**** NETWORKING-DECISION-MAKERS NEWSLETTER ****
Tuesday, August 09, 2005 http://networking.ITtoolbox.com
Your fast, convenient way to stay current with the Networking market.
**** CONTENTS ****
- Sponsor: Quantum Corporation
- Sponsor: Trend Micro
- Sponsor: Symantec Corporation
- News: Skype leads VoIP pack by a mile
- News: Japan plans giant broadband satellite
- News: IBM courts mid market for grids
- News: (12 additional headlines)
- Job Center: Web and IVR Testing Specialist Needed
- Job Center: LAN Support Specialist (CNE & MCSE) Needed
- Job Center: Professional Services Engineer Needed
- Tech Stocks: Weekly Recap of ITtoolbox Stock Indices
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Case Of The Mischievous Minotaur - Part XVI
- ITtoolbox Blogs: NetworkDNA Blog Celebrates 1 Year!
- ITtoolbox Blogs: ITO training options
- ITtoolbox Blogs: (3 additional blogs)
- Industry Articles: Negotiating Your Worth
- Industry Articles: Choosing VoIP: What Every SMB Must Know
- White Papers: Taking The High Cost Out Of Hardware Maintenance
- White Papers: Bullet Proof Implementation Methodologies
- White Papers: Electronic Numbering (ENUM) Management for VoIP
Communications Technology Overview
- White Papers: Network Security Implications of "Visible Ops"
- White Papers: Enabling Tape Growth for the Future
- White Papers: Tiered Storage: Optimizing Storage for Different
Technology, Different Needs
- White Papers: Telework Simplified: Overcoming Technology Barriers
- White Papers: Intuitive and Robust Patch Management
- Featured Discussion Group: SYSADMIN-CAREER (2 messages)
- Press Releases: (5 recent releases)
- Books: Newton's Telecom Dictionary, 21st Edition: Covering
Telecommunications, Networking, Information Technology, The Internet,
Fiber Optics, RFID, Wireless, and VoIP
- Upcoming Events: (3 upcoming events)
- Events this week: (1 event this week)
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**** NEWS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news.asp
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SKYPE LEADS VOIP PACK BY A MILE (Networking News)
Skype is the leading VoIP provider in North America, according to
research published today by broadband network equipment maker
Sandvine. Of more than 1,100 identified VoIP providers, Skype takes
the lead with a huge 35.8...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132326
JAPAN PLANS GIANT BROADBAND SATELLITE (Networking News)
Japanese government officials say they will develop a new
communications satellite to provide broadband services that are as
fast as fiber optic cable. Japan's Internal...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132320
IBM COURTS MID MARKET FOR GRIDS (Networking News)
IBM is scheduled to unveil a grid bundle at Linuxworld later today
containing hardware, software and services specifically targeted at
medium-sized enterprises. The Grid and Grow package offers seven
chassis-based blade servers powered by processors...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132275
IBM'S PASSAGE TO INDIA (Networking News)
When IBM (IBM) pulled out of India in 1978 in protest of new
government regulations, it opened up the nascent Indian tech market to
local players. Some of them grew up to be the tigers...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132274
NOKIA SHARES SURGE AFTER CISCO REPORT (Networking News)
Nokia Corp. shares rose Monday after a report that Cisco Systems Inc.
was interested in an acquisition in the wireless market and the
Finnish mobile phone maker might be a target. Nokia...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132273
CANADA'S NORTEL NETWORKS SEES SECOND-QUARTER PROFIT NEARLY TRIPLE
(Networking News)
Nortel Networks Corp., the Canadian telecommunications-equipment maker
struggling to recover from an accounting scandal, said Monday its
second-quarter profit nearly tripled as revenue increased. The company
said its quarterly income grew to...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132272
FCC EASES HIGH-SPEED INTERNET RULES (Networking News)
Federal regulators on Friday eased rules governing high-speed Internet
services offered by phone companies, saying they hope it will speed
Internet growth. The Federal Communications Commission's 4-0 vote
means that phone companies delivering...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132271
NOVELL SLASHES EMEA WORKFORCE (Networking News)
Dell has announced plans to more than double its market share in China
to 20 per cent by 2010, taking advantage of IBM's recent exit from the
market. Chief executive Kevin Rollins told the Financial...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132270
MICROSOFT NAMES NEW EXEC (Networking News)
Microsoft Corp. yesterday named Kevin Turner, former president and
chief executive of Sam's Club, its new chief operating officer.
