NetFlash: Service-oriented hype to meet hard realities 11/01/04 In this issue:
* Service-oriented hype to meet hard realities * Switch vendors crunch Gigabit chips * HP to detail product integration, plans * Microsoft readying simpler ID management * Today on Layer 8 * Links related to NetFlash * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Statscout Blanket Network Performance Monitoring Monitor your entire network every 60 seconds with minimal impact on the network. Businesses and organizations seeking detailed performance and troubleshooting reporting on networks of 1000 to 200,000 network interfaces in size will benefit substantially from using Statscout. Request your 30-day trial now, click here http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=86003 _______________________________________________________________ What will the headline be when your network is hit? Unfortunately--protected or not--no network is exempt from an attack. 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Service-oriented hype to meet hard realities <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104soapart1.html?net> Switch vendors crunch Gigabit chips As with any hardware, there are plenty of components inside switches that you don't see and that can make the difference between years of reliability and utter failure. The good news is that switches are only getting better, as chip vendors pack more switch components into a smaller number of chips, which slashes the cost and raises the reliability. See the latest advances in our story. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104infchips.html?net> HP to detail product integration, plans HP later this month is expected to unveil the fruit of two acquisitions that the company says will help customers automate the detection and resolution of application performance problems and maintain IT service levels. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104hp.html?net> Microsoft readying simpler ID management Microsoft is developing a portal-like interface for its identity management platform that will let users self-manage their identity information and provision network services. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1029msid.html?net> Today on Layer 8, still riding our sugar high: Political spam's out of control; China cracks down on Internet cafes; ATMs moving to Windows; and the winner of our latest 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. 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