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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Juniper Networks' NetScreen-SM 3000 By Ron Anderson Find out if this server can truly provide a protected, intuitive meeting place for your enterprise. |
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Research in Motion's BES 4.0 By Sean Ginevan BlackBerry makes it easy to connect mobile professionals to their organization's messaging system. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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." |
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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. |
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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. |
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BuzzCut: Airespace Deal Puts Cisco in Wireless Catbird Seat By Dave Molta Cisco's acquisition of Airespace makes it the dominant player in the WLAN market, which could spell trouble for enterprises that want choice. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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