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2006 Stories

• October 26, 2006 26Oct2006 News

  IT greats: Top 10 greatest IT people

  For every world-famous name with a world famous fortune – think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell – there are hundreds of other individuals who have moved the IT industry and its technology inexorably forward Continue Reading

• October 25, 2006 25Oct2006 News

  Cisco launches mega videoconferencing system

  Cisco Systems Inc. has talked about TelePresence and demonstrated it, and now it's finally something enterprises can buy, but at six figures it's a high price to pay. Continue Reading

• October 25, 2006 25Oct2006 News

  Video, audio are network drains

  Network misuse is rampant, according to a recent survey. Employees using the corporate network for recreation or high-bandwidth business can put a strain on network resources, but network engineers can combat that with filtering and monitoring. Continue Reading

• October 25, 2006 25Oct2006 News

  Sourcefire looking to go public

  The company behind the popular Snort open source IDS tool is making a bid to go public, months after its deal to be acquired by Check Point collapsed. Continue Reading

• October 25, 2006 25Oct2006 News

  EMC shuffles channel deck

  EMC announced on its earnings call earlier this month that it would be cutting management jobs as part of a round of 1,250 layoffs, and it looks like at least a couple of those positions have already gone from the channel group. Continue Reading

• October 25, 2006 25Oct2006 News

  Research shows massive botnet growth

  Reports from McAfee and Microsoft show bot herders are gaining ground and threatening national infrastructure. Some suppliers hope to strike back by sharing resources. Continue Reading

• October 24, 2006 24Oct2006 News

  How does the service provider differentiate between data and VoIP as data?

  For our mobile devices in trucks, we use GSM/GPRS communication. Our customers are paying for a certain data amount -- depending on the service package to which they subscribe. We use a modem in our device, which can do both data and voice. But as I... Continue Reading

• October 24, 2006 24Oct2006 Tip

  Capacity planning: Reclaim orphaned storage

  This tip takes a look at how to maximize your storage capacity utilization by finding orphaned data and storage that can in turn be re-allocated for another productive use. Continue Reading

• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 News

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• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 News

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• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 News

  Symantec patches AntiVirus Corporate Edition flaw

  Attackers could exploit a flaw in Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition and Client Security to overwrite kernel addresses, crash machines and run malicious code. Continue Reading

• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 News

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• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 In Depth

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• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 In Depth

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• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 News

  Comparing VoIP vendors

  For many companies, the tough decision isn't whether to use IP telephony or not -- it's which vendor to choose. We've collected some of Carrie Higbie's tips and tricks for vendor selection, garnered from her "Ask-the-Expert" section. Carrie ... Continue Reading

• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 News

  What storage managers are buying and why, page 6

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• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 News

  Comparing VoIP vendors

  For many companies, the tough decision isn't whether to use IP telephony or not -- it's which vendor to choose. We've collected some of Carrie Higbie's tips and tricks for vendor selection, garnered from her 'Ask-the-Expert' section. Carrie ... Continue Reading

• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 News

  SATA boosts RAID 6 use

  High-capacity SATA disks are driving up the use of RAID 6, which has prompted vendors to create new ways of overcoming the performance hit incurred with dual-parity protection. Continue Reading

• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 News

  Security researcher, professor influences students for life

  Dorothy Denning, a professor of defense analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School, has contributed to the field of data security. Her work earned her a Security 7 award. Continue Reading

• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 News

  SDL expected to help fulfil Vista security promises

  Windows Vista is expected to be the most secure Microsoft product released thanks to the company's implementation of the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL). Continue Reading

• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 News

  QLogic dives into directors

  QLogic will announce its new SanBox 9000 director this week, but it's missing true director-class features and is encroaching on a market already dominated by Brocade and Cisco. Continue Reading

• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 News

  IT executives eager to exploit Web 2.0 wave

  What good is a blog if no one reads it? IT managers find out and begin to make blogging and other Web 2.0 tools a more strategic part of their business. Continue Reading

• October 23, 2006 23Oct2006 News

  Boston Celtics face off against spyware

  One of the Boston Celtics' toughest opponents was spyware until the IT shop fought back. The team's IT chief explains how he gained the upper hand. Continue Reading

• October 22, 2006 22Oct2006 News

  Information Security Decisions Session Downloads

  Session Downloads from Information Security Decisions 2006 Conference. Continue Reading

• October 22, 2006 22Oct2006 News

  Enhanced Identity and Access Management

  From consolidating directories to automating provisioning and rolling out single sign-on, these sessions identify how leading organizations are strengthening authorization and enforcing access controls. Continue Reading

