewalls

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NetScreen, a maker of network security appliances, last week made available to existing customers a beta version of firewall and VPN software that supports IPv6.

DocFinder: 6774

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0714netscreen.html

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19) NetScout looks to tie management data

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IT staff members at Mohegan Sun aren’t allowed to bet at the casino, and they didn’t want to gamble with managing an Ethernet network that supports 6,200 slot machines and 7,500 switches, routers and servers.

DocFinder: 6775

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0714netscout.html

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20) Zultys releases IP PBX for smaller shops

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IP telephony start-up Zultys Technologies is expected this week to announce a small-office version of its IP PBX that can cost less than circuit-switched telephone key systems, or small PBXs, while providing converged IP-based voice/data applications that aren’t supported on traditional small-office systems.

DocFinder: 6776

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0714voip.html