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February 16, 2006 -- On Location: MedicAlert
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Features

On Location: MedicAlert
By Tim Wilson
MedicAlert, the venerable maker of medical ID bracelets, is implementing a service-oriented architecture with Web apps capable of linking to systems in a variety of health-care settings. It's an IT-driven transformation that may put the company on the leading edge of health-care data storage.

On Location: MedicAlert's SOA Initiative Gets Healthy Prognosis
By Richard Hoffman
After much trial and error, MedicAlert's development team has its service-oriented architecture initiative on a healthy course. The initial result is a USB device that lets patients manage their own personal medical information -- an advancement that could revolutionize the health records field.

Feature: E-mail Authentication Techniques
By Christopher T. Beers
We examine three e-mail authentication techniques to see how effective they are in slowing the flow of annoying electronic junk mail.

Workshops

How-To: Plan an iSCSI SAN
By Howard Marks
Think you're ready to build that iSCSI SAN? We give you tips on how to plan and configure it for enterprise success -- from paths to NICs to switches.

Sneak Previews

Research in Motion's BlackBerry Enterprise Server
By Dan Renfroe
Improved administration, support for Web services and a visual development tool distinguish version 4.1.

Mindreef's Coral
By Mike Gunderloy
Mindreef Coral can check a Web service's compliance with standards, capture diagnostic information in persistent workspaces and present a community support portal for end users.

Quest's Central 5.5
By Cory Cundy
Quest Central 5.5 continues the software's tradition of enabling database administrators to manage multiple tasks with a common workflow across various platforms.

Geek Chic

Iomega's ScreenPlay Multimedia
By Bill Silvey
If you're off on a long trip, you'll like the support for 90 hours of video -- and more -- in Iomega's new multimedia device.

Nokia's 770 Internet Tablet
By Michelle Brandenburg
What the tablet does -- Web browsing and a number of Internet applications -- it does very well. But Nokia blew it by failing to include basic PDA functionality. The device also falls down on battery life.

Cingular's Broadband Connect
By Sean Ginevan
Cingular's Broadband Connect is a new -- and worthy -- competitor in the 3G market.

Talk to the Shades
By Jennifer Zaino
In this edition, Oakley Razrwire takes sunglasses to a whole new level. Plus, Lego Mindstorm's NXT robot kid, a flashlight/digital camera combo and much more.

Departments

Last Mile: Va-Va-Va Vista
Edited By Tim Wilson and Tom LaSusa
In this edition we laugh at the "Top 11 rejected features for Windows Vista," online bidding for Captain Kirk's kidney stone and a computer controlled treasure chest.

Letters: Patent Problems
By NWC Readers
David Wall contends, "Fighting patents is the best way to reduce the legalized extortion foisted on us by patent trolls."

Columns

Get Online: Welcome to the New NetworkComputing.com
By Richard Karpinski
NWC's technology editors -- all IT professionals with real-world work experience -- drive our revamped Web site. Read about some of our big changes.

Reality IT: CRMinally Negligent
By Hunter Metatek
In this edition: A tale of CRM migration gone wrong. It's a good object lesson for IT project managers not to ignore key stakeholders -- including end users -- who might be affected by the change.

BuzzCuts

India's Outsourcing Case
By Ron Anderson
A trip to India brings a first-hand view of how the Indian IT outsourcing companies work -- and why they're so successful.

Build Your Own NAS, Part 2
By Don MacVittie
Continuing the ambitious project of building our own Network Area Storage, we scour for parts and get watery warnings.

Is AJAX a Security Risk?
By Lori MacVittie
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML has come under scrutiny recently, after it was discovered that AJAX has the potential to expose browsers to potential security problems.

Network General Bets on Fidelia
By Bruce Boardman
Can the purchase of Fidelia, maker of the NetVigil network-monitoring product, pull Network General out of its downward slide?

Buzz Bonus: Itanium's Downfall; Turn It Down!
By Tim Wilson
If your organization has standardized on machines that use Itanium 2 processors, it's probably time to rethink your purchasing plans. Plus: One man sues Apple for making him deaf.

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