TECHWEB TODAY: NETWORKING Friday, October 8, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Friday Networking Feature: VPNs Take Off 2. Networking News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. eBay Launching VAR, Reseller Program 4. Tech-Job Level Grows Stagnant 5. Ellison: Oracle May Lower PeopleSoft Bid 6. DoCoMo Handsets To Use Qualcomm's WCDMA Chip Sets Other News This Week 7. Tech's Autumn Fall 8. Malicious Trojan Pretends To Be Good 9. Word Open To Hack Attack 10. Visa USA Completes Massive System Upgrade ------- Advertisement ------------------- This Issue Sponsored by SBC Communications We can design, deliver and manage a data integration system that converges the multiple business networks you may have - dealers, brokers, suppliers, even customers. Across platforms, across America. Consider the dots connected. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CdFG0AW ----------------------------------------- 1. FRIDAY NETWORKING FEATURE: VPNs Take Off VPN use skyrockets, as enterprises reduce expenses by creating virtual tunnels to route company data and applications through low-cost access routes. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CqJl0AQ 2. NETWORKING NEWS OF THE WEEK HP Building Portfolio Of Products For Telecom Carriers, Equipment Providers Vendor says it's developing standards-based servers in various form factors for the telecom market. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CqJm0AR Equant Launches VPN For Multinational Enterprises Allows companies to mix and match best-of-breed or best-available network technologies for geographically diverse sites. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CqJn0AS Ford Dealers Move To IP Network Reynolds and Reynolds and MCI build a secure, private IP network to replace a satellite network used by Ford dealers. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CqJo0AT FCC Takes Up Broadband Over Power Lines The Federal Communications Commission said it will consider requirements for providing broadband services over power lines. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CqJp0AU D-Link Targets SMBS With New Line of Gigabit Smart Switches Firm aims at bringing switch features to smaller companies previously available only to larger enterprises. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CqJq0AV FCC Set To Approve AT&T Wireless-Cingular Merger TheDeal.com reported that FCC chair Michael Powell has circulated a formal report about the $41 billion deal that indicates support for the acquisition. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CqJr0AW ------- Advertisement ------------------- This Issue Sponsored by SBC Communications We can design, deliver and manage a data integration system that converges the multiple business networks you may have - dealers, brokers, suppliers, even customers. Across platforms, across America. Consider the dots connected. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CdFG0AW ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. eBay Launching VAR, Reseller Program eBay Inc. is developing and refining a VAR and reseller program that promises to give sellers of used gear higher profit margins. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CqJs0AX 4. Tech-Job Level Grows Stagnant IT services inched ahead last month, but computer and peripheral makers slipped. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CqJt0AY 5. Ellison: Oracle May Lower PeopleSoft Bid Oracle chief Lawrence Ellison said company discussions are leaning toward lowering the $21-a-share bid Oracle is offering for PeopleSoft. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CqJu0AZ 6. DoCoMo Handsets To Use Qualcomm's WCDMA Chip Sets Qualcomm Inc. announced that it will work with Japan's NTT DoCoMo wireless service to promote the WCDMA digital-wireless technology. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CqJv0Aa OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. Tech's Autumn Fall A slow quarter could morph into slow times ahead for such sectors as PCs and chips, leaving companies to seek innovative ways to put some spring in the business. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0Cp1p0A3 8. Malicious Trojan Pretends To Be Good Downloader.Lunii terminates adware on a PC, but also deletes files and tries to download code from remote Web sites. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CqJw0Ab 9. Word Open To Hack Attack A flaw in Microsoft Word 2000, and possibly Word 2002, could be used by hackers to crash PCs or perhaps run other code on the compromised machine. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0CqJx0Ac 10. Visa USA Completes Massive System Upgrade One of the largest system upgrades ever--involving some 120,000 lines of code, 150,000 worker-hours, and 27 major enhancements--went off earlier this month without a hitch. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejwR0GpvDH0G4V0Cp1q0A4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEBCAST ALERT: Defending Your Network: IDS, VPN, and Web Content Filters Date: Tuesday, October 19th, 2004 Time: 1 PM PT / 3 PM CT / 4 PM ET Defending your network from worms, viruses, and unwanted access is a full time job. So what does a system administrator need to defend the network? This presentation will look at using IDS, VPN, and Web content filters to secure and defend a network. 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