Network Computing Report #334
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Monday, January 19, 2004

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This week, to help you explore disk-to-disk data replication 
strategies,
we created a fictional SuperGigantic store chain called Darwin's
Groceries and issued an RFI to Computer Associates, Hewlett-Packard,
Quantum, Softek, Tacit and Veritas. Check out the vendors' responses.

Plus, our editors need your help. Please take our wireless application
platforms survey. You'll find more details in our newsletter specials
section. And don't forget to check out our editor's hot white paper 
pick
of the week, "Best Practices for a Disaster Recovery Plan."

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: Disaster Recovery Planning
3)  Editor's Hot White Paper Pick: Best Practices for a Disaster
     Recovery Plan
4)  Last Mile
5)  NWC Pipelines
6)  Review: Disaster Recovery Services
7)  Current Forum Threads: Ask the Experts
8)  Sneak Preview: CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine 2.5
9)  The Daily Blog
10) Sneak Preview: Nortel Networks Alteon Application Switch 2424-SSL
11) Buyer's Guide: Handheld Storage
12) BuzzCut
13) Down to Business: Get Used to Offshore Outsourcing
14) RealityIT: Diplomacy and the Data Center
15) Career Coach
16) CMP Marketplace
17) Latest IT Professional Downloads
18) Subscription Information

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1) Newsletter Specials
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a) Article Locator
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With
our Article Locator Numbers, published with each article in the print
magazine, and our online Locator service, you can easily access the
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b) Sharing Security Strategies
Now you can download the PowerPoint presentation of our "Secure to the
Core NeoCast" Webcast as presented by Neohapsis Labs' Greg Shipley. 
With
this valuable guide, you'll learn the ins and outs of asset-centric,
defense-in-depth security methods. Site registration is required.
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c) NWC's Site Membership Login Tool
To help you more transparently access members-only content and services
on Network Computing, we've added a new membership login tool. You can
log in once and access forums, quizzes, special services and content
without having to log in again.
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d) It's Top 11 time! This week, we're looking for the Top 11 actual
lines of SCO-owned source code found in Linux. Make us gasp for air
(in a good way), and we'll post your entry in print and online. Here
are some ideas to get you started.
-- /** uh, like put code here, dude. */
-- /** the following code is so generic; why anyone could claim it as
their own */
-- /** Darl was here! */
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e) TechQuiz: Disaster Recovery
See how far your skills go in protecting against and recovering from 
all
forms of data center disaster. If you can beat our editors and get all
the questions right, we'll throw your name into the hat for a spiffing
Network Computing collectible.
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f) Compare IT: Web Switches
Web switches perform switching at Layer 7, digging into data to see 
what
type of application is requested, then routing the request to the
appropriate Web server. Research and get quotes from companies 
including
Extreme, F5, Nortel and Radware to help with your product selection.
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g) Wireless Application Platforms Survey
Our editors need your help for an upcoming issue. Please take a few
minutes to respond to our wireless application platforms online survey
as it pertains to your organization. We'll share the anonymous survey
results in our April 29, 2004, issue.
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h) Internet Latency Report
Get real-time network performance statistics, organized by ISP, from
our friends at Keynote.
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i) Online Seminar: Integrating Wi-Fi Into An Enterprise Framework
Wi-Fi in the enterprise. It's here. It's working, but there are
problems. Find out why and how to make it work. Join Networking
authority Nick Lippis and your peers for "Integrating Wi-Fi Into An
Enterprise Framework" a free, online seminar on January 22, 2004 at 11
AM Eastern. Lippis Media's Enterprise Networks 2004 is a series of six
online forums and a 3-day face-to-face conference. Produced with 
Network
Magazine, the content provides the vision & guidance required to design
enterprise networks--today and tomorrow.

