Sunday, August 18, 2002

Review: Add Some Fiberlink to Your VPN Diet If managing your users' VPN access is draining resources, consider outsourcing. We issued a 1,000-user RFP to top-tier VPN providers and found that premium service doesn't necessarily mean a high price tag. -- By Mike Fratto Posted by Network Computing at 10:17:37 PM

Workshop: Shining Light on Optical Networking With demand for network bandwidth exploding and 10-Gigabit Ethernet going all fiber all the time, the future of optical networking looks bright. If you need stellar knowledge, check out this primer. -- By Darrin Woods Posted by Network Computing at 10:17:23 PM

BuzzCut: WorldCom Word to the Wise You, and other customers who are locked into contracts with WorldCom, have some breathing room to consider your options. VPN, for example, might not be a bad backup for some of your WorldCom WAN connections. -- By Peter Morrissey Posted by Network Computing at 10:17:04 PM

BuzzCut: Novell IDs a Web Services Strategy Novell is doing the right thing By developing products that will put it in the Web services arena as a Liberty Alliance player. But the company must do more -- like deliver the products, and fast. -- By Ron Anderson Posted by Network Computing at 10:16:47 PM

Sneak Preview: Forum Systems' Forum Sentry Want better performance when you're digitally signing and encrypting XML documents? Forget the software approach; Forum Sentry performs hardware-based cryptographic acceleration to ensure purchase orders aren't compromised in transit. -- By Lori MacVittie Posted by Network Computing at 10:16:32 PM

Sneak Preview: Raritan's Paragon UMT1664 We tested Raritan's Paragon UMT1664 Cat 5 UTP cable-based matrix switching unit and TeleReach Web interface for remote access. The result? These products are a cut above the competition for slow but secure Web access to any system connected to our UMT1664. -- By Ron Anderson Posted by Network Computing at 10:16:00 PM

Air Time: Obstacles Abound for Mobile Wireless Data The wireless data market can't sustain six profitable players, so look for consolidation among the major participants. For those remaining, financial viability in this industry is all about market share and year-to-year subscriber growth. -- By Dave Molta Posted by Network Computing at 10:15:36 PM

Letters "The real reason you can't justify VoIP isn't necessarily the cost, but quality." --Jay C. Carter, Washington State Employees Credit Union Read more letters. Posted by Network Computing at 10:15:04 PM