Does the Internet really need another standard? In the name of interoperability and service consistency, Juniper Networks is proposing interconnection standards that would get around problems caused by different implementations of previous standards. But as Network World’s Jim Duffy points out, this isn’t the first time a vendor has tried this, and Juniper’s challenge will be getting others to sign on. Juniper spearheads effort to fortify Internet http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/1015infranet.html?net
Does the Internet really need another standard? In the name of interoperability and service consistency, Juniper Networks is proposing interconnection standards that would get around problems caused by different implementations of previous standards. But as Network World’s Jim Duffy points out, this isn’t the first time a vendor has tried this, and Juniper’s challenge will be getting others to sign on.
Juniper spearheads effort to fortify Internet
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/1015infranet.html?net
GE motors along with e-learning software
Big software vendors aren’t necessarily the companies best suited for delivering e-learning. General Electric recently picked relatively small Plateau Systems for one of the largest-ever corporate installations of e-learning management software.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1013ge.html?net
Microsoft issues patches for five software flaws
Microsoft Wednesday issued its first monthly security update since announcing the new initiative last week.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1020mssec.html?net
Starbak offers Windows Media encoder appliance
Starbak Communications is adding another piece to its infrastructure for creating, managing and delivering streaming media with this week’s introduction of Create CEA, a content-encoding appliance that converts video input into Windows Media format.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1015starbak.html?net
This week’s top 5 stories so far:
1. AT&T touts tool to map IP traffic
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1013att.html?net
2. Two service providers rank among fastest-growing tech companies
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/1013deloitte.html?net
3. Start-ups push storage with a twist
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1013permabit.html?net
4. 10 Gigabit ready to set up enterprise shop
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1013specialfocus.html?net
5. ILECs answer VoIP phone threats
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1013skype.html?net
