Opinion

How a midsize bank saved big migrating from Microsoft to Novell

* Extraco sees hard savings by dumping Windows for NetWare

There’s something to be said for worrying about the cloud

Extending Access via MySQL

Beware . . . there’s more VMware!

Calling for real tech support

Utopia, except for the phone companies

Should I worry about Bluetooth?

They are out to get you

Mail call . . .

PipeBoost boosts your pipes

* PipeBoost Web server accelerator

ReefEdge breaks into multisite, multivendor switch business

* WLAN architecture tides continue to shift

Business value can’t be measured by ROI analysis alone

* Return on investment isn’t always neatly quantifiable

When you can’t work from home

Growing a niche business

Toshiba tops the all-in-one heap

NetFlash: How to be a better networker

This week on Network World Fusion, 12/01/03

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BIND vulnerability patched

* Patches from EnGarde, Red Hat, OpenPKG, others * Several new Trojan horses on the loose * Microsoft shares its internal IT security practices and other interesting reading

It’s not really paranoia if…

* It’s not really paranoia if… * ‘Big Brother’ is not necessarily the government * “Press ‘1’ if your telephone handset is no longer operational” * Coolness from Comdex

Olympic net gets gold security protection

Tackling app performance management

How to get more bang for your telecom bucks

New critical vulnerabilities discovered in IE

Start-up manages storage with grids

Extending Access via MySQL

* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass offers advice on how to handle a growing Access database

Radvision expands product line

Universities wary of Acacia

IT job turnaround could spell strategic change for outsourcing providers

* Research shows IT departments are hiring again; what are the implications for outsourcing suppliers?

Gaining control of the data center

* What is the new data center?

Sprint’s PTT

Wireless carrier becomes third to offer walkie-talkie service