• October 22, 2006 22Oct2006 News

  Snyder On Security: An insider's guide to the essentials

  Joel Snyder, senior partner with consultancy Opus One, provides an in-depth look at information security trends and technologies. Continue Reading

• October 22, 2006 22Oct2006 News

  EMC plays catch-up with Clariion

  Clariion arrays now have support for both Fibre Channel and iSCSI in one box, as well as other features that competitors have been using against EMC for some time. Continue Reading

• October 19, 2006 19Oct2006 News

  Xiotech, Pillar scale down, support iSCSI

  Xiotech, Pillar introduce entry-level iSCSI arrays; Overland loses Dell deal; EMC and IBM report earnings. Continue Reading

• October 18, 2006 18Oct2006 News

  Rural Payments Agency project failed after IT system costs spiralled

  Delays in implementing a bespoke IT system led to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) failing to pay subsidies to farmers on time, according to a National Audit Office report. Continue Reading

• October 17, 2006 17Oct2006 News

  Am I out of luck if I have a "mixed" email system (e.g., Exchange and Notes)?

  That's a "real-life" situation that we run into many times when we've gone out and worked with companies. We might be called in by a company that has both a Microsoft Exchange and a Notes/Domino email system and they want to tie an archive together,... Continue Reading

• October 17, 2006 17Oct2006 In Depth

  Nokia E62 thin mobile productivity device

  In this product review, John Shepler weighs in on Nokia's new E62 mobile device for Cingular Wireless. Continue Reading

• October 16, 2006 16Oct2006 In Depth

  Strategy clinic: Deciding which activities to measure to provide meaningful insights

  I have always believed in 'doing' rather than self-monitoring, but reluctantly agree that the IT department needs to provide meaningful metrics on its activities. We have no shortage of things to measure, but how do we decide which are the most ... Continue Reading

• October 16, 2006 16Oct2006 News

  Ray Noorda, the pioneer behind rise of Novell, dies

  Network computing pioneer and former Novell chief executive Ray Noorda has died aged 82. Continue Reading

• October 16, 2006 16Oct2006 News

  Oracle fixes 101 flaws

  Attackers could exploit 45 of the 101 flaws remotely without a username or password. Meanwhile, the new CPU offers more detail on the number of flaws patched and their severity. Continue Reading

• October 16, 2006 16Oct2006 In Depth

  Nmap Technical Manual

  By now, most infosec pros have heard of Nmap, and most would agree that even though the popular freeware tool is invaluable, installing, configuring and running it in the enterprise is no easy task. With that in mind, SearchSecurity.com, in ... Continue Reading

• October 16, 2006 16Oct2006 News

  Security Bytes: Flaws fixed in Bugzilla

  Meanwhile, security holes are also plugged in Cisco's Wireless Location Appliance software and Clam AntiVirus. Continue Reading

• October 16, 2006 16Oct2006 News

  Cisco ramps up unified communications tools

  Cisco last week released a host of new products to enhance its suite of unified communications tools, including an IP phone that's easier for end users to accept. Continue Reading

• October 15, 2006 15Oct2006 Tip

  Creating a WPA2 compliant network

  Our expert, Lisa Phifer, goes through the basic principles of creating a WPA2 compliant network. Continue Reading

• October 15, 2006 15Oct2006 Tip

  High-gain antennas and the near field effect

  In this response, Lisa Phifer explains the use of a high-gain antenna and what the near field effect is. Continue Reading

• October 15, 2006 15Oct2006 Tip

  Wireless connection in the wilderness

  Lisa Phifer explains how to connect office buildings wirelessly where laying cable is not an option due to trees and rocky terrain. Continue Reading

• October 15, 2006 15Oct2006 News

  Microsoft caves to pressure over Vista security

  To accommodate third-party security vendors and appease antitrust regulators in Europe, Microsoft will make some final tweaks to Windows Vista. Continue Reading

• October 15, 2006 15Oct2006 News

  Flaw found in Toshiba wireless device driver

  Attackers could exploit a flaw in the Toshiba Bluetooth wireless device driver to cause a denial of service or launch malicious code on victims' machines. Continue Reading

• October 15, 2006 15Oct2006 News

  Sun goes back to its roots with Honeycomb user

  Stanford University is the first official Honeycomb customer; it will be using the programmable storage archive for its massive Google library project. Continue Reading