Turner, 40, who also has served as chief information officer for
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the parent...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132260
MICROSOFT SHARES PICK UP STEAM (Networking News)
Shares of Microsoft Corp. gained more in the past week than in the
previous year, driven by optimism that new products will propel the
company's revenue and earnings growth. The shares, which trailed gains
in...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132250
SECURITY ALERT RAISED ON CISCO WEBSITE (Networking News)
Cisco, a networking company, has revealed that it has been forced to
implement a major security operation after a virus was discovered on
the company's website that could potentially jeopardise the security
of users'...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132246
LUCENT SUBPOENAED IN ANTITRUST PROBE (Networking News)
Lucent Technologies Inc. Thursday said it received two subpoenas
related to federal investigations into potential antitrust violations
and sales of telecommunications equipment to the federal government.
The telecom-equipment vendor said in a filing...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132245
PHONE COMPANIES' DSL MAY BE DEREGULATED (Networking News)
Federal regulators appear set to deregulate phone companies' DSL
broadband services, a move that would likely mean fewer choices for
consumers but could spur wider rollout of the offerings. But Federal
Communications Commission members are...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132216
FCC MAY CHANGE INTERNET SERVICE RULES (Networking News)
The Federal Communications Commission could make it more difficult for
independent Internet providers to offer high-speed service. The
agency, in a decision that could come...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132215
HIGH-SPEED INTERNET IS TURNING YOUR COMPUTER INTO A TV ALTERNATIVE
(Networking News)
Can't find anything to watch on TV? Try turning on your computer,
where viewers' options are virtually unlimited. With the phenomenal
growth of high-speed Internet connections, more and more people are
choosing their entertainment, news...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/news/nr.asp?i=132177
**** ITTOOLBOX JOB CENTER ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/FindJobs
Web and IVR Testing Specialist Needed
Barq Technologies is seeking a Web and IVR Testing Specialist who has
at least 3 years experience in manual testing on web based
applications and who is skilled as a Mercury Test Director.
Description:...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/findjobs/display.asp?db=1&i=509
LAN Support Specialist (CNE & MCSE) Needed
Cedars-Sinai Health System is seeking a LAN Support Specialist (CNE &
MCSE) with a minimum 3 years experience in NOS administration of
Microsoft NT, Novell Netware, Linux, and Macintosh Networks in a
business environment. Description: Accountable for...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/findjobs/display.asp?db=1&i=495
Professional Services Engineer Needed
H&W Computer Systems, Inc is seeking a Professional Services Engineer
who has at least 5 years of technical implementation and sales
engineering support experience and who is skilled in application
development, IT operations and system...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/findjobs/display.asp?db=1&i=485
**** TECHNOLOGY STOCK INDICES - WEEKLY PERFORMANCE ****
INDEX 08/01/05 08/08/05 %CHANGE
EAI 23.23 23.72 +2.11% BEST
SCM 67.51 67.07 -0.65%
CRM 46.78 46.44 -0.73%
ERP 71.92 70.35 -2.18%
Knowledge Mgmt 69.98 67.96 -2.89%
Networking 73.87 71.73 -2.90%
E-Business 51.23 49.18 -4.00%
Web Design/Dev 38.08 35.65 -6.38% WORST
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**** ITTOOLBOX BLOGS ****
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/
Case Of The Mischievous Minotaur - Part XVI
By SecurityMonkey
"Ok, so if we run a 'diff' on that code with the final production
code, what's missing? What has changed?" I wondered out loud.
"Chief, I hate to be the negative newman here, but nothing changed
according...
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/r/r.asp?r=5307&b=2
NetworkDNA Blog Celebrates 1 Year!
By Don Krause
It all started a year ago...NetworkDNA Introduction Posted 8/6/2004
by Don Krause Greeting Friends, My name is Don Krause and...
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/r/r.asp?r=5260&b=102
ITO training options
By Joe Santana
In our ever-evolving world of IT developments, what is the best way to
keep team members trained on the latest technologies and practices?
