Opinion

Archiving to improve storage management

* Archiving isn't just for compliance purposes anymore

Gartner rates WAN optimization vendors

* Gartner's Magic Quadrant report on WAN optimization controller vendors

Ping is still useful for something

* Querying IP addresses with ping

10 reasons why the NetWare faithful may not be keen on Linux

* A list of reasons that could make you cry in your beer

Open source virtualization takes on Power platform

* OpenVZ introduces virtual environment for Power servers

It’s a router first

* Juniper's new MX line of Ethernet edge aggregation devices

What does CDP have to do with ILM?

* Clearing some of the confusion caused by Three Letter Acronyms, or should we say, TLAs

IPass security feature does computer ‘pat-downs’

* New feature in iPass intends to keep infected machines off of the VPN

Check out Avert Labs’ blog

* Avert Labs' blog

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NetFlash: Cisco launches unified network-access client

* Cisco launches unified network-access client * Study's conclusions could push telecommuting * Apple’s latest Video iPod carries Windows virus * Cloudmark introduces zombie-catching service * Indicative upgrades application management software * Buz

101 fixed from Oracle

* Patches from Oracle, Mandriva, Gentoo, others * Beware Apple's latest Video iPod carrying a Windows virus * 10 security trends worth watching, and other interesting reading

Cabling 360

* Systimax's '360-degree' approach to cabling product design

IBM meshes data analysis, management offerings

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Study: More phishing suckers out there than we thought

Tech companies only think they get sued a lot

Apple: Some iPods have Windows virus

GoogleSun to launch

MySpace trips up SF mayor?

More incredibly important wireless news

EyeOS, an open source Web operating system

* Celebrating the 800th issue of the Web Applications newsletter with a look at eyeOS

Best practices for Wi-Fi rogue containment

* Considerations for wireless intrusion prevention

U.S. tech industry now stands at 5.81 million jobs

* Country's high-tech sector adds jobs, but the number lags that of the private sector

New VeriSign service identifies online fraud

* VeriSign’s Brand and Fraud Detection Service

NCR takes RFID toward the creepy side

* NCR's RFID for branch banking initiative raises eyebrows

Russians interested in protecting your Windows network

* A look at Agnitum

The competitive reasons for outsourcing

* How offshore outsourcing affects competition

What do real-time additions to the Linux kernel mean for the real-time OS market?

* Real-time processing capabilities could lead to more stable real-time Linux systems