This week on Network World Fusion, 10/13/03

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) AT&T touts tool to map IP traffic

2) Review: Intrusion-detection systems in the wild

3) IBM airs ‘utility’ wares

4) Start-ups push storage with a twist

5) Wireless wizards: Where does the bandwidth go?

6) Nutter’s Help Desk: Finding all the access points

7) Review: Microsoft Small Business Server 2003

8) Session controllers join H.323 and SIP

9) Terminating a systems administrator

10) IBM puts Domino users on path to WebSphere

11) IBM execs see changing focus on security with rise of WLANs

12) Glowpoint branching out into Webcasting

13) Alcatel’s IP PBX upgrade includes cell phone support, VLAN management

14) Nortel taps SMB installed base with VoIP

15) Microsoft SMS 2003 ready to go, monitoring

16) ILECs answer VoIP phone threats

17) 10 Gigabit ready to set up enterprise shop

18) Year One: Force10 faces challenges

19) Hitachi enhances storage connectivity

20) GE motors along with e-learning software

1) AT&T touts tool to map IP traffic

Researchers at AT&T Labs have applied leading-edge statistical techniques to create what they say are the first real-time traffic reports for IP networks. This breakthrough is the final piece of a six-year effort at AT&T Labs to find a way to provide IP network management that is on par with that of the extremely reliable telephone network.

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2) Review: Intrusion-detection systems in the wild

We test five IDSes with live Internet traffic for 60 days. Our conclusion: Network intrusion detection systems can be highly useful additions to your enterprise security arsenal. They provide unique visibility into your networks and offer powerful forensics tools that help detect how and when your network was attacked.  IDSs are not for every network, but when they are deployed in the right place, at the right time and monitored by the right network security professional, it’s the right kind of product. Read our test report and our conclusions on the five products.

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3) IBM airs ‘utility’ wares

IBM last week continued to fill in its utility computing puzzle by introducing a variety of products, services and partnerships all designed to let companies more quickly deploy and more efficiently manage data-center resources.

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4) Start-ups push storage with a twist

A handful of storage start-ups are developing software that will let users guarantee the integrity, authenticity and rapid accessibility of large amounts of data at a fraction of the cost of traditional storage arrays.

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5) Wireless wizards: Where does the bandwidth go?

The Wizards answer a reader who wants to know why an 11M bit/sec wireless connection only provides 5-6M bit/sec of real throughput – what’s in that overhead?

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6) Nutter’s Help Desk: Finding all the access points

Ron Nutter offers tips to a user who needs to lock down his wireless network – starting with finding all the access points in his enterprise.

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7) Review: Microsoft Small Business Server 2003

Released last week, SBS 2003 is a polished and well-designed product that will satisfy the needs of small offices with multiple PCs but no central file server or IT support.

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8) Session controllers join H.323 and SIP

A new breed of network equipment called session controllers offer H.323/SIP interworking to solve the complexities of connecting a diverse set of VoIP and other collaborative applications.

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9) Terminating a systems administrator

When it’s time for an IT employee to go, eliminate all the ways that person can access your network.

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10) IBM puts Domino users on path to WebSphere

After years of rumors, Lotus’ Domino platform now is going to be melded with IBM’s next-generation WebSphere collaboration and messaging platform.

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11) IBM execs see changing focus on security with rise of WLANs

IBM executives offered their perspectives on what they say are distinct changes in security focus at corporations and government brought on by events such as the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and more everyday problems such as poorly protected wireless LANs.

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12) Glowpoint branching out into Webcasting

The company, which has offered videoconferencing services for about three years, will charge for its Webcasting service based on usage in addition to the flat network-connectivity fee. If a customer sets up a 30-minute sales training video to be transmit

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13) Alcatel’s IP PBX upgrade includes cell phone support, VLAN management

Alcatel this week is scheduled to unveil several features of its IP PBX for large corporations that will tie cell phones to corporate IP telephony systems.

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14) Nortel taps SMB installed base with VoIP

Nortel last week unveiled several new products and upgrades aimed at letting smaller companies more easily add and support voice-over-IP and convergence applications.

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15) Microsoft SMS 2003 ready to go, monitoring

Microsoft next month is scheduled to release the first of two management tools slated to play a prominent role in the company’s strategy to develop a platform-wide infrastructure for managing Windows.

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16) ILECs answer VoIP phone threats

Incumbent long-distance carriers insist they are not sitting idle as fledgling voice-over-IP service providers skim voice minutes – and revenue – from their networks.

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17) 10 Gigabit ready to set up enterprise shop

Falling prices and the proliferation of inexpensive Gigabit products are pushing demand for 10 Gigabit among some users. Others are holding out for the copper version of 10 Gigabit, in the hopes that this will drive down the per-port cost of the technology even further. Observers say this could come into play as 10G moves from switch-to-switch applications into high-end server and network-attached storage connectivity.

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18) Year One: Force10 faces challenges

After arriving with a splash in the high-end switch market in September 2002, Force10 Networks continues to gain customers and praise from high-end users. But some observers say that, with its rivals catching up in technology, the firm must continue to push new products aimed at a broader range of customers or become just another player in a crowded, Cisco-dominated pack.

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19) Hitachi enhances storage connectivity

Hitachi Data Systems last week introduced new data protection software and a variety of storage enhancements aimed at making it easier for users to manage, scale, protect and retain their storage resources.

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20) GE motors along with e-learning software

General Electric has selected Plateau Systems for one of the largest-ever corporate installations of e-learning management software. The deal signals a trend toward enterprisewide adoption of Web-based training systems, industry analysts say.

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