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This week on Network World Fusion, 06/01/04

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Future of IOS may be seen in Cisco’s new core router

WLAN vendors spar over implementation methods

Future of IOS may be seen in Cisco’s new core router

EMC targets SMB market

CitiGroup rolling out streaming media

Tellabs buys AFC

Marks move into broadband access, FTTP

NetFlash: Pneumatic nets haven’t gone down the tubes

* Pneumatic nets haven't gone down the tubes * WLAN vendors spar over methods * Convergence at the forefront at MCI * Buffalo spammer gets up to 7 years * Network World Fusion Radio * Today on Layer 8 * This week’s top 5 stories

Hi-tech on the campaign trail

Another NW Fusion Radio program

RFID: A bad science privacy problem?

RedCell

* The Reviewmeister takes a look at RedCell from Dorado Software

The end of passwords: Problems

* A dozen reasons to hate passwords

Companies merge to offer optimized VoIP services

* Proficient Networks, IP Deliver team to bring optimized VoIP services to carriers

F5 offers upgrade for its SSL gear; checks remote machines for security

* F5 announcing support for Linux, Mac OS as well as Windows

SOCs aim to speed up throughput for storage systems

* Storage system on a chip

Tellabs buys AFC

* Marks move into broadband access, FTTP

How to get your hands on SuSE Linux

* How you can get SuSE and Novell Nterprise Linux Services at no charge

Start-up to control chip cooling

* Cooligy tries to get processors to chill

NetFlash: IBM uses own grid technology for ISV program

* IBM uses own grid technology for ISV program * Tech Ed: Microsoft extends product support to 10 years * Dell, EMC roll out low-cost SAN device * Yahoo adds anti-spyware service to toolbar * Today on Layer 8

ISA Server Service Pack 2 released

* Patches from FreeBSD, SuSE, others * Beware yet more variants of Agobot * CA goes after patch management, and other interesting reading

Hot spots not hot

* WLAN hot spots may not be all they’re cracked up to be

Rethinking e-mail management

* With viruses and spam, e-mail server duty is costing more than you think

A point of reference

* Workforce Management offers some suggestions for obtaining candid references

IM as a portal

* Instant-messaging platforms could be the portals of the future

FRoDSL and mean time to repair

* More about why FRoDSL is a sound choice for accessing frame relay nets

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