This week on Network World Fusion, 09/08/03

1) Microsoft begins to flesh out ambitious management platform 2) HP, other vendors bolster utility computing product plans via acquisitions 3) Feature: CSI – Lost e-mails 4) Sector Spotlight: Real-time survival 5) Review: NetWare 6.5 6) Product Peek: SyslogAnalyzer 2.0 7) Review: Exchange Server 2003, Outlook 2003 8) Security notes: Passwords – seven virtues, seven sins 9) Technology Update: XKMS does the heavy work of PKI 10) Management Strategies: Language lessons 11) Server management tools grow up 12) Case study: Bear Stearns is bullish on VoIP 13) Long-haul ‘fiber glut’ persists 14) Wireless Notes: Tales from the WLAN tour 15) Proposed provisioning technology set to go 16) IBM racing ahead with component strategy 17) Enterasys, Netgear target SMB networks 18) Management Notes: Baby steps

1) Microsoft begins to flesh out ambitious management platform

2) HP, other vendors bolster utility computing product plans via acquisitions

3) Feature: CSI – Lost e-mails

4) Sector Spotlight: Real-time survival

5) Review: NetWare 6.5

6) Product Peek: SyslogAnalyzer 2.0

7) Review: Exchange Server 2003, Outlook 2003

8) Security notes: Passwords – seven virtues, seven sins

9) Technology Update: XKMS does the heavy work of PKI

10) Management Strategies: Language lessons

11) Server management tools grow up

12) Case study: Bear Stearns is bullish on VoIP

13) Long-haul ‘fiber glut’ persists

14) Wireless Notes: Tales from the WLAN tour

15) Proposed provisioning technology set to go

16) IBM racing ahead with component strategy

17) Enterasys, Netgear target SMB networks

18) Management Notes: Baby steps

1) Microsoft begins to flesh out ambitious management platform

Microsoft last week shipped one of the first tools in the company’s wide-ranging portfolio designed to create a comprehensive platform for managing computing resources.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0908msoft.html

2) HP, other vendors bolster utility computing product plans via acquisitions

High-tech heavyweights determined to deliver on utility computing continue to pull out their checkbooks for key technologies they hope will fill out their product lines.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0908hp.html

3) Feature: CSI – Lost e-mails

Forensic experts sift through electronic data looking for key bits of evidence.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/0908csi.html

4) Sector Spotlight: Real-time survival

Chemical manufacturers tap up-to-the-minute performance data to improve processes in a bid to stay competitive.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/0908sector.html

5) Review: NetWare 6.5

NetWare 6.5 points Novell directly toward Linux.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2003/0908revnetware.html

6) Product Peek: SyslogAnalyzer 2.0

For larger installations, SyslogAnalyzer 2.0 could be a useful addition to the toolbox of a system administrator responsible for several servers, especially if they are spread out geographically.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2003/0908productpeek.html

7) Review: Exchange Server 2003, Outlook 2003

The newest upgrade to Exchange 2003 is a welcome one, offering performance, security and anti-spam features that many users have longed for.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2003/0908rev.html

8) Security notes: Passwords – seven virtues, seven sins

Senior Editor Ellen Messmer writes about a survey that shows how difficult it is for IT security pros to get a grip on password management.

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https://napps.nwfusion.com/weblogs/security/003424.html#003424

9) Technology Update: XKMS does the heavy work of PKI

An upcoming standard aims to reduce the costs of PKI without sacrificing its benefits.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2003/0908techupdate.html

10) Management Strategies: Language lessons

Communication is the key to CIOs forging better relationships with CFOs to win consensus.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/careers/2003/0908man.html

11) Server management tools grow up

As corporations move toward utility computing, server management tools are evolving to do more than simply monitor and manage isolated network nodes.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0908servermgmt.html

12) Case study: Bear Stearns is bullish on VoIP

Investment firm Bear Stearns & Co. entrusts trader activity to voice over IP.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0908bear.html

13) Long-haul ‘fiber glut’ persists

Signs say more existing fiber needs to come online and demand might soar in the next few years.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0908carrglut.html

14) Wireless Notes: Tales from the WLAN tour

Senior Editor John Cox shares some interesting user experiences emerging from Network World’s latest Wireless LAN Technology Tour.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/wireless/003426.html#003426

15) Proposed provisioning technology set to go

A forthcoming XML-based standard is living a double life. It is expected to foster integration of current provisioning and identity management software now and will evolve to support Web service in the future.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0908specialfocus.html

16) IBM racing ahead with component strategy

With Lotus as a lead example, IBM is working to break down the other software products in its portfolio into sets of components that can be assembled quickly in multiple ways to meet corporate computing needs.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0908specialfocus.html

17) Enterasys, Netgear target SMB networks

Enterasys Networks and Netgear each recently debuted LAN switches aimed at scaling up networks in small and midsize companies.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0908enterasys.html

18) Management Notes: Baby steps

Senior Writer Denise Dubie breaks down HP’s acquisition of Talking Blocks and what it means to the vendor’s utility computing initiative.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/management/003427.html#003427