NetFlash: Cisco eyes larger data center, IT services roles 12/14/04 In this issue:
* Cisco eyes larger data center, IT services roles * Oracle faces daunting challenges integrating PeopleSoft * 3Com to acquire TippingPoint for $430 million * The WLAN standards alphabet keeps growing * Sony Computer CTO on the new PSP * Today on Layer 8 * Links related to NetFlash * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by GoRemote IDC Whitepaper: Assessing the Benefits of Managed Remote Access Although many companies have historically chosen to build out remote access solutions in-house, the cost of infrastructure; complexity of design and management in multiple access technology environments; and the growing diversity of remote workers, usage patterns, and device types make this approach much less desirable for the modern business environment. 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That changed last week at the company's analyst meeting, when suddenly Cisco was all about virtualized, on-demand, adaptive networking. It turns out that the network is the epicenter of the virtualization revolution, according to the company. Who knew? Cisco eyes larger data center, IT services roles http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/121304ciscoenterprise.html?net Oracle faces daunting challenges integrating PeopleSoft Oracle has been talking the talk for 18 months, and it's time to walk the walk. With PeopleSoft acquiescing to Oracle's proposal, Oracle now has to reassure PeopleSoft's customers that it will do the right thing. Meanwhile, the biggest loser in all this appears to be IBM. Find out why in our story. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1213oraclfaces.html?net> 3Com to acquire TippingPoint for $430 million 3Com Monday announced plans to acquire TippingPoint Technologies, a maker of intrusion-prevention systems, for approximately $430 million in stock. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1213tp3c.html?net> The WLAN standards alphabet keeps growing The bad news is the alphabet of IEEE standards for wireless LANs keeps expanding. The good news is you can ignore a lot of it, at least until the new technology starts showing up in actual WLAN products. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/121304specialfocus.html?net> Today on Network Life: Sony Computer CTO on the new PSP One of the great things about our new Network Life site is that it gets to go places that Network World really wouldn't dare. For instance, we're running an interview with a Sony Computer executive on the new PlayStation Portable. It may not be critical to your network, but it's important to your network life. <http://www.nwfusion.com/nlnetflash910> Today on Layer 8 - a perfect stocking stuffer: What folks are doing online after midnight; TiVo says, "We're not a noun or verb!"; what percentage of Americans have a digital camera?; and the start of the latest Weekly Caption Contest; 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. 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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