Plenty of folks are still on the fence about voice over IP. With traditional voice working just fine, thank-you-very-much, it can be hard to see why a switch to VoIP is worth the effort. But have you run the numbers lately? This week Network World presents an in-depth look at where organizations can reap the rewards of this technology – and just what that can mean in terms of dollars and cents. Feature: VoIP by the numbers http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/1103voip.html?net
Plenty of folks are still on the fence about voice over IP. With traditional voice working just fine, thank-you-very-much, it can be hard to see why a switch to VoIP is worth the effort. But have you run the numbers lately? This week Network World presents an in-depth look at where organizations can reap the rewards of this technology – and just what that can mean in terms of dollars and cents.
Feature: VoIP by the numbers
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/1103voip.html?net
College WLANs put to the test
At college campuses around the country, this is clearly the Year of the Wireless LAN. Rapidly growing numbers of students and faculty are coming to school with laptop computers, and the vast majority of those laptops are wireless-enabled. That means network administrators at universities this year are under extreme pressure to manage this wireless beast – and all the security issues that go with it.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1103campuswlan.html?net
Virus writers dismiss Microsoft’s bounty fund
Though cyberspace outlaws may look over their shoulder one extra time before launching a computer virus or worm, they won’t be deterred by the $5 million bounty fund established by Microsoft to help capture and convict them, two virus writers said.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1107viruswrite.html?net
Gartner sets technology priorities for CIOs
CIOs shouldn’t worry about bringing IPv6, 3G or 64-bit computing to the desktop until as late as 2007 or 2008, Gartner analysts advised in Cannes, France, Wednesday, at the company’s Symposium/ITxpo conference. On the other hand, IP VPNs, Wi-Fi and replacement desktop machines should all be the subject of careful reflection today, the analysts counseled.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1106gartner.html?net
This week’s top 5 stories so far:
1. Feature: VoIP by the numbers
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/1103voip.html?net
2. Microsoft eyes ID management
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1103msindentity.html?net
3. College WLANs put to the test
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1103campuswlan.html?net
4. Novell prepares to take on Red Hat
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1104novelprepa.html?net
5. Users betting big on RFID
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1103forrester.html?net
