Fortifying Your Network-Access Control By Curtis Franklin Jr.
Passwords are still the dominant method of securing data, but with blurring network borders, higher stakes transactions and stricter regulations, you need more powerful tools to prevent unauthorized access.
Review: Authentication Tools By Curtis Franklin Jr. and John H. Sawyer
Many organizations are seeking to replace or supplement password authentication with a single means of token-based access for all users. We tested five token systems. Our editor's choice, with its flexibility and price, also won our Best Value award.
Review: Remote-Display Servers By Michael Fudge Jr.
Server-based computing has evolved into an intelligent way to save time, money and aggravation. Out of five remote-display servers, find out which provided the best management, features and performance for the lowest price.
Workshops
Workshop: Upgrading Critical Storage By Don MacVittie
When it's time to replace your critical storage system, it's not just a matter of plug-and-play. We give you an insider's view on NWC Inc.'s storage project and share some tips.
Centerfold: BrokerageAmerica's Blackout Begets Backup By Kelly Jackson Higgins
When a fire gutted the New York brokerage firm's data center and knocked the firm offline, it sparked an initiative to speed up disaster-recovery plans.
Sneak Previews
Network Automation's AutoMate 6 By Michael J. DeMaria
AutoMate makes job scripting a breeze, and its scheduling and trigger tools are extensive and useful. Just don't look for multiple user support.
Juniper Networks' NetScreen-SM 3000 By Ron Anderson
Find out if this server can truly provide a protected, intuitive meeting place for your enterprise.
Research in Motion's BES 4.0 By Sean Ginevan
BlackBerry makes it easy to connect mobile professionals to their organization's messaging system.
Departments
Last Mile Edited By Bradley F. Shimmin and Tim Wilson
In this edition: Signs that you're a victim of hacking; a haiku tech support competition; and the MIT gallery of hacks.
Quick Takes By Patricia Thomas
This edition looks at Red Gate Software's SQL Bundle Developer Edition, NetSupport's Manager 9.0 and j2 Global Communications' eFaxSecure.
Letters By NWC Readers
After reading Tim Wilson's article entitled "Let's make a Deal," one reader realized, "It's hard for a seller to verify something when the requirements were wrong in the first place."
Columns
Down to Business: The True Value of IT and Its Practitioners By Rob Preston
As organizations continue to tighten their belts, too many IT pros are being relegated to the 'kiddie table'--close enough to be monitored, and chastised when things go wrong.
Carrying On: In Memoriam: Big Telecom By David Willis
Born of a desire to advance the public good, Big Telecom lost our trust when it acted like a greedy monopoly.
BuzzCut: U.S. Military Consolidates IT By Curtis Franklin Jr.
If you're an enterprise with multiple autonomous branches, take a tip from America's armed forces.
BuzzCut: Concord Casts Wider Spectrum By Bruce Boardman
Concord Communications is establishing itself as a management platform vendor ready to compete against IBM, HP, CA and others in the burgeoning business systems management market.
BuzzCut: Michael Powell Resigns From FCC By Rob Preston
FCC Chairman Michael Powell leaves the telecom industry better than he found it, having helped foster quick growth in broadband, VoIP and wireless services.
FUDBuster: Online Advertising Comes Back By Tim Wilson
As companies like Yahoo and AOL report strong financials and new capabilities, they disprove the conventional wisdom that Internet advertising is a low-growth business.
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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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