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March 13, 2008 13 Mar'08
Wireless security protocols -- How WPA and WPA2 work

WPA and WPA2 improve upon WEP's encryption methods for better 802.11 wireless security.
March 12, 2008 12 Mar'08
Green networking: Energy efficient upgrades can cut costs

Using green networking products, like more efficient gigabit Ethernet switches, to replace aging networking equipment can cut runaway energy costs.
March 10, 2008 10 Mar'08
Social connectivity as part of your unified communications strategy

Unified communications provides remote employees the ability to work from a home office, and use social networking sites and IM to collaborate with co-workers.
March 05, 2008 05 Mar'08
Virtual servers' impact on the network

When several servers combine as one, what does it do to the network?

March 05, 2008 05 Mar'08
Google offers beta of free unified messaging service

Google has opened up GrandCentral, a free unified messaging and phone management service, to a limited beta.
March 03, 2008 03 Mar'08
Security considerations for unified communications

A successful UC deployment requires a solid understanding of potential security risks and how to avoid various attacks.
March 02, 2008 02 Mar'08
Evaluating messaging and email platforms

Messaging and email systems are incorporating more capabilities than ever. Learn what to think about when upgrading your messaging platform.
February 26, 2008 26 Feb'08
Cisco hooks up WAAS with Windows Server 2008

Cisco and Microsoft divulge a deal to sell Windows Server 2008 installed on Cisco Wide Area Applications Services (WAAS) appliances for remote offices.
February 25, 2008 25 Feb'08
Springer Handbook of Speech Processing

The Springer Handbook of Speech Processing provides the reader vital information needed to implement and understand VoIP.
February 24, 2008 24 Feb'08
Six steps to create a wireless LAN

Wireless LANs are deceptively simple to create. Follow our guide to ensure your WLAN has perfect coverage, can handle your applications and is easy to manage.

February 17, 2008 17 Feb'08
Introduction to wireless networks - from "The book of wireless"

Learn about the standards and specifications that control wireless networks and explains how data moves through the network from one computer to another.
February 07, 2008 07 Feb'08
Intelligent network switches on the rise as more is expected of the network

With businesses expecting their networks to provide more services, vendors are building more intelligence into their switches.
January 30, 2008 30 Jan'08
With EX Series, Juniper aims to be a switch hitter

With the unveiling of its new line of switches, the EX Series, router giant Juniper hopes to break into the lucrative market currently dominated by Cisco.
January 24, 2008 24 Jan'08
Early adopters of unified communications need to ask about security

Unified Communications complicates security, which means special care is needed to extract value from the technology.
January 23, 2008 23 Jan'08
Network managers: master project management to get better salaries

Network technicians will need to learn project manager skills if corporate rollouts of wider and more advanced networks are to be successful, according to attendees at the Cisco Networkers 2008 this week.
January 21, 2008 21 Jan'08
When fighting peer-to-peer, packet shaping can be more effective than cat-and-mouse

Crimping access to P2P applications may be a more effective approach than trying to ban them.
January 21, 2008 21 Jan'08
8Gb/sec Fibre Channel widens lane for SAN traffic

Faster Fibre Channel is upon us ... but do we need it just yet?
January 17, 2008 17 Jan'08
When fighting peer-to-peer, packet shaping can be more effective than cat-and-mouse

Some network managers are finding that slowing peer-to-peer protocols discourages piracy better than blocking it, which users invariably find a way around.
January 10, 2008 10 Jan'08
Network monitoring vendors sell SMBs on usability

Ease-of-use is the key to SMB hearts when it comes to network monitoring. A new release from SolarWinds might give market leader Ipswitch some competition.
January 08, 2008 08 Jan'08
Unified communications market predictions for 2008

Analyst Zeus Kerravala gives his UC market predictions for 2008 so you can get a head start on implementation within your organisation.
December 27, 2007 27 Dec'07
Kris Kringle's guide to Mobility

Many see mobility as the next step from VoIP. It was hot in 2007, and it will remain so in 2008. So get some reading done before the new year comes in.
December 20, 2007 20 Dec'07
Santa's great storage grudge-match: Fibre Channel vs. iSCSI

Attaching storage to a network used to be so simple - now you have a number of options and no way to decide! We've got your back.
December 20, 2007 20 Dec'07
Holiday IPv6 reading guide

IPv6 was a controversial topic in 2007, and for good reason. Learn more in our holiday guide to IPv6.
December 18, 2007 18 Dec'07
IMS: Moving from legacy to convergence

This chapter download discusses migration plans to move service providers to IMS in well-planned, business-savvy phases.
December 17, 2007 17 Dec'07
Server power consumption rises unabated

A new AMD-sponsored study paints a grim picture of worldwide data centre power use, but there are simple ways to decrease consumption.
December 16, 2007 16 Dec'07
VoIP sales up; Cisco admits security hole; Sipera releases top five vulnerabilities list

This week's news featured VoIP sales increasing, Cisco admitting a serious security hole, and the year's top five VoIP security holes.
December 11, 2007 11 Dec'07
How to be future-ready for IP telephony

IP telephony confidence comes from being future-ready and having a scalable network that can adapt to new market trends.
December 03, 2007 03 Dec'07
Voice over wireless LAN deployment requires constant maintenance

Learn how to monitor, troubleshoot and maintain your voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN) deployment.
December 02, 2007 02 Dec'07
Confused about unified communications?

