August 2006

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Validity of certification

  In this response, David Minutella talks about the validation of certification and what IT managers should be aware of.  Continue Reading

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Interoperability issues for a 6500 Cisco switch and a 3Comm 7700

  In this response, Sudhanshu Gupta talks about the interoperability issues that go along with a 6500 Cisco switch and a 3Comm 7700.  Continue Reading

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Connecting ISDN PRI to a VPN via a Cisco AS5350

  Sudhanshu Gupta examines how to connect an ISDN PRI to a VPN using a Cisco AS5350.  Continue Reading

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Routing phone calls to a POTS

  Sudhanshu Gupta explains how to route all phone calls to a POTS, in this Q&A.  Continue Reading

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Configuring managed and unmanaged switches

  In this Q&A, Sudhanshu Gupta answers which cable to use with managed and unmanaged switches.  Continue Reading

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Router and switch markets show steady growth

  The worldwide enterprise router and switch markets are showing steady growth this year.  Continue Reading

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Nokia boosts mobile mapping offering with gate5 acquisition

  Nokia is acquiring gate5 of Germany, a leading supplier of mobile mapping software and services.  Continue Reading

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  eBay smartphones and PDAs contain corporate data

  Used smartphones and PDAs for sale on eBay are still loaded with sensitive personal and corporate information ranging from banking records to text messages and corporate e-mails.  Continue Reading

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Norwich gets free Wi-Fi network

  The city of Norwich has launched a free Wi-Fi network for its citizens.  Continue Reading

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Fujitsu launches next-generation mobile hard drive

  Fujitsu has launched its first hard disk drives that use perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) to deliver enhanced storage capacity.  Continue Reading

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Windows Vista Pre-Release Candidate 1 made public

  Microsoft has made a pre-Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of Windows Vista available to the public.  Continue Reading

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Tandberg buys Exabyte

  Tape storage company Exabyte is being acquired by Norway’s Tandberg Data for around $28m (£15.5m).  Continue Reading

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Novell starts stock option awards probe, makes third quarter loss

  Novell is investigating stock option awards at the company, in the latest move by a US IT supplier to tackle possible stock option irregularities.  Continue Reading

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  New mobile data security spec on way

  Leading players in the mobile industry are set to unveil a stronger security solution to protect data on mobile devices.  Continue Reading

• August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06

  Download Backup Guide Chapter 6: Remote backup (PDF)

  A printable version of the Backup All-In-One Guide. Download Chapter 6: Remote backup in .pdf format now.  Continue Reading

• August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06

  Potential US data security law causes concern

  Experts say any attempt by the US Congress to prescribe data security procedures in legislation would be a disaster.  Continue Reading

• August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06

  Survey: Data breaches difficult to spot, prevent

  IT pros worry that false positives and a lack of resources are preventing them from blocking data breaches  Continue Reading

• August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06

  Symantec CIO vies with virtualization, device policy

  Symantec CIO David Thompson says virtualization is a big part of the security giant's future and it has developed a policy to mitigate virtualization security risks.  Continue Reading

• August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06

  Enterprise email and IM security journal

  These days, everybody in the business world is connected to everybody else in some way, shape or form: that there are more opportunities for exposure to messaging threats.  Continue Reading

• August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06

  Malware database access sparks debate

  Should an emerging database of more than 300,000 malware samples remain a walled community for trusted users, or is open access the best way to fight off digital desperados?  Continue Reading