Can 801.1X add intelligence to your network?

Wide Area Networking Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Can 801.1X add intelligence to your network? By Steve Taylor and Jim Metzler Continuing with our look this week at adding intelligence to the network, Pete Hughes, manager with KPMG's Information Technology Services organization discusses some of the challenges facing IT organizations as they attempt to make their networks more intelligent. Read full story 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, the premier site for Web-based educational presentations, white papers, and market research. Taylor can be reached at taylor@webtorials.com Jim Metzler is the Vice President of Ashton, Metzler & Associates, a consulting organization that focuses on leveraging technology for business success. 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