Opinion

Novell’s Linux promotion comes through

* Details on the promotion for Novell’s Linux Technical Resource Kit

Straight talk about data security

* Delia says it, you better believe it

Bandwidth efficiency in packet switching

* Bandwidth efficiency took on new dimension with packet switching

Cluster start-up PolyServe grabs cash

* PolyServe gets another $20 million to build and sell server cluster products

How vendors benefit from Serial Attached SCSI

* Serial Attached SCSI squeezes out costs for vendors

Turns to JEDI for security, Juniper does

* Introducing Juniper's JEDI security initiative

Understanding brute-force cracking

* How much time would it take to crack a code?

ADSL2+ coming on strong

* ADSL2+ provides a big bandwidth boost, but what will carriers do with all that extra bandwidth?

The rise and rise of Skype and Vonage

NetFlash: One IT consultant’s battle against the Microsoft monoculture

* Mano a mono * Oracle releases delayed security patches * IBM and Intel to open up blade specifications * Nortel CEO Bill Owens sees 'exciting future' * Today on Layer 8

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On the eve of autumn: Big doings for the fall

Products certified with better WLAN encryption

* Wi-Fi Alliance certifies several products that comply with new security standard

Oracle releases patches, finally

* Patches from Oracle, SuSE, HP, others * Beware new Bagle variant * Symantec joins anti-phishing group, and other interesting reading

Netspoke adds video, recording tools

Sonexis adds managed service, hosting options

Audioblog rant

Cool paint

What a deal!

Fighting spam begins with education

* Educating your users to be spam aware

802.11n to bring high speeds, power management to Wi-Fi

* IEEE to review 802.11n proposals next month

IM usage at work grows, survey says

* Survey shows IM a growing part of work life

Protecting your network proactively

* A look at what Symantec calls generic exploit blocking

Integrating with the DataPower XI50

* DataPower’s latest: the XI50

Two issues with the policy access protocol idea

* Readers identify two areas where a policy access protocol might have problems

Raise the bar on service-level management

* Service-level management can go further today

Was Microsoft’s ad really misleading?

* Microsoft’s Linux comparison ad taken to task

Linux-based Wi-Fi hot spot on CD

* Create a Wi-Fi hot spot with a Linux-based gateway on CD

IMS enables wireless convergence, Part 2

* Benefits of IMS

When all else fails, communicate

* Communication with users can make management easier