Opinion

Welcome to the 500th issue!

* 500 issues later, which Web technology have analysts branded a "waste of time?"

Wireless IDSs garner attention

* Aruba, IBM, AirDefense fight wireless intrusions

Internet tax moratorium: why?

* Why give special treatment to Internet services?

Teaching service providers to offer choices

Looking for blame in all the wrong places

Reach for the stupid juice

Software developers say Linux is safer than WinXP

* Survey results show developer confidence in Linux security is on the up

Achieving secure unwired bliss

Dressing up COBOL in modern garb

Euphoric about Euphoria

A call for end-user advocates

Controlling spam

Teaching companies new tricks

On the road again

Tape backup continues to dominate

When datastreams diverge

* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass helps a reader understand where and why individual data streams diverge

Evaluation points

* Capabilities to look for in management software

Even in Weblogs . . .

Business-process insanity

Why we really should write more stories about COBOL

* Why we really should write more stories about COBOL * Networking nirvana * Talk to us * A lawsuit is not the answer

EMC deal highlights storage evolution

Review: Cisco’s Catalyst 6500 raises the stakes

Microsoft releases über patch for XP

NetFlash: Group tries to steer utility computing

Citrix users tout server benefits

EMC deal highlights storage evolution

AOL IM flaw patched

* Patches from Microsoft, Conectiva, Mandrake Linux, others * Beware virus arriving disguised as a DivX video trailer of the movie "Kill Bill" * Network Associates outlines security product strategy, and other interesting reading

This week on Network World Fusion, 10/20/03

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NetFlash: SCO gives Linux users more time

iTunes for Windows is here