Opinion

HP dives into the identity management space without its own directory service

* HP acquires identity management vendor TruLogica

Hooked on the lowest bidder

Life insurance for your software

* Software Assurance and you

They took the whole site

HP offers pre-configured Linux desktops

* HP bundles Mandrake Linux with desktops

Fix the patch update system

We call on vendors to simplify the process.

The uh-oh factor

* Hooked on the lowest bidder * Let the games continue * I spy * Wrangling over services revenue

Debian, Gentoo Linux patches

* Patches from Debian, Gentoo, others * Beware Trojan LDPinch-G, H * NetScreen update expands reach of intrusion detection, and other interesting reading

This week on Network World Fusion, 03/15/03

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NetFlash: Sears chooses CSC for IT outsourcing

Telco unveils convergence gear

Extreme unites wired, wireless nets

4G Fibre Channel doubles speeds of SANs

Mgmt. matters: Zurich Life tackles change management

A multi-codec codec?

Radvision updates gatekeeper

Miscellaneous Fusion content

H.350 workshop

Corvis takes matters into its own hands

NetFlash: Microsoft behind $50 million SCO investment

Cutting P2P off at the knees

Greenspan: Be careful of knee-jerk reactions to outsourcing

Microsoft teams to provide mobile video

Scooby-Doo

Real goes to bat in court

Aligo’s Omni Mobile Platform

* The Reviewmeister tests Aligo's Omni Mobile Platform

Cisco adds to VPN, SSL range

* Cisco releases VPN, SSL gear, upgrades Security Device Manager

A critical eye on recent offerings

* Which are hot, which sure to be flops?

How many bits?

* History of data encoding

Compression and acceleration offered as service

* TeleManagement Systems’ compression service