NetFlash: Cisco to acquire Sheer Networks for $97 million

NetFlash: Cisco to acquire Sheer Networks for $97 million
07/26/05

In this issue:

* Cisco to acquire Sheer Networks for $97 million
* Schools battle personal data hacks
* Threat alert highlights vulnerabilities in backup software
* Global VPNs to get a helping hand
* Radio: IBM Global Services' SOA strategy
* Today on Layer 8
* Links related to NetFlash
* Featured reader resource
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NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORKWORLD.COM

By Jeff Caruso

Cisco (*cough* the Borg *cough*) continues its assimilation of
any company with "Networks" in the name of it, this time
acquiring Sheer Networks. Sheer makes a key piece of management
software worth $97 million - and possibly more.
Cisco to acquire Sheer Networks for $97 million
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3827>

Schools battle personal data hacks

Why is it that every college and university, it seems, becomes
the target of hackers stealing personal information? Our story
looks at the phenomenon, the hackers' motives - and the mess
that the schools' IT managers are stuck with.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3828>

Threat alert highlights vulnerabilities in backup software

The SANS Institute Monday reported 422 new Internet security
vulnerabilities discovered during the second quarter, up nearly
11% from the first quarter, with weaknesses in popular backup
software highlighting the report.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3829>

Global VPNs to get a helping hand

An industry standard to facilitate corporate VPNs that cross
multiple carrier networks could be ready for a vote by year-end.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3830>

Radio: IBM Global Services' SOA strategy

Network World Senior Editor Denise Dubie talks with Michael
Liebow, vice president of Web Services and service-oriented
architecture at IBM Global Services about SOA in general and how
his company is promoting it for enterprise use. Listen in:
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3831>

Today on Layer 8, where we say (and mean it this time), "Go
flight!":

Behind the scenes at Photoshop HQ; people fight to keep analog
cell phones; columnist says IM makes raising teens harder; and
the start of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today
and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/?net&story=layer8>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Verizon joins managed security game
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3832>

2. Future-proof your network
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3420>

3. VoIP security threats: Fact or fiction?
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3833>

4. The ROI of VoIP <http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3178>

5. Appliances replace DNS, DHCP software
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3421>

Today's most forwarded story:

Verizon joins managed security game
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3834>
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Jeff Caruso is managing editor of online news for Network World.
He oversees daily online news posting and newsletter editing,
and writes the NetFlash daily news summary, the High-Speed LANs
newsletter and the Voices of Networking newsletter. Contact him
at <mailto:jcaruso@nww.com>
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Download the Special Report: VoIP: Challenges, Drivers, Hurdles,
and Recommendation

VoIP, poses many questions, among them; vendors vs. carriers,
end-user adoption, management complexity, etc. Once these
questions are answered then the benefits of convergence can be
realized. Through research the following special report VoIP:
Challenges, Drivers, Hurdles, and Recommendation analyzes the
questions and the best practices behind implementing a converged
network.
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=108870
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