Opinion

NetFlash: Security of handhelds far too lax, experts say

A Brief Missive

End of an era

Reflect Systems tackles corporate Web casting

ViewCentral signs partners

The ‘chaos factor’ of unplanned downtime

* The problems of unplanned downtime

Cisco 10Gig switch

* The Reviewmeister says the Cisco Catalyst 6500 makes good on its 10 Gigabit performance promise

Tech execs’ top concerns

* Survey results from The St. Paul Group regarding the top concerns technology executives have

Will forum progress spur Ethernet service availability?

* Specs emerge for carrier-class Ethernet services

Rockliffe unveils Outlook plug-in

* Rockliffe’s Outlook plug-in allows users to keep their clients

SCO sets lawyers on Novell

* SCO accuses Novell of violating non-compete agreement by buying SuSE

Domains of thieves

* Spammers and their domain tricks

Vendors team for Web services acceleration

* Redline Networks, DataPower Technology combine Web services products

Sun opts for Opteron

* Sun to introduce two servers based on AMD’s 64-bit Opteron

Sprint’s PTT

* Wireless carrier becomes third to offer walkie-talkie service

Readers’ choice: SLM tools

* Readers give their picks for service-level management

Check Point works to strengthen SSL capabilities

* Check Point readying Web Security initiative

More SOHO storage choices

* At Comdex, Buffalo, Tritton and Iomega debut products

NPF releases message-passing spec

* Network Processing Forum specifies how to send messages between elements

High-speed communications and a slow joke

* Backspin columnist Mark Gibbs talks about the visions of telecom companies and government in relation to the Internet

NetFlash: Cool Yule Tools

Veritas, Cisco aim to consolidate SANs

A public service announcement?

Charting Xcelsius

* Infommersion Xcelsius charting tool

What IBM has cooking in the lab

* Cool demos at IBM Industry Solutions Lab

IETF ponders internationalized e-mail

* The knotty issue of supporting non-English language characters in e-mail addresses

Alliance to pass WME, go directly to 802.11e

* IEEE, vendors examine voice-over-WLAN issues

MS shifts from .Net, Web focus

Messaging goes mission critical

Waveset gives thanks to Sun

* What the industry thinks of Sun's planned acquisition of Waveset