Feature: Mobile Messaging Gateways By Peter Rysavy
Most companies have accepted that they must support wireless e-mail, but questions remain. Which employees need it, and on which devices? And, how can IT best manage, secure and support it? We examine how effectively vendors have resolved the problems that hindered past deployments.
Review: Mobile Messaging Gateways By Dan Renfroe
A mobile messaging gateway will help you manage a menagerie of devices. We evaluated six that can get service up and running with minimal effort. Our Editor's Pick won for its easy management and deployment, superb user interface and strong mobile management features.
Feature: Microsoft: The Road Most Traveled By Curtis Franklin Jr., Bruce Boardman, Michael J. DeMaria, Don MacVittie and Lori MacVittie
Microsoft is making big promises about Longhorn and other product development, but will it deliver? We spoke with company execs about initiatives in security, server operating systems, storage, convergence and more.
Centerfold: Open Source Pays Off for Nonprofit By Kelly Jackson Higgins
Family Services Working, a Connecticut healthcare and social services nonprofit, found that going open source isn't always as simple as plug and play, but it can save lots of money and is often easier to support.
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RANCID Tool Keeps Config Files Clean By Bruce Boardman
This Linux and Unix freeware tool automatically compares configuration data from your network devices so you can monitor changes.
Sneak Previews
Microsoft's SQL Server 2005
Cory Cundy
We took SQL Server 2005 for a spin in our Green Bay, Wis., labs and embraced its improved and enhanced development environment and easy-to-use DBA tools.
Xirrus' XS-3900 Wireless LAN Array By Dave Molta
It may not cover 802.11 b/g like Cisco's popular dual-band Aironet 1200 AP, but there are high hopes for Xirrus' well-thought-out design and on-the-fly management for busy WLAN admins.
Last Mile: It's Summer in the Center Edited By Tim Wilson and Tom LaSusa This edition looks at the Top 11 ways to tell it's summer in your data center, creating a 3D replica of yourself for meetings, and techno-jewelry.
Quick Takes: SOHO Wireless Router By Patricia Thomas
This edition looks at Colubris Networks' InMotion MultiService Controller, ZyXel Communications' ZyAir G-2000, Avocent Corp.'s DETwo and Draconis Software's RSP 2.0.
Letters: IT Does Matter By NWC Readers
Michael Robey says, "IT matters more than ever because of the emergence of standards and the commoditization of technology."
Columns
Down to Business: The Politics of Infosec By Rob Preston
Faced with the public embarrassment of data security breaches, companies must get their infosec acts together. Immediate notifications will let those affected head off fraud.
BuzzCuts
IPv6 Push Doesn't Have Much Pull in U.S. By Michael J. DeMaria Although legislators don't want America to lose the IPv6 implementation race, most enterprises don't see the value in the next-generation protocol and are in no hurry to deploy it.
Juniper's Infranet Initiative Gets Backing of Cisco, Others By Peter Morrissey
Juniper's Infranet initiative, designed to help service providers deliver security and quality-of-service guarantees across their boundaries, welcomed Cisco Systems to the group.
Search Providers Look Beyond Gates of Gated Content By Sean Doherty
Search engines are finding ways to provide access to gated information, such as subscription services, through improved technology. But are users willing to pay for content?
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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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