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/r/r.asp?r=5283&b=107
Coffee Talk Part 3: Where Do We Go From Here?
By Matthew Moran
I contacted Mr. Coffee a few weeks ago. I stared with their online
customer service and pointed them at my previous entry, IT Lessons
From A Caffeine Addict.. or What Mr. Coffee Is Teaching Me About...
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/r/r.asp?r=5293&b=79
Pay Issue Fixed, but still not Kosher
By Humble NetAdmin
Good Day All Hope the weekend was good to all you net/system admins
out there
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/r/r.asp?r=5295&b=166
Experience - How do I get some of that?
By ThunderMace2000
I thought this would be a good time to talk about experience. When
trying to break into the Administration field (or maybe just the
computer industry in general) you can always seemingly run into the...
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/r/r.asp?r=5238&b=96
**** INDUSTRY ARTICLES ****
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NEGOTIATING YOUR WORTH
by Dora Vell
You get what you negotiate, not what you're worth. Here's how to do
both.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/document.asp?i=5034
CHOOSING VOIP: WHAT EVERY SMB MUST KNOW
by Bryan Cohen
Adoption of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) promises both savings
on telecommunications costs and increased functionality. Here's how
SMBs can turn promise into reality.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/document.asp?i=5027
**** WHITE PAPERS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/
TAKING THE HIGH COST OUT OF HARDWARE MAINTENANCE
by Bruce Caswell
According to industry experts, IT managers can save more than 40% of
their hardware maintenance costs by utilizing a reliable third party
maintainer (TPM). This paper describes the TPM alternative and how to
select one. It also includes a useful checklist for selecting the
right maintenance provider.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/document.asp?i=5036
BULLET PROOF IMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGIES
by David Austin
Companies that derive revenue from consulting and implementation
services face increased pressure in the market. There is pressure on
margins, employee retention issues, new competitive threats and a
customer base that is better educated about how to buy services than
ever. To address these challenges, management should leverage their
greatest asset -- proven best-in-class methodologies. This white paper
discusses Contextware's solution for capturing, documenting,
validating and managing methodologies in a web-based toolkit for
consultants and implementation teams.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/document.asp?i=5035
ELECTRONIC NUMBERING (ENUM) MANAGEMENT FOR VOIP COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
by Lucent Technologies
Innovative ENUM Management solutions, such as the Lucent VitalQIP ENUM
Manager, manages the complexities and automates the translation of IP
addresses to 10-digit telephone numbers. This white paper addresses:
how DNS is used to resolve hostnames to IP Address; leveraging
existing DNS infrastructure to enable ENUM services; how a phone
number is translated into an ENUM URI to complete a phone call; and
the benefits of deploying an effective ENUM Management application.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/document.asp?i=5031
NETWORK SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF "VISIBLE OPS"
by Ron Gula
This paper will examine how Tenable's converging set of vulnerability
management, security event management, and compliance reporting tools
interact with common network management practices known as "Visible
Ops". After reading this paper, readers will have a basic knowledge of
network management theory and how Tenable's products can help manage
networks efficiently.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/document.asp?i=5025
ENABLING TAPE GROWTH FOR THE FUTURE
by Fred Moore, Horison, Inc.
