| Date: | Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:49:29 -0500 (EST) |
From: | "NWC Online" <nwc_online@update.networkcomputing.com>
| Subject: | Network Computing Online #2.33 |
-- Network Computing Online #2.33 --
Your Online IT Resource
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Tuesday, December 16, 2003
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This week, Compare IT focuses on call centers. Research and compare
product offerings from Altigen, Avaya, Nortel and Shoreline. Plus,
check
out our editor's hot white paper pick on PDAs.
There's still time to test your knowledge of securing the edge of your
network with our latest TechQuiz. Get all the details in the On the
Network section.
Don't miss Security Threat Watch, the re-launch of our Security Alert
Consensus newsletter. It has timely, accurate and authoritative data on
important vulnerabilities and security patches. For more information
and
to subscribe to this free newsletter.
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Enjoy Network Computing Online and please let us know how we can
better serve you (mailto:nwconline@cmp.com).
Until next week,
--The Network Computing Online Team
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In This Issue:
1) Compare IT: Call Centers
2) The Daily Blog
3) Tech Library Toolkit; Editor's Hot White Paper Pick: AirPrism:
Next-Generation Mobile Resource Management
4) On the Network:
Reader Cheapware Picks
TechQuiz: Locking Down the Border
Hot and Not in 04
Top 11: Top Spam Dog
Document Management E-Poll
Enterprise Data Protection: Don't Waste Time On
Downtime
5) Current Forum Threads
6) Storage Pipeline: IBM Moves Into Position
7) Mobile Pipeline: Getting Ready for VoWLAN
8) Top Stories:
Feature: Route Optimizers
Review: Route Optimizers
Sneak Preview: Stoneware's webNetwork 4.0q
9) Security Threat Watch: Internet Explorer: %01 URL spoofing;
Windows RPC: new methods to attack RPC besides ports
139, 445; Multiple vendors: IPSec/VPN clients can
impersonate servers
10) Latest IT Pro Downloads:
AdsCleaner 1.07;
CT Cookie Spy 3.0
11) Subscription Information
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1) Compare IT: Call Centers
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Need help integrating your call center products with your corporate
network? We've got the rundown on red-hot products from Altigen, Avaya,
Nortel and Shoreline.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CGws0AH
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2) The Daily Blog
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a) Rocking the E-Vote?
Some folks think that computerized voting is a recipe for disaster.
Others believe that with the right technology in place, electronic
voting could revolutionize the entire process and hopefully avoid
miscounts, cheating and "Chad-tastrophes."
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CGw80AI
b) Spammers: Uncle Sam Wants YOU...Gone
The government took the next step in banning the most annoying, inbox
clogging of junk e-mails when Congress approved a bill that included
jail time and/or extremely large fines (in the millions) for Spam
culprits.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CGxA0AS
Find more blogs and blog entries here.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CCE60AM
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3) Tech Library Toolkit; Editor's Hot 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.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0BsdA0Ap
Get the latest papers via our RSS feed.
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Editor's Hot White Paper Pick: AirPrism: Next-Generation Mobile
Resource Management
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How secure are your handheld devices? As enterprises deploy larger
numbers of mobile and wireless laptops and handhelds, IT must confront
unique security, management and support requirements. Explore the
benefits and challenges of mobile computing and identify the
requirements of enterprise mobile device management with this white
paper.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CHAF0Ad
Access more white papers, case studies and product information on PDAs
in the Network Computing Tech Library.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0B1Jz0AG
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4) On the Network
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a) Reader Cheapware Picks
Looking for the best of the best shareware and freeware IT admin tools?
Look no further than your fellow Network Computing readers, who have
submitted their favorite IP scanners, spam blockers, text editors and
protocol analyzers.
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b) TechQuiz: Locking Down the Border
Because we have an abundance of holiday cheer, we've decided to run
this
quiz on securing the edge of your network for one more week. You have
one last chance to try and outsmart our editors. In return for your
efforts, we'll give the first reader to get all the answers right a
$100.00 gift certificate, compliments of our sponsor, Trend Micro. Good
luck!
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c) Hot and Not in 04
You've heard the hype. You've read the predictions. Now, tell us what
technologies, people and companies you think will be both "hot" and
"not" commodities in 2004. We'll publish a collection of the best
submissions in January. Here are a few items from our staff to get you
going.
--Greg Shipley
Hot: Companies that earn real money
Not: Companies that don't
--Peter Morrissey
Hot: SIP-based enterprise messaging
Not: Proprietary enterprise messaging
--Fritz Nelson
Hot: Friendster.com
Not: Blind dates
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d) Top 11: Top Spam Dog
This week, we're looking for the Top 11 benefits of being number eight
on the top 10 worldwide spammer list. As usual, make us laugh, and
we'll
publish your submissions in print and online. Here are some ideas to
get
you started.
