July 2007

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  Networking certifications : How to pass your Network+ exam

  Learn how to pass your Network+ exam in this story on how to study and read to obtain your Cisco certification.  Continue Reading

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  VoIP solution centre answers users' questions

  A new VoIP performance management solution center on Fluke Networks' Web site helps IT professionals to answer some of their VoIP network questions.  Continue Reading

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  Cracking Windows passwords

  What good is a tool if you don't know how to use it? In this screencast, follow a step-by-step demonstration by security expert Kevin Beaver as he shows you how to use three different tools to crack passwords to test their strength.  Continue Reading

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  EMC reports Clariion surge, data archiving slump

  EMC's revenues are up this quarter, attributed in part to a big boost in Clariion sales, but CEO Joe Tucci is critical of the company's execution in data archiving.  Continue Reading

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  Serious flaw affects BIND Internet server software

  BIND DNS software, used in translating domain names into IP addresses for Internet traffic, has a flaw that could trick users into visiting a malicious Web site.  Continue Reading

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  Cisco issues warning for wireless LAN controller flaws

  Cisco Systems is warning customers of flaws in its wireless LAN controllers that initially crippled a wireless network at Duke University.  Continue Reading

• July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

  Cisco CCIP MPLS certification: Lesson 6 -- Configuring MPLS and VRF

  Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) is a key component of Layer 3 MPLS VPNs. This article explains how to create and configure VRF.  Continue Reading

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Britons suffering more viruses now than two years ago

  Viruses and phishing are affecting more Britons than two years ago, according to a major piece of research by Oxford University.  Continue Reading

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Sita adds car rental with passenger management platform

  Sita, which provides IT business solutions and communication services for the air-transport industry, is integrating the CarTrawler car rental distribution platform within its Sita Horizon portfolio of passenger management systems to help boost ...  Continue Reading

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Schools' laptop data at risk

  Many schools have no way of protecting information held on teachers' laptops, according to research by secure server supplier Equiinet.  Continue Reading

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Philips signs Indian business processing outsourcing deal

  Philips has signed a multi million pound business processing outsourcing deal with Indian outsourcer Infosys.  Continue Reading

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Patni buys life sciences IT services provider

  IT services firm Patni Computer Systems has acquired Taratec Development, a provider of IT services to the life sciences sector for £14.5m.  Continue Reading

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Taxman loses appeal to IT contractors

  The taxman has lost a House of Lords appeal that could have forced IT contractors to pay more tax from businesses they had set up with their spouses.  Continue Reading

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  E-Crime up six-fold with web-based attacks

  Cyber-criminals are shifting from using e-mail to using web pages as their main route to compromising computers, according to security software supplier Sophos.  Continue Reading

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Flooding catches small businesses off-guard

  Small businesses were caught off-guard by the severe flooding this week as service providers were inundated with distress calls from companies caught in the downpour that has engulfed parts of central and southern England.  Continue Reading

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  NHS gets cheaper calls with VoIP upgrade

  The NHS N3 broadband network is now offering NHS organisations reduced call charges after being made voice over IP capable by BT.  Continue Reading

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Extreme upgrades network access control offering

  Extreme Networks has upgraded its network access control (Nac) offerings to help firms better secure their networks.  Continue Reading

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Countrywide boosts productivity by automating document management

  Residential conveyancing firm Countrywide Property Lawyers has deployed a data capture and document processing system to automate the handling of the 25,000 legal documents that are received daily.  Continue Reading

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Wyse adds high-speed wireless to thin-client system

  Wyse has added high-speed wireless connectivity and smart card security support to its thin-client computing systems.  Continue Reading

• July 24, 2007 24 Jul'07

  Bluesocket acquires Pingtel to enhance IP comms offering

  Bluesocket has acquired SIP-based enterprise communications solutions leader Pingtel to expand its voice over IP and unified communications offering.  Continue Reading