Magnetic tape industry revenue has been down slightly since the middle
of 2000 when the global and economic downturn began, but the financial
decline has been much less than that of the disk industry. This
exclusive analyst opinion discusses trends in the tape business.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rdoc.asp?i=4999
TIERED STORAGE: OPTIMIZING STORAGE FOR DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY, DIFFERENT
NEEDS
by Richard L. Villars, Vice President Storage Systems, IDC
IDC's ongoing research makes it clear that IT executives' approaches
toward evaluating the value of information assets and the solutions
that support them are evolving. The emerging tiered storage model can
provide a solid foundation for deploying highly scalable, manageable,
and reliable storage. This exclusive IDC Q&A discusses the tiered
storage revolution.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rdoc.asp?i=4998
TELEWORK SIMPLIFIED: OVERCOMING TECHNOLOGY BARRIERS
by VIACK Corporation
Proponents have long argued that telework improves employee morale,
decreases sick leave, reduces office and parking space needs, and
more. Learn how to support this initiative with real-time, secure and
efficient communications solutions.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rdoc.asp?i=4994
INTUITIVE AND ROBUST PATCH MANAGEMENT
by Symantec Corporation
With Symantec LiveState(TM) Patch Manager - Symantec offers a patch
remediation solution that is fast, reliable, flexible, and easy to
use, helping protect enterprises of all sizes from vulnerabilities to
their Windows-based systems.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rdoc.asp?i=4953
**** THIS WEEK'S FEATURED DISCUSSION GROUP - SYSADMIN-CAREER ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/groups
Unix admin skills
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/gr.asp?i=797834
AIX Steps
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/gr.asp?i=794424
**** PRESS RELEASES ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/press
Nokia and Vodafone Italy Carry Out HSDPA Call With Commercial Hardware
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/press/pr.asp?i=132328
Siebel Systems and Novell to Deliver Open Source Platform for
Market-Leading CRM Applications
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/press/pr.asp?i=132298
Ecora and ASG Form Strategic Partnership
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/press/pr.asp?i=132290
IBM to Bring Full Range of Brocade 4 GBIT/SEC SAN Switches and
Directors to Marketplace
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/press/pr.asp?i=132205
Perimeter Internetworking Launches "Instant MSSP" Channel Partner
Program Transforming Resellers and VARs into Instant Managed Services
Providers
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/press/pr.asp?i=132186
**** BOOKS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/books/sbook.asp?s=4&p=4&h1=4
NEWTON'S TELECOM DICTIONARY, 21ST EDITION: COVERING
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, THE INTERNET,
FIBER OPTICS, RFID, WIRELESS, AND VOIP
By Harry Newton
Packed with over 22,400 definitions, it explains technical concepts in
non-technical language that anyone can understand...
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/browse.asp?c=networking_Books&r=5042
**** UPCOMING EVENTS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
GITEX 2005
Date: September 25-29, 2005
Location: Dubai, Middle East
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2005, GITEX continues to reflect
the importance & phenomenal growth of the IT industry in the region by
continually highlighting the latest technology & services from
international manufacturers and suppliers.
In 2004 GITEX welcomed over 939 Exhibitors representing over 2428
Companies from 41 Countries. The record-breaking show covered over
27,504 sqm & GITEX 2005 looks set to surpass these figures as the IT
Market strengthens and IT spending in the Middle East & North Africa
region is predicted to continue to rise.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
THE FUTURE OF THE IT ORGANIZATION
Date: September 27-28, 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Venue: Park Hyatt Hotel
On September 27-28, Leading Edge Forum researchers and a wide range of
forward thinking academics and practitioners from around the world
will examine the evolution of the corporate IT function. Major topics
will include: understanding future business requirements; integrating
IT with key business functions; developing sourcing strategies for
agile corporations; and empowering a new generation of employees, most
of whom are now active consumers of technology in their own lives.
The conference is designed for both senior IT leaders as well as
CXO-level executives concerned with long-term strategies for obtaining
the maximum business impact from their IT investments.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
IT SECURITY WORLD 2005
Date: September 28-30, 2005
Location: San Francisco, CA
Venue: Hyatt Regency
Get Ready for an All New Information Security Event!!
IT Security World Conference & Expo is the one event that has it all.
To help you meet your infosec challenges within your particular
industry, we've built a blockbuster event that will cover the hot
topics, tech trends, and emerging issues specific to your environment.
The IT Security World Conference. Tackles the full spectrum of
security challenges and offers real-world, unbiased solutions. Over 30
focused, technical sessions that get to the heart of your latest
e-security and network demands.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
**** EVENTS THIS WEEK ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
TECHEXPO TOP SECRET HIRING EVENT
Date: August 11th, 2005
Loction: Reston, VA
Venue: Sheraton Reston, 11810 Sunrise Valley Dr.
Meet with Lockheed Martin, Titan Corporation, EDS, Northrop Grumman,
Raytheon, and many other government contractors for jobs in IT,
Telecom, Engineering & more. Immediate interviews. Visit web site for
early registration and to preview and apply for open jobs. Free
Admission. Active security clearance issued by the US Government or
Military required.
10am-4pm, Employers interested in participating call 212-655-4505 ext
231.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
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