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2) Feature: Disaster Recovery Planning
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By Jon William Toigo
If your disaster recovery setup isn't up to speed, you're playing a
high-stakes game with your organization's critical business and
financial data. We explore the DR strategies that can tilt the odds
in your favor.
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3) Editor's Hot White Paper Pick: Best Practices for a Disaster
    Recovery Plan
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To plan effectively for your disaster recovery plan, you need to assess
your mission-critical business processes and associated applications
before creating the full disaster recovery plan. In this white paper,
Cisco outlines the steps to take to implement a successful disaster
recovery plan.
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Access more white papers, case studies and product information on
Disaster Recovery in the Network Computing Tech Library.
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Research Reports.
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White paper and research report RSS feed.
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4) Last Mile
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Edited By Bradley F. Shimmin and David Joachim
Top 11 Favorite inventions of 2003; Geek Tattoos; and Nintendo Online
Emulator.
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5) NWC Pipelines
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a) Storage Pipeline: The Case for a NAS-SAN Hybrid
By Jon William Toigo
Network attached storage could be turned into access point, guardian 
and
manager of storage capacity, especially if it supported IP-based 
network
file system and block storage protocols in its network-facing
components.
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Read more from Storage Pipeline.
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b) Mobile Pipeline: Migrating Toward 802.11i
By Carl Weinschenk
The long-awaited 802.11i WLAN security standard is coming, but 
migrating
to it will be tricky. It's time to start planning.
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Read more from Mobile Pipeline.
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c) Security Pipeline: Homeland Security Agency Focuses R&D on
Sensor Nets
By Rick Merritt
The Department of Homeland Security expects to play a significant role
in creating sensor networks.
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Read more from Security Pipeline.
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You've heard the buzz -- and the buzzwords: utility computing, the IT
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benefit from the trend toward delivering IT service in the same manner
as a utility. In this weekly newsletter -- one deliverable from the
IT Utility Pipeline Web site -- we bring you all the pertinent news,
product reviews and how-to guides to making utility computing work
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b) Small Business Pipeline
CMP Media's new Small Business Pipeline newsletter -- a companion
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informational needs of this audience. It delivers all the relevant
products news, how-to explanations for those without deep technology
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6) Review: Disaster Recovery Services
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By Jon William Toigo
Although five vendors vied to help our fictional retailer, Darwin
Groceries, fortify its disaster recovery strategy, Fujitsu Softek
was the one we dropped into our shopping cart.
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7) Current Forum Threads: Ask the Experts
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E-mail Conversion: I'm looking for a piece of software that will 
convert
e-mail directories (Outlook and Netscape) to a universal viewer. Files
could be burned to CD in a courtroom environment for discovery 
purposes.
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View all Forums.
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8) Sneak Preview: CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine 2.5
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By Lee Badman
The latest version rounds up rogue APs to keep your wireless
network secure.
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9) The Daily Blog
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a) Keeping an Eye on CAN-Spam
For what is perhaps the first time in recorded history, mere registered
voters and other mortals will be able to track the effectiveness of
legislation. Meet the CAN-Spam Monitor, a weekly statistical tabulation
of spam traffic that does not comply with the CAN-Spam act.
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b) Forget Google, How 'bout "Moo-gle"
With hamburger lovers fearing that the next bite of their bovine
delicacies could result in a dose of mad cow disease, it should come as
no surprise that worried consumers have besieged Web sites and search
engines trying to sort out the good information from the bad.
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c) SCO Reiterates...Again
Those press releases just keep on comin'. No more than 18 hours after
the Open Source Development Labs announced an Intel- and Novell-backed,
$10 million Linux Defense Fund to pay litigation fees incurred by Linux
users who unwittingly fall prey to SCO litigation, SCO handed out a
press release of its own.
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Find more blogs and blog entries here.
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10) Sneak Preview: Nortel Networks Alteon Application Switch
      2424-SSL
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By Lori MacVittie
Switch delivers twice the performance of other load-balancing 
solutions.
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11) Buyer's Guide: Handheld Storage
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By Steven J. Schuchart, Jr.
New handheld storage devices offer increased capacity, but IT faces new
compatibility, cost and business suitability challenges. Read up before
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12) Buzzcut
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a) BuzzCut: IBM Sits Out of the Java Tools Alliance
By Lori MacVittie
Sun and BEA have joined other Java software vendors to align Java tool
strategies. Why not IBM?
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b) BuzzCut: Federal Law Won't Stop Spam. It's Up To You
By Ron Anderson
Make a New Year's resolution to continue strengthening your spam
defenses.
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13) Down to Business: Get Used to Offshore Outsourcing
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By Rob Preston
It's impossible to erect walls around the U.S. labor force short of
dismantling the global economy we helped build.
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14) RealityIT: Diplomacy and the Data Center
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By Hunter Metatek
When I wasn't supervising our data center's move, I was hauling
servers, assembling racks, and connecting power cords and cables.
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15) Career Coach
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Edited by Lorna Garey
This Edition: How can I ask for more money without putting my
job in jeopardy?
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17) Latest IT Professional Downloads
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a) Smart Print Control 3.0
Smart Print Control is a 32-bit ActiveX (OCX) control that greatly
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