THE WHATIS.COM WORD-OF-THE-DAY November 18, 2003 SWAN
______________________ SPONSORED BY: IBM What do you need to make decisions on demand? Smart decisions. Timely decisions. You need accurate information flow. A Business Portal from IBM WebSphere gives employees, suppliers, customers and partners personalized access to the information they need, when are where they need it. The result: Faster, smarter decisions. On demand. See what a Business Portal can do for you. Get your guide to WebSphere Business Portals. http://www.ibm.com/websphere/news/portalwp ________________ TODAY'S WORD: SWAN See our complete definition with hyperlinks at http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci937468,00.html?track=NL-34 SWAN (Structured Wireless-Aware Network) is a technology that incorporates a wireless local area network (wireless LAN or WLAN) into a wired wide-area network. With SWAN , a wireless LAN can operate as a seamless extension of a wired network. The technology was developed by Cisco Systems. SWAN technology integrates any new wireless LAN into an existing wired network. Thus an existing wired network can be made to easily serve hundreds of users, organizations, corporations, or agencies over a large geographic area. A SWAN is said to be scalable, secure, and reliable. Special features include centralized management, simplified deployment, security policy monitoring, rogue access point detection and location, interference-source detection and location, radio-frequency (RF) scanning and monitoring, enhanced fault monitoring and troubleshooting tools, and fault tolerance. _______________________ RELATED TERMS: local area network http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci212495,00.html?track=NL-34 wireless local area network http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci213379,00.html?track=NL-34 radio-frequency http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci214263,00.html?track=NL-34 ______________________ SELECTED LINKS: Cisco provides more information about SWAN. http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/witc/ao1200ap/prodlit/swawr_ov.pdf ______________________ TODAY'S TECH NEWS: SURVEY: SECURITY TOPS NETWORKING PRIORITY LIST SearchNetworking.com's annual Networking Report Card survey finds that security is the top priority of many IT professionals. IP telephony is becoming more popular, but wireless LAN hype isn't translating into enterprise implementations. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid7_gci936766,00.html?track=NL-34 OFF-THE-HOOK CRM BOOSTS NEXTEL It's a tough time to be a wireless provider. But Nextel thinks it's got the 411 on keeping customers from jumping ship. http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid11_gci937178,00.html?track=NL-34 IBM BACKS SOA WITH WEB SERVICES SUPPORT IBM forges ahead with its service-oriented architecture strategy and fuels Web Services with support, software and lots of consultants. http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid26_gci937050,00.html?track=NL-34 >> Catch up on all the latest IT news at http://searchtechtarget.techtarget.com?track=NL-34 ______________________ SECRET WORD-OF-THE-DAY | What is IT? Do you shop for information here? This is the term for a repository of data gathered from operational data and other sources that is designed to serve a particular community of knowledge workers. >> See if you're right! http://searchoracle.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid41_gci211900,00.html?track=NL-34 _____________________ LEARN IT IN 10 EASY STEPS | Unleashing the Power of the Database Databases came into being because of the computer, and the two have enjoyed a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship ever since. We've prepared a Learn IT guide, complete with glossary and self-assessment quiz, to help you brush up on your knowledge of the mighty database. http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid13_gci934543,00.html?track=NL-34 _____________________ HOROSCOPES FOR GEEKS Thanks to the Harmonic Concordance on the 8th of this month, we're finally free of the effects of retrograde Mars. Find out what the universe has in store for your sign the rest of this month! >> Click here http://searchcio.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid19_gci919205,00.html?track=NL-34 ______________________________ RECENT ADDITIONS AND UPDATES [1] development environment http://searchvb.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid8_gci936502,00.html?track=NL-34 [2] agile software development http://searchvb.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid8_gci936457,00.html?track=NL-34 [3] myoelectric signal http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci936219,00.html?track=NL-34 [4] TCP/IP offload engine http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci935358,00.html?track=NL-34 [5] mail transfer agent http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci876011,00.html?track=NL-34 ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::: WHATIS.COM CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::: MARGARET ROUSE, Site Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IVY WIGMORE, Consulting Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) LOWELL THING, Consulting Editor and Founder ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) GABRIELLE DERUSSY, Advertising ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: This newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media. http://www.techtarget.com?track=NL-34 Copyright 2003 TechTarget. 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