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March 05, 2007
Guaranteeing application availability
How does Marathon fuse two servers together with virtualization technology to prevent application failure without re-writing code? Company CEO Gary Phillips explains the secret sauce on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (7:42)
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February 26, 2007
Storage resource management on the rise
What is storage resource management (SRM) and why go to a third party to get it rather than a strategic storage vendor like EMC? Onaro President and CEO Doug McNary explain the technology and its pain points on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (6:14)
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February 19, 2007
Better security through industry standards
Does your computer come with the Trusted Platform Module and how can take advantage of it? Wave Systems CEO Steven Sprague explains this under-promoted security standard on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (9:01)
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February 12, 2007
Can you hear me now?
How did insurance giant Aetna converge its voice and data networks while maintaining voice quality? Brix Networks CEO Tom Pincince explains on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (6:57)
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February 05, 2007
Revving up databases
How did Avokia help virtualize databases that were thousands of miles apart? Company CEO Alan McMillan explains on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (7:09)
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January 29, 2007
What makes appliances sexy?
Why does one need an appliance to manage fairly basic application like DNS, DHCP and IP address management? Scale, says BlueCat Networks CEO Michael Hyatt on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (8:24)
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January 22, 2007
Root out vulnerabilties like a hacker
Mu Security's zero-day vulnerability scanners put hackers' tools of the trade in your hands to root out potential flaws before they become a problem, says Ajit Sancheti, Mu Security CEO, on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (8:22)
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January 15, 2007
Standing out in the RFID crowd
What makes Reva unique in the crowded RFID market and why is competitor Cisco invested in the company? Reva co-founder David Husak explains on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (8:24)
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January 08, 2007
Easier enterprise collaboration?
For most, collaboration tools are cumbersome at best. Jive CEO Dave Hersh explains how his company hopes to change that impression with its open source collaboration platform. (7:19)
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January 02, 2007
Security trends for 2007
Got a data leakage problem? Here's what will and won't work to stop the flow of critical data outside the company. The 451 Group's top security analyst Nick Selby shares his knowledge on this week's Network World Hot Seat video.
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December 26, 2006
Breaking the cord
DiVitas wants to liberate "corridor warriors" from the tyranny of fixed line phones. How? Find out from CEO Vivek Khuller on this week's Network World Hot Seat video.
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December 18, 2006
Rooting out app performance issues
Do you only learn about apps problems when a user calls to scream at you? ClearApp CEO Jason Donahue says he can help you get out ahead of the pain on this week's Network World Hot Seat video.
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December 11, 2006
Good Will Hacking
Fiberlink's Dan Hoffman uses his hacking skills to show customers how vulnerable they may be. He shares his secrets on this week's Hot Seat video.
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December 04, 2006
Cutting the cost of storage
How can you replace 30 physical servers with one purpose-built storage appliance without impacting applications? Bob Miller, CEO of OnStor, explains on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (7:02)
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November 27, 2006
NetApp targets data security
How does Network Appliance keep the learning curve and maintenance requirements low for customers implementing its various data protection systems? Manish Goel, head of NetApp's Data Protection and Retention Business, explains on this week's Network World Hot Seat.
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November 13, 2006
Saving money and time in the data center
Can automation and management tools save a customer $2 million annually and deliver a three to six month ROI? BladeLogic CEO Dev Ittycheria backs up those claims on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (7:23)
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November 06, 2006
Making distance learning useful
What is "rapid e-learning" and how can it benefit the distribution of knowledge in your company? Ted Cocheu, CEO of Altus Learning Systems, explains on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (9:02)
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October 30, 2006
Keeping insider information inside
PortAuthority's appliance-based approach to data protection helps keep company secrets from getting out. PortAuthority President and CEO Pete Foley explains how it all works on this week's Network World Hot Seat.
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October 23, 2006
A blind-eye to Web applications?
IT people see only 1% of the application errors that plague end users. Coradiant co-founder Alistair Croll tells you why and how you can fix that in this week's Network World Hot Seat. (7:12)
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October 16, 2006
Protecting against rogue applications/users
Firewalls and intrusion protection systems are good at keeping people out, but what about detecting rogue users or applications already in your network? Paul Brady, CEO of Mazu, believes his company has the answer and explains on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (7:00)
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October 09, 2006
Speeding up the WAN
Certeon is the only WAN acceleration vendor to optimize SSL traffic and compares its approach to finding one of two cars in a garage as opposed to the competition's approach to finding a grain of sand on the beach. Certeon CEO Peter Dougherty explains on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (9:30)
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October 02, 2006
Desktop support without a client
Most remote support products are delivered through an ASP model or require a desktop client, but NetworkStreaming felt an appliance approach was a better option. Founder Joel Bomgaars explains the benefits on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (9:19)
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September 25, 2006
Savvis looks to ease infrastucure mgmt. pain
How does Savvis compete with bigger fish in the managed services pond? Savvis President Jonathan Crane says it's not about price, but service on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (7:39)
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September 18, 2006
The insider threat
The majority of focus is on outside threats to a company, but internal threats can be far more damaging and costly. Brian Contos, author of "The Enemy at the Water Cooler", explains why and says how you can protect your organization on this week's Network World Hot Seat. (9:52)
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September 11, 2006
A better NAC plan than Cisco?
StillSecure's Mitchell Ashley says his company offers greater interoperability and broader security. Find out how in this week's Network World Hot Seat.
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