NetFlash: Nortel's new defense gear offers better threat protection 12/08/04
In this issue: * Nortel's new defense gear offers better threat protection * ComNet conference to be rescheduled for fall * China's Lenovo to buy IBM's PC business * Microsoft in final testing on Windows Server 2003 SP1 * Linux specialist Penguin releases first blade * Today on Layer 8 * Links related to NetFlash * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Lucent Technologies FREE EMA ANALYST REPORT Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) describes how to optimize VoIP services with network and application performance management. 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Nortel is the latest to put the capabilities into its products. Plus, Nortel is teaming up with Symantec to improve its threat prevention techniques even further. Nortel's new defense gear offers better threat protection <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1208norteltps.html?net> Nortel, Symantec team up to secure nets <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1207ntsy.html?net> ComNet conference to be rescheduled for fall ComNet has always been one of the big networking trade shows, and in the Golden Age I could always count on attending ComNet and the two NetWorld+Interop shows to round out my year. But there's only one N+I left, and last January we noted that ComNet attendance was way down. Now the show is being licensed out to a separate management company, the timing is changing and the scale is diminishing. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1207comnet.html?net> China's Lenovo to buy IBM's PC business China's Lenovo Group Wednesday signed a definitive agreement to acquire IBM's PC division. Lenovo will pay $1.25 billion in cash for the business, which is expected to transform it into the world's No. 3 PC maker, the companies announced. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1208updat-chi.html?net> Microsoft in final testing on Windows Server 2003 SP1 Microsoft Tuesday made available to beta testers a nearly finalized version of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1207msws03.html?net> Linux specialist Penguin releases first blade Penguin Computing, which specializes in servers designed for Linux clustering and high performance computing, is bringing its expertise to the blade market and on Wednesday introduced BladeRunner. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1208penguin.html?net> Today on Layer 8, we love low-hanging fruit: Amazon's bad holiday timing; the art of the away message; the environmentally friendly cell phone; and a gift for the iPod lover in your life; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news. <http://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Jeff Caruso Jeff Caruso is managing editor of online news for Network World. 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