--Celebrity endorsements for the nearly famous (RC Cola anyone?).
--You actually chuckle when you get your Publisher's Clearinghouse
sweepstakes giveaway package.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CEhF0AF
e) Document Management E-Poll
Our editors need your help for an upcoming issue. Please take a few
minutes to respond to our document management e-poll as it pertains to
your organization. We'll share the anonymous survey results in our Mar.
18, 2004, issue.
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f) Enterprise Data Protection: Don't Waste Time On Downtime
"Be Prepared" is not just a Boy Scout motto anymore. Application uptime
is critical for businesses to operate successfully. This e-book brings
together articles to help companies protect their business-critical
applications from unplanned outages, disasters and catastrophic
failures. The newest e-book from Intelligent Enterprise is sponsored by
Veritas.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CE1x0AA
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5) Current Forum Threads
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Ask the Experts: IP Addressing
When should someone start subnetting? We'll have 300 to 500 IP
addresses
soon, and we're wondering if it would be better to start a class-B
network or subnet class-C addresses?
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CGw50AF
View all Forums.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CCEu0AP
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6) Storage Pipeline: IBM Moves Into Position
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By Terry Sweeney
With an army of consultants and a Linux-based, rack-mounted migration
appliance, IBM promises it can move data from customers' EMC systems to
its own storage servers with no downtime.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CGw30AD
Read more from TechWeb's Storage Pipeline.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0ByIB0AV
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7) Mobile Pipeline: Getting Ready for VoWLAN
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By Scott Koegler
VoWLAN can solve a host of problems, but it also will create some new
ones if you're not careful.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CGxB0AT
Read more from TechWeb's Mobile Pipeline.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CAPw0Aa
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8) Top Stories
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What were readers perusing last week on the Network Computing Web
site? Here's a list of our hottest articles.
a) Feature: Route Optimizers
(Dec. 9, 2003)
No centralized management or control on the Internet means your
critical
traffic can hit some serious potholes. But there are ways to ensure a
smoother trip. Route optimizers maximize performance, help honor usage
thresholds and ensure your providers are living up to their SLAs.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CFZx0Aq
b) Review: Route Optimizers
(Dec. 9, 2003)
The four devices we tested were up to the task of getting the most out
of multiple ISP connections, despite using two different methods.
Whether you choose a BGP-based optimizer or the simpler DNS device,
you'll be on the right road to managing your multiple ISP connections.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CFZ30Ah
c) Sneak Preview: Stoneware's webNetwork 4.0q
(Dec. 9, 2003)
Give local and remote users a single secure point of access for all Web
content and applications with webNetwork.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CFZ40Ai
Join other NWC readers in discussing these articles.
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9) Security Threat Watch: Internet Explorer: %01 URL spoofing;
Windows RPC: new methods to attack RPC besides ports 139, 445;
Multiple vendors: IPSec/VPN clients can impersonate servers
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Below is a list of new vulnerabilities announced this week.
Vulnerabilities considered to be 'critical' involve highly deployed
software or carry a high-risk of system compromise.
Internet Explorer: %01 URL spoofing
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CHAG0Ae
Windows RPC: new methods to attack RPC besides ports 139, 445
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CHAH0Af
Multiple vendors: IPSec/VPN clients can impersonate servers
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CHAI0Ag
For more security alerts and information, sign up for our free
Security Threat Watch newsletter today.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CCEc0A6
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10) Latest IT Pro Downloads: AdsCleaner 1.07; CT Cookie Spy 3.0
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a) AdsCleaner 1.07
Block banner ads and annoying pop-ups as well as clear all tracks of
your online activities. This program makes it easy to avoid visiting
the
same Web pages twice. Just hovering your mouse over a visited link
makes
the application display a pop-up hint containing your comments for the
page, a small snapshot, the last viewed date and other useful
information.
Download at:
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CGXb0AT
Size: 2283k
Platform: Windows 2000
Licensing: Shareware; $19.95
b) CT Cookie Spy 3.0
This utility will show you how many cookies are on your computer and
let
you delete the ones you don't want. CT Cookie Spy lists all cookies,
along with the date and time they were created, their life expectancy
and the Web site that put them there.
Download at:
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CGXT0AF
Size: 402k
Platform: Windows 95, 98 or NT
Licensing: Freeware
Find more shareware, freeware and demoware products, ready for
immediate download.
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Note: By using IT Pro Downloads you agree to these terms of use.
http://www.nwc.com/itpro/itpro-terms.html
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This issue sponsored by Trend Micro. Anti-Spam, Antivirus, and
Content Filtering-Integrated at Last! Trend Micro, the global
leader at the gateway, created InterScan Messaging Security
Suite-a cost effective integrated messaging security platform in
one easy to manage, scalable solution. Download FREE CD today!
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eePd0E43wY0qh0CF5w0AE
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