Network World articles from February 2005

Network World archives from February 2005

Thinking outside the Sarbox; The Sarbanes-Oxley Act imposes a heavy burden on IT, but innovative execs are complying with the law and bolstering network security.
February 7, 2005... Byline: ANN BEDNARZ Qualcomm will have a year of experience under its belt when the next major Sarbanes-Oxley deadline arrives - barring any more extensions to key provisions of the law, that is. CFO Bill Keitel says the San Diego...

Tips from the trenches.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Ann Bednarz * Expect a scarcity of outside help as deadlines near. "Get all the resources you think you need, add extra to it and secure it today," says Bill Keitel, CFO at Qualcomm. The chipmaker depended on outside help to...

Firms bank on identity management; Financial services companies look to automate and protect information accessed by employees, partners and customers.
February 7, 2005... Byline: Cara Garretson Firms bank on identity management Financial services companies look to automate and protect information accessed by employees, partners and customers. n By Cara Garretson About four years ago, Chief...

VoIP: Build or buy?(purchasing of internet telephony; voice over internet protocol)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Joanne Cummings Sometimes it's best to cede some control. At least that's what early adopters of hosted VoIP services say. Sometimes called IP Centrex, the hosted services are winning converts, especially as VoIP becomes the...

Five tips to hosted VoIP.(purchasing of internet telephony; voice over internet protocol)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Joanne Cummings Early adopter offers advice on getting the most from IP Centrex. Coldwell Banker Hunt Kennedy in New York didn't hit on the perfect arrangement from the start. The company tried going with two other hosted VoIP...

Protecting the military's global net; The U.S. military is undertaking to centralize management of its network security and operations in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines through the new office of the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations. Heading the effort is Lt. General Harry Rad.(Interview)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Ellen Messmer The U.S. military is undertaking to centralize management of its network security and operations in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines through the new office of the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations....

Morae: Usability testing for the masses.(TechSmith Morae 1.1)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 7, 2005... Product: Morae 1.1 Company: TechSmith, Inc. Morae: Usability testing for the masses Web site management tools By Thomas Powell, Network World Lab Alliance Even with all the application availability and performance...

Web site testing anxiety.(TechSmith Morae Recorder)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Thomas Powell Web site testing anxiety Once you have assembled the basic Morae test configuration, you need to determine what you are going to test and how you are going to test it. While TechSmith's Morea makes running a...

0207 Morae test how we did it.(TechSmith Morae Recorder)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Thomas Powell How We Did It We tested the Morae platform on a private Windows network with approximately 35 workstations and an equal amount of servers. We installed the recorder on three workstations with distinctly different...

Act promotes survival of the fittest.(Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Daniel Blum You might have seen the Darwin Awards site, whose sponsors salute the improvement of the human gene pool by posthumously honoring those who accidentally kill themselves in really stupid ways. Just as natural selection...

Banking on no surprises.(management of Merrill Lynch and Company Inc.)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Daniel Briere We're back in the thick of it. IPOs are game again. Stockbrokers are moaning about stocks being overpriced but buying them anyway. Venture capital money is flooding back in. Now that we're back in La-La Land, it's...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the Editor)
February 7, 2005... Byline: readers The glory that was Rome One of the best things about being an independent consultant is the interaction it allows with a variety of clients. It provides an opportunity to gauge insights into the general sentiments of...

Security's inseparable couple.(Alice and Bob)
February 7, 2005... Byline: BOB BROWN Security's inseparable couple The most familiar names in network security are neither vendors nor geeks: Try Alice and Bob. Since Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir and Len Adleman - the R, S and A in RSA Security -...

An RFID warning shot.(usage of radio frequency identification equipment)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Scott Bradner Radio frequency identification is a part of the present and may well be a major part of our future. This situation is, at best, a mixed bag. It would not be quite so bad if vendors of RFID products and companies...

Novell builds case for Open Enterprise Server.(product introduction)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Dave Kearns For 20 years, it seems, Microsoft has delivered network technology years after first being developed by Novell (think directory services, for example). Now it appears that Novell is on the verge of a monumental shift...

