NetFlash: Microsoft warms up voice software plans

NetFlash: Microsoft warms up voice software plans
09/06/05

In this issue:

* Microsoft warms up voice software plans
* Test: Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE aces performance tests
* Fiber-optic research net gains steam
* ERP offering relies on open source
* Radio: Multicore processors and server virtualization
* Today on Layer 8
* Links related to NetFlash
* Featured reader resource
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NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORKWORLD.COM

By Jeff Caruso

Last week we hinted at Microsoft's plans for VoIP domination.
Here we fully explore the company's strategy.
Microsoft warms up voice software plans
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6429>

Test: Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE aces performance tests

This week Network World presents an exclusive test of Cisco's
Catalyst 4948-10GE and all its 48 ports of Gigabit Ethernet and
two ports of 10 Gigabit. The thing held up quite well in our
battery of stress tests - but it didn't achieve a perfect score.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6430>

Fiber-optic research net gains steam

Despite a setback caused by Hurricane Katrina, National
Lambdarail, a nationwide fiber-optic network designed to
facilitate advanced network technology research, is gaining
support.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6431>

ERP offering relies on open source

A 4-year-old company is using open source software as the
foundation for an ERP suite targeted at small and midsize
manufacturers.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6432>

Radio: Multicore processors and server virtualization

We're joined this week by Vernon Turner, IDC's group vice
president and general manager for enterprise computing, to talk
about the impact on enterprise data centers by multicore
processors and server virtualization technology. Listen in:
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6433>

Today on Layer 8, No. 7 in the latest AP college poll:

Microsoft, Google's war of words over employee; finally, text
messaging proves its worth; Katrina IT news roundup; and the
winner of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and
more at your home for not-just-networking news.
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. VoIP rollouts generate heat, power concerns
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6232>

2. Cell carriers tackle Katrina damage
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6434>

3. 2005 salary survey
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3929>

4. Google dives deeper into networking
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6132>

5. Katrina news <http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6327>

Today's most-forwarded story:

Cell carriers tackle Katrina damage
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6435>

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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:jcaruso@nww.com>
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increased corporate spending on key IT areas such as security,
authentication, access control and document management. Get
advice from experts. Read about real-world tactics. Learn about
the dark side of compliance: what happens when thing wrong. And,
how mandates are affecting IT budgets.
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