Face-off: Are certifications still important for career enhancement? 04/16/07
Susan Underhill, vice president of HP Global Certification and Partner Education, argues certification is still needed. Foote Partners CEO David Foote disagrees.
Editorial: Why can’t we all play NAC nicely? 04/19/07
This week, we’ve released the findings of the industry’s most in-depth, hands-on evaluation of network access control gear available today.
Monash: Net Neutrality solution, 04/19/07
The Internet has been a spectacular success, due in no small part to the fact that governments and large corporations have done little to limit it.
Backspin: The dog ate my messages, 04/17/07
I have two quotes for you: “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” (Who will watch the watchers?), from Juvenal, a Roman poet (late first century B.C. to early second century B.C.), and “All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” …
Dr. Internet: How to block Microsoft DNS exploit, 04/19/07
What can be done to minimize exposure to the current Windows DNS server exploit while we wait for an effective patch?
Kobielus: Appliance wars begin, 04/19/07
Over the past few years, enterprise software vendors have ventured well beyond their traditional focus on licensed software packages. Many have begun to offer solutions that incorporate such diverse approaches as open source software, service-oriented …
‘Net Buzz: 4 million days of downtime means? 04/19/07
That’s a mighty big number, 4 million. And we’re talking about only one month’s worth of cumulative downtime for an estimated 51.3 million active Web sites, according to calculations noodled out by Pingdom, an uptime-monitoring company based in Sweden.
Johnson: Virtual workplaces have many advantages, 04/17/07
Last week we discussed the technical requirements for supporting the “virtual workplace,” an organization in which employees and their bosses (or peers) operate out of different locations.
Bradner: Do we need a replacement Internet? 04/16/07
Much has been written of late in Network World and elsewhere about “clean slate” approaches to rebuilding the Internet. The Associated Press recently published a story with the provocative title “Researchers Explore Scrapping Internet.” The article …
Insider Threat: Protecting your network from USB, 04/16/07
My company provides employees with laptops and handheld devices to promote an efficient work environment. I’ve also seen employees listening to iPods or carrying keychain USB memory sticks around the office. With so many ways for data to escape the …
Nutter’s Help Desk: Getting more performance from a satellite Internet system, 04/16/07
I have the new StarBand Nova Ultimate system and Vonage for a phone service. The phone is lousy in transmitting even with an upload of 140 or better. Is there a better phone system more compatible with StarBand? I’m in a remote area in the Baja and …
Gearhead: Hybrid VoIP telephony products, 04/19/07
This week we’ll look at a couple of hybrid telephony solutions, which combine analog phones with VoIP.
Cool Tools: SanDisk ships new player, 04/19/07
The scoop: Sansa Connect wireless MP3 player, by SanDisk, about $250.
