NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: THIS WEEK ON NW FUSION 11/29/04 In this issue:
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Click here: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=89260 _______________________________________________________________ THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES ON NETWORK WORLD FUSION (SEE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS BELOW) 1) Network Life: The Expert's Guide to the Networked Home 2) No patching panacea 3) Carriers jump into auditing 4) Profiling cybercrime: Network threats and defense strategies 5) Wireless Wizards: Getting management buy-in for a mesh architecture 6) Nutter's Help Desk: Networking for small business 7) Federated ID facilitates Web services 8) Op-ed: Vendors: Stop threatening us 9) Forum adds message queuing support 10) University takes go-slow approach to VoIP 11) Verizon weighs in on enterprise nets 12) Do software users need indemnification? 13) Law could sway Philly Wi-Fi rollout 14) Carrier spending habits changing 15) Citrix buys into better SSL VPN support 16) Leeway found in Wal-Mart's RFID mandate 17) Sun to boost storage package 18) Cisco CTO: We won't be commoditized 19) Vendor eyes telecom asset mess 20) PeopleSoft application management service on tap 21) ICQ joins Web-mail battles 22) Start-up uses software for WLAN IPS 1) Network Life: The Expert's Guide to the Networked Home As a network expert you could never really leave work at work, but now that networks have invaded the home, you're in even greater demand. Everyone turns to you for advice about what to buy, how to set it up and, of course, how to fix it. Now you know how doctors feel. You're not alone. In a recent survey of 1,500 Network World readers, more than 90% reported being asked for advice about home networks. Our new Network Life site is here to help - with the latest news and tips on home technologies and dealing with all the questions you get all the time after work. DocFinder: 4701 <http://www.networklifemag.com/> 2) No patching panacea The recent Network World Virtual Showdown, 'How best to patch,' drew six vendors together in a weeklong debate that ultimately concluded patch management is best viewed as one facet of a larger security strategy. DocFinder: 4702 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904patch.html> 3) Carriers jump into auditing A growing number of major carriers are in effect addressing the problem of inaccurate telecom bills this way: 'We'll be happy to review and audit those bills for you, but for a price.' DocFinder: 4703 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904audit.html> 4) Profiling cybercrime: Network threats and defense strategies An inside look at the real problem, who's behind it, the legal machine fighting back and what you can do. DocFinder: 4704 <http://www.nwfusion.com/supp/2004/cybercrime/> 5) Wireless Wizards: Getting management buy-in for a mesh architecture The Wizards give a user some talking points to convince the Powers that Be to invest in a mesh architecture. DocFinder: 4705 <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/112904wizards.html> 6) Nutter's Help Desk: Networking for small business Ron Nutter advises a user at a small shop worried about the growing complexity of his network. DocFinder: 4706 <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/112904nutter.html> 7) Federated ID facilitates Web services Federated identity management technologies such as SAML can open a Web service to business partners and their authorized users while securely controlling access. DocFinder: 4707 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2004/112904techupdate.html> 8) Op-ed: Vendors: Stop threatening us Tom Henderson, managing director of ExtremeLabs, grows tired of vendors threatening to sue customers because of the software they use. He tells vendors to spend their money on improving their products - unless they want a mass revolt among their customers. DocFinder: 4708 <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/112904henderson.html> 9) Forum adds message queuing support Forum Systems, which develops tools to speed the delivery of XML messages, this week is scheduled to upgrade its technology to provide end users with the ability to support new and traditional message-queuing protocols. DocFinder: 4709 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904forum.html> 10) University takes go-slow approach to VoIP USF's decision to stick with tried-and-true technology rather than emerging VoIP reflects a change of direction on the part of its IT staff, which originally wanted a converged network. DocFinder: 4710 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904usf.html> 11) Verizon weighs in on enterprise nets Verizon Enterprise Solutions Group President Eduardo Menasce talks to us about the company's Enterprise Advance initiative and its strategy looking ahead DocFinder: 4711 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904verizonqanda.html> 12) Do software users need indemnification? Indemnification essentially is the same as an insurance policy. Whether an organization needs such insurance depends on its risk of being sued, experts agree. DocFinder: 4712 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904ecindemnify.html> 13) Law could sway Philly Wi-Fi rollout A proposed Pennsylvania law now on its way to the governor's desk could pose a hurdle for Philadelphia's ambitious plan to provide city-wide Wi-Fi broadband service. DocFinder: 4713 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904philly.html> 14) Carrier spending habits changing Industry watchers say this year will mark a major milestone in IP networking: U.S. carriers will buy more routers for use in their private, premium-service IP backbones than for the Internet backbone. DocFinder: 4714 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904nolle.html> 15) Citrix buys into better SSL VPN support Looking to provide customers with more secure remote access to corporate resources and possibly catapult it to the top echelon of SSL VPN vendors, Citrix Systems last week said it would buy SSL VPN vendor Net6. DocFinder: 4715 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904citrix.html> 16) Leeway found in Wal-Mart's RFID mandate Wal-Mart's January deadline for its top 100 suppliers to begin shipping cases and pallets outfitted with radio frequency identification tags is just around the corner - in theory. The reality is, compliance is going to be a multi-year effort, analysts say. DocFinder: 4716 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904walmart.html> 17) Sun to boost storage package Sun is expected in the next six months to introduce software and hardware that lets IT managers virtualize, manage and replicate data across a host of vendors' storage arrays. DocFinder: 4717 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904sun.html> 18) Cisco CTO: We won't be commoditized Charlie Giancarlo, a 10-year Cisco veteran, took over as the company's CTO four months ago. In that role, he contributes to and communicates the company's overall technology strategy. DocFinder: 4718 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904giancarlo.html> 19) Vendor eyes telecom asset mess Rivermine looks to make name for itself in telecom management DocFinder: 4719 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904rivermine.html> 20) PeopleSoft application management service on tap Against the backdrop of Oracle's continuing takeover bid, PeopleSoft has unveiled a suite of application management services to let its customers outsource some or all of the technical support for their on-premises PeopleSoft deployments. DocFinder: 4720 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904peoplesoft.html> 21) ICQ joins Web-mail battles The increasingly competitive Web-based e-mail market has a new player: Instant-messaging provider ICQ now offers a fee-based service that includes 2G bytes of storage, a calendar feature, task manager, notepad, wireless access and support for both POP3 and IMAP DocFinder: 4798 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904icq.html> 22) Start-up uses software for WLAN IPS A 2-year-old wireless LAN company this week is scheduled to introduce software and radio sensors designed to offer users a full-blown intrusion-prevention system for their corporate WLANs. DocFinder: 4799 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/112904airtight.html> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Contact Fusion Executive Editor Adam Gaffin at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by GoRemote IDC Whitepaper: Assessing the Benefits of Managed Remote Access Although many companies have historically chosen to build out remote access solutions in-house, the cost of infrastructure; complexity of design and management in multiple access technology environments; and the growing diversity of remote workers, usage patterns, and device types make this approach much less desirable for the modern business environment. 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