Network Computing Report #303
http://www.networkcomputing.com/
Monday, June 9, 2003

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This week, we examine the blade server market. Check out our featured
review for more details.

Please take a few moments to complete our desktop management survey
for our editors' upcoming review. Plus, try your hand at our identity
management 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: Server Consolidation
3)  Feature: Blade Server Review
4)  Sneak Preview: NexVu Technologies' NexVu Controller
     and Manager
5)  Sneak Preview: Red Hat's Red Hat Linux 9
6)  Quick Takes
7)  Interactive Buyer's Guide: IP PBXs
8)  BuzzCut
9)  NWC Weblogs
10) Editor's Bookshelf and Web Servers White Paper Pick
11) Security Watch: Don't Get Bitten By NIPS Hype
12) Career Coach
13) CMP Marketplace
14) Latest IT Professional Downloads
15) Subscription Information

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1) Newsletter Specials
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a) Network Computing Survey: A Day in the Life of IT
We value your opinion! Network Computing editorial needs your help for
our upcoming special issue. We'll be exploring what it's really like to
work in IT today. We'd like to know which products you love and hate,
the technologies on your wish list, your evaluation and purchase 
processes,
ways you keep users happy and how you use office politics to your 
advantage.
Please take a few moments to complete our survey. Thanks for your help!
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b) TechQuiz: Identity Management
It's time to show off your user-authentication know-how. If you can
outsmart our editors, we'll enter your name in a drawing for a
fabulous prize to be selected from our extensive collection of
slightly used lab gear.
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c) Top 11 List
We're looking for the top signs your co-worker thinks he's Neo. Send
us your best submissions, and we'll publish them in print and online.
Here are a couple of ideas to get you started:
--Hides a copy of Alice in Wonderland inside his IBM Red Book.
--Comments on how green everything seems.
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d) Storage World Reality Check
No need to worry if you missed the recent Storage World Conference in
Anaheim, CA. Just view the PowerPoint highlights of our editors'
in-depth and hands-on presentations.
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e) NWC Project: Network-Based Intrusion Prevention Systems
We invite you to work alongside Senior Technology Editor Mike Fratto
as he begins testing and evaluating network intrusion-prevention
products for our upcoming review. This week, you can check out his
test plan and product requirements. We also invite you to share your
experiences, concerns and advice.
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f) Network Design Manual
Gain a solid overview of Netscape Directory Server from LDAP insiders
Tim Howes, Mark Smith and Gordon Good with our exclusive chapter
excerpt from their new book, "Understanding and Deploying LDAP
Directory Services."
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g) Compare IT: Load Balancers
Load balancers enable you to distribute IP traffic across multiple,
identical Web servers, providing exceptionally fast Web access and
response times as well as better service and increased customer
satisfaction. Compare and get quotes from Cisco, Radware and F5.
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h) Tech Library Spotlight
Learn how to not just integrate but energize your messaging and
calendaring with Stalker Software's latest white paper, "CommuniGate
Pro."
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i) Register Now for NetSec '03 June 23-25 in New Orleans!
Join the Computer Security Institute and 1,500 security professionals
at NetSec 2003, the premier conference devoted to network security.
Over 90 sessions will cover many topics, including:
--Wireless and Remote Access
--Intrusion Detection and Forensic Investigation
--Cryptography and E-Commerce
--Management and Awareness
--Special Introductory and Technology Tracks

Find out more.
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Register for free NetSec exhibition pass.
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View NetSec program.
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2) Feature: Server Consolidation
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By Steven J. Schuchart Jr.
Sprawling data centers replete with rogue servers, departmental turf
wars and multivendor, multimigraine installations are elevating IT
stress levels, leading many of us to ask: "How can we do this better?"
The short answer: Fix it so you manage fewer devices.
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Read server white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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3) Feature: Blade Server Review
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By James E. Drews
Blade-server vendors tout their products' abilities to impact TCO
favorably in the areas of reduced facilities, hardware, software and
staff outlays. So we decided to get a handle on how these devices
stack up.
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Read server white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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4) Sneak Preview: NexVu Technologies' NexVu Controller and Manager
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By Mike Avery
NexVu combines features of conventional performance-management tools
with the low-level capabilities of packet analyzers, giving network
managers access to key information from a single platform.
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Read remote monitoring white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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5) Sneak Preview: Red Hat's Red Hat Linux 9
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By Christopher T. Beers
Customized for home and corporate use, Linux 9 has an improved
Bluecurve user interface and graphical installation process. It also
offers new software built on top of the latest core Linux components.
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Read Linux white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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6) Quick Takes
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This edition: Net Optics 10/100/GigaBit SX Span Port SpyderSwitch;
Symantec Web Security 3.0; Configuresoft Enterprise Configuration
Manager 4.5; and Expertcity DesktopStreaming 4.0.
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7) Interactive Buyer's Guide: IP PBXs
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Need help choosing an IP-PBX solution for your organization? We
highlight such key features as codecs supported, cost of automatic
call distribution and maximum number of analog ports supported.
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Read IP PBXs white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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8) BuzzCut
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a) Open Source, Closed Minds
By Don MacVittie
The business and technology press has paid close attention to The SCO
Group's lawsuit against IBM and its letters of warning to 1,500 other
software vendors. But what is really going on?
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eMMF0Be3GS0V40B1be0At

