Opinion

Australia’s national welfare agency mulls move from NetWare to OES

* Don't be left on the empty platform

HFR: Not very far

* New high-end Cisco core router designed to one-up Juniper

NetFlash: Cisco plans high-end router

WLANs and fiber optics meet

* BelAir Networks links fiber-optic Fast Ethernet with WLAN access points

WS-Security receives official blessing from OASIS

Foundry BigIron MG8

* The Reviewmeister runs the BigIron MG8 through a variety of performance tests

Can we improve client wireless transmissions?

MCI tightens remote access security

* MCI rolls out SSL VPN service

Sun could be perfect acquisition for Dell

* Is Sun setting itself up for acquisition? Dell might be interested

CHAP logon cheaper than SSL

* An alternative to using HTTPS protocol when authenticating users

The Spam battle

* Ironport promotes SMPTi initiative

The real traffic mgmt. challenge

Will ‘vamming’ plague VoIP?

Operating systems can take some funny turns

Making Outlook work for us, Part II

When silence speaks volumes

Patching yesterday’s holes?

Intelligent or stupid? Dumb question

Higher quality in store for VoIP

* Wideband VoIP should lead to better quality

Mailbag: Is Linux safer than Windows?

* Readers weigh in on the Linux vs. Windows safety debate

A wee drop of DEWR’s

* Australian government agency gets decentralized

Should you patch if your security-monitoring processes are good?

* Microsoft issues guide to devising a patch management process

Utah program creates hundreds of rural IT jobs

Preserving wireless VoIP handset battery life

* Vendors enable handset sleep mode

Up and running

Testing fast wireless routers

Reverse DNS

Anomalous software

Connecting to different VPNs with a single PC

* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass offers advice on connecting to different VPNs with a single PC

NetFlash: Cisco to revamp IOS software