Networking World: July 2005

VORTEX Digest
John Gallant Spotlights Top Network News and Issues
Comments to: mailto:jgallant@vortex.net
July 29, 2005
Volume 6, Number 47
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In This Issue:
* IT not a competitive advantage? Hell no, say execs
* CIO debate at VORTEX: Utility computing - The end of corporate
IT?
* Subscription information
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"On vacations we hit the sunny beaches, where we occupy ourselves
keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies, and
the sand out of our belongings."

Erma Bombeck

Dear Vorticians,

I'm leaving.

Yes, for the next two weeks, I'll be on the shores of Lake Kezar
in Maine and you'll be without my witty and incisive commentary.

To ease you through this difficult period, I've posted an in-
depth report on a terrific session that Geoff Moore and I hosted
at the Churchill Club in Silicon Valley this week. Do you think
that the idea of IT as a competitive advantage is dead? Do you
think that IT doesn't matter? Then you probably don't want to get
into a discussion over drinks with Cisco's Randy Pond and
Fireman's Fund's Fred Matteson, who completely debunk the notion
that IT is not a differentiator.

See how these innovators are putting Geoff's concepts of "core
and context" to work in their companies and how they are
profiting as a result. What do they want from vendors? Where
should VCs invest their money? Is service-oriented architecture
full of hot air?

Take a read and find out. (Software vendors pay particular
note.)
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/vortex/2005/009630.html#00963

As always, I hope you'll share your thoughts, either by using the
feedback mechanism on the site or by e-mailing me at
mailto:jgallant@vortex.net.

Bye for now.

P.S. If you're in Maine, look me up!

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CIO Debate at VORTEX: Utility Computing - The End of Corporate
IT?

VORTEX 2005: Setting the IT Agenda
Breakthrough to Value
Oct. 24-26 at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco
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Author Nicholas Carr sparked months of controversy and discussion
when he argued that IT didn't matter. Carr's back to argue an
equally volatile idea - that the emergence of utility computing
(computing provided by a service provider) means the end of the
corporate IT department as we know it. But rather than pit Carr
against another pundit, two CIOs - one a utility computing
customer - will debate the power and limitations of utility
computing and what it means for CIOs and their organizations.

Register by Sept. 16, 2005 and save! We welcome all Vorticians to
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Breaking News
3. Cisco Details IOS Vulnerability Spilled At Black Hat
4. Judge Bars Ex-Microsoft Exec From Google Job
5. Industry Seeks More Female Video Game Programmers
6. RFID Startup Secures $66 Million In Funding

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8. Researcher: CPU No-Execute Bit Is No Big Security Deal
9. Investors Warned About Online Accounts Via Wi-Fi
10. WiMAX Interest Spreading To Asia
11. Ballmer: Microsoft Poised To Compete In New Areas

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4. Judge Bars Ex-Microsoft Exec From Google Job
Former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee has been temporarily barred
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5. Industry Seeks More Female Video Game Programmers
Only around 4% of all game programmers are women, something the
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6. RFID Startup Secures $66 Million In Funding
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NetFlash: Cisco, ISS, Michael Lynn and Black Hat sign legal
accord
07/29/05

In this issue:

* Cisco, ISS, Michael Lynn and Black Hat sign legal accord
* Researcher at center of Cisco router-exploit controversy
speaks out
* You work where?
* Senator crafts revamp of 1996 telecom law
* Windows Vista release slips to fourth quarter 2006
* Today on Layer 8
* Links related to NetFlash
* Featured reader resource
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NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORKWORLD.COM

By Jeff Caruso

The story so far: After the ISS researcher gave his
controversial presentation at the Black Hat conference - in
defiance of Cisco's wishes - he lost his job and stirred up all
sorts of legal questions. But then what happened? See the
stories below to find out more about Michael Lynn's point of
view and the legal agreement that was reached.
Cisco, ISS, Michael Lynn and Black Hat sign legal accord
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash4060>
Researcher at center of Cisco router-exploit controversy speaks
Out <http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash4061>

You work where?

