NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: THIS WEEK ON NW FUSION 10/04/04 In this issue:
Welcome to This Week on NW Fusion, featuring breaking news, info, and tips from Network World Fusion, the most comprehensive enterprise networking resource on the Internet. See below for the week's biggest stories and check out our other e-mail newsletters at http://www.nwfusion.com/focus * Links related to This Week on NW Fusion * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Altiris In this era of online self-service, system availability is mission critical. Access to CRM, ERP and SFA systems are constant demands of the workforce. Ensure true 24/7availability and world-class customer satisfaction by learning about the Best Practices of automated Patch Management and Software updates. 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Register today to find out how to protect yourself. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=83486 _______________________________________________________________ THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES ON NETWORK WORLD FUSION (SEE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS BELOW) 1) Cracking the wireless security code: Exclusive test 2) Cisco deals kick VoIP market into high gear 3) Microsoft leaves colleges vulnerable 4) IT pros may know more, but so do their kids 5) Nutter's Help Desk: Spam control on an AIX server 6) Tech Update: LLDP helps troubleshoot, map and more 7) Case study: Implementing ITIL 8) F5 appliance extends remote access 9) Case study: Postal Service delivers single sign-on 10) Upstart firm touts remote DSLAM 11) Winning over skeptics, VoIP support builds 12) Network World Radio: The hidden cost of implementing VoIP 13) Quovia updates VoIP management appliances 14) AT&T expands network globally 15) Vendors tout SSL remote-access gear 16) IBM Tivoli digs deeper into app transactions 17) SurfControl turns a trick on phishers 18) Citadel, Preventsys sharpen vulnerability-assessment tools 19) Entrust targets improper e-mail 20) 3Com, Toshiba launch convergence gear 21) McData box offers SAN consolidation 22) Start-up takes new anti-virus tack 23) Software follows trails left by computer thieves 24) Security management wares get smarts 1) Cracking the wireless security code: Exclusive test Is it possible to deploy a secure wireless LAN with technology available today? That question preys on the minds of IT executives who are tempted to deploy enterprise WLANs, but are hesitant because of security concerns. So we assembled 23 wireless products from 17 vendors and ran them through a battery of tests aimed at getting the answer. DocFinder: 4070 <http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2004/1004wirelessmain.html> 2) Cisco deals kick VoIP market into high gear Cisco has been on a roll in VoIP lately - announcing three huge wins with Fortune 50 companies in three months. DocFinder: 4071 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404ciscovoip.html> 3) Microsoft leaves colleges vulnerable Microsoft's licensing policies and legal restrictions that forbid schools from distributing software patches to many students are leaving IT executives at universities with potentially thousands of unmanaged desktops that pose a serious security risk. DocFinder: 4072 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404highered.html> 4) IT pros may know more, but so do their kids Writing group policies, assigning user privileges and setting restrictive security zones for Internet access keep system management analyst Jason Kennedy plenty busy. . . . And then he goes to work. As the father of two "frighteningly computer-savvy" children and a member of the IT team at Best Buy Canada in Vancouver, B.C. , he has plenty of opportunity at home to use Internet-access monitoring knowledge and skills. DocFinder: 4073 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404widernethome.html> 5) Nutter's Help Desk: Spam control on an AIX server Ron Nutter helps a user figure out how to crack down on spam on a Sendmail server running on AIX. DocFinder: 4074 <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/100404nutter.html> 6) Tehc Update: LLDP helps troubleshoot, map and more The soon-to-be-ratified IEEE standard, 802.lAB Link Layer Discovery Protocol, promises to simplify troubleshooting of enterprise networks and enhance the ability of network management tools to discover and maintain accurate network topologies in multi-vendor environments. DocFinder: 4075 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2004/100404techupdate.html> 7) Case study: Implementing ITIL The state of Michigan's gradual rollout of ITIL's best practices has eased growing pains. DocFinder: 4076 <http://www.nwfusion.com/careers/2004/100404man.html> 8) F5 appliance extends remote access F5 Networks is wheeling out new hardware that lets more remote users securely connect simultaneously to corporate networks than past iterations of its product. DocFinder: 4077 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404f5.html> 9) Case study: Postal Service delivers single sign-on The USPS' IT department is enjoying the first fruit of a nearly two-year effort that has resulted in the rollout of SSO capabilities to nearly 150,000 users who access nearly 1,000 applications on the agency's network. DocFinder: 4078 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404postal.html> 10) Upstart firm touts remote DSLAM A privately held Canadian company is attempting to head off more-established players in bringing next-generation broadband capabilities to North American carriers and