NetFlash: Q&A: Microsoft's Allchin on Vista and beyond

NetFlash: Q&A: Microsoft's Allchin on Vista and beyond
09/15/05

In this issue:

* Q&A: Microsoft's Allchin on Vista and beyond
* The rise of the IT architect
* Sprint Nextel estimates the costs of Hurricane Katrina
* ITU standardizes NAT/firewall traversal for videoconferencing
* High-tech air travel soars
* Security company offers software insurance policy
* Today on Layer 8
* Links related to NetFlash
* Featured reader resource
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NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORKWORLD.COM

By Jeff Caruso

Microsoft group VP of platforms is Jim Allchin, and this week he
spoke with Network World on why the company isn't ready to come
out and say "ta-daaaa" about Windows Vista. He talks about
what's in the operating system, and what Microsoft learned while
building it.
Q&A: Microsoft's Allchin on Vista and beyond
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash7109>

The rise of the IT architect

Old and busted: CIO. New hotness: IT architect. Find out what
the title means and whether it's the kind of job that's a good
fit for you.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash7110>

Sprint Nextel estimates the costs of Hurricane Katrina

Sprint Nextel Wednesday announced that it expects
telecommunications restoration efforts in the Gulf region to
cost between $150 million and $200 million through the rest of
the year.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash7111>

ITU standardizes NAT/firewall traversal for videoconferencing

For videoconferencing vendors and users alike, one of the
biggest hurdles to connecting a call between organizations has
been getting through a firewall or NAT implementation because of
the way the H.323 protocol is designed. The major players have
had individual systems for getting around the issue, but no
standard existed. Until now.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash7112>

High-tech air travel soars

Almost half of the world's airlines plan to offer some form of
in-flight communication for passengers by the end of 2007, with
most favoring Internet access, e-mail and short messaging
service, according to the Airline IT Trends Survey released last
week.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6819>

Security company offers software insurance policy

Citadel Security Software has developed a novel way to assure
customers that their products will perform as advertised. Backed
by insurance giant American International Group, they are now
offering customers a "software performance warranty," that will
cover costs related to security breaches.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash7113>

Today on Layer 8, where we say 'Search us, Google':

Yahoo e-mail accounts mimic Outlook; Hilton hacker gets jail
time; inside the world of Apple pack rats; and get a free Trump
ring tone; 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. McAfee, Omniquad top anti-spyware test
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6921>

2. Google hacking <http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6705>

3. Supermarket chain freezes Internet access
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6586>

4. Cisco tackles RFID in the network
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash7114>

5. What's the best way to protect against spyware?
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash6922>

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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:jcaruso@nww.com>
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This newsletter is sponsored by HP
FROM THE NETWORK CORE TO THE NETWORK EDGE

Traffic management becomes critical as your network
infrastructure expands to support different types of traffic and
users. Most traffic management solutions have serious
limitations: too expensive, difficult to use, and overly taxing
on bandwidth. However ProCurve Networking by HP addresses these
requirements, overcomes the limitations of other solutions, and
gives you valuable insight into LAN performance.
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=114159
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NetFlash breaking news:
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FEATURED READER RESOURCE

IS IT THE NETWORK OR THE STORAGE THAT'S THE PROBLEM?

Midsize and larger businesses often find their IT topology has
become a complex mix of servers, networks and storage systems.
Many of these companies also route long-haul traffic over
fiber-based networks - metropolitan-area networks, WANs and
private optical networks. Who's responsible when a
storage-related problem occurs on a fiber network? For more,
click here:

<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash7043>
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