**** NETWORKING-DECISION-MAKERS NEWSLETTER ****
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 http://networking.ITtoolbox.com
Your fast, convenient way to stay current with the Networking market.
**** CONTENTS ****
- Sponsor: Symantec Corporation
- Sponsor: Broadbeam
- Sponsor: Citrix Systems, Inc
- News: VoIP provider spills customer emails
- News: eBay Paying Strangely High Price for Skype, Analysts Think
- News: Judge Splits Enron Broadband Case
- News: (12 additional headlines)
- Job Center: Web and IVR Testing Specialist Needed
- Job Center: LAN Support Specialist (CNE & MCSE) Needed
- Tech Stocks: Weekly Recap of ITtoolbox Stock Indices
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Piracy
- ITtoolbox Blogs: The Six Dumbest Ideas... et al
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Reducing Ping Traffic
- ITtoolbox Blogs: (4 additional blogs)
- Industry Articles: VoWiFi: the next big thing?
- Industry Articles: Hiring Picture Improving
- Industry Articles: Convergence: Voice and Data Services: Together At Last
- White Papers: Upgrading NetWare NDS Environments: Options and Business Value
- White Papers: Remote Access for Business Continuity
- White Papers: Adaptive Network Security: Moving from Implicit to
Explicit Permissions
- White Papers: Symantec LiveState(TM) - A Unified Platform for
Successfully Managing Both Normal and Disrupted IT Operations
- White Papers: A Better Approach to Backup and Bare Metal Restore:
Disk Imaging Technology
- White Papers: Creating Business Value Through Compliance-Oriented
Backup, Recovery, and Archive
- White Papers: New Era of Intelligent Communications
- White Papers: Selecting a VoIP Solution at the Enterprise Edge
- Featured Discussion Group: PROJECTMANAGEMENT-CAREER (2 messages)
- Press Releases: (3 recent releases)
- Books: Networking: A Beginner's Guide
- Upcoming Events: (3 upcoming events)
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**** NEWS ****
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VOIP PROVIDER SPILLS CUSTOMER EMAILS (Networking News)
Internet telephony provider Packet8 has accidentally disclosed the
email addresses of 21,000 of its subscribers. Packet8 sells internet
telephony services to consumers and businesses in North America,
allowing them to place telephone calls to regular...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75994
EBAY PAYING STRANGELY HIGH PRICE FOR SKYPE, ANALYSTS THINK (Networking
News)
The purchase of Skype Technologies SA by eBay Inc. on Monday makes
strategic sense to analysts as more consumers embrace broadband
services on the Internet. But the price tag - which could top...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75995
JUDGE SPLITS ENRON BROADBAND CASE (Networking News)
Five former executives from Enron Corp.'s defunct broadband unit whose
trial ended with jurors unable to reach verdicts on most charges will
be retried in three separate cases next year. Nearly two months...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75996
BUSINESS FORUM: OUTSOURCING IS BLOWING OUR IT LEAD (Networking News)
American high-tech industries are threatened by offshore outsourcing
-- but don't blame the Indians or the Chinese. We are our own worst
enemy. The United States still leads the world in software development
and aviation...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75640
VONAGE: THE GROWING SOUND OF STATIC (Networking News)
Even though the official papers haven't yet been filed, that Vonage
plans to go public is considered a given. One of the biggest providers
of Web-based calling, Vonage is expected to make its debut before...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75641
TECH IPOS ARE CLICKING AGAIN (Networking News)
Jon Nordmark, chief executive of online retailer eBags.com, recalls
all too well the lean years following the burst of the dot-com bubble
and terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Funding sources dried up,
and the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75642
EBAY TO PAY AT LEAST $2.6B FOR SKYPE (Networking News)
The online auctioneer eBay Inc. is buying Skype Technologies SA,
paying at least $2.6 billion for the Internet-telephone company that
has more than 50 million users. The total value of the deal...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75643
SUN TO UNVEIL LOW-COST SERVERS WITH X86 CHIPS (Networking News)
Sun Microsystems will unveil today a line of lower-cost network
servers that are key to the Santa Clara company's future. At a news
conference in New York, Sun will launch its much-anticipated servers,
code-named Galaxy....