• October 12, 2006 12Oct2006 News

  Microsoft to fold security into Windows division

  The software giant said the move would make future Windows development efforts more efficient. The changes take effect after Microsoft releases Vista. Continue Reading

• October 12, 2006 12Oct2006 In Depth

  Security Blog Log: Taking Google Code Search for a spin

  This week, the blogosphere is buzzing about Google Code Search. Despite concerns that the tool will aid attackers, some see it as a boost for security. Continue Reading

• October 12, 2006 12Oct2006 News

  What to do when your server goes down

  When a server goes down at a particular time every night without the prompt of a virus, our expert, Puneet Mehta, can tell you what the problem is and what you can do to avoid it. Continue Reading

• October 12, 2006 12Oct2006 News

  Sprint spin-off struggles with mainframe tape migration

  Telecom firm Embarq touched a nerve with mainframe users at StorageTek Forum -- huge tape migrations are forcing them to reconsider their historic loyalty to tape. Continue Reading

• October 11, 2006 11Oct2006 News

  Brief: Malicious Web site poses as Google

  A malicious Web site poses as Google's Italian site, but attempts to install malicious ActiveX controls on victim's machines and ultimately redirect them to adult content. Continue Reading

• October 11, 2006 11Oct2006 News

  Does Spanning Tree Protocol have an adverse effect on VoIP?

  Do you know if Spanning Tree has an adverse effect upon VoIP? If so, what is the best way to provide LAN-based switch redundancy to VoIP gateways? Continue Reading

• October 11, 2006 11Oct2006 News

  Briefs: VoIP management; mobile E911; and Windows 2003 support

  Qovia releases its new VoIP management system; 911 Enable made E911 mobile and Codima announced support for Windows 2003 server. Continue Reading

• October 11, 2006 11Oct2006 News

  Sun clarifies disk storage strategy

  Sun execs at StorageTek Forum say they plan to keep (but streamline) most of the disk storage portfolio -- but did not deny rumors about plans to sell off the 6920 array. Continue Reading

• October 10, 2006 10Oct2006 In Depth

  Inside MSRC: Public vulnerability disclosures on the rise

  Even though irresponsible publicly disclosed vulnerabilities seem to be on the rise, Microsoft's Christopher Budd discusses how the software giant was able to quickly release a fix for the recent VML flaw, plus offers best practices on how to make ... Continue Reading

• October 10, 2006 10Oct2006 News

  McAfee CEO Samenuk retires in wake of options probe

  The investigation into stock option grants is complete and company president Kevin Weiss has been fired, as well. Continue Reading

• October 10, 2006 10Oct2006 News

  Google Code Search gives security experts a sinking feeling

  The new search tool from Google can help developers find useful code examples. But security experts worry that it also will make attackers' jobs that much easier. Continue Reading

• October 09, 2006 09Oct2006 News

  Banking on the future

  As the banking landscape changes and global competition takes hold, IT offers banks a way of differentiating themselves from the competition, so how do they balance innovation and imitation in this tough market sector? Continue Reading

• October 09, 2006 09Oct2006 News

  Isilon adds snapshots, makes play for mainstream NAS

  Users and analysts say Isilon's new snapshot features are a challenge to NetApp, but the NAS cluster specialist still has a way to go to compete in the enterprise. Continue Reading

• October 09, 2006 09Oct2006 News

  Midmarket IT pros have NAC for identity, access management

  Midmarket firms may not have the budgets of large companies, but IT pros can build identity and access management programs that are as effective as what the big guys have. Continue Reading

• October 09, 2006 09Oct2006 News

  Symantec unveils Security 2.0 initiative

  As part of Security 2.0, Symantec unveiled new products and partnerships with VeriSign and Accenture to help customers secure their databases, manage risk and fight ID theft. Continue Reading

• October 05, 2006 05Oct2006 Tip

  Minimum and maximum Ethernet frame sizes

  In this Q&A, Lindi Horton answers the question "What is the minimum and maximum size of an Ethernet frame that carries an IP packet which in turn carries an ICMP packet?" Continue Reading

• October 04, 2006 04Oct2006 News

  Tiered storage becoming tried and true

  Tiered storage matches the value of data with the performance (and expense) of storage. Ideally, tiered storage can save money, while easing the access demands to any single storage tier. While tiered storage has clearly brought storage costs and ... Continue Reading

• October 04, 2006 04Oct2006 Tip

  Link and port aggregation information

  Need some clarification on link and port aggregation? Here, our expert, Lindi Horton, provides us with just that in this Q&A. Continue Reading

