Monthly Archives: December 2001
Corona Tunes in Audio, Not Video
At Internet World in New York, Microsoft launched its next version of Windows Media services, code-named Corona. As is typical lately, Microsoft is aiming...
New Virtual Servers Ease Management
Sun Microsystems Inc. and VMware Inc. are each developing virtual server solutions designed to help enterprise customers add efficiencies for back-office operations and Web...
10 Gigabits and Beyond
It has beaten back a host of challengers in its more than two decades as a networking standard—to the point where it is the...
Networking Skills Still Crucial
A healthy appetite for acquisitions has given Bank One Corp. a new hunger. Like a lot of enterprises, it now has an urgent need...
Allegro Tests Multirouter
As service providers edge their way into an increasing number of network functions typically managed by the enterprise, security and control remain obstacles to...
Next Step Beyond 10G Unclear
Whats next? As vendors put the 10 Gigabit Ethernet standards to bed, their focus is shifting to the next technological challenge. More bandwidth has...
RS6500: Net Traffic Cop With a Mission
NetScaler Inc.s RS6500 traffic management appliance can improve the performance and security of enterprise Web infrastructures without emptying the IT budget.In eWeek Labs tests,...
10G Ethernet Likely to Blossom in Niche Markets
In 2002, 10 Gigabit Ethernet will be an important networking protocol for IT managers to follow, but on the enterprise front, there are only...
Security Made Simpler
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. could save a lot of marketing ink on Next Generation Feature Pack 1, its firewall/VPN update, by just saying,...
Helping Banks Track ROI
An important issue for financial institutions—actually, for any business—is determining a return on investment.Financial Fusion Inc. this month released new versions of its banking...