NetFlash: Kerry crowd drowns out Bush backers at IT show 10/12/04 In this issue:
* Kerry crowd drowns out Bush backers at IT show * Former CA chief Kumar appears in Cannes * The multi-port NIC dilemma * VPN service exploits multiple MPLS nets * The power is yours * Today on Layer 8 * Links related to NetFlash * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Packeteer Fast WAN. Fast Apps. Fast Business. Manage Your WAN for Business Success! High performing businesses rely on 2 things: Fast network performance & fast application performance. Fortunately, Packeteer gives you both. At this � day seminar, hear META analyst Jerry Murphy, BMC Software, and Packeteer, share practical strategies on how to dynamically make your WAN - more adaptive to the needs of your business. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=84863 _______________________________________________________________ WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE NEW DATA CENTER? Sign up for Network World's Data Center Newsletter in which Johna Till Johnson and the team at Nemertes Research will provide an ongoing assessment of current data center business drivers and future trends; concrete advice and guidance for IT executives seeking to consolidate data centers, improve disaster recovery, and deploy virtualization techniques. Click here to subscribe: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=84797 _______________________________________________________________ NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORK WORLD FUSION By Jeff Caruso Network World's Vortex show has a reputation for focusing on the big-picture issues surrounding IT. Such a focus inevitably leads to discussions about national policy - and in this most contentious of all election years, the thought leaders of our industry definitely had something to say about the job President Bush has done (or not done) for technology. Kerry crowd drowns out Bush backers at IT show <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101104vortex.html?net> Former CA chief Kumar appears in Cannes Just weeks after his indictment for securities fraud, former Computer Associates CEO Sanjay Kumar was in Cannes, France, saying, "There's plenty of money running around out there." <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1011etrefor.html?net> The multi-port NIC dilemma The emergence of 10G Ethernet network interface cards gives network professionals a new tool for getting more bandwidth to servers, but industry observers say some users might find better value for scaling server pipes by installing multi-port Gigabit NICs. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101104infports.html?net> VPN service exploits multiple MPLS nets Virtela this week is set to unveil a site-to-site VPN service that overcomes one of the biggest hurdles to creating far-flung MPLS networks: It guarantees classes of service across different carriers' backbones. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101104virtela.html?net> The power is yours Want to exercise some personal power? Tell us which industry players you feel qualify for our annual "50 most powerful people in the network industry" list, then watch for the final list, published in our annual Power Issue, Dec. 27. <http://www.nwfusion.com/survey/mostpower2004.html?net> Today on Layer 8, where we're skating on thin ice: Most software problems are your fault; IT pros' thoughts on buggy software; and the winner of our Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news. <http://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Jeff Caruso Jeff Caruso is managing editor of online news for Network World. He oversees daily online news posting and newsletter editing, and writes the NetFlash daily news summary, the High-Speed LANs newsletter and the Voices of Networking newsletter. 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