• October 04, 2006 04Oct2006 Tip

  Troubleshooting your network

  In this Q&A, our expert, Lindi Horton, helps with troubleshooting a network that has problems staying up in the evening. Continue Reading

• October 04, 2006 04Oct2006 News

  ISCSI gains strength from servers

  More powerful servers are helping ease some performance concerns for users considering IP SANs, but others say they still want to see more improvement. Continue Reading

• October 03, 2006 03Oct2006 In Depth

  School district expels outsourced backup, enrolls CDP

  Revere School District dumps tape and outsourced backup, and deploys SonicWall's continuous data protection product. Continue Reading

• October 03, 2006 03Oct2006 In Depth

  Test your IQ: Business continuity -- ANSWER

  This type of plan specifies a means of maintaining essential services at the crisis location. Continue Reading

• October 03, 2006 03Oct2006 News

  Cisco, Cognio team up on Wi-Fi interference detection

  Cisco and Cognio have partnered to troubleshoot and diagnose problems on the Wi-Fi network. Continue Reading

• October 03, 2006 03Oct2006 Tip

  The most commonly used network operating system

  In this Q&A, Lindi Horton answers the question "What network operating system is more currently and commonly used?" Continue Reading

• October 03, 2006 03Oct2006 News

  3Com rolls out unified SMB switch

  3Com hit the market today with an all-in-one unified switch for SMBs. Continue Reading

• October 03, 2006 03Oct2006 News

  Alliance and Leicester to overhaul core systems

  Alliance & Leicester has announced plans replace many of its core banking systems with Accenture’s Alnova Financial Solutions banking platform under a three-year IT-led business transformation programme. Continue Reading

• October 03, 2006 03Oct2006 News

  Cisco, Cognio team up on Wi-Fi interference detection

  Cisco and Cognio have partnered to troubleshoot and diagnose problems on the Wi-Fi network. Continue Reading

• October 03, 2006 03Oct2006 Opinion

  NHS IT - A personal view

  The media last week was full of comment on the "problems" at the NHS IT project as Accenture ducked out. Yet again, the comment portrayed the project as a "disaster" - indeed “yet another public sector IT disaster”. Continue Reading

• October 02, 2006 02Oct2006 In Depth

  DPM's Diary: 3 October 2006

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• October 02, 2006 02Oct2006 Tip

  Convincing management to approve your networking project

  Network pros must have great technology know-how, coupled with major league pitching abilities. This list of project dos and don'ts can help you over your managers. Continue Reading

• October 02, 2006 02Oct2006 News

  Cisco brings video to the enterprise

  With the success of YouTube and other consumer on-demand video offerings, Cisco plans to bring on-demand video to the enterprise. Continue Reading

• October 02, 2006 02Oct2006 Tip

  How to prevent former employees and administrators from accessing your server

  What do you do if you have ex-employees or even ex-administrators accessing your server remotely? How do you prevent them from doing this? Our expert, Lindi Horton, can tell you how. Continue Reading

• October 02, 2006 02Oct2006 In Depth

  Alliance and Leicester to overhaul core systems

  Alliance & Leicester has announced plans replace many of its core banking systems with Accenture’s Alnova Financial Solutions banking platform under a three-year IT-led business transformation programme. Continue Reading

• October 02, 2006 02Oct2006 News

  Cisco brings video to the enterprise

  With the success of YouTube and other consumer on-demand video offerings, Cisco plans to bring on-demand video to the enterprise. Continue Reading

• October 02, 2006 02Oct2006 In Depth

  ZERT rekindles third-party patching debate

  This week in Security Blog Log: IT security pros express more reservations about third-party patching, including the CEO of a company that released one a few months ago. Continue Reading

• October 01, 2006 01Oct2006 News

  Column: The myths and realities of VoIP security

  Security is often cited as one of the primary reasons organizations have not deployed VoIP. The biggest VoIP security threat is not making headlines. Zeus Kerravala, Yankee Group analyst, cuts through the hype so network managers can maximize the ... Continue Reading

• October 01, 2006 01Oct2006 News

  New exploits target Microsoft's PowerPoint, IE

  Microsoft may have patched the VML flaw in Internet Explorer, but now it faces new threats against the Web browser and PowerPoint. Continue Reading

• September 30, 2006 30Sep2006 In Depth

  PING with Suzanne Hall

  In this exclusive interview with Information Security magazine, Suzanne Hall, AARP director of IT operations and security, examines how security professionals can enable telecommuters and mobile workers while keeping their data secure. Continue Reading

