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May 27, 2004    
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Features
NetWorld+Interop Best of Show Awards
By Ron Anderson
With over 180 products to consider in 10 categories, selecting the best of the best is no easy task. Find out which products surpassed the judge's tough expectations when it came to criteria ranging from key distinguishing features to price.
The State of Wireless Networking
By Dave Molta
Wi-Fi may be the new frontier, but the trick is knowing when the time is right to boldly cross over to adoption. We examine the status of wireless LAN standards, vendors and security.
Wireless Networking Adoption Stories
By Dave Molta
Find out how 12 companies implemented WLANs.
Review: Enterprise Radius Servers
By Frank Robinson
After testing five enterprise-class Radius Servers, we gave our Editor's Choice award to the one with top-notch standards compliance and flexible pricing.

Workshops
Workshop: Managing Wi-Fi Networks
By Dave Molta
Every wireless device acts as a transceiver, transmitting and receiving radio signals over public airwaves. To manage that wireless network, you must have radio-frequency know-how.

Sneak Previews
Gomez Performance Network 5.1's All-In-One Monitoring
By Bruce Boardman
Web site monitor shows backbone and last-mile metrics in a single interface.
VMware Workstation 4.5 an App-Making Machine
By Sean Doherty
Develop and test applications using just one Intel platform and without straining your budget.
Vontu Protect Monitors Data Departures
By Lori MacVittie
Keep track and alert admins when sensitive files leave the corporate network.

Departments
Career Coach
Edited By Lorna Garey
In this edition, we help you network your way into a job and champion security training within your organization.

(Editor's Note: To offer readers a chance to interact with peers and career experts alike while keeping you up-to-date on the latest developments in tech hiring, Career Coach will go cyber starting now. Visit our new IT Career Resource Center and blog today.
Last Mile: Special Tradeshow Editon
Edited By Bradley F. Shimmin and Tim Wilson
In this edition we look at top-level domain suggestions rejected by ICANN, stupid Web pages and the most geeky 404 errors.
Quick Takes: Wireless Access Points; Desktop-Configuration and Management; Presentation Software
By NWC Editors
In this edition we look at Gateway's 7000 Series Wireless Access Points, SoftMaker Software's PlanMaker 2004, AutoProf's Policy Maker Professional and Sarvega's Business Integration Module.
Letters
By NWC Readers
Reader Donald R. Register II asks, "Why make a big deal about Media Player being tied to Windows? At least it works most of the time."
Columns
Down to Business: Universal Broadband Access for All?
By Rob Preston
High-speed digital access for all? It's this election year's high-tech equivalent to a chicken in every pot. But does everyone actually want it?
Industry Insights: The Trusted Computing Dilemma
By Mike Lee
Trusted computing won't succeed unless it benefits end users. If it also happens to help vendors, that's OK.
Developing Trends: The Drag on Web Services
By Don MacVittie
Vendors claim that 200 to 300 transactions per second is very acceptable for Web services. How can we convince them that poor performance is unacceptable?
BuzzCut: Application Security, Where It Belongs
By Lori MacVittie
Vendors would be wise to begin moving application security functions, such as data scrubbing and protocol validation, into hardware.
BuzzCut: Internap Brings New Look to Route Optimization
By Peter Morrissey
Flow Control Program 3.3 makes it possible to optimize routes by application.
BuzzCut: OSS Vendor Offers New View on Enterprise
By Tim Wilson
If your IT organization is developing a "service provider" mentality, you'll find that OSS technology has a lot to offer.
BuzzCut: Fuel Cell: Hype or Hypercool?
By Michael J. DeMaria
It's large and expensive, and it doesn't produce much power. But it could mark the beginning of a new wave in power technology.
FUDBusters: IPv6 Adoption in the U.S.
By Brad Shimmin
Is a lack of premier vendor support stalling the implementation of IPv6 in North America?

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