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TECHREPUBLIC IT GOES TOE-TO-TOE WITH NIMDA 
Like many companies, TechRepublic relies on Microsoft products for 
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COMPARING WINDOWS SECURITY TO LINUX 
Linux enthusiasts extol the security virtues of their OS, especially in 
light of recent high-profile Windows vulnerabilities. But a comparison 
of the number of reported vulnerabilities in Windows and Linux from 
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SETTING UP AND MANAGING A DHCP SERVER IN WIN2K 
DHCP is one of the foundation services of any enterprise network. It 
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information across a network. This tutorial shows you how to set up and 
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ADMINISTERING SERVERS WITH COMPAQ INSIGHT MANAGER 
If you are managing Compaq hardware, you can take advantage of the 
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SETTING UP A PROXY SERVER ON LINUX 
Need to install a proxy server? Don't even know what a proxy server is? 
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WAS YOUR NETWORK HIT BY THE NIMDA WORM? 
Last week the Nimda worm swept across the Internet, infecting Windows 
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WHAT CAN WEB SERVICES DO FOR YOU? 
The Web services approach to application development is the wave of the 
future, according to some experts, and a variety of scenarios are 
driving organizations to catch that wave now. Gartner outlines some of 
those drivers in this report.
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LASER PRINTER TERMS AND TECHNOLOGY 
Do you troubleshoot laser printers? If so, you'll find this article 
filled with important information. We give you the lowdown on printer 
resolution, fonts, PDLs, drivers, and memory.
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WEB TRAFFIC ANALYSIS IS IMPERFECT BUT INVALUABLE 
Knowing how visitors use your Web site is a critical piece of the  
e-commerce puzzle. But analyzing site traffic is an imperfect science 
involving competing methodologies. See how to pick the right 
combination of auditing and analysis tools for your site.
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