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75644
CHINA TELECOM FACES UPHILL BATTLE IN BANNING VOIP PHONE CALLS LIKE
SKYPE (Networking News)
China Telecom Corp Ltd faces a major task should it attempt to shut
down computer-to-telephone call services offered by companies such as
Skype, analysts said. "There's no way...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75645
HEWLETT-PACKARD TO CUT 6,000 EUROPEAN JOBS (Networking News)
Hewlett-Packard Co. told union leaders Monday that it plans to cut a
total of 6,000 jobs across Europe, including 1,240 jobs in France, a
trade union official said. The French arm of the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75646
INTERNET PHONE COMPANY SKYPE RUMORED TO BE ON THE MARKET (Networking
News)
Skype, the 2-year-old peer-to-peer service that allows people to make
phone calls over the Internet has become a cultural phenomenon by
offering free and easy calling. And now, it seems, the upstart company
may be...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75647
TELCOS GEAR UP FOR DRAMATIC CONSOLIDATION (Networking News)
Telecoms companies are increasingly having to focus on building
customer relationships rather than just trying to sign up as many
people as possible, according to IDC. The analyst firm predicts that
as the market matures the number...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75648
JUNIPER LEADS BROADBAND AGGREGATION ROUTER MARKET (Networking News)
Juniper Networks Inc (Nasdaq:JNPR), a provider of IP platforms, has
revealed that it held first position in the broadband aggregation
router market in the second quarter this year. Juniper held a 41.4%
revenue-based market share...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75649
INDIA SAYS PHONE USAGE CROSSES 10 PERCENT OF BILLION-PLUS POPULATION
(Networking News)
Phone ownership in India has reached over 110 million people, with the
subscriber base for fixed line and mobile phones reaching 10 percent
of the billion-plus population, the telecommunications regulator said
Thursday....
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75650
SKYPE DECLINES TO COMMENT ON EBAY REPORT (Networking News)
A spokeswoman for Internet telephony company Skype declined to comment
Thursday on a report that eBay Inc. was in talks to buy the company.
The Wall Street Journal reported that eBay was...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75651
**** 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://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75655
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://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75656
**** TECHNOLOGY STOCK INDICES - WEEKLY PERFORMANCE ****
INDEX 09/02/05 09/12/05 %CHANGE
EAI 22.31 23.43 +5.02% BEST
CRM 46.41 48.53 +4.57%
E-Business 52.11 54.34 +4.28%
ERP 70.74 73.53 +3.94%
Web Design/Dev 35.48 36.74 +3.55%
Networking 71.14 73.32 +3.06%
SCM 69.06 70.92 +2.69%
Knowledge Mgmt 71.71 73.19 +2.06% WORST
http://stocks.ittoolbox.com/
**** ITTOOLBOX BLOGS ****
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/
Piracy
By Prof X
The university has always had a standing policy against software
piracy. This is one of the reasons why Open Source is being promoted
since procuring licensed software is expensive. Given all the
precautions...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75610
The Six Dumbest Ideas... et al
By SecurityMonkey
I caught this article on slashdot today and it got me thinking ...
aren't there more than six?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=74971
Reducing Ping Traffic
By Andrew Kramer
I've been getting a lot of emails lately, so thanks to everyone for
reading, commenting, and engaging in conversation. One reader asked
how to reduce ping traffic. I thought this to be a good question...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75634
Patch Wednesday!?! What's that?
By Hercules
Patch Wednesday, what can a person say about it. It's a much needed,
and in most cases often overlooked part of a typical system
administrators job. I work with a number of system administrators on
a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75657
Will last years recruiting techniques work today?
By Joe Santana
Is it time to switch your IT talent recruiting strategy?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=74998
Profitable Consulting: Seeding The Next Engagement Part 3
By Matthew Moran
So far I've covered the importance of a schedule that provides ample
time for sales, marketing, and client development and your ability to
recognize opportunity at your current client, as critical elements...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75835
Welcome & Update
By Bea
Good morning all and welcome! The mission of this blog author is to
assist people in the set-up, security configuration, and maintenance
of Home Wireless Networks. My goal is to help people become
"Unwired"...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75962
**** INDUSTRY ARTICLES ****
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VOWIFI: THE NEXT BIG THING?
