Opinion

Cisco updates certifications, adds security training

InfiniBand trade group to list interoperable products

Sun bundles up to FIX financial services industry

AIX users unruffled by SCO lawsuit

More on e-provisioning, Web services and UDDI

* News nuggets from Sun, Novell, OASIS and NetPro

Jam-packed Configuresoft Enterprise Configuration Manager

* ECM 4.5 for scheduled or on-demand rollbacks

Mainframe management continues to evolve

* Management software for mainframes still a thriving business

Broadband users stick with frame relay and ATM

* Frame relay continues to be solid

SIMPLE is simply irresistible

* SIMPLE is best for instant-messaging standard

BakBone Software targets PostgresSQL

* New backup tool for open source database servers

Nokia, RealNetworks add 3GPP support

Metallica sounds more like John Denver

Virtual meeting legalities in India

Organic flash

Buffalo WBR-B11/G

* 802.11g WLAN gear from Buffalo and Apple

A one-stop-shop for global DSL VPN access

* Virtela beefs up DSL access portfolio

SSL becomes key to Layer 4-7 switching

* More Layer 4-7 switches incorporate SSL support

Security is everybody’s business

* The ITAA Information Security Awareness Certification Program

RIAA sues Streamcast over nonexistent radio service

* RIAA puts Streamcast in target range again

HomePNA is here to stay?

New Version 3.0 of the phone line network spec is multimedia-ready, with quality of service and 100M bit/sec-plus speeds

Oracle and PeopleSoft: A shotgun union?

* Some IT managers are convinced Oracle's hostile takeover bid is an ego trip for Ellison

The FTTP agenda

* Another analyst sees an ulterior motive behind the RBOC fiber buildout "plan"

NetFlash: CA readies multi-function security tool

Big IPSec guns help push forward SSL movement

* Nokia, Nortel, Check Point announce support for SSL remote access

IBM improves cluster

* IBM enhances its cluster server offering

Novell offers a way out of ‘DLL hell’

* Novell teams with Zero G to launch Common Software Manageability Initiative

Why virtualization is the best for improved scalability, performance

* Virtualized storage, utility computing and heterogeneous disk types

Layoff reaction, Part 2

* Readers have more to say on handling layoffs the “right” way

IM: Time waster or valuable tool?

* The pros and the cons of instant messaging

Welcome to my Web site

* Course materials available at author Mich Kabay’s Web site