Cisco - TABPI

MAY 26, 2003
CONTENTS
NEWS&ANALYSIS
7 Microsoft is thinking about
strategies for future releases
of Windows Server 2003.
7 IBM eyes innovations that
tap UML 2.0, which is up
for a vote next week.
12 Acer and MPC unveil servers
and storage devices,
moving beyond the desktop.
12 Microsoft agrees to an
intellectual property license
with SCO.
14 Startup Device IQ hopes
to pick up where Thin-
AirApps left off.
15 Microsoft, Symantec and
AOL join the anti-spam
crusade.
15 The SNIA expects major
advances in communication
among storage devices.
16 Tools from Sunbelt are
designed to speed analysis
of network directories.
18 The Buzz
20 Nextel targets the enterprise
with new push-to-talk
and VPN services.
22 BMC and Quest tools
extend support for IBM’s
DB2 database.
22 Rendition’s TrueControl
focuses on extensibility
and administrative ease.
24 Face to Face: VP Masters
sees a bright future for
Sun’s high-end servers.
33 Security: The Department
of Homeland Security is restructuring
to give network
safety a higher profile.
36 Sun and Oracle strengthen
their alliance in an effort
to lower deployment costs.
36 Cisco rolls out new and
enhanced security management
tools.
37 CA’s and Veritas’ backup
and restore tools link suites
with other technologies.
37 Swingtide and Blue Titan
products take different paths
to managing Web services.
38 Serena gains collaborative
technology through its
acquisition of TeamShare.
39 Storage: The forthcoming
2.6 kernel will let Linux
tackle big, enterprise-class
database applications.
41 Tadpole Computer’s first
mobile workstation is fast
and inexpensive.
42 Cisco’s switch strategy
focuses on upgrades
and cost reduction.
42 SPSS and SAS will
expand Web tools’
predictive capabilities.
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fWEEKLABS
54 Tech Analysis: WPA and
802.11i will boost WLAN
security, but IT staffs must
weigh all options
before retooling.
55 REVIEW: Linksys’
WRT55AG router
offers new flexibility to
organizations upgrading
WLANs.
56 REVIEW: Blue Titan sorts
out Web services but
needs better reporting.
58 Pings & Packets: SOAP
1.2 nears ratification; ZyXel
adapter gains Aegis client;
file size doesn’t matter for
WinZip 9.0 beta.
59 REVIEW: Sharp’s Actius
SECURING
WEB APPS
47 Tech Analysis:
New white-list
approaches provide
a higher level of
security for Web
applications.
47 REVIEW: Kavado,
Sanctum and Teros
firewalls plumb
HTML to lock down
Web apps, but similarities
end there.
50 Case Study:
AppShield has the
Web app security
prescription for
Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of
Kansas City.
redefines portability, but its
keyboard is cramped.
60 Tech Analysis: Storage
World highlights basics
and innovators.
62 REVIEW: A Net Express
update retools legacy apps
for Web services.
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OPINIONS
3 This eWEEK: IT is using
firewalls to protect weak
links in Web infrastructures.
26 Eric Lundquist: Lessons
can be learned from older
technologies.
40 Peter Coffee: Statistics on
sleep deprivation point to
problems for employers.
44 Editorial: Internet merchants
should collect
state sales taxes.
44 Reader Mail
45 Free Spectrum: Wellintentioned
worms may be
dangerous and illegal.
52 Timothy Dyck: The driving
forces of today’s IT spending
will be here for a while.
61 John Taschek: “Activation”
aggravation is justified.
66 Spencer F. Katt chuckles
at a Freudian slip and
toasts Chi-Town spirits.
Clarke cover photo: Mark Alcarez
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