Market Analysis: Unified Messaging By Sean Doherty
Thanks to maturing
standards and improved features, not to mention SIP support, improved
connectivity and reduced costs, thereŭs finally a reason to rally
behind unified messaging. We explore the market and the technologies.
Review: Unified Messaging Systems By Sean Doherty
We tested three SIP-compliant UM systems. Each product performed well, but our Editor's Pick won thanks to its intuitive system and powerful toolset.
NWC's Syracuse Labs Get a Makeover By Ron Anderson
Our Syracuse University Real-World Labs recently moved into new digs. Join Lab Director Ron Anderson as he takes you on a tour of the state-of-the-art facility.
Workshops
Centerfold: Guitar Center's Dual WANs Keep Traffic in Tune By Kelly Jackson Higgins
The music equipment retailer, which runs its point-of-sale and inventory traffic on a vintage frame relay WAN, has added a pilot IP VPN with hopes of phasing out the frame relay WAN altogether.
Digital Signatures Are Key to E-Mail Security By Curtis Franklin, Jr.
Digital signatures based on third-party certificates secure your e-mail by verifying a sender's identity and the contents' authenticity. Here's how to set up the system.
Sneak Previews
Sun Microsystems' StarOffice 8 By Sean Doherty
With most of the features for a fraction of the price, StarOffice 8 promises improvements on its already efficient office suite with Windows-like functionality.
Axis Communications' Axis 210 Network Camera By Michael J. DeMaria
Axis touts the camera as an effective, motion-sensitive surveillance tool, offering a bidirectional audio option on top of video. But how effective is it, really?
Departments
Last Mile: Bill's School Daze Edited By Tim Wilson and Tom LaSusa This edition presents the Top 11 things Bill Gates would do if he went back to college today, the world's fastest printer and the ultimate in office space.
Quick Takes: Web Server Performance Testing By Patricia Thomas
This edition looks at Parasoft's SOA Test 4.1, OCI Technologies' Move My Printers 3, Sybase's Adaptive Server Enterprise and more.
Letters: The Big Picture By NWC Readers
Dante Papini gripes, "My department constantly battles with managers who want the world but won't accept any risk."
The IT Agenda: Katrina's Harsh Lessons By Jonathan Feldman
Hurricane Katrina leaves us a nation with families torn apart and billions of dollars in damage. It also leaves us with unwelcome but essential lessons..
BuzzCuts
CRM Competition Ain't Dead Yet By Lori MacVittie Despite Siebel's acquisition by Oracle, there's good reason to believe that alternatives to Salesforce.com are around the corner.
Cisco Takes Aim at Smaller Businesses By Peter Morrissey
Cisco is showing some understanding of the needs of small businesses and the channel partners that support them.
Service Desk's Battle for Market Share By Bruce Boardman
Recently, FrontRange found a way to spin Gartner's numbers to make it the leading vendor in the service desk market.
Airgo Breaks 100 Mbps Wireless Barrier By Dave Molta
Airgo's new technology sets a new standard for WLAN performance, but don't pull out your wired Ethernet LAN yet.
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2009 IT Salary Survey: Meager Raises, Solid Prospects
Though raises are notably smaller than a year ago, and job securitys 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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