NetFlash: User group’s demise is sign of times

On the micro scale, the end of the Communications Managers Association could be attributed to the fact that it wasn’t able to lobby on its members’ behalf. But on the macro scale, its demise is part of larger trends: IT folks aren’t able to spend money on industry organization memberships, and simple meet-and-greet conferences are falling by the wayside. What effect will these trends have on IT managers? And could a group like the CMA ever re-emerge? User group’s demise is sign of times http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0825cma.html?net

On the micro scale, the end of the Communications Managers Association could be attributed to the fact that it wasn’t able to lobby on its members’ behalf. But on the macro scale, its demise is part of larger trends: IT folks aren’t able to spend money on industry organization memberships, and simple meet-and-greet conferences are falling by the wayside. What effect will these trends have on IT managers? And could a group like the CMA ever re-emerge?

User group’s demise is sign of times

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0825cma.html?net

Foundry readying WLAN assault

It’s official. You can’t be a LAN switch company without also supporting wireless LAN technology. Foundry Networks next month will add wireless LAN access points and management capabilities to its switch line-up, following in the footsteps of almost all its competitors.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0825foundry.html?net

McData ups ante in intelligent Fibre Channel switches

McData’s acquisition of Nishan Systems and Sanera Systems last week put them squarely in the middle of a select group of manufacturers including Brocade Communications and Cisco, which are embedding applications in their Fibre Channel switches.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0826mcdata.html?net

Time Warner Telecom may be next Sobig.F target

Romanian researchers claim to have discovered a variant of the Sobig.F virus that looks to mail and domain name servers at Time Warner Telecom for information about how to modify its behavior.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0826twsobig.html?net