Network Computing Report #354
http://www.networkcomputing.com/
Monday, June 7, 2004

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Need to remotely manage data centers and branch offices? No problem.
With the Avocent DS Series KVM over IP solutions, you can. Easily 
expand
and manage servers, routers and serial devices in your data centers and
manage them all from a single interface. The DS Series switches help 
you
do more with less. Now you can securely access and control your data
center or branch offices from ANY location - you can even power cycle
servers remotely. Learn more about proven KVM over IP control: Download
the Remote Data Center Control white paper today.
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In This Issue:
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1) Storage Virtualization Revisited
2) Reviewed
          - Storage Virtualization RFI
          - HelpStar 8.1 Makes for Smooth Support
          - QRadar 3.0 Updates NBAD Device
          - BPO Innovators
3) Reader Reverb
          - NWC Lab Cam
          - NWC Online Survey
          - NWC Project: The State of VoIP for Smaller Companies
          - TechQuiz: Storage Technologies
          - Top 11 List
          - Last Mile: Redneck IT Admins
          - Enterprise Information Integration E-Poll
          - Survey: Operational Business Intelligence
4) Your Monday IT Briefing
          - Vendor Taps RAID for Forensics Application
          - Insecurity Alert: Wireless Users at Risk
          - Maximizing WLAN Reliability
          - Workplace 2.0: IBM's Lotus Unfolds
5) Opinion
          - BuzzCut: Linux DCO: Friend or Foe?
          - BuzzCut: Akamai Shines After Software Bug
          - Air Time: WLAN Innovations and Higher Education
          - Reality IT: Implementing Solutions Against Your Will
6) Coming Events
          - Patch Madness Webinar
          - 2004 JavaOne Conference
7) CMP MarketPlace
8)  Subscription Information

Look for the next Network Computing Report newsletter on Monday, June
14, 2004!

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1) Storage Virtualization Revisited
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By Jon William Toigo
Smart organizations know that streamlined infrastructures mean simpler
-- and cheaper -- storage management. But for most enterprises, getting
a handle on storage is anything but simple. Companies can begin to
address this problem by combining myriad storage shares -- disk drives
and array partitions identified by their own LUNs (logical unit 
numbers)
-- into one virtual LUN. The results? Less aggravation, fewer bodies 
and
lower costs.
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Plus, check out the complete storage virtualization RFI for this cover
package.
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2) Reviewed
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a) Review: Storage Virtualization RFI
By Steven Schuchart Jr.
Our two fictional merging companies were trying to create a unified
virtualized infrastructure with a single logical unit number. One
vendor's comprehensive proposal peaked our interest.
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b) Sneak Preview: HelpStar 8.1 Makes for Smooth Support
By Daniel Koffler
Help Desk Technology makes helpdesk support painless for both support
staff and end users.
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c) Sneak Preview: QRadar 3.0 Updates NBAD Device
By Mike Fratto
Q1 Lab's graphical views enhance comprehensive network behavior anomaly
detection.
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d) BPO Innovators
Seven hot new BPO ideas and business models plus the essential best
practices for global-sourcing managers. Check out the June issue of
Managing Offshore (subscription required -- sample issue available).
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3) Reader Reverb
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a) NWC Lab Cam
Back by popular demand (and a little technological luck) is our 
Syracuse
Lab cam. Now you can check in on your favorite editors as they slog
cable, heft servers and type madly, all from the comfort of your own
cubicle.
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b) NWC Online Survey
The NWC Online team is always working to improve site content, but we
need your help. Please take a few minutes to answer our short survey
about our Online Newsletter.
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c) NWC Project: The State of VoIP for Smaller Companies
Connect with Peter Morrissey as he works through his review of VoIP
solutions for smaller companies for an upcoming issue. You can exchange
ideas and experiences in selecting a VoIP solution provider as well as
discuss his testing criteria for rating the RFIs submitted.
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d) TechQuiz: Storage Technologies
Test your knowledge of today's storage technologies with our latest
quiz. If your iSCSI karate is better than ours, we'll throw your name
into the hat for a free NWC mug and/or subscription to NewsGator's
Online Services.
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e) Top 11 List
As strange as this may sound, we're looking for the "Top 11 things that
SpongeBob SquarePants can teach us about working in IT." Enlighten us 
in
a very underwater kind of way, and we'll publish your entry in print 
and
online. Here are some ideas from your fellow readers to help you get
started.
* Always wear squeaky shoes, they drive people nuts. -- Lance
* Having six arms/legs doesn't automatically make somebody more
productive. -- Erik Dauplaise
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f) Last Mile: Redneck IT Admins
By Bradley F. Shimmin and Tim Wilson
In this edition we explore the Top 11 signs that might mean you're a
redneck IT administrator, redneck computer definitions and a case
modification that's a blast.
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g) Enterprise Information Integration E-Poll
Network Computing's editorial team needs your help. A future issue of
the magazine will feature an in-depth look at enterprise information
integration, defined as products that consolidate or federate data
access across the enterprise. The data we collect will be an important
part of the upcoming issue. Thanks for your participation!
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h) Survey: Operational Business Intelligence
Intelligent Enterprise and Ventana Research have partnered to conduct a
research study on Operational Business Intelligence. Take our survey 
and
you'll receive a free copy of the study as well as a chance to win one
of five $25 Amazon.com gift certificates.
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4) Your Monday IT Briefing
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Here are some of the must-read news stories we're following this week.

