IP Routing 101: Interior Gateway Protocols By Eric Hall
Your business can really suffer if your IP routing service isn't in good working order. We cover two common interior gateway protocols found on corporate networks -- RIP and OSPF.
Review: ProGear's an Easy-to-Swallow Tablet By Lori MacVittie
SonicBlue revives the Web pad form factor and looks to cure corporate ills with robust networking and application support.
Intranets A to Z By Ron Anderson
Covering everything from applications to infrastructure, we tell you what it takes to build a corporate intranet that's secure, functional and highly habitable for your network users.
Online OnlyInside Network Computing
Tune in to hear Ron Anderson give you the rundown on testing and deploying asynchronous collaboration tools.
Review: Sharing is Daring By Ron Anderson
Make sure collaboration is a priority on your corporate intranet. We tested four tools designed to let your users exchange ideas in a structured way via a Web-based interface.
Workshops
Online Fraud Detection Takes Diligence By Lori MacVittie
The last thing you want to do is frighten away a customer, but there are some ways you can scare away credit-card thieves.
Shrinking the Video: How Codecs Work By Darrin Woods
For conducting video conference calls or training employees at their desks, building a network that's capable of transmission using codecs (compressor/decompressors) is the way to go.
Buyer's Guide: Move Over Big Brother: Performance Management is Here By Lori MacVittie
Today's Web-monitoring services provide performance, availability statistics and comprehensive details about the hardware and software that comprise your Web site. We discuss how to choose the solution that fits your needs.
OptiView Tries to 'Cache' in on a New Business Model By Lori MacVittie
Proxy caching tools are used to store content close to the edge of a network to speed up content delivery. TurboCache is introducing a new twist: It practically pays for itself!
Alacritech's 1000x1 Server and Storage Accelerator is a SLIC NIC By Sean Doherty
We took notice when Alacritech claimed its 1000x1 NIC accelerates server and network processing and reduces CPU utilization. Our tests show that its SLIC technology does indeed command some respect.
TeVista 2.0: Network Monitoring Off the Wire By Bruce Boardman
TeVista data collection leaves a small footprint, but its data-management capability leaves something to be desired.
Letters
"I can understand [Lori] MacVittie's enthusiasm for WDO 1.1 -- I'll take two copies of any product that can deliver a one-minute download, two minutes before it's requested."
Air Time: On the Road, Disconnected and Out of Memory By Dave Molta
Traditional LANs and WANs have evolved to the point where users are not so reluctant to be dependent on the availability of those network services to get their work done.
Top of the Stack: Quality of Simplicity By David Willis
"Effective quality of service requires a consistent end-to-end view through the network that is independent of any platform, device or media. Unfortunately, this can become horrendously complex if it's overengineered."
The Inside Story: Woof, Woof! By James Hutchinson
"As a business, we face many of the same technology issues you do, and when the time comes for us to make a strategic purchase, we always take the first bite before recommending the technology to you."
Above the Net: Patently True By Doug Barney
"The Internet must be kept as technologically pure as possible. The basic building blocks must never be owned by a single vendor, but rather live independently of any commercial interest."
The Business of IT: Becoming a Lean, Mean IT Machine By Jonathan Feldman
This issue introduces a new column dedicated to the softer, yet essential side of IT: the business practices that transform a good technical department into a formidable IT force.
Full Nelson: Longing for Simpler Days By Fritz Nelson
Nowadays, the markets some companies create are as confusing as an
Enron financial statement. Take Interface Dynamics, which says its product "is built around the peer-to-peer paradigm." OK, so what does it do?
Online Only:In the Trenches: Corporate Intranets
We asked IT professionals to share the experiences they've had while building a corporate intranet. Read their stories, learn from them, commiserate with them or just plain enjoy 'em.
REPORTS
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