Opinion

Tool for pitting fiber against copper

* Cost model weighs cost of fiber optics against copper wiring

‘Next EDI’ gains key proponent

Mailbag: 2004-to-do list; taking techies for a test run

* Readers share thoughts on recent newsletter topics

Cuts at MCI

* Carrier will reduce workforce by 3% this year

Novell exteNds to Version 5 with ‘ease’

* Novell bring out the boys to promote exteNd Version 5

Post-divestiture trivia winners and answers revealed, Part 1

* Readers show strong grasp of telecom history

RealNetworks acquires GameHouse

Making lemonade out of lemons

E-mail outsourcing: Your questions answered

* Reader responses to outsourcing e-mail

What’s up with wireless mesh networking?

Point-of-sale systems gain smarts

* A look at why retailers are driven to invest in new POS software and hardware

Raindance conferences in VoIP

* Raindance integrates Web and telephone conferencing over VoIP

Key network issues for 2004

IM expands its enterprise reach

Put PHP on your iCalendar

* Calendaring with PHP iCalendar

Beating the rebate runaround

Is the H.323 vulnerability a showstopper?

* Analysis of the security hole in H.323 implementations

Why you should check out Microsoft’s latest patch tool

* Microsoft releases Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Version 1.2

Wi-Fi Alliance plans Super G tests

* The Super G plot thickens

Backing up an Exchange server

Turning spreadsheets into XML

* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass helps a reader convert spreadsheets into XML

The incredible growing network

SMBs are offloading the IT burden.

Getting people to the seat, Part 1

Ways to remove the barriers to federal telework center use.

Ads infinitum

Presidential candidates run on open-source platforms

* Open source gets political

NetFlash: ‘Next EDI’ gains key proponent

This week on Network World Fusion, 01/26/03

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux flaw

* Patches from Red Hat, Mandrake Linux * Beware StartPage.AB Trojan * Security start-ups offer new brands of protection, and other interesting reading

Pop-ups keep popping

* Pop-ups keep popping * New possibilities for IM * Making copies not what it used to be * Time to learn more about on-demand computing

Market report highlights telecom growth