NETWORK WORLD'S TRADE SHOW NEWS ALERT 11/10/04 In this issue:
* News from Computer Security Institute Conference * News from CTIA Wireless Entertainment & IT Conference * News from Fall VON 2004 * Upcoming trade shows * Free Network World Technology Tours * Links related to Trade Show News Alert * 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=88004 _______________________________________________________________ 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=87929 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Shows go on without Comdex In this month's issue of the Trade Show News Alert we would have brought you news from Comdex Las Vegas, but that show's cancelation this year has not meant we've been scrambling for trade show news to bring you. In fact, all the breaking news in this newsletter from this week's Computer Security Institute Conference and the recent CTIA and Fall VON shows prove that events targeted at specific areas of IT are more attractive to conference-goers. Check below for the latest headlines from the shows of the past month. In next month's Trade Show Newsletter, we look back at the year's conferences and take a peek at what's in store for 2005. BREAKING NEWS FROM COMPUTER SECURITY INSTITUTE CONFERENCE, WASHINGTON D.C.: Companies target IM, peer-to-peer threats, 11/09/04 Real-time communications vendors Akonix and FaceTime this week are expected to beef up their security gateways to lock down the avenues that viruses and malware travel using instant messaging and peer-to-peer programs. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1109akonix.html?nl> Study: Information security field to grow steadily, 11/09/04 The number of cybersecurity professionals is projected to grow at an annual compound rate of nearly 14% from now until 2008, according to a study released this week during the Computer Security Institute (CSI) trade show in Washington, D.C. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1109studyinfor.html?nl> Security group sets baseline standard for firewalls, 11/09/04 Four security software rivals are have teamed up to set a baseline standard for application security firewalls, challenging others in the industry to join them. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1109securgroup.html?nl> NEWS FROM CTIA WIRELESS ENTERTAINMENT & IT CONFERENCE, SAN FRANCISCO: Sprint rolls out wireless management services, 11/01/04 Sprint last week announced its first management system that lets users manage enterprise-wide wireless services and devices while also promising reduced costs and increased security. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/110104carrsprint.html?nl> Wireless Newsletter: Sprint, Intel tackle IT mobility mgmt. challenge, 11/01/04 At last week's CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2004 exhibition and conference in San Francisco, it was reassuring to see that the industry is giving some thought to IT's plight in managing mobile devices. <http://www.nwfusion.com/nltradealert817> Carriers come together on Multimedia Messaging Services, 10/26/04 U.S. wireless operators have created a plan for Multimedia Messaging Services interoperability across networks, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) announced Tuesday. <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1026fallctia3.html?nl> Intel eyes remote wireless device management, 10/26/04 Intel is working on a device management technology that could allow IT departments to take advantage of existing management software and bring a host of disparate wireless devices under the IT department umbrella, an Intel executive said Monday at the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's Wireless Entertainment and IT conference in San Francisco. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1026fallctia.html?nl> Exhibitors hope to seize a multimedia craze, 10/25/04 Mobile operators, content providers and other participants at the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment trade show this week in San Francisco will be gearing up for an expected boom in mobile multimedia in the U.S. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1025fallctia.html?nl> Intel, Clearwire collaborate on WiMax, 10/25/04 Intel will work with Clearwire, a wireless ISP founded by cellular pioneer Craig McCaw, on future networks based on WiMax wireless broadband technology. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1025fallctia4.html?nl> NEWS FROM FALL VON 2004, BOSTON: Opinion: VON faithful see VoIP growing up, 11/08/04 The crowd that flocked to the recent Voice on the Network conference in Boston found some frank discussion about IP PBX costs and interesting new management tools. <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/110804edit.html?nl> VoIP security a moving target, 10/25/04 Those who want to operate secure VoIP networks must be mindful of myriad threats because the technology is susceptible to vulnerabilities that might be foreign to traditional telecom managers and their staffs. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/102504von.html?nl> FCC chair advocates hands-off approach to VoIP, 10/19/04 FCC Chairman Michael Powell says that after the presidential election he will try to wrest regulatory control of VoIP from the states because to thrive as a business, the technology needs a single, easy-handed regulator. <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1019fccvon.html?nl> VoIP is the killer consumer broadband app, Cisco CTO says, 10/19/04 The future of converged services and the design of the Internet itself will be driven more by consumer demands than by the plans of carriers, technologists and equipment vendors, Cisco CTO Charlie Giancarlo says. <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1019voncon.html?nl> Microsoft announces Istanbul LCS client, 10/19/04 Microsoft is developing a new front-end application for its upcoming Live Communications Server (LCS) 2005 instant-messaging server that links LCS 2005 with end users' telephones. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1019updat-mic.html?nl> Telecom managers swap VoIP rollout tips, 10/18/04 Network outages, bandwidth-squeezing viruses and overheating VoIP gear are among the myriad problems that can hinder an enterprise VoIP rollout, said several IT professionals at the Fall VON 2004 conference this week. But having the right people and a good IT game plan are key to pulling off IP convergence projects with minimal pain. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1018voiptip.html?nl> VoIP future hangs on regulatory decisions, 10/18/04 Voice over IP will be boosted or stifled based on the regulatory decisions made over the next three years, according to experts addressing the Fall VON 2004 show in Boston. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1018voipreg.html?nl> Microsoft to make its 'presence' felt, 10/18/04 Presence messaging technology should be all the rage this week as Microsoft and a variety of partners are set to debut products that let users integrate VoIP with instant messaging, Wi-Fi and videoconferencing applications. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804von.html?nl> Opinion: Stage set for VoIP, patch debates, 10/18/04 All the parties that have been called on to participate in two upcoming Network World Showdowns are in, including six prominent VoIP vendors for a Showdown at the VON conference in Boston this week, and six patch-management players for an online debate Nov. 15. <http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/101804edit.html?nl> * UPCOMING TRADE SHOWS (Dec.): Oracle OpenWorld Dec. 5-9, San Francisco <http://www.nwfusion.com/nltradealert734> > RFID: Impact on supply chain management Dec. 7-8, Toronto, Ontario <http://www.informationexchange.ca/> * FREE NETWORK WORLD TECHNOLOGY TOURS: Network Security: Structuring an aggressive defense Nov. 9 - Dec. 1, at a city near you < <http://www.nwfusion.com/events/security/index.html#overview> Will it be an enterprisewide attack that suddenly shuts you down? Or a stealth virus that worms into your network? A well-organized strike by an outside force? Or an inside agitator on a mindless rampage? No network is exempt from attack - protected or not. The only difference between those spared damage and those thrust into chaos will be the security strategies prepared in advance. The solutions you implement now. And the leadership you show ahead of coming threats. Attend Network Security: Structuring an Aggressive Defense. A top-to-bottom, inside-out security event focused on every element needed for total enterprisewide protection. The 2005 IT Roadmap: Future vision Nov. 20 - Dec. 16, at a city near you <http://www.nwfusion.com/events/itroadmap/index.html#overview> Where is IT headed in 2005? Which technologies are the "must-have" strategic investments? And which will be dead ends? How will new and emerging technologies change your architecture and impact best practices? And how will the successful network executive balance the drive for competitive advantage with the imperative to implement and manage the technologies effectively? The answers await you at The 2005 IT Roadmap. At this agenda-setting event, IT experts Johna Till Johnson and John Gallant will provide a practical future vision. Focused on what's coming, why you should care, and how to implement the solutions right for your enterprisewide. _______________________________________________________________ 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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