TECHWEB TODAY: NETWORKING Friday, November 12, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Friday Networking Feature: Next-Gen Nets Need Next-Gen Security 2. Networking News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. Novell Files Unfair Competition Complaint Against Microsoft 4. IT Managers Have False Sense Of Security 5. Microsoft Tops Embedded Market 6. Gartner: Oracle Needs To Come Clean On Vulnerability Other News This Week 7. Microsoft Clears The Decks 8. Meta Group: Clamp Down On Instant Messaging 9. Microsoft Unveils Search Beta 10. Security Vendor Says Windows XP SP2 Full Of Holes ------- Advertisement ------------------- This Issue Sponsored by SBC Communications We can design, deliver and manage a data integration system that converges the multiple business networks you may have - dealers, brokers, suppliers, even customers. Across platforms, across America. Consider the dots connected. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0CdFG0Am ----------------------------------------- -- 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: Next-Gen Nets Need Next-Gen Security Hot new networking technologies like VoIP, WLANs, and Voice over WLAN are just as vulnerable as older network technologies. What are networking vendors doing to secure them? http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0Cwt50AZ 2. NETWORKING NEWS OF THE WEEK VoIP Gets A Boost From The FCC The Federal Communications Commission voted to bar state regulators from exercising key jurisdiction over VoIP. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0Cwt60Aa Juniper's 'Infranet' Initiative Growing Slowly Juniper's ambitious Infranet Initiative -- a plan to build open interconnectivity standards for next-generation IP-based networks -- is moving ahead, albeit slowly. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0Cwt70Ab ZigBee Poised To Be Big Hit, Report Says The technology, aimed at applications such as building automation, has strong support and compelling uses, according to a new research study. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0Cwt80Ac Cisco Warns Routers And Switches Are Vulnerable To DoS Attacks Cisco releases an advisory warning that certain devices running IOS Version 12.2S can be disabled by hackers. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0CwuA0Am NetEffect Debuts 10-Gigabit Ethernet Adapters NetEffect, resurrected from its earlier dabbling in Inifiniband products, has switched gears and introduced its first family of 10-Gigabit Ethernet channel adapters. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0CwuB0An Nokia Releases Newest Version Of SSL VPN New Secure Connector feature gives remote users secure network-level access, including access to business applications, data, and network services. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0CwuC0Ao MCI Rolls Out New DSL, IP VPN Services For Businesses Service are aimed at helping companies deploy broadband Internet connections through a single provider, and extending MCI's Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) Service to geographically dispersed businesses. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0CwuD0Ap ------- Advertisement ------------------- This Issue Sponsored by SBC Communications We can design, deliver and manage a data integration system that converges the multiple business networks you may have - dealers, brokers, suppliers, even customers. Across platforms, across America. Consider the dots connected. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0CdFG0Am ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. Novell Files Unfair Competition Complaint Against Microsoft Lawsuit alleges the software giant unlawfully attempted to eliminate competition from Novell's WordPerfect and Quattro Pro applications. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0CwuE0Aq 4. IT Managers Have False Sense Of Security Three out of four believe their networks are more secure today than a year ago. But 81 percent reported that attacks are on the upswing, leaving researchers puzzled. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0CwuF0Ar 5. Microsoft Tops Embedded Market Microsoft continues to lead in the embedded systems market, surpassing competitors in shipments of operating systems, bundled products and related services. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0CwuG0As 6. Gartner: Oracle Needs To Come Clean On Vulnerability Oracle's refusal to get specific about the vulnerabilities addressed by a recent patch increases the risk to customers, a pair of Gartner analysts allege. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0CwuH0At OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. Microsoft Clears The Decks Redmond pays off legal plaintiffs, pays out stockholder dividends so it can focus on next-generation initiatives. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0CwaY0Aq 8. Meta Group: Clamp Down On Instant Messaging Instant messaging at work is not all business. Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed recently admitted to using IM at work for personal reasons. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0CwuI0Au 9. Microsoft Unveils Search Beta Microsoft unveils the beta version of its own search engine, dubbed MSN Search. It does not include some anticipated tools. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekdt0GpvDH0G4V0Cwag0A5 10. 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