Managing remote users via centralized servers, thin clients

All the week's news and views about Network/Systems Management,
10/03/05
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Network World's Network/Systems Management News Alert

Managing remote users via centralized servers, thin clients,
10/03/05

Data center consolidation appears to be an ever-increasing
strategy for managing remote users, IT managers say, as concerns
for data security, reliability and availability of assets
continue to pervade enterprise networks.
<http://www.networkworld.com/careers/2005/100305man.html?nl>

WSIS: EU irks U.S. with shift from 'status quo', 09/30/05

An unexpected about-face by the European Union during
preparatory talks for the second phase of the World Summit on
the Information Society (WSIS) will likely postpone any
agreements on the contentious issue of Internet governance to
another round of ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/093005-wsis.html?nl>

Online safety threats lurk in instant messages, 09/30/05

By now you know to be leery of e-mail attachments, even when
they seem to come from a friend or colleague. These days,
however, you also have to be careful of IM attachments and links
- because the virus writers are already there, too.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8045>

Cisco to buy network memory vendor Nemo Systems, 09/30/05

Cisco Friday announced it has signed an agreement to acquire
network memory vendor Nemo Systems for $12.5 million in cash.

<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/093005-cisco-nemo.html?nl>

Cisco rolls out data center architecture, 09/28/05

Cisco Wednesday released a computer networking and
virtualization architecture it calls VFrame. The architecture
combines a set of InfiniBand-based server fabric switches (SFS)
with the VFrame virtualization software suite. Much of this is
based on ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8046>

Execs describe Sarbanes-Oxley compliance lessons, 09/28/05

Executives who oversaw the first round of compliance with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act for their companies say they would have done
things a bit differently in hindsight, including educating more
workers about steps they needed to take, assigning dedicated ...

<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8047>

EMC unveils Exchange management software, 09/28/05

EMC this week unveiled new software for managing Microsoft
Exchange environments.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8048>

Newsletter: Security clearance process not quick, 09/27/05

If your company requires security clearance to work on
government contracts, it could be in for a long wait.
Information Technology Association of America members ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8049>

Magnum Technologies upgrades management software, 09/26/05

Magnum Technologies last week upgraded its management software
with enhanced discovery and application-mapping capabilities
that the company says can help customers better track how IT
service performance affects businesses.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/092605-magnum.html?nl>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. How to solve Windows system crashes in minutes
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt7663>
2. Verizon CTO lays out next-gen network plans
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8050>
3. McAfee, Omniquad top anti-spyware test
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt6935>
4. Digging out new rootkits
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt8051>
5. Skype: Hazardous to network health?
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetsystemsmgmt7797>

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This newsletter is sponsored by Sybase

It sounds so simple: if you collect enough business information,
you'll glean valuable insights that can drive both revenue
growth and competitive advantage. Along the way, however,
companies are discovering that managing the explosive growth of
online data can prove a formidable challenge. Here's how to
assess your data management style, and maximize your
opportunities to turn online data into business opportunity.
Click here for more on taming the data explosion.
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=116670
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