OUR ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF THE BEST OF EVERYTHING IN NETWORKING.
PRODUCTS
Best products: user picks
Close races were the rule, but products from Cisco, Compaq and Novell got
top ratings by Network World readers who participated in our second annual
Best Products survey.
Best of the tests
Sixteen products top our testers' list as the best in
their class, earning Network World's annual Best of
the Tests Award.
Wares extraordinaire Six Network World columnists and newsletter writers talk about their
favorite category-breaking products and services.
TECHNOLOGY
Gee-whiz network technologies What will the network look like in 2010? These coolest of research projects give us a glimpse.
USER NETWORKS
Kent
State: summa cum laude
The university wins our highest distinction in the Network World 2000 User Excellence Award competition for its converged voice, data and video ATM network, built with savings from Centrex bills.
Best of the rest
More winning networks from our User Excellence Awards.
NETWORK STRATEGIES
Best new practices for network design
The movement to IP, switching and convergence is forcing network architects to throw out tried-and-true design practices. Here's a look at the latest strategies.
The best-kept security secrets
When it comes to great network security, you don't know what you're missing. Experts reveal secrets for finding security holes.
The coolest kind of collaboration Do your far-flung users want to communicate as if they share an office? Here's how they can team over the Internet.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Training at its best
From systematic charts to feedback mechanisms, IT training experts outline
strategies for creating best-of-breed career development programs.
All the right moves
Three high-tech honchos tell of some great career moves that took them from the data center to the executive suite.