Part of this week's You Issue is our series called "You work
where?" I wrote one of the articles (the middle one) on the guy
who runs IT for FreshDirect, which manufactures and distributes
groceries to people who order online. I also visited the plant,
saw the fascinating operation in action. Read the story, and
check out the others, on folks who work at the Churchill Downs
race track and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash4062>

Senator crafts revamp of 1996 telecom law

A U.S. senator this week introduced legislation that some say is
a first step in reworking the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash4063>

Windows Vista release slips to fourth quarter 2006

Windows Vista won't be available for shipment until the last
quarter of 2006, a Microsoft executive let slip in a
presentation on Microsoft's campus Thursday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash4064>

Today on Layer 8, where we wish we were at Black Hat this week:

An update on the Cisco-Black Hat kerfuffle; IE7 beta nukes
Google toolbar; the latest news in the Microsoft/Google employee
fight; and BlackBerry to honor women in tech; 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. 2005 Salary Survey
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3929>

2. Cisco nixes conference session on hacking IOS router code
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash4046>

3. Verizon joins managed security game
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3832>

4. Schools battle personal data hacks
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3931>

5. VoIP security threats: Fact or fiction?
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3833>

Today's most forwarded story:

The ROI of VoIP
<http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/071105-voip.html>
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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,
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at <mailto:jcaruso@nww.com>
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NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: STEVE TAYLOR AND JIM METZLER ON WIDE
AREA NETWORKING
07/28/05
Today's focus: A viable user group: ACUTA

Dear networking.world@gmail.com,

In this issue:

* Reader responses concerning the future of user groups
* Links related to Wide Area Networking
* Featured reader resource
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Today's focus: A viable user group: ACUTA

By Steve Taylor and Jim Metzler

In our continuing discussion of user groups, last time Michael
Finneran mentioned the Wall Street Technology Association (WSTA)
as one of the relatively few surviving advocacy organizations.
We also heard from ACUTA, the Association for Communications
Technology Professionals in Higher Education
<http://www.acuta.org/>.

Jeri A. Semer, ACUTA's executive director, wrote, "There is
definitely still a place for user associations, and the fact
that ACUTA is thriving is proof of that. We have a clear focus
serving communications technology professionals at colleges and
universities (the only such organization with this specific
focus) and we offer our members the opportunity to share
information and to network.

"The great old organizations you mentioned, such as ICA, TCA,
and CMA, are no longer around partly because their need for an
advocacy role faded, but also because, in my opinion, they
didn't evolve. Like those groups, ACUTA's focus at one time was
on voice technologies and the people who led telecom
departments. But unlike them, we saw the trend of a converged
voice-data function, and successfully transformed our
organization to mirror the changes taking place at our members'
institutions.

"As far as the question you posed, whether organizations like
ours are still needed, we answer with an enthusiastic yes. While
we do serve a regulatory advisory capacity on behalf of higher
education interests, our larger role is to afford our members
the opportunity to network with and learn from each other.
That's why most of the speakers at next week's annual conference
are ACUTA members, sharing with other members the ways they have
implemented and managed technologies on their campuses.

"There's a comfort level in a community like ACUTA, with members
knowing they can contact each other, or post requests for
information about technologies, vendors, applications, and other
issues, and get helpful, cooperative responses.

"We would like to see more organizations like ours out there,
going strong and helping their own communities deal with the
dizzying pace of technological advancement."

Many thanks to Jeri for sharing these thoughts. Indeed, one of
the major challenges over the past few years has been for these
organizations to converge the scope of their focus, just as
users have had to implement organizational convergence within
their own communities.

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. 2005 Salary Survey
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlwan4011>

2. Cisco nixes conference session on hacking IOS router code
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlwan4012>

3. Verizon joins managed security game
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlwan3745>

4. Schools battle personal data hacks
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlwan4013>

5. VoIP security threats: Fact or fiction?
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlwan3747>

Today's most forwarded story:

The ROI of VoIP
<http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/071105-voip.html>
______________________________________________________________
To contact: Steve Taylor and Jim Metzler

Steve Taylor is president of Distributed Networking Associates
and publisher/editor-in-chief of Webtorials. For more detailed
information on most of the topics discussed in this newsletter,
connect to Webtorials <http://www.webtorials.com/>, the premier
site for Web-based educational presentations, white papers, and
market research. Taylor can be reached at
<mailto:taylor@webtorials.com>

Jim Metzler is the Vice President of Ashton, Metzler &
Associates, a consulting organization that focuses on leveraging
technology for business success. Jim assists vendors to refine
product strategies, service providers to deploy technologies and
services, and enterprises evolve their network infrastructure.
He can be reached at <mailto:jim@ashtonmetzler.com>
_______________________________________________________________
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storage, XML and/or VoIP traffic, too? Download Ciena's white
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how new traffic can affect your network and how you can
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