Review: High on Fibre By Steven J. Schuchart jr
To stave off competition from iSCI and Ethernet, storage vendors are touting interoperable Fibre Channel. We tested three Fibre Channel switches to determine how compatible they really are.
Review: The End All of Network Performance Management By Bruce Boardman
Performance-management products need to get to the source of network problems and present data in a way that sheds light on what's actually happening. We tested six end-to-end management products and evaluated their root-cause analysis, data collection and reporting features.
Feature: Software Focus By Lori MacVittie
Software and servers and databases, oh my! In choosing applications for our new lab and fictitious business, we had to overcome interoperability glitches, faulty assumptions and Murphy's Law.
Feature: A Start-Up is Born By Ron Anderson
NWC Inc. is our latest brainchild, an extension of our Real-World Labs and dedicated to business applications testing. Discover how we transformed the idea into a reality.
Feature: Building Blocks By Steven J. Schuchart Jr., Lori MacVittie and James Hutchinson
Once we got the green light to build NWC Inc., the real--hard--work started. Read about the hardware and facilities decisions that brought our new lab to life.
Workshops
Workshop: Software Legislation: Read the Fine Print By Sean Doherty
The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) will be arriving in state legislatures soon. Before you sign any licensing agreements, find out how this law will affect your right to reverse-engineer software.
Interactive Buyer's Guide: Video Servers
Today's Video on Demand servers can deliver a movie or other video program to an individual Web browser or TV set over a data network. We highlight key features to help you with your selection.
Sneak Previews
Xandros Propels Desktop Linux By Lori Macvittie
With its Microsoft Explorer look and feel, Xandros' new operating system aims to prove Linux is ready for the desktop.
SymPhone Organizes and Takes Callsonline only By Saurabh Bhasin
If your environment combines PDAs and WLANs or you are planning to deploy one that does, take a look at this voice-over-WLAN application.
Array of Light By Lori Macvittie
Array Networks' Array TM uses a modular system and slick GUI to make light work of heavy traffic management.
Not Your Grandfather's Model T By Richard Hoffman
Palm's eagerly awaited Tungsten T is Bluetooth-enabled. It also uses a new OS and comes bundled with a host of networking features.
Departments
Career Coach
This Week: Tips on impressing at an interview. Also, an IS manager ponders the value of bachelor's degrees earned online.
Letters
"Steve Ballmer jived and danced around the answer in what has become a Microsoft tradition."
Centerfold: Laying Tracks With Open Source By Kelley Jackson Higgans
Union Pacific is building a new generation of intranet and customer applications based on Web technology. At the heart of its strategy are open-source, Apache Unix Web servers.
Last Mile
In this edition:
• Top 11 signs your co-worker is a closet Mac user
• Ask the editors
• Wiring closet from hell
Quick Takes
This week, we look at:
• SCO Group SCO LinuxServer 4.0
• NetLert Communications N-Contact 1.0
• Executive Software International Sitekeeper 2.0
• Sun Microsystems Sun ONE Application Server
BuzzCut: WLAN Security: Five Simple Truths By Dave Molta
If you see someone driving with what looks like a Pringles potato chip can pointing out of the passenger window, don't be alarmed.
BuzzCut: Beware the Wolf in Sheep's Clothingonline only By Mike Fratto
Logically, you would think an organization called The Initiative for Software Choice would be for software choice. But it's not, and make no mistake about it.
BuzzCut: Spam Advice: Don't Panic! By Ron Anderson
The spam problem is getting so bad many IT shops are behaving irrationally, installing any antispam software they can find.
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ANALYTICS Plan and design your enterprise blade server deployments
2009 IT Salary Survey: Meager Raises, Solid Prospects
Though raises are notably smaller than a year ago, and job security’s shrinking, IT careers are looking safer than many others in this economic downturn. Get all the findings in InformationWeek's 2009 IT Salary Survey. Available FREE for a limited time.
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