This week on Network World Fusion, 08/18/03

————————————– 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) RBOCs and cable wage turf war

2) HP prepping all-in-one server management software

3) Latest worm puts focus on patch woes

4) Bronx hospital leaps to 10G

5) Special Supplement – 10G: Big, bad bandwidth

6) New forum: Storage in the enterprise

7) Wireless Notes: Kiss the revolution goodbye

8) Wireless Wizards: Preventing snooping

9) Review: Taking a Peek into your WLAN

10) Nutter’s Help Desk: How many firewalls do I need?

11) Review: AppShield edges InterDo in battle of Port 80 filters

12) Security Notes: Authentication – Let’s get physical

13) Management Notes: Managing VoIP

14) Technology Update: API eases network processing integration

15) Management Strategies: Interviewing acumen

16) Net.Worker: Review – Procom server appliance ups the ante

17) Case study: Backup as a way of life

18) Simplicity is key to videoconferencing success

19) Nextel to offer Wi-Fi service

20) Money remains tight for IT start-ups

21) As patent suits proliferate, so do worries

1) RBOCs and cable wage turf war

The heated competition between regional Bell operating companies and cable companies shows no signs of abating as the rivals invade each others’ turf with “triple play” services – voice, data and video bundles.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0818rbocmso.html

2) HP prepping all-in-one server management software

HP is readying server management software that should give users control of Unix, Linux and Windows machines from a single console.

DocFinder: 7242

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0818nimbus.html

3) Latest worm puts focus on patch woes

The Blaster worm that last week infiltrated hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Windows-based computers once again highlighted the IT community’s inability to plug software holes even when they have been detected and patches have been issued.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0818blaster.html

4) Bronx hospital leaps to 10G

A standard prescription for its network problem might call for a Gigabit Ethernet upgrade. Instead, the North Bronx Healthcare Network is skipping a step in the traditional migration path and by September will upgrade its network from LAN core to edge with 10G technology.

DocFinder: 7255

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0818bronx.html

5) Special Supplement: 10G: Big, bad bandwidth

But wait, there’s plenty more on the 10G front: From its use in the enterprise to its potential for wide-area and service providers nets, 10G Ethernet is an up-and-coming force to be reckoned with. We show you what the technology offers today and where it’s heading.

DocFinder: 7256

https://www.nwfusion.com/supp/2003/10g/

6) New forum: Storage in the enterprise

Enterprise storage is a big topic, but where do you talk about it with your peers? Senior Editor Deni Connor has put together a new forum on Fusion just for you, to discuss everything from virtualization to SAN tips. The first topic: Do you need intelligent applications on Fibre Channel switches?

DocFinder: 7267

https://www.nwfusion.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?forum=29

7) Wireless Notes: Kiss the revolution goodbye

Senior Editor John Cox says the promised wireless revolution is balderdash: A spate of reports proves only two things: “1. Vendors are selling more wireless LAN access points and adapter cards. 2. There is no ‘number 2.’ “

DocFinder: 7268

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

8) Wireless Wizards: Preventing snooping

The wizards offer some tips on keeping unauthorized people off your wireless network

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0818wizards.html

9) Review: Taking a Peek into your WLAN

Our tests of the latest version of WildPacket’s notebook-based analyzer, AiroPeek NX, revealed a few shortcomings, but overall a strong product.

DocFinder: 7257

https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2003/0818rev.html

10) Nutter’s Help Desk: How many firewalls do I need?

Ron Nutter helps a user concerned about all this worm talk, who wonders if he needs a second firewall to protect the really critical data.

DocFinder: 7270

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0818nutter.html

11) Review: AppShield edges InterDo in battle of Port 80 filters

A new class of products – often-dubbed Web application firewalls – attempts to thwart Port 80 focused attacks by using blacklist- and whitelist-style input filtering. See how six products rated in our tests.

DocFinder: 7258

https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2003/0818rev2.html

12) Security Notes: Authentication – Let’s get physical

Senior Editor Ellen Messmer says real security means going beyond passwords.

DocFinder: 7271

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

13) Management Notes: Managing VoIP

Senior Writer Denise Dubie takes a look at a new management tool from Micromuse.

DocFinder: 7272

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

14) Technology Update: API eases network processing integration

New spec details a set of open, implementation-neutral APIs that control-plane software can use to manage IPv4 forwarding plane functions in network-processing elements.

DocFinder: 7259

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2003/0818techupdate.html

15) Management Strategies: Interviewing acumen

Establishing job competencies and using behavioral event interviewing can lead you to the perfect hire.

DocFinder: 7260

https://www.nwfusion.com/careers/2003/0818man.html

16) Net.Worker: Review – Procom server appliance ups the ante

The Taurus isn’t the ultimate server appliance, but it’s getting closer.

DocFinder: 7261

https://www.nwfusion.com/net.worker/news/2003/0818networkerlead.html

17) Case study: Backup as a way of life

Lifeline Systems must be there when you’ve fallen and can’t get up.

DocFinder: 7262

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0818lifeline.html

18) Simplicity is key to videoconferencing success

Rollout veterans say planning, training and user feedback also crucial.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0818specialfocus.html

19) Nextel to offer Wi-Fi service

Carrier joining RadioFrame Networks to deliver fully managed private service.

DocFinder: 7263

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0818carrnextel.html

20) Money remains tight for IT start-ups

Venture capitalists are investing in companies that have already proven themselves. 

DocFinder: 7264

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0818vcreport.html

21) As patent suits proliferate, so do worries

Patents cover more areas than ever before, especially in high tech, and their potential effect on a company is correspondingly greater.

DocFinder: 7265

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0818patents.html