• September 28, 2006 28Sep2006 News

  Top tech tips from SearchStorage.com

  Check out the top tips on backup, SAN, NAS and storage management from SearchStorage.com. Continue Reading

• September 28, 2006 28Sep2006 In Depth

  More from SearchSecurity September 2006

  This month's round up weighs the pros and cons of security information management systems (SIMs) plus four case studies illustrating the different roadblocks security managers can encounter Continue Reading

• September 27, 2006 27Sep2006 In Depth

  On privacy laws, every state is one of confusion

  It's getting increasingly difficult for US firms to comply with regulations . David A. Meunier feels that it's time to develop safeguards and processes for this ever-changing regulatory environment. Continue Reading

• September 27, 2006 27Sep2006 In Depth

  Top 5 free Windows security downloads

  The place where you can find free tools that help you crack passwords, remove troublesome spyware and enhance network security. Check out our five most popular tools and find out what you've been missing. Continue Reading

• September 27, 2006 27Sep2006 Tip

  Does having a CCNA and MCSE equal a higher-paying job?

  David Minutella answers the question, "How helpful will it be if I get a CCNA certificate or MCSE certificate to fetch a high-paying job?" Read on to see our expert's response. Continue Reading

• September 27, 2006 27Sep2006 Tip

  Find the right work path in the field of IT

  Our expert, David Minutella, answers the question of what path in IT is the right one. Continue Reading

• September 27, 2006 27Sep2006 News

  Users say keeping it simple means keeping one vendor

  Despite some potential benefits of heterogeneous shops, users at Storage Decisions say they find sticking with one vendor a better way to survive the storage sprawl. Continue Reading

• September 26, 2006 26Sep2006 News

  Voice over IP Fundamentals: Chapter 9, 'Billing and Mediation Services'

  Voice over IP Fundamentals: Chapter 9, 'Billing and Mediation Services' Continue Reading

• September 26, 2006 26Sep2006 News

  Stration worm targets Windows machines

  The worm uses several fake email messages, including one claiming to be a security update. Users are advised to avoid unsolicited email attachments. Continue Reading

• September 26, 2006 26Sep2006 News

  Burton Group: Web application firewall market maturing

  Web application firewalls have improved performance and functionality, but it still takes time, knowledge and skills to implement them, according to a recent Burton Group report. Continue Reading

• September 25, 2006 25Sep2006 In Depth

  Symantec Dark Vision app monitors underground IRC servers

  New research project keeps tabs on the hacker underground, providing new insight on activities like credit card theft and spamming. Continue Reading

• September 25, 2006 25Sep2006 News

  Open source router on par with Cisco, users say

  To avoid paying top dollar for Cisco routers, two users say Vyatta's Open Flexible Router is a viable alternative to the proprietary norm, with pluses and minuses, of course. Continue Reading

• September 25, 2006 25Sep2006 News

  ISCSI gets a boost from InfiniBand

  The InfiniBand protocol has already gained popularity in some bleeding-edge storage systems; a new spec will now standardise connection to iSCSI storage. Continue Reading

• September 25, 2006 25Sep2006 News

  IP telephony unites New Orleans nonprofit after Katrina

  Hurricane Katrina nearly disbanded the Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans, until the nonprofit rolled out a hosted voice solution Continue Reading

• September 25, 2006 25Sep2006 News

  IT pros worried about unsecured devices

  IT admins keep working to make networks secure even as more unsecured personal gadgets their way into companies. Continue Reading

• September 24, 2006 24Sep2006 News

  Hijacked consumer machines target the enterprise

  Attackers continue to strike gold by targeting consumers who lack the security savvy to address desktop application flaws, according to Symantec Corp. Enterprises ultimately pay the price. Continue Reading

• September 24, 2006 24Sep2006 In Depth

  NetApp operations chief talks growth

  Tom Georgens, executive vice president and general manager at NetApp -- also rumoured to be in the running as next CEO -- discusses what's driving its growth. Continue Reading

• September 24, 2006 24Sep2006 News

  Cisco bulks up data center switching

  Cisco Systems Inc. today made significant announcements in its data center switching line: an 8-port, 10 GigE module; a blade switch for Fujitsu Siemens; and a Web-based script-sharing community. Continue Reading

• September 24, 2006 24Sep2006 News

  Apple fixes Mac Wi-Fi flaws

  Updated: Attackers could exploit flaws in Apple's wireless technology to cause a denial of service or run malicious code, resulting in the full takeover of vulnerable Mac machines. Continue Reading