Net infrastructure briefs.(introduction of Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module and Infoblox RADIUSone 1.2; enhancement of CipherTrust TrustedSource 3.0)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Byline: staff writers Cisco last week announced a switch module for HP's BladeSystem chassis that can let HP blade servers connect and interoperate better with a Cisco-based data center network. The Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module...

Enterprise Computing briefs.(introduction of Advanced Digital Information Scalar i2000 and NeoScale Systems CryptoStor for Tape 700; market size of handheld devices)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Byline: staff writers ADIC last week unveiled a tape library with double the capacity of its predecessor. The Scalar i2000 can scale from 100 to 3,492 tape cartridges for up to 2.8 petabytes capacity. It also now has hot swappable drives...

DAS readies buildings for wireless.(distributed antenna system)
February 7, 2005... Byline: JAMES HERMANN The proliferation of wireless devices and applications shows no sign of slowing. The mantra that mobility equals increased productivity is driving adoption of everything from wireless security cameras to computerized...

The art of balancing e-commerce processes.(information management of Murray Inc.)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Ann Bednarz To continue doing business with Wal-Mart, manufacturer Murray, Inc., needed to upgrade its e-commerce infrastructure. The pressure was welcome, says Tim Bolton, electronic data interchange manager at the Brentwood,...

Application Services Short Takes.(certification of Java Open Application Server of ObjectWeb consortium; introduction of ObjectWeb Java Open Application Server)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... The ObjectWeb consortium's open source application server has been certified compliant with Sun's enterprise Java specification, a development that ObjectWeb hopes will help it to attract more corporate and government users. Called Java Open...

WesCorp ratchets up security services.(installation of network sercurity software by Western Corporate Federal Credit Union)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Tim Greene Like many businesses, WesCorp Credit Union was worried that if worms and viruses got inside its firewall, they would run amok unchecked, so it sought a cost-effective way to contain them. The $25 billion credit union...

TeaLeaf strengthening apps mgmt.(enhancement of RealiTea 4.5)
February 7, 2005... Byline: DENISE DUBIE TeaLeaf Technology has released products to help IT managers better tackle Web application performance. Version 4.5 of its flagship RealiTea Web application and site management software now features more automated...

MIMO products muddle wireless market; Vendors all tout extended range and performance, but competing technologies cause a dust-up.(market research of network hardware industry; multiple-input/multiple-output)
February 7, 2005... Byline: TONI KISTNER Think of the wireless LAN industry as a band of pilgrims en route to Canterbury. But because the path is long and arduous, discord arises, and smaller groups break off to have adventures and make some money along the...

Our 2003 Windows terminal client server can connect with any Windows client via the Internet - it provides connection, sound and printing services back to the client.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Steve Blass Our 2003 Windows terminal client server can connect with any Windows client via the Internet - it provides connection, sound and printing services back to the client. We have a Linux client that we can connect to the server and...

Gateway sets sights on enterprise.(introduction of Gateway 9510, 9515 and 9315 servers)
February 7, 2005... Byline: JENNIFER MEARS Gateway this week is rolling out three new servers that it says rival low cost, high-performance systems from Dell and HP. The model 9510, 9315 and 9515 servers are aimed at workgroup and departmental...

Cloak hides shared folders, files on Windows-based systems.(introduction of ScriptLogic Cloak)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Byline: JOHN FONTANA ScriptLogic has released software designed to help corporations manage and secure files and folders shared across Windows-based systems. Cloak is server-based software that hides views of files and folders from...

MCI takes step toward commercial IPv6 service.(service enhancement)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Carolyn Duffy Marsan MCI is providing a direct connection between its commercial Internet backbone and Moonv6, the world's largest test bed running IPv6, an upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol. The company...

Net.Worker Short Takes.(LogMeIn IT Reach from 3am Labs Inc)(SBC Communications Inc)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... n 3am Labs has announced LogMeIn IT Reach, a remote PC management and support tool designed to help network administrators manage and troubleshoot remote PCs. When remote users log on, they connect to LogMeIn IT Reach's gateway, which lets IT...

