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Simplified Management in the Real World with VMware vCenter Operations
With so much of your network becoming virtual, it can be difficult to visualize and manage things. Check out this webcast to learn more about simplified management in a virtualized world.
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Faster than a speeding 802.11b
If you're pushing the limits of your 802.11b WLAN and just can't squeeze another bps out of it, take heart. Texas Instruments developed technology to hop up 802.11b--call it b+--and keep 802.11a...
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Building the Linux business infrastructure
IBM has the Linux middleware tools you need today--but so do Oracle, BEA, and many other enterprise software vendors. Why the rush, and what's in it for you?
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BREWing up business
Qualcomm's announcement of its deal with Oracle to BREW-enable Oracle 9i Lite has turned heads in the wireless industry, suggesting that it's time to take BREW seriously as a mobile enterprise app...
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What's behind BREW
Late to the mobile apps race, BREW is trailing J2ME and Symbian--but it offers some features the two frontrunners lack. Here's how BREW stacks up and which carriers stand behind it.
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IM matures: 5 trends to track
Instant messaging is maturing into a bona fide business tool. Here's what the future holds for enterprise IM. Steven Vaughan-Nichols outlines five trends to watch.
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Outsourcing pays off
Case studies:The MSP industry suffered a rough patch like everyone else after the dot-com bust, but survivors such as NetSolve and NTT/Verio are servicing enterprise customers and saving them...
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Rocky road ahead for IPv6
Status report: Promising trillions of addresses and built-in IPSec security, IPv6 was on the brink of replacing IPv4. Years later, most industry experts and vendors say IPv6 still isn't ready for...
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Verizon tames ops center chaos with IM
Verizon selects NetLert IM after test driving IM products such as AIM, Yahoo, and MSN Messenger. Now, NetLert steers Verizon's network operations center toward control instead of chaos--and saves...
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No Solaris 9 for Intel chips
Sun announces that it doesn't plan to release a Solaris 9 version for Intel, leaving Solaris 8 Intel users in a sticky position. But Steven Vaughan-Nicholssays there are plenty of alternatives.
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IM spam: No buddy of mine
Your users don't like the growing IM spam attacks, and neither does your network. Steven Vaughan-Nichols tells you how to combat IM spam.
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Fat protocols slow Web services
Web services are all the rage, but fat protocols may make them hard to swallow. Steven Vaughan-Nichols tells you how to keep your servers from choking.
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Web services will strain servers
They may make network programming easier, but Web services are sure to make network admins grit their teeth, says Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. For starters, you'll need a lot of server power. And be...
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Can Oracle9iAS break Exchange?
Despite Larry Ellison's best efforts to convert Exchange users, Steven Vaughan-Nichols doesn't think Exchange is as breakable as Ellison says.
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Too many wireless LAN standards
It's tough to budget for 802.11a, UWB, or one of the many wireless LAN standards out there. Steven Vaughan-Nichols tells you where to put your money.
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Get rid of the Bluetooth ache
Do you really need Bluetooth? Steven Vaughan-Nichols doesn't think so--not with 802.11a, 802.11g, and ultrawideband on the way.
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Get backups right
Steven Vaughan-Nichols looks at the risky assumptions enterprises may make about backup. Read his tips and be prepared when disaster strikes.
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Watch those branch office networks
As network security concerns heighten,
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OpenBSD: The most secure OS around
Move over, Windows and Linux: OpenBSD is the most secure server operating system now available.
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Cure for Outlook worms is a sham
If you're like most network administrators, the last thing you want is yet another worm wriggling its way into your LAN from e-mail. You've probably seen a few "fixes" floating around the Web that...
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Ultrawideband wants to rule wireless networking
It's science fiction now, but within the next year and a half, a little-known technology named ultrawideband (UWB) could challenge 802.11 for wireless networking technologies. But UWB, which...
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