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Welcome to This Week on NW Fusion, featuring breaking news, info, and tips from Network World Fusion, the most comprehensive enterprise networking resource on the Internet. See below for the week's biggest stories and check out our other e-mail newsletters at http://www.nwfusion.com/focus * Links related to This Week on NW Fusion * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Tripp Lite Tripp Lite Surge Suppressor: Premium Features! Low Cost! Protect It!(TM) TLP1008TELTV protects PCs and all electronics from surges and line noise. 10 outlets, 3345 joules, phone/modem/coax line protection. Use the link for more info and a chance to win a Home/Business Theater Surge Suppressor! http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=87787 _______________________________________________________________ SECURTIY SUMMIT: CAN SECURITY BE A COMPETITIVE EDGE? 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Find out more: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=87871 _______________________________________________________________ THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES ON NETWORK WORLD FUSION (SEE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS BELOW) 1) 10G Ethernet vendors look to stoke demand 2) Spyware stoppers target biz networks 3) The evolution of IDS 4) Wireless Wizards: Best type of wireless for limited multimedia use 5) Practitioners unlock the secrets of a growing hobby for network pros 6) Nutter's Help Desk: VPN installation 7) Test: Network vulnerability assessment management 8) Data Center Doctors: Virtualization in the data center 9) SMASH simplifies server management 10) Maximizing your assets 11) Buffalo charges Citrix GoToMyPC 12) IPLocks reinforces security tool 13) SonicWall improves virus protection 14) AT&T adding tool to help thwart attacks 15) Deployment options put speech within reach 16) Early adopters: SOA worth the effort 17) Reactivity enhances Web gateway OS 18) BigFix mixes systems and patch mgmt. 19) Storage vendors rolling out data-protection wares 20) Summer blues slow Q3 venture funds 21) AirDefense counterattacks WLAN threats 22) EMC previews virtualization appliance 1) 10G Ethernet vendors look to stoke demand Network vendors this week are expected to introduce a variety of 10G Ethernet wares aimed at customers seeking to bump up bandwidth in large data centers and campus backbones. DocFinder: 4564 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804tengig.html> 2) Spyware stoppers target biz networks Until recently there were no anti-spyware products designed with large networks in mind - only stand-alone consumer software or freeware. But consumer-oriented anti-spyware products from Computer Associates, Tenebril and Webroot are getting beefed up for enterprise networks. DocFinder: 4565 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804spyware.html> 3) The evolution of IDS Security advances push intrusion detection deeper into the network, relegating its role to forensics investigation and internal monitoring. DocFinder: 4566 <http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/110804ids.html> 4) Wireless Wizards: Best type of wireless for limited multimedia use The Wizards conjure up an answer for this question: Would an 802.11b/g network be adequate for limited multimedia (a few IP cameras, a few users), or do I need to move to 802.11a? DocFinder: 4567 <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/1108wizards.html> 5) Practitioners unlock the secrets of a growing hobby for network pros Amateur lock pickers assure us they're only looking for a challenge. DocFinder: 4568 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804widernetlocks.html> 6) Nutter's Help Desk: VPN installation Ron Nutter helps a user find the best way to connect two buildings. DocFinder: 4569 <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/110804nutter.html> 7) Test: Network vulnerability assessment management Eight network scanning tools offer beefed-up management and remediation. We put them through their paces and report the results. DocFinder: 4570 <http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2004/110804rev.html> 8) Data Center Doctors: Virtualization in the data center The Docs answer the question: What does virtualization mean to a company, and what are the benefits of being "virtualized?" DocFinder: 4571 <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/110804dcdoctors.html> 9) SMASH simplifies server management SMASH CLP enables simple and intuitive management of heterogeneous servers in data centers independent of machine state, operating system state, server system topology or access method. DocFinder: 4572 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2004/110804techupdate.html> 10) Maximizing your assets Management software helps firms get a grasp of their IT resources and use them more efficiently. DocFinder: 4573 <http://www.nwfusion.com/careers/2004/110804man.html> 11) Buffalo charges Citrix GoToMyPC 'Remote router' offers secure access to PC desktop and network resources - without a subscription. DocFinder: 4574 <http://www.nwfusion.com/net.worker/news/2004/110804netlead.html> 12) IPLocks reinforces security tool Looking to help users protect corporate assets from theft, fraud and other abuse, database-security software vendor IPLocks this week announced a new version of its database monitoring, assessment and analysis tool. DocFinder: 4575 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804iplocks.html> 13) SonicWall improves virus protection SonicWall is introducing software for its VPN appliances that lets businesses screen Internet traffic for viruses as it enters their networks. DocFinder: 4576 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804sonicwall.html> 14) AT&T adding tool to help thwart attacks AT&T last week announced its newest Internet Protect security service, which is designed to help business customers mitigate worm and virus attacks on their networks. DocFinder: 4577 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804att.html> 15) Deployment options put speech within reach Like home construction alternatives, today's speech deployment options range from the custom-built to the pre-built. It's different from in the past, when companies had little choice but to develop speech applications using one vendor's proprietary platform and tools - aided in many cases by an army of consultants. DocFinder: 4578 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804specialfocus.html> 16) Early adopters: SOA worth the effort Among the early adopter sect, companies have decided it's worth the effort it takes to migrate to an SOA-based infrastructure, one project at a time. Along the way, some have found SOA paybacks with reusable services to accelerate and lower the cost of development processes. DocFinder: 4579 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804soapart2.html> 17) Reactivity enhances Web gateway OS Reactivity this week is set to release operating system enhancements for its Web services security gateway intended to provide corporations with the performance and interoperability they need to expand Web services deployments across their own networks or through projects with partners. DocFinder: 4587 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804reactivity.html> 18) BigFix mixes systems and patch mgmt. Patch management vendor BigFix this week is unveiling software that will let customers forward application and software upgrades to distributed systems and maintain an inventory of desktops, laptops and servers and the software running on them. DocFinder: 4581 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804bigfix.html> 19) Storage vendors rolling out data-protection wares A half-dozen storage vendors this week are expected to announce enhancements to products that help IT professionals better archive, back up and manage data on Fibre Channel and IP storage-area networks. DocFinder: 4582 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804storage.html> 20) Summer blues slow Q3 venture funds Venture capital investments in network companies and other IT vendors dipped during the third quarter, a traditionally slow period for such funding. A few sweet spots in the industry continued to attract most of the dollars. DocFinder: 4583 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804venturesurvey.html> 21) AirDefense counterattacks WLAN threats AirDefense this week is set to release the latest version of its wireless LAN protection software, with features that will let users mount counterattacks against threats to wireless clients and networks. DocFinder: 4584 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804airdefense.html> 22) EMC previews virtualization appliance EMC has previewed its upcoming Storage Router, code-named Fabric X, which customers can use to non-disruptively move or replicate data from one heterogeneous storage array to another for disaster recovery or information life-cycle management. DocFinder: 4585 <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110804emc.html> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Contact Fusion Executive Editor Adam Gaffin at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Tripp Lite Tripp Lite Surge Suppressor: Premium Features! Low Cost! Protect It!(TM) TLP1008TELTV protects PCs and all electronics from surges and line noise. 10 outlets, 3345 joules, phone/modem/coax line protection. 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