Opinion

Dumber decisions – safer world?

The carrier Catch-22 . . . and how best to cope

Server-based client apps: Good idea?

* Dr. Internet columnists Steve Blass offers some thoughts on server-based client apps

Wave Systems aims to strengthen authentication to Windows

* Wave Systems helps bring Trusted Computing to Windows

Creating a small VPN

Competition will continue despite telecom consolidation

* Competition in market for content and application services

Meeting WARN Act obligations

ARO Outsourcing expands at-home jobs beyond the call center, Part 2

Tax time tips

Beware the Ides of Microsoft

Basing access authorization on what people do 80% of the time

* Role-based access control

Rendering verdicts

Service calls in a New Yawk minute

Mandrakesoft buys Connectiva, uniting Linux on two continents

* Mandrakesoft acquires Connectiva

Managing the unobvious

* Contrasting approaches to dealing with the unexpected

NetFlash: Satellite services improving but demand for them still iffy

* Satellite services improving but demand for them still iffy * Mozilla warns of security holes, patches Firefox * IBM expanding Workplace realm * Firetide unveils WLAN mesh net * Network World Radio: Blogs can get you fired * Today on Layer 8

This week on Network World Fusion, 02/28/05

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Software upgrade adds WAN load balancing to Foundry switches

* Software upgrade for Foundry Networks' ServerIronXL

Software streaming revamps desktop

* Software streaming

User group champions telecom user interests

Best storage switches winner: Cisco MDS 9509

SQL Server 2005 brings new features, higher price

When carriers mess up and refuse to ‘fess up

* When carriers mess up and refuse to ‘fess up * Application platforms in trouble * Why VoIP services make sense * How can CLECs keep their heads above water?

EMC adds quick search, chargeback functions

Firetide unveils wireless LAN mesh net

Govt. braces for key security standard

The great equivocation

VMware Workstation 5 beta [virtual machine environment]

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