Can you define unified communications, or are you still trying to find a common vendor definition? Gary Audin sheds some light on the vendor meaning of UC.
November 27, 2007 27 Nov'07
Enterprise collaboration tools from consumer market

Consumer-based collaboration tools are finding their way into the enterprise. IT departments can fight the trend, give up and ignore it, or embrace it.
November 21, 2007 21 Nov'07
Making the case for FCIP and FCoE

FC over IP and FC over Ethernet let companies begin consolidating on one network platform as opposed to maintaining separate FC and Ethernet networks.
November 21, 2007 21 Nov'07
Making the case for FCIP and FCoE

FC over IP and FC over Ethernet let companies begin consolidating on one network platform as opposed to maintaining separate FC and Ethernet networks.
November 19, 2007 19 Nov'07
ITIL -- What network managers need to know

This tip helps network managers about implement IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and explains how it can be beneficial to networking.
November 18, 2007 18 Nov'07
IMS Report Card: IMS Forum issues first IMS reality check

The first IMS Report Card from the IMS Forum offers a reality check on the hype and myths surrounding IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) deployment.
November 15, 2007 15 Nov'07
Wireless LAN performance

Benchmarking your wireless LAN performance is tricky. This tip examines key issues and offers advice for effectively measuring your WLAN performance.
November 14, 2007 14 Nov'07
Defining unified communications

Read how industry pundits are defining unified communications.
November 13, 2007 13 Nov'07
Network access control server eases guest access

Cisco Network Admission Control Guest Server was released today to help ease guest access and prepare for a larger network access control (NAC) rollout.
November 12, 2007 12 Nov'07
More ICT scholarships inbound

Scholarships for the IT industry totalling a value of $250,000 will be available at the beginning of the coming academic year, it was announced last week.
November 11, 2007 11 Nov'07
Integrating edge assets into networks can cut costs

Proper management of edge assets in a network saves money and time while avoiding headaches.
November 11, 2007 11 Nov'07
IPTV Crash Course: Chapter 3: The Technology of IP Networks

IPTV service utilises basic IP network technology to broadcast television using the internet.
November 07, 2007 07 Nov'07
Configuring VLANs

Learn how to configure a virtual LAN (VLAN) in this step-by-step, automated, 15-minute demo.
November 06, 2007 06 Nov'07
Users leaving Fibre Channel for iSCSI Sans find pros, cons

Users who recently updated aging Fibre Channel equipment with new iSCSI San products have found ease of use can be a double-edged sword.
November 06, 2007 06 Nov'07
Adaptec reports losses

Adaptec's revenue was down year over year, as well as sequentially; DataDirect says the InfiniBand business is booming.
November 05, 2007 05 Nov'07
Google announces open source operating system for smartphones

After months of speculation, Google has officially announced Android, an mobile devices OS it's developing in partnership with a wide variety of companies.
November 04, 2007 04 Nov'07
Broaden broadband debate: Comms Alliance

The Communications Alliance has joined the chorus of voices calling for election candidates to broaden the scope of their broadband plans.
November 01, 2007 01 Nov'07
ISCSI storage gets performance makeover

Suppliers, including Ibrix, Mellanox, Alacritech and EqualLogic, are offering juiced-up new iSCSI configurations, while 3PAR, CipherMax and NeoScale boost data security products.
November 01, 2007 01 Nov'07
Network design: Five ways to lower your costs

Learn how to lower network operating costs without sacrificing utility in this tip on designing a low-cost network.
November 01, 2007 01 Nov'07
MPLS implementation gotchas

Eliminate network latency, without locking into an SLA with a bad service provider, by controlling and implementing multiprotocol label switching (MPLS).
October 30, 2007 30 Oct'07
EMC's Tucci vows to keep up with new features

EMC CEO says storage giant is widening its technology net to match innovations of smaller competitors.
October 30, 2007 30 Oct'07
Microsoft's OCS is finally here, for better or for worse

Zeus Kerravala reports on the long-awaited Microsoft OCS launch. Find out the pros and cons of OCS.