NetFlash: Juniper spearheads effort to fortify Internet

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.

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Microsoft issues patches for five software flaws

Microsoft Wednesday issued its first monthly security update since announcing the new initiative last week.

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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.

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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