By Jeff Caruso A couple years ago, many IT managers didn’t even know what “ROI” stood for – and now the acronym is as common to IT-speak as TCP/IP. ROI, for those who still don’t know, is “return on investment,” which is just a fancy way of saying “bang for your buck.” Businesses are looking for ways to make sure they’re getting the value they expect from their IT products and services, and this trend was especially evident at last week’s NetWorld+Interop 2003 trade show in Las Vegas. There, using technology for cutting costs and increasing revenue was of top concern.ROI rules Interophttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0505interop.html?net ID management software gathers steamToo much of network administrators’ time is spent on managing simple user-identification functions like user IDs and passwords. Fortunately, many management software vendors are producing tools to make the process smoother, creating a whole new genre of management. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0505identitymgmt.html?netSee the Network World Identity Management Newsletter:https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/dir/index.html?netVenture funding continues downward spiralAbout the best thing that can be said about the latest numbers on network and software industry venture-capital investing is that they are still bigger than in most other industries.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0502vcfunds.html?net SCO threats hang over Linux arenaWhen The SCO Group last month filed its $1 billion lawsuit against IBM for alleged misuse of Unix code, CEO Darl McBride insisted that the matter had nothing to do with Linux or open source. Since the complaint was filed in March, SCO executives have conceded that they are looking beyond IBM and have issues with code in other Linux products, including those from Red Hat and SuSE Linux.http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0505scolinux.html?net Related content news analysis Western Digital keeps HDDs relevant with major capacity boost Western Digital and rival Seagate are finding new ways to pack data onto disk platters, keeping them relevant in the age of solid-state drives (SSD). By Andy Patrizio Dec 06, 2023 4 mins Enterprise Storage Data Center news analysis Global network outage report and internet health check Cisco subsidiary ThousandEyes, which tracks internet and cloud traffic, provides Network World with weekly updates on the performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers. By Ann Bednarz and Tim Greene Dec 06, 2023 286 mins Networking news analysis Cisco uncorks AI-based security assistant to streamline enterprise protection With Cisco AI Assistant for Security, enterprises can use natural language to discover policies and get rule recommendations, identify misconfigured policies, and simplify complex workflows. By Michael Cooney Dec 06, 2023 3 mins Firewalls Generative AI Network Security news Nvidia’s new chips for China to be compliant with US curbs: Jensen Huang Nvidia’s AI-focused H20 GPUs bypass US restrictions on China’s silicon access, including limits on-chip performance and density. By Anirban Ghoshal Dec 06, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Technology Industry Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe