Market Analysis: Wireless Broadband By Dave Molta
Should you provide mobile data access to employees? We examine the current wireless broadband market and help you determine how to choose a carrier and service type, pick a device and calculate ROI.
Product Analysis: Wireless Devices By Dave Molta and Peter Rysavy
To determine which device can best deliver wireless data access, we evaluated three PC Card modems and four smartphones, all using various wireless services. The right device depends on your users, area, applications and carriers.
Review: Web Conferencing Services By Michael J. DeMaria
Web conferencing services let users attend meetings, share documents and collaborate on files without leaving their desks. Of the four we tested, our Editor's Pick showed promise with strong meeting execution, good support and reasonable pricing.
VARs vs. SMBs By Jonathan Feldman
For small and midsize businesses, a productive partnership with a VAR or integrator can confer a competitive advantage. We look at how to choose a VAR partner and how to manage and grow the relationship.
The Four Most Dangerous Security Myths By Matthew Friedman
A lot of the accepted wisdom about network security is flat-out wrong. How can you be safe? Use this guide to the most dangerous security myths and get help separating facts from fiction.
Understanding Voice Over IP By Preston Gralla
Need help with VoIP? Who doesn't? This VoIP Extravaganza gives advice on everything you need to know about Internet telephony, from planning your system through deployment, keeping it secure and beyond.
Workshops
Centerfold: Silicon Valley Hospital's RX for Business Continuity By Kelly Jackson Higgins
El Camino Hospital is rolling out an aggressive disaster-recovery strategy with its new backup site in Southern California and a new hospital infrastructure that's seismic-tolerant.
Staying Up to Date With Wireless Regulations By Dave Molta
Companies that have been monitoring how regulations such as HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley change information infrastructure stand to reap the greatest benefit from emerging wireless technologies. Here's what you need to know.
Windows Server Update Services By Jeffrey R. Shapiro
The release of the feature-rich WSUS gives server admins far more control over their update policies than they previously had with Software Update Services.
Sneak Previews
mValent's Integrity 3.0 By Lori MacVittie
mValent's
configuration file manager lets you consistently maintain config
changes across your application, Web and database servers
Network Physics' NetSensory Enterprise Architecture 5.0 By Bruce Boardman
With the new Insight view components, Enterprise Architecture 5.0 promises to ease drilling into network management. But does it live up to its claims?
Tenebril's SpyCatcher 2006 By Rebecca Rohan
This new anti-spyware app casts a wide net to catch malware on your system. But is it catching the right things?
NetGear Storage Center SC101 By Bill O'Brien
Storage Center is a credible addition to any SOHO or home network, with installation and operational simplicity a relative novice or work-weary IT admin will appreciate.
Panda Platinum 2006 Internet Security By J. W. Olsen
This do-all security suite offers solid protection against malware wrapped in a well-designed interface.
ThinkFree Office 3.0 By Korey MacVittie
ThinkFree Office suite uses the same file formats as Microsoft Office, similar programs and runs equally well on Windows, Mac and Linux--all for just 50 bucks.
Departments
Last Mile: Boo! Edited By Tim Wilson and Tom LaSusa In this edition we laugh at the "Top 11 scariest things to do in a data center on Halloween." Plus, spooky Webcams and tricky computer terms that are no treat for users.
Quick Takes: Document Collaboration Services By Patricia Thomas
This edition looks at NextPage 2's document collaboration services. We also look at Stoneware's webNetwork 5.0, RealOps' AutoPilot 1.0 and more.
Letters: Remote Control By NWC Readers
Mike Saunders confesses, "I wasn't keen on using GoToMyPC initially--it seemed like we were punching a gaping hole in our perimeter."
Air Time: Changing the Face of Wireless By Dave Molta
If your goal is to transmit lots of data over a wireless network at maximum distance, multipath is good.
BuzzCuts
IBM Virtualization Enhancements Help, But Fall Short By Don MacVittie IBM raised a lot of hopes with its recent virtualization announcements, but the reality falls well short of IT managers' dreams of the virtual environment.
Open-Source Security Technology Joins Endangered List By Curtis Franklin Jr.
Snort creator SourceFire has been acquired by Check Point. Nessus creator Tenable plans to turn its products into a closed-source license. What does this mean for open-source security?
Could Text Messages Overwhelm Cellular Voice? By Frank Bulk
A new study outlines a vulnerability in some cellular voice services that would enable attackers to launch DoS attacks using SMS text messages.
BPL Becomes Reality in Virginia By Peter Morrissey
BPL technology has often been criticized for its slow deployment, but after a service rollout in Manassas, Va., service providers are looking to spread the technology quickly.
Free Wi-Fi? What's Google Up to, Anyway? By Glenn Fleishman
Google's bid to provide free Wi-Fi access across San Francisco has a lot of people wondering what the company's up to. One possible answer--location-specific searches and advertising.
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