http://tisc.corecom.com
The Internet Security Conference, April 6-9, 1998, San Jose, CA

Our TISC faculty has expanded to include even more luminaries than before! Whitfield Diffie, Bill Hancock, Phil Carden, Greg Shipley, Chris Klaus and over 30 security experts join Fred Avolio, Dan Geer, Marcus Ranum, Radia Perlman, Charlie Kaufman, Stephen Kent, John Rochlis, Tina Darmohray, Brad Johnson and Char Sample in speaking at this event. Register online now!

TISC's Interoperability Lab will provide attendees with a "walking tour" of security systems from Aventail, Cisco, Cisco-Wheelgroup, Compatible Systems, Cyberguard, Cylink, Cytware, NetScreen, New Oak (Bay Networks), TimeStep, and Trusted Information Systems. Entry to the lab and TISC Exhibits is free.

TISC is presented by Core Competence, Inc., and CMP Media, Network Computing Magazine.

VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKING

http://www2.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/All/9803092F96
Proprietary VPN is mixed bag: InfoExpress VTCP Secure Remote VPN
Computerworld, March 8, 1998

and

http://www.zdnet.com/wsources/content/0498/nts_mission.html
Now, That's a Secure VPN: Aventail VPN Server 2.5
Windows Sources, April 1998

We review two circuit-level VPN products -- one proprietary, one based on SOCKS5/SSL -- and explore the value of incorporating message privacy and strong authentication at the session level.

http://www.internetworld.com/print/1998/04/06/iwlabs/19980406-fortress.html
Internet World VPN Product Round-Up, April 6, 1998

Watch for our next IW Labs feature in the April 6th issue of Internet World, when we review three VPN products that take very different approaches to providing low-cost, secure access via remote dial.

http://www.corecom.com/html/vpn.html
VPN's: Virtually Anything? [Updated March 1998]

Many thanks to Cornerstone readers for providing feedback on this Technology Corner overview of VPN technologies and products. In this update, we've added SSH (thank you, Tracy Mallory!) to the lengthy list of VPN protocols covered, including L2TP, PPTP, L2F, IPsec, and SOCKS. You'll also find a new list of commercially-available VPN products - we'll endeavor to keep this current, so let us know if you don't spot your favorite VPN product. Lisa's white paper has been our most popular Technology Corner download, and we'll be distributing copies at TISC!

CLASS OF SERVICE AND TRAFFIC SHAPING

http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/08/nr03-08.58d.htm
Xedia's Access Point 100 Brings IP Bandwidth Issues Under Control
InfoWorld, February 23, 1998

Dave and Lisa review Xedia Corporation's Access Point 100, a 10/100 Ethernet bridge that performs IP traffic shaping and control, an essential ingredient in QOS management.

REMOTE ACCESS

http://www.corecom.com/html/pccards.html
Speedy PC-Card Modems For Busy Road Warriors
Internet World, February 16, 1998

In this IW Labs round-up, Lisa reviews multi-function PC cards from 3Com, Intel, MultiTech, Silicom and Xircom that combine 56K with 10/100 Ethernet in a single PCMCIA slot. The on-line side-by-side features comparison also includes new PC cards from Global Village and Ositech.

NETWORK DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE

http://www.corecom.com/Software
NetHelper 2.0.1 Release Now Available

Features added in this newest release of our network diagnostic utility for Windows 95/NT desktops include ARP and NetBIOS commands, command automation without keystrokes, improved cancel and print functions, on-line registration, and tips that explain how to use NetHelper to isolate common network problems. Many thanks to our beta users for helping to improve this shareware!

REAL-TIME WORKGROUP COLLABORATION TOOL

http://www2.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/All/9802162AB2
Document Sharing Tool Delivers Real-Time Control: Netopia Virtual Office
Computerworld, February 16, 1998

David Strom and David Piscitello collaborated to review this document sharing and remote desktop control software product from Netopia. David and Dave actually used this web-server based toolset to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the product and to write this review.

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