MCI touts faster repairs.(service enhancement)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Denise Pappalardo MCI says some managed services customers can expect significant cost savings from improvements it has made in its mean time to repair performance. The company has improved its Rapid Fault Isolation system by...

The SBC/AT&T merger: Beginning or end?(SBC Communications Inc.)(AT&T Corp.)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Johna Till Johnson Winston Churchill famously remarked after one of the first significant British victories of World War II: "This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the...

New name brings expanded focus for file management company.(StoredIQ)
February 7, 2005... Byline: DENI CONNOR Deepfile completed its transformation last week from a maker of file management appliances to a company called StoredIQ that identifies, manages and audits the unstructured data on the network for compliance and...

Surfing on the EDGE with Cingular.(use of enhanced data for global evolution technology)(new smart phone from Cingular Wireless L.L.C.)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Keith Shaw Cingular Wireless last week launched the palmOne Treo 650 smart phone, which can connect to Cingular's Enhanced Data for Global Evolution network for faster download speeds. The device also includes a quad-band world...

Grid computing newcomer touts open source approach.(ActiveGrid)
February 7, 2005... Byline: JENNIFER MEARS A start-up is promising to help companies improve the performance of transaction-heavy Internet storefronts by transferring their applications to inexpensive Linux servers. Named ActiveGrid, the company was...

Yes, spamming is annoying, but...(survey)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Paul McNamara Yes, spam is annoying, but . . . They're talking 10 full workdays over the course of a year, or a few ticks north of a minute-and-a-half every blessed hour. That's how much time the typical e-mail user - emphasis...

The last turn in AT&T's twisted fate.(company history)(Company Profile)
February 7, 2005... Byline: John Dix The business case studies that chronicle the history of AT&T won't be kind. At its peak, AT&T had more than 1 million employees, $150 billion in assets (more than the top three U.S. industrial companies combined), and...

Linux goes from many to a multitude.(questions related to the computer peripherals)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Mark Gibbs "More! More!" we hear you shout, and we obey. Yea, verily, ask and ye shall get more Linux stuff . . . even though our editor can hardly contain his enthusiasm. This week, some more feedback and some crucial, vital,...

Page 6 briefs.(TelCove,)
February 7, 2005... Microsoft last week launched an early warning system to alert governments about holes found in its Windows software. Microsoft's Security Cooperation Program was introduced by Bill Gates, chief software architect, at the company's Government...

What the deal means to you: 'Service problems are likely to result'.(analysis of the merger of SBC Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp.)
February 7, 2005... Byline: - - Denise Pappalardo and Jim Duffy SBC's acquisition of AT&T unquestionably alters the telecom industry's balance of power and will have an effect on both companies' business customers. As the details continue to get sorted and...

Start-up to demo gear that promises more reliable SSL VPNs.(secure sockets layer, virtual private networks, NeoAccel)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Tim Greene Start-up NeoAccel says its SSL remote-access gateway will overcome one source of delay that its competitors don't address: making the gear suitable for use on Wi-Fi networks. The company says because its SSL VPN-Plus...

Intrusion, spyware tools highlight show.(showcase)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Ellen Messmer Intrusion-detection and prevention system vendors will be out in force at next week's RSA Conference in San Francisco, and they are promising a slew of new products. Such offerings are in high demand, industry...

Group's aim: secure VoIP.(awareness for voice over internet protocol security)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Ellen Messmer A group will debut this week with the goal of raising awareness and spurring discussion of VoIP security needs. The VoIP Security Alliance, which will appear at the RSA Conference, consists of about two dozen...

Red Hat's new Linux package boasts power and security.(Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 7, 2005... Byline: TOM HENDERSON, NETWORK WORLD LAB ALLIANCE Linux operating systems hen Red Hat rolls out Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 next week, the red carpet treatment may be warranted. In our Clear Choice test of this operating system...

