This week on Network World Fusion, 09/29/03

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) The Buzz Issue: Figuring out the hot new technologies

2) EMC readying flexible storage arrays

3) Female IT professionals cope in a male-dominated industry

4) Wireless Notes: Is more bandwidth better?

5) Nutter’s Help Desk: Doing more with less

6) Management Notes: Mercury and NetIQ take the next step

7) Security Notes: Is Microsoft a national security threat?

8) Wireless Wizards: More power to you

9) Spyware removal tools stop snoopers

10) IBM, RIM to integrate middleware, BlackBerry

11) IP videoconferencing winning converts

12) UnitedLinux quietly marches on

13) Red Hat branches out

14) Cisco Catalyst 6500 gets Gigabit Ethernet makeover

15) AT&T developing early warning tool

16) DSL Forum targets business services

17) Pershing gets arms around online apps

18) Vendors diversify content mgmt. tools

19) Debate highlights VoIP hopes and fears

20) AT&T adds VoIP to managed VPN service

21) 3Com jumps back into router arena

1) The Buzz Issue: Figuring out the hot new technologies

Our annual Buzz Issue looks beyond the hype to tell you what technologies and issues should go on your must-watch list (which which shouldn’t), from service-oriented architecture and security appliances to fiber to the premises and intelligent storage.

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2) EMC readying flexible storage arrays

EMC is expected to bolster its mid-range arrays this week with three new network-attached storage systems that sources say not only will give users more flexible and scalable configuration options, but also let them re-use existing arrays.

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3) Female IT professionals cope in a male-dominated industry

As a co-founder of Trend Micro, a $350 million maker of anti-virus and content-filtering products, Eva Chen could be considered one of the most influential women in IT. But when she goes on business trips to Japan with an entourage of software engineers, Chen puts away the business card that lists her title as “chief technology officer and executive vice president” and instead hands out one that reads: “engineering secretary.” The switch is a response to a cultural bias in Japan against women in authority, she said.

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4) Wireless Notes: Is more bandwidth better?

John Cox wonders: The IEEE 802.11 working group has blessed creating a new 100M bit/sec WLAN standard, called 802.11n. That’s good news. Isn’t it?

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5) Nutter’s Help Desk: Doing more with less

Ron Nutter helps a user who needs help getting a better handle on network conditions now that his budget’s been cut and he’s lost some employees.

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6) Management Notes: Mercury and NetIQ take the next step

They’re like little kids who want to play with the big boys – but they’re growing up fast – Senior Writer Denise Dubie says.

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7) Security Notes: Is Microsoft a national security threat?

Senior Editor Ellen Messmer discusses last week’s report on Microsoft software.

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8) Wireless Wizards: More power to you

The Wizards explain Power over Ethernet and its implications for wireless access points.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0929wizards.html

9) Spyware removal tools stop snoopers

Staying one step ahead of spyware creators requires a dedicated removal tool.

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https://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2003/0929techupdate.html

10) IBM, RIM to integrate middleware, BlackBerry

Plus: Smart phones, camera phones headed for ubiquity; Expertcity partners to bundle GoToMyPC

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11) IP videoconferencing winning converts

According to an informal survey of 161 out of 500 attendees at the Polycom User Group show earlier this month, nearly half said their organizations use IP technology for videoconferencing.

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12) UnitedLinux quietly marches on

The UnitedLinux consortium – unveiled with much fanfare last year as a unified effort to create a standard Linux distribution – has been awfully quiet of late in an industry segment that has been anything but quiet.

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13) Red Hat branches out

In a move to extend its business beyond the Linux operating system, Red Hat last week announced plans to deliver open source application server, clustering and systems management software.

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14) Cisco Catalyst 6500 gets Gigabit Ethernet makeover

Cisco last week introduced modules for its Catalyst 6500 enterprise network switch that provide 1G and 10G bit/sec Ethernet ports and new quality-of-service and security features.

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15) AT&T developing early warning tool

AT&T Labs is developing a new kind of traffic analysis tool – dubbed Internet Protect – that is designed to provide corporate customers with earlier indications of network attacks.

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16) DSL Forum targets business services

Earlier this month the DSL Forum accepted a technical report, TR-059, that outlines a new IP-centric architecture aimed at making DSL an ironclad data communication choice for business users.

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17) Pershing gets arms around online apps

Pershing relies heavily on its network to conduct much of its business, which involves supplying about 250 applications and services to more than 1,300 customers. Ramaswamy Nagappan, Pershing’s managing director of e-services, spoke recently with Network World Senior Writer Denise Dubie about the challenges of running such a huge online applications system.

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18) Vendors diversify content mgmt. tools

This summer, content management vendors staged a slew of acquisitions and application overhauls as they sought to attract companies that need help managing multiple information sources.

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19) Debate highlights VoIP hopes and fears

As vendors at last week’s Voice on the Net conference pushed new applications for making IP telephony ubiquitous and more multimedia-friendly, attendees cautioned that plenty of basic issues still need to be resolved.

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20) AT&T adds VoIP to managed VPN service

AT&T last week announced a voice-over-IP option for its managed VPN service that promises multinational customers an easier way to support voice between sites around the world.

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21) 3Com jumps back into router arena

3Com will revive another of its previously abandoned enterprise network lines this week as it launches a series of WAN routers for enterprise branch and central offices.

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