NetFlash: Real deal: Deploying open source in the enterprise

NetFlash: Real deal: Deploying open source in the enterprise
07/06/05

In this issue:

* Real deal: Deploying open source in the enterprise
* Open source licensing: BSD vs. GPL
* German teenager admits in court to creating Sasser worm
* Micromuse snaps up security information mgmt. vendor
* Weblog: All about management
* Today on Layer 8
* Links related to NetFlash
* Featured reader resource
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WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT DATA-THEFTS?

For years, hackers have obtained confidential information by
manipulating legitimate users into revealing it. It's critical
that companies convey to their employees - local and remote -
why security measures are important. If you're curious to see
how your company's security efforts stack up, click here for
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http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=107663
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NETFLASH: BREAKING NEWS FROM NETWORKWORLD.COM

By Jeff Caruso

Open source software is now a viable option for enterprise
companies. In fact, it can sometimes be the best option. Really.
We talked to enterprise network managers who are using it today
in all sorts of ways. Here are their stories.
Real deal: Deploying open source in the enterprise
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3017>

Open source licensing: BSD vs. GPL

Which open source licensing model is better - BSD or GPL? Our
experts debate in this week's Face-off. Covalent Technologies
CEO Mark Brewer argues for BSD, while Matt Asay, director of
Novell's Linux Business Office, makes the case for GPL.
Brewer: BSD is a better model
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3018>
Asay: GPL is better
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3019>

German teenager admits in court to creating Sasser worm

German teenager Sven Jaschan confessed at his trial Tuesday to
creating last year's Sasser computer worm that crashed hundreds
of thousands of computers worldwide after spreading at lightning
speed over the Internet.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3020>

Micromuse snaps up security information mgmt. vendor

Network management vendor Micromuse last week announced plans to
acquire GuardedNet, a small security information management
company, for about $16.2 million in cash.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3021>

Weblog: All about management

Take ITIL all the way to the desktop. Manage SMB networks. Try
to figure out what "integrity management" means. And read Denise
Dubie's management blog today.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlnetflash3022>

Today on Layer 8, not the site of the 2012 Olympics:

Penn. teen killed over iPod; Microsoft accused of crushing
start-up; mobile computing means more work for the help desk;
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>
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To contact: Jeff Caruso

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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This newsletter is sponsored by Good Technology
Wireless Mobility Special Report

Wireless mobility is always changing. Managing this change on a
corporate level requires both a technical understanding and
managerial control. Are security, integration, optimization,
and support considered? Download this report now to gain
important information for both technical and business decision
maker's on how to manage wireless mobility technology from the
top down. Click here:
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=107768
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ARCHIVE LINKS

NetFlash breaking news:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/netflash.html
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What you need to know about maximizing app performance across
the WAN

When deploying and accessing enterprise apps over the WAN
performance can be fickle. IT organizations agree consolidating
operations into single data centers to support users across the
extended enterprise is best.
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=107605
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FEATURED READER RESOURCE
FOCUS ON RECOVERY

IT professionals are changing the way they back up and recover
data, experts say, with new emphasis on the speedier fetching of
data made possible by advancing technologies. At a recent
storage conference in Orlando, disk-based backup solutions were
touted - find out if attendees agreed and if faster storage
solutions will soon be available. Click here:
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062005-data-recovery.html>
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