Opinion

Reasons to be cheerful

* Events and trends are cause for home-based optimism

Managing desktops and laptops more complex than ever

* More capabilities needed for desktop and laptop management

The opportunity for CLECs, Part 2

* After long legal battle, CLECs find other ways to make money

ScriptLogic rolls out ‘Solution Pack’ bundles

* ScriptLogic bundles focus on data migration, file server mgmt., security

A keychain-sized ID token, plus the weeks ahead in identity management

* Cleared Security Platform USB token; looking forward to identity management shows

There’s yet another EAP in the offing

* PEAP-TLV en route for Wi-Fi hot spots

Local, state governments form group to pool open source code

* The Government Open Code Collaborative lets members share code

Web bugs and cookies considered illegal

* French data protection authority declares e-mail tracking system illegal

Wireless-less

Qwest sells CDMA assets to Verizon

Comdex canceled but other shows must go on

* Breaking news from Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference * News from JavaOne * Comdex news * Upcoming trade shows * Free Network World Technology Tours

NetFlash: How GM saved a billion dollars

* How GM saved a billion dollars * Cisco lands large VoIP deal with Boeing * Key Microsoft patch tools delayed again * Nortel predicts '03 restatement will wipe out profit * Today on Layer 8

Product Central

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IBM gives servers boost with Power5

Q&A: Sun’s Loiacono on open-source Solaris

Turning over the reins

* There is still so much to learn in IT

Software Piracy Question

Linux Goes to College

When you can’t work from home, Part 8

* Kansas City “studio” geared toward graphic artists

FaceTime IM Auditor

* Managing your IM infrastructure with FaceTime's IM Auditor

Take the Tolly test for SSL VPN gear

* The Tolly Group's SSL VPN resource

Security vs. operations

* Correspondent wrestles with organizational dynamics of security, operations groups

NetEx sends IP data at ‘hyper’ speed

* Network Executive Software’s acceleration device for long distances

Negotiating SLAs is not a fight

* Your customers are not your adversaries when it comes to negotiating SLAs

Wireless-less

* Qwest sells CDMA assets to Verizon

Mailbag: To keep or not to keep e-mail

* Readers write in with thoughts on purging corporate e-mail

You’ll have to be more specific

* ResumeDoctor.com says vague is out and specifics are in when writing your resume

IBM to unveil line of Power5-based servers

* IBM readies p5 servers based on Power5 processors

Investigating Novell Kernel Services

* Will NKS support running NLMs on current Linux distributions?

Open source and Linux in the data center

* Vendors use Linux and open source software in data center technology