Telecom user groups wield power; Vendor-focused organizations influence product development and effect change.(Cisco IP Telephony Users Group)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Phil Hochmuth Telecom user groups wield power Vendor-focused organizations influence product development and effect change. n by phil hochmuth There are a few constants for network professionals who manage telecom...

VC investments return slowly to network firms.(venture capital)
February 7, 2005... Byline: CARA GARRETSON Venture investments in network companies began to bounce back in 2004, but not to the extent that they did for the overall IT industry, and still nowhere near the highs of just a few years ago. In 2004, $10...

VoIP vendors to 'converge' on show.(VoiceCon conference)
February 7, 2005... Byline: PHIL HOCHMUTH AND DENISE DUBIE There will be no shortage of VoIP PBXs, phones and gateways on display at this week's VoiceCon conference, but such infrastructure components could get overshadowed by a slew of announcements about new...

The selfish 'Net and the Big One.(Stephen Cobb's comments)(Column)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Mark Gibbs I intended last week's second column on the Big One - the mega-global cyberdisaster coming soon to crush a network near you - was going to be the last on the topic, but comments keep coming in. My friend Stephen...

Sarbanes-Oxley spending weighted heavily toward tech projects; Companies are taking a number of steps to make sure their reporting infrastructures are up to snuff.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Ann Bednarz * They're investing in storage resources, data warehouses and content management software to handle more stringent document security and retention policies. * They're buying systems management tools and business...

SBC/AT&T seen as only the first act.(SBC Communications Inc.)
February 7, 2005... Byline: DENISE PAPPALARDO AND JIM DUFFY The SBC/AT&T deal could trigger a chain reaction that experts say will forever change the telecommunications landscape. SBC's historic purchase of AT&T for $16 billion had barely settled into the...

Red Hat test how we did it.(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 7, 2005... Byline: Thomas Henderson How We Tested We installed RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Advanced Server on nine different platforms to test for hardware compatibility. These platforms were: Polywell 2200S (2 2.5Ghz AMD64 CPUs; LSI Ultra SCSI...

IPS gaining ground over IDS.(market share of intrusion prevention system and intrusion detection system)
February 14, 2005... Byline: Ellen Messmer IT security managers say the dangers posed by computer worms and hacker attacks have compelled them to shift defenses from passively monitoring their networks to actively blocking attacks, even though legitimate...

Can the Internet ever be trusted?
February 14, 2005... Byline: Frank Dzubeck Over the past few months, disturbing studies have come to light indicating fear of using the Internet. The fear is directly related to all the bad press and user experiences with viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware,...

No lack of cool at Demo@15.(trade show)
February 14, 2005... Byline: KEITH SHAW Demo is one of the few shows where you look at some of the products and say, "Wow, I can't wait to try that." Over the past 15 years the show has produced several "gotta-have" devices and software, and this year is no...

Wireless gear, conferencing tools to debut.(Demo show)
February 14, 2005... Byline: Sandra Gittlen Wireless and conferencing technologies also are garnering attention at this year's Demo show. Meru Networks is taking a page out of the cell phone providers' playbook with its new wireless LAN (WLAN)...

Demo@15 spotlights security; Emerging technology moves beyond the perimeter for securing data.(trade show and conference)
February 14, 2005... Byline: Sandra Gittlen Demo@15 spotlights security Emerging technology moves beyond the perimeter for securing data. By Sandra Gittlen Of the 74 companies showing off their wares at this year's Demo@15 conference, more than...

Blogosphere vs. mainstream media.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Ira Brodsky The last decade of the 20th century will be remembered for the global Internet. The first decade of the 21st century will be remembered for blogs. Depending on whom you talk to, blogs are either a loose cannon or...

After the Big One.(Letter to the Editor)
February 14, 2005... Mark Gibbs begins his BackSpin column "The IT Big One: Just a matter of time" (www.nwfusion.com, DocFinder: 5823) with a verse from Noel Coward's song "There are bad times just around the corner." Here's my lyrical response: "And once the...

