Opinion

TACC’s 300-node cluster is just the beginning

* Texas Advanced Computing Center packs server punch with Dell cluster

Mailbag: Contract management; diversity

* Sharing some reader feedback

Novell and Linux – in perfect harmony?

* Linux and the open source movement are thoroughly intertwined

Filtering URLs conserves bandwidth

* Content filtering as a QoS tool

Qwest sues a customer

* Qwest charges AT&T with knowingly submitting inaccurate toll-free number data

NetFlash: Microsoft unveils development tools to support management

Mac flaws uncovered

* Patches from Apple, Slackware, others * Beware Sober virus * Developers get hands on Microsoft's NGSCB, and other interesting reading

Power lines are not just for electricity anymore

* Overview of HomePlug data-over-powerline technology

Speedera debuts Internet index

* Speedera Networks publishes Internet performance index

Mailbag: Shopping shouldn’t be so difficult

* Your thoughts on shopping in-store vs. online

Gone in a flash, Part 2

* First steps in countering the threat posed by USB flash drives

SSL market shakeout continues

* SafeWeb is latest SSL remote access vendor to be acquired

How successful will storage vendors be out of their comfort zones?

* Storage vendors leap into applications management territory

Object-oriented storage

* New storage technology is nearby

Product Central

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The world according to 2Wire, Part 1

* A recent 2Wire customer study reveals some surprises

Application convergence and personal privacy, Part 2

* Where privacy and convergence collide

Mailbag: Irritating telemarketing calls

* Your tales from the telemarketing front lines

Why Longhorn is a bit ‘herky-jerky’ right now

* Different work by different Microsoft teams to develop Longhorn functionality

Combining ease of use with high-security is not plain sailing

* Identity security appears more stringent on sea cruises

Economic factors drive gov’t outsourcing to state and local levels

* State and local governments turn to outsourcing

NetFlash: C&W ditching ATM, frame customers

IBM takes on U.S. regulatory compliance requirements

Lucent back in black

Achieves profitability ahead of schedule, but no guarantee of sustainability

Mixing up voice and wireless

* Moves afoot to bring voice over wireless

Forum secures Web services

* Risks of moving to Web services-based infrastructures

CDPD users will be movin’ on

* Migration strategies emerging for CDPD shops

SCO sends mixed messages over its licensing plan

* SCO offers intellectual property licenses only to large U.S. firms

Readers’ choice: network management, Part 2

* More network management tools chosen by readers