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The Power issue

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Dec 23, 20022 mins

With the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and Congressional inquiries into corporate accounting practices, we’ve witnessed the ultimate corruption of power in the networking industry this year. But much more importantly, we’ve also been privy to powerful new technology visions, strong product plans and smart business moves. Here, in our annual Power Issue, we embrace and herald all the powerful people, companies, technologies and ideas floating around in this networked world.
Beth Schultz, editor, Network World Signature Series Bschultz@nww.com
Our guide to the most powerful network vendors
The 10 most powerful companies

Readers rate the power of 20 major vendors in our annual Powerometer poll.

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 Our guide to the most powerful people in the network industry
The 50 most powerful people

Profiles of five opportunists with their arms around industry power:

AT&T President Betsy Bernard, IBM’s Linux honcho Daniel Frye, Dell’s network pied piper Kim Goodman, Fidelity Investment System’s personage Don Haile, Symantec CEO John Thompson.

Readers rate the power of 20 major vendor CEOs in our annual Powerometer poll.

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 A guide to four contentious issues playing out in the network industry
Major server vendors clash over self-managing server networks
Two opposing specifications for Web services workflow standards battle it out
Incumbent carriers resist users’ push for Gigabit Ethernet services

SSL VPNs wrestle some of the market away from IPSec

Read more
 
 A look into emerging technologies that promise to empower the enterprise
Automated server configuration
PDAs

Intrusion prevention

Read more
 
 Our guide to techniques for boosting your corporate power

Get respect for your security efforts

Read more

Keep IT from becoming the corporate scapegoat

Read more
 
 More insight into the powerful people and events of the network industry

The Power line: Our annual timeline of the industry’s most electrifying events.

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The Bracket Game: Your vote will determine the most powerful person in the network industry.

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The Power Issue is one of si

The 10 most powerful companies

Readers rate the power of 20 major vendors in our annual Powerometer poll.

Read more
 
 Our guide to the most powerful people in the network industry
The 50 most powerful people

Profiles of five opportunists with their arms around industry power:

AT&T President Betsy Bernard, IBM’s Linux honcho Daniel Frye, Dell’s network pied piper Kim Goodman, Fidelity Investment System’s personage Don Haile, Symantec CEO John Thompson.

Readers rate the power of 20 major vendor CEOs in our annual Powerometer poll.

Read more
 
 A guide to four contentious issues playing out in the network industry
Major server vendors clash over self-managing server networks
Two opposing specifications for Web services workflow standards battle it out
Incumbent carriers resist users’ push for Gigabit Ethernet services

SSL VPNs wrestle some of the market away from IPSec

Read more
 
 A look into emerging technologies that promise to empower the enterprise
Automated server configuration
PDAs

Intrusion prevention

Read more
 
 Our guide to techniques for boosting your corporate power

Get respect for your security efforts

Read more

Keep IT from becoming the corporate scapegoat

Read more
 
 More insight into the powerful people and events of the network industry

The Power line: Our annual timeline of the industry’s most electrifying events.

Read more

The Bracket Game: Your vote will determine the most powerful person in the net

The 50 most powerful people

Profiles of five opportunists with their arms around industry power:

AT&T President Betsy Bernard, IBM’s Linux honcho Daniel Frye, Dell’s network pied piper Kim Goodman, Fidelity Investment System’s personage Don Haile, Symantec CEO John Thompson.

Readers rate the power of 20 major vendor CEOs in our annual Powerometer poll.

Read more
 
 A guide to four contentious issues playing out in the network industry
Major server vendors clash over self-managing server networks
Two opposing specifications for Web services workflow standards battle it out
Incumbent carriers resist users’ push for Gigabit Ethernet services

SSL VPNs wrestle some of the market away from IPSec

Read more
 
 A look into emerging technologies that promise to empower the enterprise
Automated server configuration
PDAs

Intrusion prevention

Read more
 
 Our guide to techniques for boosting your corporate power

Get respect for your security efforts

Read more

Keep IT from becoming the corporate scapegoat

Read more
 
 More insight into the powerful people and events of the network industry

The Power line: Our annual timeline of the industry’s most electrifying events.

Read more

The Bracket Game: Your vote will determine the most powerful person in the network industry.

Major server vendors clash over self-managing server networks
Two opposing specifications for Web services workflow standards battle it out
Incumbent carriers resist users’ push for Gigabit Ethernet services

SSL VPNs wrestle some of the market away from IPSec

Read more
 
 A look into emerging technologies that promise to empower the enterprise
Automated server configuration
PDAs

Intrusion prevention

Read more
 
 Our guide to techniques for boosting your corporate power

Get respect for your security efforts

Read more

Keep IT from becoming the corporate scapegoat

Read more
 
 More insight into the powerful people and events of the network industry

The Power line: Our annual timeline of the industry’s most electrifying events.

Read more

The Bracket Game: Your vote will determine the most powerful person in the network industry.

Read more
 
 
 
Automated server configuration
PDAs

Intrusion prevention

Read more
 
 Our guide to techniques for boosting your corporate power

Get respect for your security efforts

Read more

Keep IT from becoming the corporate scapegoat

Read more
 
 More insight into the powerful people and events of the network industry

The Power line: Our annual timeline of the industry’s most electrifying events.

Read more

The Bracket Game: Your vote will determine the most powerful person in the network industry.

Read more
 
 
 

The Power Issue is one of six bimonthly issues providing insights, opinions and information on the biggest trends shaping the networked world. Look for the new Extended Enterpr

Get respect for your security efforts

Read more

Keep IT from becoming the corporate scapegoat

Read more
 
 More insight into the powerful people and events of the network industry

The Power line: Our annual timeline of the industry’s most electrifying events.

Read more

The Bracket Game: Your vote will determine the most powerful person in the network industry.

Read more
 
 
 

The Power Issue is one of six bimonthly issues providing insights, opinions and information on the biggest trends shaping the networke

The Power line: Our annual timeline of the industry’s most electrifying events.

Read more

The Bracket Game: Your vote will determine the most powerful person in the network industry.

Read more
 
 
 

The Power Issue is one of six bimonthly issues providing insights, opinions and information on the biggest trends shaping the networked world. Look for the new Extended Enterprise Issue, a guide to the latest technologies and challenges of building an extended corporate infrastructure, coming Feb. 17, 2003.