their customers. DocFinder: 4079 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404critical.html> 11) Winning over skeptics, VoIP support builds Industry experts say that IP PBX and phone technology is ready for mass deployment, after years of doubts about the technology's ability to scale and provide 99.999% uptime - the tenet for system reliability among corporate telecom executives. But just because the gear is ready to go doesn't mean every company is ready for a telecom rip-and-replace job, analysts and users say. DocFinder: 4080 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404specialfocus.html> 12) Network World Radio: The hidden cost of implementing VoIP Are you planning a voice over IP implementation? You've probably got your bandwidth and switch needs figured out, but have you considered the costs of rewiring the network closets and dealing with heat output from Power over Ethernet switches? Listen to our discussion. DocFinder: 4081 <http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0930radio.html> 13) Quovia updates VoIP management appliances Quovia this week is scheduled to release new versions of its IP PBX management appliances with improved monitoring and remote features it says will help users with 3Com, Cisco, Nortel or NEC IP PBXs run their converged networks more smoothly. DocFinder: 4082 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404infquovia.html> 14) AT&T expands network globally AT&T last week announced network expansion initiatives that include extending the reach of its Multi-protocol Label Switching network in Asia and South America, boosting IP capacity in the northwest U.S., increasing the reach of remote access services and deploying four new data centers overseas. DocFinder: 4083 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404attnet.html> 15) Vendors tout SSL remote-access gear Three Secure Sockets Layer remote-access vendors are upgrading their equipment, one with software enhancements and two with new hardware. DocFinder: 4084 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1004004vpnprods.html> 16) IBM Tivoli digs deeper into app transactions IBM Tivoli last week announced it has upgraded its application performance management software to more accurately identify network troubles and speed problem resolution. DocFinder: 4085 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404tivoli.html> 17) SurfControl turns a trick on phishers In response to the growing threat that phishing poses to e-mail users, SurfControl plans to upgrade its e-mail filter to catch these attacks, and flag more spam and other abuses. DocFinder: 4086 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404surfcontrol.html> 18) Citadel, Preventsys sharpen vulnerability-assessment tools A pair of vulnerability-assessment and remediation tool vendors are separately upgrading their products so that customers more easily can prioritize which networked systems need to be fixed. DocFinder: 4087 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404secwrap.html> 19) Entrust targets improper e-mail Entrust, best known for its encryption technology, last week introduced an appliance that works alongside e-mail servers to scan for inappropriate content entering or leaving an organization. DocFinder: 4088 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404entrust.html> 20) 3Com, Toshiba launch convergence gear 3Com will use the Internet Telephony Expo this week in Los Angeles to launch applications for hardening business VoIP networks and expanding user capabilities, while Toshiba will unveil gear to make employees more productive with converged applications. DocFinder: 4089 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404iptelexpo.html> 21) McData box offers SAN consolidation McData last week introduced a Fibre Channel, iSCSI and Gigabit Ethernet storage-area network router for users who are aggregating storage from a number of networks within an organization. DocFinder: 4090 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404mcdata.html> 22) Start-up takes new anti-virus tack Start-up Avinti is putting a virtual server twist on a well-known concept - quashing viruses that use e-mail as their delivery vehicle. DocFinder: 4091 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404avinti.html> 23) Software follows trails left by computer thieves On rare occasions when employee laptops go missing, Joe Scavetti, chief information security officer at Pension Benefits Guaranty in Washington, D.C., isn't content to write it off to bad luck. Scavetti doggedly pursues each case, aided by software installed on each of the laptops that lets the devices call home. DocFinder: 4092 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404guarantee.html> 24) Security management wares get smarts A slew of security event management vendors are set to offer products that address everything from how security problems affect applications to ensuring network devices comply with internal and regulatory policies. DocFinder: 4093 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/100404secmgmt.html> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Contact Fusion Executive Editor Adam Gaffin at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Altiris In this era of online self-service, system availability is mission critical. Access to CRM, ERP and SFA systems are constant demands of the workforce. Ensure true 24/7availability and world-class customer satisfaction by learning about the Best Practices of automated Patch Management and Software updates. 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