This week on Network World Fusion, 10/18/04
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THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES ON NETWORK WORLD FUSION
(SEE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS BELOW)

1) Microsoft to make its 'presence' felt
2) Feds declare war on spyware scams
3) Giving cell phones the ol' college try
4) Cutting cell phone costs
5) Nutter's Help Desk: Migrating to new a W2K DNS server
6) VoIP realities
7) Review: Network-modeling tools
8 ) Patch management goes automatic
9) Certification: Linux lowdown
10) Management software puts IT in perspective
11) Foundry switch software secures WLANs
12) Open source products grab corporate attention
13) Cisco, IBM team on net access
14) Vendor marriage could ease SOA mgmt.
15) The air is starting to come out of the wireless LAN market
16) ISS to proactively thwart attacks
17) Blue Coat, CA on the spyware patrol
18) Groove looks to enhance real-time collaboration
19) StorageTek CEO: 'We're not just a tape company'
20) FCC action charges up broadband over power lines
21) EnKoo fattens up remote SSL appliances
22) IBM bolsters its mainframe platform
23) Sprint gussying up security offerings
24) Equant expands VPN access services

Editor's Note: This week we launch a new resource for small and mid-sized enterprises. Networking for Small Networks is a joint effort with PC World and will offer up just the news, reviews and analysis you need to help make the right decisions for your network. Take a look, kick the tires and let us know what you think - especially what we should add to the site.
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-- Adam Gaffin, executive editor, mailto:agaffin@nww.com

B1) Microsoft to make its 'presence' felt/B

Presence messaging technology should be all the rage this week as Microsoft and a variety of partners are set to debut products at the fall VON 2004 show that let users integrate VoIP with instant messaging, Wi-Fi and videoconferencing applications. NOTE: We'll be posting breaking news from the show every day.
DocFinder: 4260
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2) Feds declare war on spyware scams

Last week's federal complaint against an alleged spyware purveyor is only an opening salvo in what promises to be an all-out effort against spyware-related scams on the Web, according to regulators and industry experts.
DocFinder: 4261
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804spyware.html?tw

3) Giving cell phones the ol' college try

Twenty-year-old Meghan Padian, a junior at Morrisville State College, likes keeping in touch with other students, off-campus friends, teachers and her parents. And she does it using the cell phone that came along with her dorm assignment.
DocFinder: 4262
http://www.nwfusion.com/nlthisweek739

4) Cutting cell phone costs

Are your company's wireless expenses starting to look as large as Martha Stewart's legal bills? You may consider an option for slimming down wireless costs that remains little known or understood by many corporations: customized flat-rate plans.
DocFinder: 4263
http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/1018wireless.html?tw

5) Nutter's Help Desk: Migrating to new a W2K DNS server

Ron Nutter helps a user make the switch without problems.
DocFinder: 4264
http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/101804nutter.html?tw

6) VoIP realities

As VoIP becomes an increasingly mainstream technology, users provide a reality check in terms of VoIP costs, features and problems.
DocFinder: 4265
http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/101804perspectives.html?tw

7) Review: Network-modeling tools

We recently tested the ability of three network modeling packages: Opnet Technologies' IT Guru 10.5, Analytical Engines' NetRule Version 6.0, and Shunra Software's Shunra/ Storm Version 3.1.
DocFinder: 4267
http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2004/1018rev.html?tw

8 ) Patch management goes automatic

Automated patch-management software offers a solution for aggregating, and distributing and installing patches and software updates for multiple computing platforms. The core functions of the system are an accurate patch management detection and inventory process, and automatic patch deployment across platforms.
DocFinder: 4268
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/tech/2004/101804techupdate.html?tw

9) Certification: Linux lowdown

Consider the options with open source certification.
DocFinder: 4269
http://www.nwfusion.com/careers/2004/1018man.html?tw

10) Management software puts IT in perspective

New and upgraded products from Aprisma, BMC Software, Concord Communications, Euclid and Magnum Technologies promise to help network executives prioritize troubleshooting and problem resolution based on pre-defined priorities and rules established between IT and business managers.
DocFinder: 4270
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804concord.html?tw

11) Foundry switch software secures WLANs

Foundry Networks is adding features for its wireless LAN switch software that the company says will help customers make WLANs more secure and easier to manage while allowing for increased wireless client roaming.
DocFinder: 4271
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804foundry.html?tw

12) Open source products grab corporate attention

Analysts say that in the move to cut costs and drive efficiencies, enterprise users are starting to get more serious about open source products such as Jboss; and databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, the Apache Web server, the Samba file and print server, and OpenOffice desktop software.
DocFinder: 4272
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804specialfocus.html?tw

13) Cisco, IBM team on net access

Cisco and IBM last week said they would tie together products that give customers better network access control and help prevent worm and virus attacks.
DocFinder: 4273
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804ibmcisco.html?tw

14) Vendor marriage could ease SOA mgmt.

Web services vendors Actional and Westbridge this week are set to merge and combine elements of their management and security software into a single platform designed to help companies manage and monitor service-oriented architectures.
DocFinder: 4274
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804actional.html?tw

15) The air is starting to come out of the wireless LAN market

Network industry watchers have been warning for months that the wireless LAN market has been overfunded and was due for a shakeout. The tremors have started.
DocFinder: 4275
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804wlanmarket.html?tw

16) ISS to proactively thwart attacks

Internet Security Systems is scheduled to announce plans for a system that prevents network attacks before threats are publicly identified.
DocFinder: 4276
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804iss.html?tw

17) Blue Coat, CA on the spyware patrol

With spyware looming larger as a security threat, vendors are rolling out products aimed at combating the menace.
DocFinder: 4277
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804spywareside.html?tw

18) Groove looks to enhance real-time collaboration

Groove Networks this week will take the wraps off integration middleware that lets users securely integrate data from back-end systems with the vendor's client-based collaboration software.
DocFinder: 4278
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804groove.html?tw

19) StorageTek CEO: 'We're not just a tape company'

StorageTek, a Louisville, Colo., vendor of storage products, has steadily been improving its financial results and evolving its product line since former Xerox executive Pat Martin took over as chairman and CEO four-and-a-half years ago. He talked with N
DocFinder: 4279
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804storagetekqanda.html?tw

20) FCC action charges up broadband over power lines

The FCC last week cleared the way for power companies to roll out broadband over power line service by approving a set of rules designed to limit interference to other radio frequency devices such as amateur radios.
DocFinder: 4280
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804bpl.html?tw

21) EnKoo fattens up remote SSL appliances

EnKoo this week is introducing SSL remote-access gear it says supports more users and lets them connect to more applications with less administrative work involved.
DocFinder: 4281
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804-enkoo.html?tw

22) IBM bolsters its mainframe platform

IBM is working to make the mainframe - with its reputation for resilience and security - a key element not only in companies' legacy environments but also in their future IT blueprints.
DocFinder: 4282
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804-mainframe.html?tw

23) Sprint gussying up security offerings

Sprint last week launched two security services that it says will help customers mitigate distributed denial-of-service attacks and better enforce security policies.
DocFinder: 4283
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804-sprint.html?tw

24) Equant expands VPN access services

Equant is offering customers new choices when it comes to accessing their VPN from around the world whether they are tethered or not.
DocFinder: 4284
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/101804-equant.html?tw
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To contact: Adam Gaffin

Contact Fusion Executive Editor Adam Gaffin at
mailto:agaffin@nww.com.
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