Network Computing Report #299
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Monday, May 12, 2003

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This week, we help you sort through today's hotspot offerings. Our
fictitious company issued an RFI to 10 hotspot service providers. Read
their proposed solutions in our feature article, "Common Goals, Unique
Strengths." Plus, try your hand at our management protocols TechQuiz.

Be sure to bookmark our Weblog, the Network Computing Daily Blog,
and check back often for IT news and views.
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As always, please feel free to message us directly if you have any
comments or questions (mailto:newsletter@nwc.com).

Best regards,
--The Network Computing Report Team

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In This Issue:
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1)  Newsletter Specials
2)  Feature: Wireless Hotspots Heat Up
3)  Feature: Common Goals, Unique Strengths
4)  Feature: NetWorld+Interop Best of Show Awards
5)  Sneak Preview: OnDemand Software's WinInstall LE 2003
6)  Sneak Preview: ITWorx's NetCelera
7)  BuzzCut
8)  NWC Weblogs
9)  Editor's Bookshelf
10) Interactive Buyer's Guide: Linux Distributions
11) Industry Insight: Wearing Two Hats
12) Down to Business: How To Contain Spam
13) Career Coach
14) CMP Marketplace
15) Latest IT Professional Downloads
16) Subscription Information

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1) Newsletter Specials
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a) TechQuiz
This week is your last chance to show off your SNMP savvy and stretch
your management know-how. If you can outsmart our editors, we'll enter
your name into a drawing for a shiny Olympus Stylus 300 digicam,
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b) Top 11
This week, we're looking for the Top 11 signs your summer intern is
insane. Make us laugh, and we'll publish your entries in print and
online. Here are a couple of answers to get you started:
--You find a poppy-seed bagel smashed inside your CD tray, again.
--Renames every single server "Hallie Barrie."
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c) Reality Check: Next Generation Backbone Infrastructure
If you're considering adding CRM, ERP, VoIP or wireless to the mix, a
backbone upgrade may also be in your future. Tune in and hear Peter
Morrissey cut through the hype and examine single-vendor network
infrastructure solutions with this streaming audio presentation from
Networld+Interop.
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d) Compare IT: Dedicated Internet Access
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reliable Internet connection has never been greater. Dedicated
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e) Network Computing Survey
We value your opinion! Network Computing editorial needs your help for
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topic of this survey, please answer any questions you can as they
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2) Feature: Wireless Hotspots Heat Up
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By Dave Molta
Several years ago, we recognized that a commoditized market for Wi-Fi,
driven largely by mass consumer adoption of home networking, would
drive the broader enterprise market. Given the technology's limited
coverage, however, it's hard to imagine how anyone will turn wide-area
Wi-Fi into a profitable business endeavor.
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3) Feature: Common Goals, Unique Strengths
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By Peter Rysavy
Our fictitious company, McDonald and Seifert Engineering (MSE), issued
an RFI to hotspot service providers AT&T Wireless, Boingo Wireless,
Deep Blue Wireless, Gric Communications, Hotspotzz, iPass, Surf and
Sip, T-Mobile, Toshiba and Wayport. After perusing the RFIs, we
selected aggregator Boingo Wireless as our Editor's Choice.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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4) Feature: NetWorld+Interop Best of Show Awards
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By Ron Anderson
NetWorld+Interop offers wares to fill your every networking need ...
even those you never knew you had. This year, 124 vendors submitted
172 products for consideration in 10 categories. Check out the best of
the best as well as all the rest.
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5) Sneak Preview: OnDemand Software's WinInstall LE 2003
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By Christopher T. Beers
It's time to streamline application installation at your site, which
means taking the time to create a Microsoft Windows Installer. Instead
of setting aside an entire day for this task, take a look at no-cost
WinInstall LE (Light Edition) 2003.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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6) Sneak Preview: ITWorx's NetCelera
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By Sean Doherty
NetCelera expands the capacity of low-bandwidth links by compressing
the data volume and multiplexing it over the WAN. In short, the
appliance lets you do more with less bandwidth.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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7) BuzzCut
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a) CDNs Vendors Hope To Cache In
By Don MacVittie
Although the initial market for content-delivery networks has dried
up, CDN vendors haven't stood still. Their products now include many
features that appeal to the enterprise market.
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b) CyberGuard Rolls Out All-in-One Security Manager
By Mike Fratto
It's a daunting task for any vendor to manage its own offerings
effectively, let alone another vendor's products. But CyberGuard Corp.
promises to let security administrators do just that with its iGlobal
Command Center.
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c) WLANs Make Connections at N+I
By Dave Molta
Networld+Interop has morphed into a Vegas-style megashow, highlighting
whatever network-oriented technology the organizers believe will fill
the convention halls. This year it was the wireless LAN.
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8) NWC Weblogs
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a) The Daily Blog: Complete N+I Coverage: Now in Handy-Dandy Form
Looking for our N+I, Best of Interop and Well-Connected Awards
coverage in one complete package? Look no further than our show page,
with links to show reports, awards, Reality Check shows and more. It's
everything we've been providing and you've been enjoying--now
collected into one easy-to-use location.
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b) NWC Inc.: Oops
I deployed the CustomerLookup Web service before I left for N+I, but
it was an older version. It turns out it hasn't been working for the
last couple weeks. I've now redeployed, and all is well again. Version
control is something that was always a pain, but definitely worth it
when things like that happen.
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Be sure to check out our other blogs:

Project Weblog: Web Services
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Project Weblog: On Location
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Project Weblog: Wi-Fi Hotspots
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NWC Goes to School
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9) Editor's Bookshelf
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Our editors have chosen "Building Dynamic WAP Applications with
MobileDev" by Leslie Hirst, Stephane Hogue, and Nicolas Fortin as
this week's featured companion book.

This book contains basic information necessary for WAP development as
well as the first professional GUI tool for building WAP applications.
It presents a proven methodology for building WAP applications and
includes two of the major SDKs readers will need to test applications
in the environment in which they will be used.

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10) Interactive Buyer's Guide: Linux Distributions
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Whether you're looking to update a desktop, laptop or server with
GNU/Linux, our cross-feature comparative database can help you select
the best product.
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11) Industry Insight: Wearing Two Hats
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By Mike Lee
"Capitalism loves a good innovator. I've got my propeller hat at hand,
so let's look at the innovation phenomenon from a technologist's point
of view."
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12) Down to Business: How To Contain Spam
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By Rob Preston
"Spam can be managed without breaking the bank or creating yet another
legal morass."
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13) Career Coach
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Edited by Lorna Garey
This edition: Moving to a new state--one IT professional needs tips on
securing a new job. Plus, what happened to overtime?
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