NetFlash: Building VPNs on the cheap 12/20/04 In this issue:
* Building VPNs on the cheap * Spam in the Wild, The Sequel * Holiday prep 2004: TJX streamlines Web checkout * New IE hole could perfect phishing scams * Network World's 2004 Holiday Gift Guide * Today on Layer 8 * Links related to NetFlash * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by NetScout The deployment of VoIP is well underway and unstoppable, but the implementation and ongoing support is extremely challenging. To successfully support VoIP and other demanding applications, IT organizations need to change their approach to network management. Learn about readiness assessment, design and ongoing management in the Network World Special Report: Recommendations for Implementing and Managing Converged Networks. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=91654 _______________________________________________________________ Hold what the future holds Right there, in your hands, 70 of the world's most promising new technologies. Investment or deployment - you get the first shot. This is why executives, analysts, VCs and journalists come back time and again. To see. To touch. To harvest. Register Today http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=91582 _______________________________________________________________ NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORK WORLD FUSION By Jeff Caruso If you're building a VPN you don't have to break the bank. Network World VPN Newsletter author Tim Greene this week investigates what some network managers have done to create their own VPNs, using free or inexpensive tools. Building VPNs on the cheap <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/122004cheapvpn.html?net> Spam in the Wild, The Sequel Last year's anti-spam software test was such a huge hit that we decided to do it again - and take it even further. This is the anti-spam test to end all tests. We invited every vendor in our Buyer's Guide to participate and 41 agreed. We took the top performers and really put them through their paces. The result is a comprehensive evaluation that is an anti-spam resource. Don't miss it. <http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2004/122004spampkg.html?net> Holiday prep 2004: TJX streamlines Web checkout More than half (57%) of shoppers who initially add something to their online shopping carts later abandon those carts without making a purchase, according to DoubleClick. This season TJX Companies is making a play to stop that trend before it has a chance to take root. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1220hprep3.html?net> New IE hole could perfect phishing scams A newly reported security problem in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser allows attackers to create a fake Web site that looks exactly like a genuine site. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1217phish.html?net> Network World's 2004 Holiday Gift Guide If you're a last-minute shopper, or if you're still searching for that perfect gift for the network geek who has everything, check out our 2004 Holiday Gift Guide. Find out how an optical drive gets our coveted "Ultra Cool" rating. Browse a wide range of digital cameras, media center PCs, wireless adapters and PC displays. We rate fingerprint scanners. A robot. Heck, we even review mice and keyboards. A must-see. <http://www.nwfusion.com/supp/2004/hgg/?net> Today on Layer 8 - where we wish we worked for Fezziwig: Joke text message causes terror alert; Yahoo adds traffic conditions to maps; U.S. wireless use lags behind everyone else; and the winner of our 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. Contact him at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by NetScout The deployment of VoIP is well underway and unstoppable, but the implementation and ongoing support is extremely challenging. To successfully support VoIP and other demanding applications, IT organizations need to change their approach to network management. Learn about readiness assessment, design and ongoing management in the Network World Special Report: Recommendations for Implementing and Managing Converged Networks. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=91653 _______________________________________________________________ ARCHIVE LINKS NetFlash breaking news: http://www.nwfusion.com/news/netflash.html _______________________________________________________________ See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil. What you don't know can hurt you. Watch this webcast, High Availability: What You Don't Know CAN Hurt Your Business, for a critical look at the link between high availability and business continuity. Hear why "presumed adequacy" is costing businesses more than just money. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=91583 _______________________________________________________________ FEATURED READER RESOURCE THE EXTENDED ENTERPRISE: NW'S ANNUAL GUIDE Here we analyze the latest tools, techniques and strategies for extending your business reach. Find out how connecting to your business partners is influencing those relationships, how you can make your business partners take security issues as seriously as you do and more. Click here: <http://www.nwfusion.com/ee/2004/?ts> _______________________________________________________________ May We Send You a Free Print Subscription? You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered at your fingertips each day. 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