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The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of industry regulations imposed by the major credit card companies to ensure the safety, security, and integrity of cardholder data. Any business that processes, stores, and transmits cardholder account data must comply with this complex new standard, and must be able to demonstrate that compliance through automated and manual audits of their systems. This white paper looks at the key challenges and requirements of PCI DSS as it relates to Microsoft Windows and Active Directory, and shows you how a third-party software solution can help with PCI compliance.
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There are many compelling reasons for virtualizing Windows and Linux applications. Virtualization improves server utilization by allowing you to run multiple workloads on a single physical server. It reduces the number of physical servers you have to maintain, while allowing you to use less physical space and power while still improving scalability. All of these capabilities translate directly into lower costs, less complexity, and greater flexibility in your mixed IT environment. Register below to learn more and be entered to win an Archos 605 Portable Media Player.
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Voice over IP (VoIP) has much to offer in cost savings but some customers have concerns about VoIP call quality compared to the quality of traditional voice services. This white paper will help you learn how to take the right steps so that voice quality is assured.
Managing your network is serious business. This paper discusses the benefits of integrating configuration change-awareness into your network fault management solution
People have talked about online sites for sharing knowledge since the early 1990s but most of those experiments created very rigid environments that were more like forums or bulletin boards than collaborative environments.
Today we have a type of Web site that provides a knowledge sharing environment that really works - this type of site is called a Wiki.
According to the Wikipedia (see editorial links below), an online collaborative encyclopedia project based on a Wiki, a Wiki is "a website that allows users to add content, as on an Internet forum, but also allows anyone to edit the content." Note the fact that anyone can edit the content. Wikipedia also notes that the name was based on the Hawaiian term wiki wiki, meaning "quick" or "super-fast."
There's a long and complex history to Wikis that's well covered the Wiki history page. Should you like the idea of running your own Wiki there's a FAQ to help you and a remarkable list of Wiki engines written in just about every major language (and many minor ones).
Where a Wiki would be particularly interesting is in an intranet as a way of building an authoritative document on a subject or product. The opportunity is to create a deep analysis or description of the topic that would evolve as the topic evolved. Another interesting use might be to allow registered users of a product to develop a user techniques and tips Wiki.
You might think that a public Wiki would be hard to manage and while there are problems (such as spammers trying to get their messages into Wiki content in an effort to get their spam seen by a wide audience and indexed by search engines) techniques have evolved to make these problems manageable. For a really good example, there's not much to beat the Wikipedia - it is a truly useful document that is already a valuable reference work despite being an open and public collaborative platform.
If you already use a Wiki or are interested in deploying one in your organization, please let me know your thoughts.
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