This week on Network World Fusion, 07/28/03

————————————– 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

1) Cisco IOS scare stirs questions

A serious vulnerability in Cisco’s IOS software has yet to yield publicly disclosed exploits, but the incident does punctuate the difficulty of properly maintaining IOS-based gear — especially for those running older versions, experts say.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0728cisco.html

2) DNS is busting out all over

New uses continue to be found for this 20-year-old ‘Net technology.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0728dns.html

3) New EMC storage arrays promise replication gains

EMC this week is expected to introduce new Symmetrix DMX storage arrays with software that the company says will cut a customer’s overall hardware costs and allow data replication over any distance.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0728emcscoop.html

4) Buyer’s Guide: Collaborative workspaces

See whether Groove, Documentum or iCohere came out on top in our testing. Plus, download a spreadsheet with all the product specs and read up on a better way to collaborate via ad-hoc teams across a network. We’ve also prepared a multimedia presentation in which Brett Trusko, a management consultant and futurist with IRC/Future-Org, takes a deeper look at the factors used in our test of the various collaboration workspaces and provides tips for would-be buyers looking into the technology.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2003/0728bgmain.html

5) Wireless Wizards: Location determination algorithms

This week, the Wizards answer the questions: “How do location determination algorithms work for wireless LANs?  How accurate are they? Can one detect mobility using these algorithms?”

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0728wizards.html

6) VoIP unwired

Voice and wireless Ethernet might seem an odd mix, but for mobile workers or hard-to-wire areas, it can be the perfect combo.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/0728voipfeat.html

7) Enterprises planning to switch wireless providers

Senior Editor Denise Pappalardo discusses a report by the Management Network Group that shows 24% of large companies plan to switch their providers as soon as wireless number portability goes into effect this fall.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/wan/003196.html

8) Nutter’s Help Desk: How many DNS servers do I need?

Ron Nutter helps out a user whose shop is changing to a more complex server configuration and who wants to know whether he should go with Linux or Windows for DNS servers.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0728nutter.html

9) IBM’s possible foreign outsourcing

Senior Writer Denise Dubie discusses the possibility that IBM could move some jobs overseas. What do you think?

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https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/management/003193.html

10) Technology Update: IPSs instantly grant or deny access

Intrusion-prevention systems can provide a scalable front line of defense for vulnerable unpatched or misconfigured servers.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2003/0728techupdate.html

11) Management Strategies: Call in the security auditors

Independent SAS 70 audits could show you how secure data is with your service provider.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/careers/2003/0728man.html

12) Spam technology seeks acceptance

A proposed standard filtering technology originally developed to help end users organize messages in overstuffed in-boxes instead is gaining favor as a niche tool to help in the effort to stem the onslaught of spam.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0728sieve.html

13) Foundry adds load-balancing, security features

Thwarting denial-of-service attacks, load balancing multiple ISP links and speeding Web services traffic – these are among the new features in Foundry Networks’ ServerIron switches.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0728inffoundry.html

14) Sprint throws hat into Wi-Fi arena

Sprint announced last week that it will offer Wi-Fi service throughout the U.S. to give travelers another wireless option when accessing the Internet.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0728carrsprintwifi.html

15) Patch management burdens customers

This thankless task monopolizes large chunks of IT staff time, in spite of a growing array of products and services that can track machines that need patches and automate patch downloads from vendor sites.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0728specialfocus.html

16) Secure Sockets Layer: Too much of a good thing?

SSL remote access is popping up all over, but not all users want all the features.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0728f5.html

17) Dell scraps eight-way line, pushes clustering

Move aims to help customers cut server costs by encouraging them to use clusters of lower-priced Intel boxes to get the processing power of more expensive, bigger boxes.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0728dell.html

18) Microsoft hanging its hat on Longhorn server, client

Microsoft last week finally acknowledged that it was developing a server version of its Longhorn operating system and said the evolution of its next-generation enterprise software lineup would be integrated around both the client and server version of that operating system.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0728microsoft.html

19) Bluetooth gets greasy and gritty

With little fanfare, Bluetooth is gaining acceptance in many industrial gritty, greasy and loud applications that are a far cry from cell phones and headsets.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0728bluetooth.html