Start-up aims to extend Active Directory.(launch of Centrify DirectControl Suite 1.0)
February 14, 2005... Byline: John Fontana Centrify this week will launch its debut product, software that integrates Linux and Unix platforms and Java-based Web applications with Microsoft's Active Directory. DirectControl Suite 1.0 gives users the...

'Dirt cheap' networking - the software perspective.(evaluation of firmware)
February 14, 2005... Byline: Kevin Tolly I f the hardware doesn't get you, the software will." Or at least this is how it seems sometimes. Last time, I wrote about the trials and tribulations of unpredictable hardware. This time, we'll look at things from...

Extending identity management's realm; SECURITY: Identity management.
February 14, 2005... Byline: JOHN FONTANA With the security benefits and administrative efficiencies of user identity management coming into focus for IT leaders, some experts say those same benefits can be extended to routers, switches, applications, Web...

Modular OS design cuts downtime.(operating system)
February 14, 2005... Byline: SAM FARSAD Today, companies require infrastructure uptime of 99.999% (five nines) to maximize the performance of business-critical applications and increase productivity. Unfortunately, traditional Ethernet LAN switching systems...

Briefs.(launch of 3Com Email Firewall and Tandberg Data Expressway)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... 3Com announced last week plans to offer an e-mail security appliance targeted at small and midsize businesses. Slated for release this month, the 3Com Email Firewall will feature technology licensed from BorderWare, which makes the MXtreme line...

short takes.(CA Unicenter Asset Intelligence r11; intellectual property policy of Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... Computer Associates last week pumped up its asset management suite with a software application the company says will help customers more quickly search assets to determine usage and license information. The package consists of a Web-based...

Hate Sarbox? Blame Bernie Ebbers.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Johna Till Johnson T here's a wonderful quote at the beginning of James Stewart's classic book Den of Thieves: "At the most basic level, American capitalism has flourished because everyone, rich and poor alike, has seen the...

Battle of the budget; CFOs and business unit managers are angling to seize purchasing power from IT, but there are ways to fight back.(chief financial officers)
February 14, 2005... Byline: Linda Leung Editor's note: This is the first installment of a five-part series on the threats facing IT executives and how to mitigate them. There is a group of individuals who are starting to gain significant influence over...

Oedipus techs.(SBC Communications Inc. and AT&T's deals anlaysis)
February 14, 2005... Byline: scott bradner W e all knew it would happen sooner or later - one of Ma Bell's kids is buying its mother (shades of Greek tragedy). But is Mom worth the price? Here's what SBC will get for its $16 billion: l A very...

Vendor layers-on spam protection.(Tumbleweed Communications Corp.'s email filtering software)
February 14, 2005... Byline: John Fontana Tumbleweed Communications, which develops anti-spam and anti-virus software, is putting up a new line of defense to help corporations combat malicious traffic targeted at their e-mail servers. The company last week...

Ignite service helps deliver large files.(Ignite Technologies new electronic file delivery service)
February 14, 2005... Byline: JASON MESERVE Ignite Technologies last week unveiled an electronic file delivery service that the company says will ease delivery of large files for corporate customers. With Ignite Communicator Service, customers upload large...

WebEx Web conferencing service gets convergence boost.(WebEx Communications Inc.'s enhanced service)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... Byline: TIM GREENE Customers of the WebEx Communications Web conferencing service soon will be able to conduct voice-data collaboration calls with less confusion about who's talking. The company has started replacing its TDM voice...

Schools learning broadband lessons; New Orleans' embrace of optical Ethernet service an example of growing trend.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Jim Duffy In an effort to comply with the federal No Child Left Behind law, the New Orleans public school system is subscribing to a managed optical Ethernet service from Cox Communications. The network is an example of the...

As industry deals continue, questions arise; Experts offer advice on how to navigate a shifting telecom landscape.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Carolyn Duffy Marsan The spate of recent telecom deals means that all of the top-tier providers are in some stage of flux, which creates a situation that offers opportunity and risk for corporate network managers. Here are some...

