Opinion

The importance of the local area

* LAN basics

Technical considerations with RFID

* Wireless tracking/scanning could be boon to inventory management

Authentiation? That’ll do nicely

* Where automated authentication works well

Stand-alone Microsoft Software Update Service

* What's in the stand-alone version of Microsoft Software Update Service

Savings vs. jobs

* Convergence can result in fewer jobs, or jobs shipped overseas

VoIP needs to get back to basics

* Breaking news from VON, Demo Mobile, Executive Women's Forum * Links to upcoming trade shows * Links to free Network World Technology Tours

Middle ground

IETF attempts to mediate S-BGP/soBGP debate

NetFlash: Fight back against telecom surcharges

Microsoft wins patent for IM feature

FCC clarifies WNP rules

IBM to speed Web infrastructure rollouts

Customers get more time to quit Microsoft’s Java

SMC debuts 802.11g router with print server

New entry-level appliance from Polycom

New numbers game

Port 80 filters that won’t break the bank

* WebScurity's webApp.secure and MultiNet's iSecureWeb

Successors at the ready

* Study shows very few top companies recognize the necessity of having a succession plan

IBM spins the dial on on-demand computing

* IBM introduces pay-as-you-go computing service

Software vulnerabilities are like burned-out brake lights

* Why you shouldn’t demand payment for disclosing software vulnerabilities

One smart contingency plan

* Aptela phone service helps ISP maintain customer support during hurricane Isabel

Bridges between IM islands needed

* Two approaches for linking enterprise instant messaging

Mailbag: Spam legislation not enough

* Reader suggestions on fighting spam

Middle ground

* IETF attempts to mediate S-BGP/soBGP debate

Industry steadily migrates services to MPLS

* MPLS voice trunking is latest convergence move

The catch in on-demand computing

* Do you trust your vendor to automate your resource allocation?

Bandwidth isn’t the answer, Yankee Group says

* Bandwidth alone can’t solve IT problems, according to Yankee Group report

ZENworks is not dead, maybe

* Latest Novell ZENworks developments

Check Point develops own VPN boxes

* Check Point's move to make own VPN boxes will likely rile its licensees

10 Gig Ethernet goes long in Europe

* CERN drives 10 Gigabit Ethernet network across Europe

NetFlash: Enterprise users scooping up blade servers