NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: JEFF CARUSO ON THE VOICES OF NETWORKING 11/08/04 Today's focus: Can't we all just get along?
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * Can't we all just get along? * Behold VMware * Return of the browser wars? * Microsoft calling * Links related to Voices of Networking * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Cisco Systems Special Report: Bridging the Gap; Enterprise ROI IT professionals today don't indulge in the latest-greatest technology for their own sake; instead they concentrate efforts on projects that are most likely to help achieve business goals. Read about the challenges and opportunities when IT starts 'bridging the gap' and directly contributes to enterprise ROI. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=88012 _______________________________________________________________ SECURTIY SUMMIT: CAN SECURITY BE A COMPETITIVE EDGE? Recently 23 prominent IT executives and academics gathered at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH for a daylong roundtable to address such questions. CIOs and VPs from some of the largest and most well-known companies in the US shared with peers their security fears, goals, frustrations and challenges. Find out more: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=87874 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Can't we all just get along? By Jeff Caruso Can't we all just get along? IT vendors seem to be taking a page out of the playbooks of presidential candidates these days - that is, they're heavy into attack ads. Badmouthing competitors seems to be a staple among IT vendors - and that's a tactic that could backfire, as Technology Executive newsletter author Linda Musthaler points out in a special column. <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/110804musthaler.html?vo> Behold VMware VMware is hotter than Georgia asphalt, as they say, and Mark Gibbs felt the heat when he went to the recent VMworld 2004 conference. The throngs of attendees, the range of innovation among VMware partners - find out why you need to know more about this virtualization technology in Gibbs' Backspin column this week. <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/110804backspin.html?vo> Return of the browser wars? Believe it or not, Microsoft is actually losing market share. People are trying open source browsers - and they're sticking with them. While no one is suggesting that this will lead to the downfall of Microsoft, 'Net Buzz columnist Paul McNamara points to some interesting facts. <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/110804buzz.html?vo> Microsoft calling Speaking of Microsoft, the company might not mind losing a little market share among browsers when it could more than make up for it by getting into a whole new market: IP telephony. Guest columnist Nick Lippis says it's not a question of "if" Microsoft gets involved, it's a question of "when" - and to what degree. <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/110804lippis.html?vo> _______________________________________________________________ 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. Contact him at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Cisco Systems Special Report: Bridging the Gap; Enterprise ROI IT professionals today don't indulge in the latest-greatest technology for their own sake; instead they concentrate efforts on projects that are most likely to help achieve business goals. Read about the challenges and opportunities when IT starts 'bridging the gap' and directly contributes to enterprise ROI. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=88011 _______________________________________________________________ ARCHIVE LINKS Columnist archives http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/ _______________________________________________________________ Messaging protection: Eliminating outbound message vulnerabilities for good Are companies concerned about the content of email leaving their organizations? What steps are they taking to eliminate confidential documents from falling into the wrong hands? Learn how message hygiene is helping companies clean house. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=88061 _______________________________________________________________ FEATURED READER RESOURCE NEW! 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