by Kusum Makhija
The next big thing may be the merger of Wi-Fi and VoIP.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75658
HIRING PICTURE IMPROVING
by Allen Bernard
CIOs plan to increase hiring in the fourth quarter.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75659
CONVERGENCE: VOICE AND DATA SERVICES: TOGETHER AT LAST
by David Greenfield
Carriers now provide both VoIP trunking and hosting services on their
MPLS networks. The results can be both cost savings and a simplified
network.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75660
**** WHITE PAPERS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/
UPGRADING NETWARE NDS ENVIRONMENTS: OPTIONS AND BUSINESS VALUE
by Ed Rashbrooke
During the past few years, many organizations have been actively
examining the value provided by the directory services on their legacy
network operating systems (NOSs) and the reality of having more than
one vendor providing that directory service/NOS capability within
their IT infrastructure. Due to historical factors, some of these
capabilities are based on Novell systems. This paper looks at the
background behind these migrations, identifies the underlying benefits
supporting them, and provides our view of best practices for a
successful migration.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75661
REMOTE ACCESS FOR BUSINESS CONTINUITY
by Tim Clark, Partner, The Fact Point Group
During a business interruption, the ability to access information is
more important than ever. In the white paper "Remote Access for
Business Continuity," Tim Clark discusses how a remote access solution
can help protect your revenue stream.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75662
ADAPTIVE NETWORK SECURITY: MOVING FROM IMPLICIT TO EXPLICIT
PERMISSIONS
by Vernier Networks
With the frequency and severity of attacks increasing, and
organizations relying increasingly on networked automation to gain a
competitive edge, is it finally time to reconsider the prevailing
approach to network security? How can corporations ensure that users
get the network access they need, without jeopardizing the security of
the network?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75663
SYMANTEC LIVESTATE(TM) - A UNIFIED PLATFORM FOR SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING
BOTH NORMAL AND DISRUPTED IT OPERATIONS
by Symantec Corporation
Symantec LiveState(TM) Client Management Suite is a reliable lifecycle
management solution that allows client devices to be successfully
managed, controlled, and protected from acquisition to disposal.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75664
A BETTER APPROACH TO BACKUP AND BARE METAL RESTORE: DISK IMAGING
TECHNOLOGY
by Acronis
Learn how to reduce servers downtime, prevent data loss and save costs
by using disk imaging technology. The award-winning backup and
bare-metal restore solutions can save you from the downtime nightmare.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75665
CREATING BUSINESS VALUE THROUGH COMPLIANCE-ORIENTED BACKUP, RECOVERY,
AND ARCHIVE
by Quantum Corporation
Lawmakers and regulatory agencies have imposed new regulations that
require the retention and protection of electronic messages and data
records. This paper provides recommendations for backup, recovery and
archive strategies that enable infrastructure and operations to
support both compliance and business goals.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=67954
NEW ERA OF INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATIONS
by AVAYA Inc.
By connecting workers, customers and processes to the right people, at
the right time, in the right medium - Intelligent Communications
enables business agility and global competitiveness. Learn about the
Avaya roadmap for evolving customers to this new era, at their own
path, pace and choice.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=67955
SELECTING A VOIP SOLUTION AT THE ENTERPRISE EDGE
by Quintum Technologies, Inc.
Selecting an enterprise VoIP solution is a major decision. Compromise
call quality or reliability for cost savings and value-added
functionality? VoIP buyers need a VoIP platform to maximize business
benefits and minimize potential technology ownership headaches.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=64022
**** THIS WEEK'S FEATURED DISCUSSION GROUP - PROJECTMANAGEMENT-CAREER
****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/groups
Theory of Constraints Project Management
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75997
Questions about PMP exam
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75998
**** PRESS RELEASES ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/press
OpSource Partners With salesforce.com to Enable Salesforce.com
Partners
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75999
Hotspot FX Deploys Shunra VE to Optimize its Financial Trading
Platform's Network Performance
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75666
Redbus Interhouse Partners with Zeus Technology to Offer Powerful,
pan-European Managed Service Solutions
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75667
**** BOOKS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/books/sbook.asp?s=4&p=4&h1=4
NETWORKING: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE
By Bruce Hallberg
This text offers an introduction to networking, offering
easy-to-follow details on design and configuration, hardware,
networking protocols, remote access, and security. This updated guide
contains expanded coverage of wireless networking, the latest Windows
and Linux...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=75668
**** UPCOMING EVENTS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
COMPUTERWORLD STORAGE NETWORKING WORLD
Date: October 24-27, 2005
Location: Orlando, FL
Venue: JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort
The Leading Conference for IT Managers, Storage Architects and
Infrastructure Professionals
Why You Should Attend:
Are you wrestling with storage and data management in today's
challenging business climate? Is your infrastructure under increased
pressure? Are business continuity worries keeping you up at night?
Then attend Storage Networking World (SNW), the only conference where
IT managers and professionals get an SNIA-endorsed education, a
hands-on view of the world's only SNIA-sanctioned Interoperability and
Solutions Demo, and access to legions of peers, experts and solutions
you won't find anywhere else.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
GARTNER SYMPOSIUM ITXPO 2005
Date: October 16-21, 2005
Location: Orlando, FL
Venue: Walt Disney World Dolphin
With hundreds of analyst sessions organized into focus tracks,
Symposium/ITxpo delivers IT intelligence from every corner of the
industry - including areas like Enterprise Systems Management, IT
Security, Application Integration, Outsourcing, Software Architecture,
Governance and dozens more.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
MESH NETWORKING FORUM 2005
Date: October 17-19, 2005
Location: San Jose, CA
Venue: Hyatt San Jose
This is the place to be for idea and solutions sharing among leading
vendors, solutions providers, systems integrators, end users, OEMs and
others who are leading the charge in deploying Mesh networks. Hear
case studiess and success stories on capturing both the enterprise and
consumer markets from industry leaders. Register here
http://www.iqpc.org/NA-2196-02 or call 1-800-882-8684
or 1-973-256-0211. Use VIP Code IT05 for 10% off.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
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