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No switch or router maker, industry giant focuses on DHCP for access control.
Focuses on firewall, access control, with less emphasis on endpoint security.
Working on Trusted Network Connect since mid-2004, company seeks completed architecture.
Systems keeping heat, power under control; some software issues remain.
Readers talk about the past, present, future of the network industry.
In 1986, one 9.6Kbps modem had a list price of $1,200.
The creator of the multiprotocol router reflects on the development of the device that fueled the growth of networking.
Net executives' salaries rocket upward as stature grows.
How should today's IT students prepare for the next 20 years?
In 1986 some of the network-industry movers and shakers were poised to become leaders, some were about to become footnotes and others were nearing the end of their influence.
Enough with the past. We ask 5 futurists to describe the changes coming our way.
Looking back at the network industry's most important people of the last 20 years.
Original list of 50 culled to offer our best choices.
A collage of Network World articles.
A brief timeline of network industry milestones
With vendors grid-enabling applications, and early adopters delighted, 2006 looks like the year of the grid.
NDC security projects increasingly center on building a strong identity-management base.
Data life-cycle protection is becoming just as important in New Data Center architectures as network security, but challenges abound.
More efficiency vs. more risk - IT executives speak frankly about automated security in the New Data Center.
Chicago trade network aims to make sure global online trades never stall.
Approvals board faces weekly risk assessment.
An interview with Gary McGraw.
Savvy security execs are deploying new tools to help developers with secure code.
Data surge pushes companies toward fresh create new information architectures.
Management focus shifts from devices to service delivery.
Network admin in North Carolina learns some management lessons.
The wide area challenges even the most adept network managers to deliver optimal application performance.
Municipalities deploy mesh and WiMAX to connect their communities.
