User-based LAN access control targets the LAN

All the week's news and views about LANs, 09/19/05
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Network World's LANs News Alert

Tech Update: User-based LAN access control targets the LAN,
09/19/05

User-based LAN access control is a new technology that redefines
network admission and access. Made possible by a new breed of
high-performance ASICs, emerging ULA-capable LAN security
systems sit in a network at the user-access layer or at an ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert7231>

Yipes scales Ethernet service, 09/19/05

Yipes Enterprise Services last week rolled out an Ethernet
offering that uses new VPN technology to support global
multipoint connectivity.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/091905-yipes.html?nl>

Managed Ethernet hits campus nets, 09/19/05

As wish lists go, this one didn't shoot the moon. The Cheltenham
School District wanted voice and data connectivity in all its
classrooms. The district wanted to make its online grading
application more widely available and add an E911 capability
that could pinpoint specific classroom numbers in the event of
an emergency.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert7232>

Cisco tackles RFID, 09/19/05

Cisco last week took the first step in building into its network
hardware new software that will help users more easily handle
RFID traffic.

<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/091905-cisco-rfid.html?nl>

Opinion: Can networking make a financial comeback? 09/19/05

It's hard to remember the heady days of the 1990s, when network
stocks were flying high, IPOs showed enormous gains in their
very first hours and the financial future of networking seemed
rosy. Networking is sure not looking like a high-flyer anymore
...

<http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/091905nolle.html?nl>

Opinion: What's IPv6's real overhead price? 09/19/05

The bottom line stays the same: Companies shouldn't race to
embrace IPv6.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert7233>

Opinion: IT metrics for the budget season, 09/19/05

As summer ends and we enter the budget season, we thought it
would be good to share some IT metrics culled from various
sources over the years so you can see where you stand.

<http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/091905edit.html?nl>

Newsletter: SMC offers variety of LAN options, 09/15/05

SMC Networks continues to act like the hardest-working company
in the LAN business - at least as far as product announcements
are concerned. The company over the ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert7234>

Newsletter: Vonage uses 10 Gigabit Ethernet gear for VoIP,
09/13/05

Vonage Networks this week announced that it is upgrading its
VoIP network with Force10 Networks' TeraScale E-Series of
switch/routers. While this is a ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert7235>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. McAfee, Omniquad top anti-spyware test
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert6933>

2. Volunteers rebuild Gulf Coast communications with wireless
nets <http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert7236>

3. Cell phone tossing contests catching attention abroad
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert7237>

4. Supermarket chain freezes Internet access
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert6856>

5. The rise of the IT architect
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert7238>

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