a) Vendor Taps RAID for Forensics Application
Network Instruments' GigaStor Probe captures and analyzes network
traffic data using a multi-Terabyte RAID array for the job.
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b) Insecurity Alert: Wireless Users at Risk
As many as 80 percent of home users can't or don't bother to enable
basic protections against network invasion.
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c) Maximizing WLAN Reliability
Maximum WLAN uptime requires solid planning as well as the right
equipment and management tools.
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d) Workplace 2.0: IBM's Lotus Unfolds
The new version is about a lot of things for Lotus users, but one of
them is not Microsoft.
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You can find links to these and other breaking news stories organized 
by
technology via our handy NetNews Service.
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5) Opinion
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a) BuzzCut: Linux DCO: Friend or Foe?
By Lori MacVittie
The new rule requiring a Developer's Certificate of Origin for Linux
Kernel contributions is taking some heat. But is it justified?
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b) BuzzCut: Akamai Shines After Software Bug
By Sean Doherty
Even the best service providers can suffer from bad software. The key
question is how they handle it. Find out how Akamai did.
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c) Air Time: WLAN Innovations and Higher Education
By Dave Molta
Universities play an enormous role in the refinement of enterprise WLAN
technologies.
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d) Reality IT: Implementing Solutions Against Your Will
By Hunter Metatek
When your IT department is told to implement a technology it wouldn't
have chosen, what choice do you have?
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6) Coming Events
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a) Patch Madness Webinar
Are you overly familiar with the 'patch and pray' model of mitigation?
We all know that the timelines between vulnerability releases and worm
outbreaks are shrinking. The question becomes: What do we do about it?

Please join our next NeoCast, on Thursday, June 17 at 12 PM ET, as we
discuss our observations on the patch management space and explore how
several organizations are dealing with the patching nightmare. Answer a
few questions below, and we'll contact you with instructions on how to
attend this NeoCast.
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b) 2004 JavaOne Conference
Java technology is everywhere. Your source for cutting-edge knowledge
and proven solutions is the JavaOne Conference from June 28 to July 1 
at
the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Register now and save. Use 
Priority
Code NWJJYKND.
at 
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7) CMP MarketPlace
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Need to remotely manage data centers and branch offices? No problem.
With the Avocent DS Series KVM over IP solutions, you can. Easily 
expand
and manage servers, routers and serial devices in your data centers and
manage them all from a single interface. The DS Series switches help 
you
do more with less. Now you can securely access and control your data
center or branch offices from ANY location - you can even power cycle
servers remotely. Learn more about proven KVM over IP control: Download
the Remote Data Center Control white paper today.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehV30GPvuP0G4g0CZfD0AR

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