Network Computing Report #356
http://www.networkcomputing.com/
Monday, June 21, 2004

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In This Issue:
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1) The State of VoIP
     - Holy Efficiency Edge
     - Voice over IP Systems Review
     - Complete VoIP RFP Responses
     - VoIP TechQuiz
2) Reviewed
     - Teros Secure Application Gateway Cleans Up
     - Adtran's Netvanta 1224STR Extends Reach to LAN
     - Offshore Experts
3) Reader Reverb
     - NWC Newsletter Survey
     - Coming Soon! Intro to Hacking Blogging
     - IT Career Resource Center and Blog
     - Top 11 Central
     - Last Mile: Intel's IT Manager Simulation
4) Your Monday IT Briefing
     - The New Network Edge
     - The Complete Java Testing Toolbox
     - Disk Imaging Simplifies System Deployments
     - Put to the Test: The Incredibly Shrinking Hard Drive
5) Know-How
     - Workshop: Brush up on Bluetooth
     - How-To: The Quest for 99.999
     - Backup So Easy Even Your Users Can Do It
6) Opinion
     - BuzzCut: Wireless Broadband on the Fast Track?
     - BuzzCut: Adobe Enters Document Management Market
     - Down to Business: Sun's Strategy in Need of Change
     - Industry Insights: Don't Give up on E-Mail
7) Coming Events
     - 2004 JavaOne Conference
8) CMP MarketPlace

Look for the next Network Computing Report newsletter on Monday, June
28, 2004!


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1) The State of VoIP
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By Peter Morrissey

a) Holy Efficiency Edge
Our recent poll of 553 readers revealed that 39 percent plan to install
production-level VoIP within 12 months. Fifteen percent will follow in
two years. And vendors are responding, pumping billions of dollars into
VoIP R&D, with intriguing results. Keen competition among proven
vendors, coupled with a cadre of small, nimble players, gives VoIP
buyers plenty of options.
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b) Voice over IP Systems Review
By Peter Morrissey
If you're in the market for a VoIP system, our Editor's Choice, with 
its
excellent presence application and conferencing system, not to mention
its affordability, might be what you're looking for.
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c) Complete VoIP RFP Responses
Check out the complete voice over IP RFP responses from this issue's
cover package.
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d) VoIP TechQuiz
Test your knowledge of voice over IP technology with our latest quiz on
converged voice and data networks. If you can outsmart our editors,
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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2) Reviewed
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a) Sneak Preview: Teros Secure Application Gateway Cleans Up
By Lori MacVittie
This appliance washes clean XML and SOAP traffic based on actual
transactions.
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b) Sneak Preview: Adtran's Netvanta 1224STR Extends Reach to LAN
By Darrin Woods
Adtran introduces an all-in-one switch, gigabit uplink, router and
firewall.
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3) Reader Reverb
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a) NWC Newsletter Survey
We're still collecting reader ideas on how we can best build our
newsletters. Just tell us how and when you like to receive your e-mail,
what you like to read about, and how you like your content formatted. 
In
return, we'll throw your name in the hat for a stainless steel NWC mug.
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b) Top 11
This week, we're looking for the "Top 11 creative ways to reduce IT
spending." Make us laugh -- or figure out a way to meet this year's
budget -- and we'll put your name and suggestion in the magazine and
online. Here are some notions to get you started.
--Multiple IP addresses? Who needs them. NAT for "everyone!"
--Implement time-share workstations. If it works in the Hamptons...

And thanks to everyone who submitted entries for last week's call for
the Top 11 lame IT pick up lines. We were stunned and impressed by the
number of "quality responses." So even before we publish the final, 
best
of the best, here's a little taste of some of our favorites. Kids, 
don't
try these at your home bar.
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c) IT Career Resource Center and Blog
Need career advice? Check out our IT Career Resource Center for IT job
news, opinions and answers to your pressing career questions.
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d) Last Mile: Intel's IT Manager Simulation
Edited by Bradley F. Shimmin and Tim Wilson
This edition: top excuses for playing Intel's IT Manager game, "The
Devil" invades the Church of Britain and abandoned Blogs.
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e) Offshore Experts
The leading outsourcing legal experts, offshoring authors and strategy
consultants sound off about global-sourcing strategies and tactics in
the June issue of Managing Offshore, available now at
managingoffshore.com (subscription required, sample issue available).
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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) The New Network Edge
There's a renaissance of innovation in the edge router space as vendors
scramble for a share of the resurging data networking market.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehmY0GPvuP0G4g0Cast0Aa

b) The Complete Java Testing Toolbox
With these 10 tools, Java developers can achieve better scalability,
performance and functionality than ever before.
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c) Disk Imaging Simplifies System Deployments
System imaging tools like Ghost and Sysprep save system administrators
time so they can focus on servers, desktop deployment and restoration.
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d) Put to the Test: The Incredibly Shrinking Hard Drive
Can Seagate's slim 2.5-inch Savvio hard drives do the big job of data
storage?
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehmY0GPvuP0G4g0CbUh0At

You can find links to these and other breaking news stories organized 
by
technology via our handy NetNews Service.
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5) Know-How
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a) Workshop: Brush up on Bluetooth
By Peter Rysavy
Improvements in Bluetooth wireless personal networking technology have
made it simple to configure, with automatic and almost instantaneous
connections.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehmY0GPvuP0G4g0CbUi0Au

b) Security Pipeline: How-To: The Quest for 99.999
By Mike Fratto
It's rare for network and security equipment to fail without warning,
but trust us, it will happen at the worst possible time. If you're
searching for five-nines uptime, here are some critical factors to
consider.
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c) Storage Pipeline: Backup So Easy Even Your Users Can Do It
By Steven Hill
Is your valuable data left unprotected in remote users' hands? The keys
to a successful strategy are simplicity and convenience. Our primer 
will
help get your remote-user backup program off the ground.
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6) Opinion
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a) BuzzCut: Wireless Broadband on the Fast Track?
By Dave Molta
With new technology and more flexible regulation, wireless broadband 
may
have a chance.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehmY0GPvuP0G4g0CbUl0Ax

b) BuzzCut: Adobe Enters Document Management Market
By Steven Hill
Can Adobe successfully penetrate a market already crowded with
affordable offerings from other big-name vendors?
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehmY0GPvuP0G4g0CbUm0Ay

c) Down to Business: Sun's Strategy in Need of Change
By Rob Preston
The company's survival is on the line. Dramatic thinking is its only
hope.
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d) Industry Insights: Don't Give up on E-Mail
By Mike Lee
Will comprehensive antispam efforts actually make it cost-prohibitive
for most spammers to continue?
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7) Coming Events
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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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8) CMP MarketPlace
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