TECHWEB TODAY: NETWORKING Friday, November 05, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Friday Networking Feature: WLAN Makes Its Voice Heard 2. Networking News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. Report: 'Complexity Crisis' To Hold Back Software Growth 4. Memories May Mark Early Beachhead For Nanotech 5. VeriSign, Nokia Ally To Bring RFID Apps To Consumers 6. Spain's IBM Supercomputer Fastest In Europe Other News This Week 7. The Economy-Elect 8. Microsoft To Patch ISA Server Next Week 9. Linux Networx Lands $40 Million Funding 10. IBM Launches SOA Services Practice ------- Advertisement ------------------- Join Mercury Interactive for a FREE, on-demand TechWebCast on Best Practices for Business Technology Optimization (BTO). Learn how Business Technology Optimization drives business growth; improves IT governance and processes; and optimizes application quality, performance, and availability. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CZSD0AH ----------------------------------------- -- Keep Getting This Newsletter -- Don't let future editions of TechWeb Today Networking go missing. Take a moment to add the newsletter's address to your anti-spam whitelist: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you're not sure how to do that, ask your administrator or ISP. Or check your anti-spam utility's documentation. Thanks. 1. FRIDAY NETWORKING FEATURE: WLAN Makes Its Voice Heard The convergence of VoIP and WLAN promises new services and lower telecom costs for enterprises and SMBs. But is it ready for prime time? http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvPM0Ap 2. NETWORKING NEWS OF THE WEEK Cisco Partners With MIT Media Lab Under the terms of the sponsorship, Cisco will gain access to the Media Lab's digital technology research and its applications at the intersection of computation, communications, and human expression. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvPN0Aq HP Debuts New Line Of Gigabit Switches New switches in its ProCurve line extend Adaptive EDGE architecture to the network edge via Gigabit Ethernet. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvPO0Ar TippingPoint Releases Open Source Network Protection Tool Software provides application protection, performance protection, and infrastructure protection at gigabit speeds. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvPP0As India's Tata Group Acquires Tyco Network At Bargain Price In a new indication that the sale of U.S.-built telecommunications infrastructure to foreign interests at fire-sale prices is continuing, Tyco announced that it is selling its Tyco Global Network to India's Tata Group. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvPQ0At Company Accuses Cisco Of Patent Infringement ConnecTel has filed a patent infringement suit against Cisco Systems, according to the Wall Street Journal. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvPR0Au Survey: Voice Over WLAN Use To Skyrocket 450% By 2006 The study also found that WLANs have become mainstream as security barriers are overcome. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CueW0AL ------- Advertisement ------------------- Join Mercury Interactive for a FREE, on-demand TechWebCast on Best Practices for Business Technology Optimization (BTO). Learn how Business Technology Optimization drives business growth; improves IT governance and processes; and optimizes application quality, performance, and availability. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CZSD0AH ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. Report: 'Complexity Crisis' To Hold Back Software Growth The worldwide software industry may be continuing its recovery, but a 'complexity crisis' will keep it from reaching booming double-digit growth rates. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvPS0Av 4. Memories May Mark Early Beachhead For Nanotech Nanotechnology is moving forward on many fronts with semiconductor memories expected to be one of its first major beachheads in electronics. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvPT0Aw 5. VeriSign, Nokia Ally To Bring RFID Apps To Consumers Security-software and mobile-phone companies are working to deliver products and other information to consumers' phones. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvPU0Ax 6. Spain's IBM Supercomputer Fastest In Europe IBM again tries to grab attention by announcing that a Linux-based supercomputer it's building for the Spanish government is the fastest gun in Europe. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvPV0Ay OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. The Economy-Elect Slow growth and the usual fourth-quarter doldrums won't help the next Bush economy right away. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvDJ0Aa 8. Microsoft To Patch ISA Server Next Week The Redmond, Wash.-based developer fleshed out its heads-up with a notice that next Tuesday's patches will include one for the Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvPW0Az 9. Linux Networx Lands $40 Million Funding The company also unveiled a new scalable storage system engineered for use with its Linux Networx computing systems. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvPX0A1 10. IBM Launches SOA Services Practice IBM has introduced consulting services to help companies build and manage service-oriented architectures, an indication that the next-generation model for distributed computing is gaining traction. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekVc0GpvDH0G4V0CvDO0Af -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign Up For Info On Our Latest Webcasts TechWeb's live, interactive webcasts bring the industry's top experts right to your desktop for in-depth discussions about the market's most-pressing issues. 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