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Computerworld Networking
August 24, 2004
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In this issue:
* Cisco To Acquire Software Developer P-Cube For $200M
* Backing Up The Edge
* HP To Offer Vulnerability Scanning Service As Part Of IT Security Push
* Nortel To Lay Off 10% Of Staff
* In Storm's Wake, Fla. IT Managers See Need For Telecom Upgrades
* Wi-Fi Plays Defense
* Cisco, Microsoft Merge IP Telephony With CRM
* Q&A: What's On The Minds Of European Storage Networking Users?
* Adaptec And NStor Extend SATA To SANs
* What To Expect From Microsoft's NGSCB Plan
* Spam, Viruses Challenge CIOs
* Optus Snares $32M Bank Contract
* A Six-step Recipe For Adopting ILM Over Time
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Cisco To Acquire Software Developer P-Cube For $200M
Cisco plans to continue selling P-Cube's network control and analysis
software as stand-alone products and will incorporate it into its own
hardware and software.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95445,00.html?nlid=NET
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Backing Up The Edge
Companies are beginning to throw out tape drives at branch offices in
favor of network backup technologies that centralize backup functions.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95356,00.html?nlid=NET
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HP To Offer Vulnerability Scanning Service As Part Of IT Security Push
By year's end, Hewlett-Packard plans to roll out a service designed to
help IT managers proactively detect and fix security flaws that could
be used to infiltrate or launch attacks against their networks.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95397,00.html?nlid=NET
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Nortel To Lay Off 10% Of Staff
Nortel plans to cut about 3,500 jobs, most of them affecting middle
managers, in a move to save $450 million to $500 million per year.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95345,00.html?nlid=NET
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In Storm's Wake, Fla. IT Managers See Need For Telecom Upgrades
Several IT managers in Florida said they were prepared to restore data
from backup facilities after Hurricane Charley hit the state on Aug.
13. But damage to cellular towers and other networking equipment made
it hard to communicate, they added.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95403,00.html?nlid=NET
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Wi-Fi Plays Defense
Despite the release of the 802.11i standard, WLAN security issues
aren't likely to go away any time soon. Here's why.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95411,00.html?nlid=NET
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Cisco, Microsoft Merge IP Telephony With CRM
Cisco Systems plans to offer a tool to help small and medium-size
businesses use Microsoft CRM software in combination with a Cisco IP
communication system.
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Q&A: What's On The Minds Of European Storage Networking Users?
Whether they're considering utility computing, ILM or iSCSI, it all
comes back to building up the infrastructure for European users,
according to consultant Hamish Macarthur.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95448,00.html?nlid=NET
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Adaptec And NStor Extend SATA To SANs
Product review: Distinctly different solutions from Adaptec and nStor have great
management and value in common, says Mario Apicella, senior analyst at
the InfoWorld Test Center.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95453,00.html?nlid=NET
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What To Expect From Microsoft's NGSCB Plan
Opinion: Microsoft Corp.'s decision to retool its Next Generation Secure
Computing Base is good news for users and software vendors but it will
be a tough job for the company, says Ping Liang of Highercom Corp.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95294,00.html?nlid=NET
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Spam, Viruses Challenge CIOs
Spam, and the bandwidth it wastes, is the most pressing problem IT
managers face, said Paul Ducklin, head of technology for Sophos PLC.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95333,00.html?nlid=NET
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Optus Snares $32M Bank Contract
Telecom New Zealand Ltd.'s Australian subsidiary AAPT Ltd. has lost its
Electronic Funds Transfer services account with the Commonwealth Bank
of Australia.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95328,00.html?nlid=NET
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A Six-step Recipe For Adopting ILM Over Time
The software to make information life-cycle management a practical
solution is still four or five years away, says Peter S. Kastner of
Aberdeen Group, but there are steps your company can take today to get
ready.
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