b) IEEE Approves 802.11g: Now the Fun Begins
By Dave Molta
Barring some kind of mishap, the IEEE is expected to approve the
802.11g standard on June 12 based on version 8.2 of the draft. What
does this mean to networks with other standards installed, too?
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eMMF0Be3GS0V40B1bf0Au

c) Is Cisco's Security Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
By Greg Shipley
Cisco has introduced 14 new security solutions and services. That's a
hefty number, even for Cisco. While the security emphasis is
newsworthy, it's not a surprise when you consider how well security
products are selling.
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9) NWC Weblogs
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a) NWC Inc.: New Look
Yesterday, I was afflicted with some strange malady affecting my back,
so I redesigned NWC Inc.'s site. While doing so, I changed a few
things that some of you mentioned you didn't like about the site.
Hopefully, it's a bit more interesting now.
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b) Daily Blog: Yihaaaa SCO!
As the lawsuits continue to fly around The SCO Group, many of us have
been searching for a single, cogent explanation of the players
involved. Thankfully, Arie Rubenstein has successfully integrated the
seemingly disparate worlds of Linux litigation and The Dukes of
Hazard, putting everything at last into focus.
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Be sure to check out our other blogs:

Site Content
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The Daily Blog
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NWC Goes to School
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10) Editor's Bookshelf and Web Servers White Paper Pick
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Our editors have chosen "Supporting Web Servers Interactive Workbook"
by Benay Dara-Abrams, Drew Dara-Abrams, Trevor Peace and Bebo White as
this week's featured companion book.

In this workbook you'll find up-to-date techniques for maximizing the
performance of your Web connection, securing your site and choosing
next-generation technologies. Plus, check out the client-side and Web
scripting coverage and more.

For more information.
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Find other books.
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Web Servers White Paper Pick
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Visit Network Computing's Tech Library for the latest technical
information on today's key IT issues, including network security,
mobile & wireless, streaming media and more. Peruse vendor white
papers, analyst reports and Webcasts as well as the most recent
industry research findings.
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Get the latest IT white papers via our RSS feed.
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Here is this week's hottest Web servers white paper pick.

Sun ONE Application Server 7, Standard Edition, and Sun ONE Web Server
6.0
This article answers the question "Just how do Sun ONE Application
Server 7, Standard Edition (SE) and Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 differ from
each another in functionality?" It also describes the choices
available to developers and enterprises.
--Sun Microsystems Developer Program
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Access more white papers, case studies and product information on
Web servers in the Network Computing Tech Library.
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11) Security Watch: Don't Get Bitten By NIPS Hype
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By Greg Shipley
Although host-based intrusion-prevention systems hold promise, some
network-based intrusion-prevention systems are disasters waiting to
happen.
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12) Career Coach
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Edited by Lorna Garey
This edition: IT jobs for green card holders in the United States and
U.S. citizens looking for IT jobs in foreign climes.
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14) Latest IT Professional Downloads
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Find some of the newest files in IT Pro's collection of shareware,
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A caching proxy server that brings the Internet to your networked
machines over a single connection, 1st Up Net Proxy Server supports
WWW, SOCKS4/5, SMTP, POP3, FTP, NNTP and more. Unlike most proxy
servers, however, it has advanced monitoring and blocking features
that put you in control of your Internet access.

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This issue sponsored by Neoteris and the Instant Virtual Extranet
Evaluating SSL VPNs? Consider the leader chosen by top analysts!
Neoteris is the SSL VPN market leader, say analysts, press and 
customers. Raise security and lower TCO, with no client, no 
server changes, no maintenance. Find out how, & get a free T!
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