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By Bradley F. Shimmin  In the name of secrecy, the NSA (National Security Agency) has banished Furbys from its headquarters. But at Network Computing Online, we promise we will continue our open-door policy on information dissemination.

In our new Interactive Buyer's Guide on wireless LAN devices www.networkcomputing.com /1004 /1004buyers. html, you'll find an abundance of information about wireless products.

And whether you're wired or not, you'll enjoy our Interactive Network Design Manual chapter on videoconferencing www.networkcomputing.com /netdesign/ 1003videoconf.html, where Dave Brown uncovers the inner workings of collaboration via H.320 and H.323.

For an uncensored look at some hot new technologies, try our two online-only Sneak Previews of Rockliffe's MailSite 3.0 www.networkcomputing.com/1004/1004sp3.html and Netmosphere's Action Plan 3.1 www.networkcomputing.com/1004/1004sp4.html.

But for the ultimate gesture of glasnost, check out the results of our recent Network Computing Online Site Survey www.networkcomputing.com/online/survresults.html. Learn what your fellow readers think about our Web site, which Web browsers they use, what site services they've found useful and how often they browse Network Computing Online.

You can even find out which survey participant was the lucky winner of a remote control airplane. Just don't expect us to reveal whether he or she is, in fact, a Furby. We employ a "don't ask, don't tell" policy concerning our mechanical, furry friends.

--Bradley F. Shimmin, bshimmin@nwc.com

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