Ask Dr. Internet.(streaming radio and video)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... Byline: Steve Blass We are being challenged by users who eat up bandwidth with streaming radio and video. We could block it, but some usage is OK because people occasionally view business-related Webcasts. Is there a way to distinguish the...

'Net-style Nash Equilibrium.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Paul McNamara 'Net-style Nash Equilibrium Five years ago, the first price-comparison Web sites were being hailed as heaven on earth for penny pinchers and the fast track to Hell for online merchants who failed to establish and...

IBM builds up software war chest.(acquistions)
February 14, 2005... Byline: ANN BEDNARZ IBM started off the year by announcing three acquisitions in a span of five weeks. Customers can expect IBM to use the technology and expertise it's gaining to deliver software with more comprehensive vertical industry...

Ibrix touts suite for clustering Linux.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Deni Connor Ibrix is rolling out software that lets IT administrators combine I/O and storage resources into a single massive shared environment that can be managed from a central interface. Founded in December 2000, the...

WilTel Communications is set this week to announce it is launching a managed version of its EWAN service.(WilTel Communications Inc)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... WilTel Communications is set this week to announce it is launching a managed version of its EWAN service. The original offering is a high-bandwidth WAN service that supports local Ethernet connectivity at either end of that connection. But...

EMC this week is expected to roll out a variety of iSCSI-enabled storage arrays.
February 14, 2005... EMC this week is expected to roll out a variety of iSCSI-enabled storage arrays. The Clariion AX100i, CX300i and CX500i are capable of attaching to the Gigabit Ethernet network. They complement EMC's Fibre Channel-based AX100, CX300 and CX500...

GoRemote offering more mobile access options.(GoRemote Internet Communications offers Mobile Office Revolution service)
February 14, 2005... Byline: Denise Pappalardo GoRemote Internet Communications is offering mobile users more access choices and expanding the geographic reach of its network through two roaming deals. GoRemote (formerly known as Gric Communications) last...

Cool Tools.(computer devices)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 14, 2005... Byline: Keith Shaw We've been busy - in addition to previewing the cool stuff debuting this week at Demo@15 (see page 44 for more on the show), we had some time to test a few more cool gadgets. The scoop: Cordless 2.4-GHz Presenter,...

Verizon, MCI talks said to be heating up.(Verizon Communications Inc.)(computer industry briefs)
February 14, 2005... Verizon has made an informal bid for MCI, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The bid was made as part of talks between the two carriers and doesn't represent a firm offer, the newspaper reported, citing "people familiar with the...

Un-sidetracking from last week.(QEMU emulator)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 14, 2005... Byline: Mark Gibbs I n the words of William Tell on his first attempt: "Oops." The week before last we threatened to discuss a system called QEMU but then last week we got thoroughly sidetracked. So without further ado, we return to...

Tool 'mobilizes' unstructured data.(Aglix developing software development kit)
February 14, 2005... Byline: JOHN COX Mobile software maker Agilix is readying a software development kit for building mobile applications that will let customers collect, index and organize information that can't use a conventional database: spreadsheets,...

Identity software giveaway aims to increase demand.(Ping Identity's PingFederate 2.0)
February 14, 2005... Byline: JOHN FONTANA Start-up Ping Identity is looking to jump-start demand for identity software by giving away its server that helps customers link access control systems across network boundaries. This week, Ping will release and...

Novell sets GroupWise direction.(reports)
February 14, 2005... Byline: DENI CONNOR AND JOHN FONTANA Novell last week tried to dispel rumors of an imminent demise of its GroupWise collaboration platform by laying out a three-year road map for the product. Customers welcomed the news. The...

My day with Deke; Viewing VoiceCon through the eyes of a network strategist.(Deke Kassabian )
February 14, 2005... Byline: BOB BROWN My day with Deke Viewing VoiceCon through the eyes of a network strategist. Deke warned me: He wasn't like most of the other 4,500 attendees at last week's VoiceCon show. As senior technology director for...