Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Disk has established its role as a primary storage technology, but tape sticks around to back it up
Crackberry goes deeper, broader, while Palm plays Linux card
What it the most cost-effective way to manage your data center environment.
Interop keynotes, vendors and sessions focus on energy efficiency
Work without pay, flaming iPods, spammers in Hell
NightWatchman centralizes and automates PC shutdowns
Messaging systems went toe-to-toe in years leading to today’s real-time communications bundle battle.
Gartner predicted intrusion-detection systems would be dead by 2005
Microsoft bested its sometimes partner IBM on the operating system front
Internet Explorer now owns about 80% of the browser market, something Netscape Navigator was closing in on itself at one time.
IBM and its VAX killers bested Digital Equipment Corp. in this 1980s rivalry
Directory services battle took turn with advent of Internet
Responsible security flaw disclosure debate gets ever more complicated.
IBM-Cisco squared off in this acrimonious fight
Femtocells, wireless LANs and archiving among focus areas
It’s still unclear what role 24/7 Real Media’s ad-serving network may have played in disseminating the RealPlayer ActiveX exploit across the Internet
IBM study identifies lack of preparation at big companies
Filing Thursday is in response to NetApp September suit alleging Sun’s ZFS violates NetApp patents.
WiMAX proponents have enterprise aspirations but they will take 2 to 3 years to realize
Data breaches, regulations, simpler products pave way for increased encryption adoption
Interop attendees hear of new threats, countermeasures … and retaliation
With merger near completion, Avaya looks to accelerate deployment of its communication-enabling technology
The PCI Security Standards Council--which represents Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover -- anticipates expanding requirements for next year that could relate to wireless use as well as Web-application security.
