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The ABGs of wireless LANs
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By staff reporter
First came 802.11b wireless LAN devices a couple of years ago. Then 802.11a gear hit the market this year. And 802.11g products are slated to ship next year. As if that is not confusing enough, 802.11b and 802.11a are incompatible, while 802.11g will be compatible with 802.11b, but not 802.11a. So let's sort it all out.
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Veritas announces new storage initiative
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By staff reporter
Veritas Software has introduced Veritas Powered, a strategic initiative to extend Veritas Software's storage intelligence to new networking hardware platforms. Veritas Powered will create a wide range of storage networking products for centrally managed storage.
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IT portfolio management
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By Network World staff
Investing your entire nest egg in one risky Enron-like venture is unwise to say the least. So why do so many IT organisations bet the bulk of their budget on one huge risky project? Diversification works well for your stock portfolio, so why not apply it to your IT project portfolio as well?
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IP telephony talk zeroes in on SIP
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By staff reporter
As voice over IP gains momentum in large organisations, experts say forward-thinking network executives should familiarise themselves with three letters: S, I and P - Session Initiation Protocol. SIP is an Internet Engineering Task Force protocol, similar in format to HTTP, used in applications to establish and terminate communication sessions over IP.
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ENUM offers promise of a single point of contact
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By staff reporter
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) have announced approval of interim procedures for ENUM, the technology that builds a bridge between the public switched telephone network and the Internet.
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CompTIA spearheads new certification committee
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By staff reporter
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) has invited IT certification vendors to participate in a proactive committee aimed at safeguarding the value of their international certifications.
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Technology blend in new WAN router from Enterasys
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By staff reporter
Enterasys Networks is blending several of its technologies into a new family of wide area network (WAN) routers that are designed to cut the cost and simplify management of networks in remote locations by reducing the number of devices required.
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