Network Computing Report #340
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Monday, March 1, 2004

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Our latest TechQuiz tests your iSCSI and fibre channel know-how. Can 
you
best our editors? Plus, we've compiled the cream of the Linux A-List
crop thus far. Check out the current list and add your own favorites
today. Our inventive technology editors are at it again. A hacked
connection to the Exploration Rovers means it's party-time on Mars!

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: Building Secure Enterprise WLANs: Wi-Fi Vs. Bad Guy
3)  Review: WLAN Security Monitors: Watching the Waves
4)  Editors' Hot Web Seminar Pick: How to Ensure Your Wireless
     Deployment is Secure
5)  Last Mile
6)  Sneak Preview: Whale Communications' e-Gap Remote Access Appliance:
     Compliance Police
7)  Secure Enterprise Magazine
8)  Storage Pipeline
9)  Sneak Preview: BlueCat Networks' Adonis DNS Management Server 2.0:
     Adonis 2.0 Puts Muscle Into DNS
10) NWC Project: Portals Review
11) Current Forum Threads: Ask the Experts
12) Interactive Buyer's Guide: Wiring Closet UPS Systems
13) The Daily Blog
14) BuzzCut
15) Carrying On: Let My People Go
16) Career Coach
17) CMP Marketplace
18) Latest IT Professional Downloads
19) Subscription Information

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1) Newsletter Specials
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a) TechQuiz: Storage
Test your iSCSI and fibre channel know-how with our latest quiz. If you
can best our editors and get all the answers right, we'll throw your
name into the hat for a free, three-month "Plus" subscription to
NewsGator's Online Services (a $59.85 value).
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b) Top 11: Version 2.0
There's still time to send us your nominations for our current list,
"Top 11 good things about being named 'Version 2.0.'" Here are a few
ideas from your fellow readers to get you started.
*You can use the phrase "New! And Improved!" in your resume.
--Bob Montante
*None of the pressure to perform like Version 3.0, but more stable than
Version 1.0.
--James Braja
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Plus, if you liked our current "Top 11 reasons to outsource on Mars"
list, we invite you to don your Nasa-approved space gear and check out
our gravity-enhanced collection of reader submissions for more Martian
fun.
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c) Linux A-list Submissions
Thanks to all of those who submitted their recommendations for our 
Linux
A-List. We've compiled the cream of the crop thus far, but there's
always room for more entries. So let us know which Linux applications
have found their way into your heart and enterprise.
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d) Mars Rover Control
It looks like our inventive technology editors are at it again. This
time, they've hacked a working connection to both Mars Exploration
Rovers. Instead of toying around with remote Lego bots in someone's
backyard, you can now actually pilot either Spirit or Opportunity, 
right
on Mars. So grab your joystick and let's go Roving!
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e) X-Ray Linux Penguin on Your Desktop
>From our special issue on Linux, you may have noticed a certain
see-through penguin on the cover. Well, our kind illustrator has given
us the green light to create a set of wallpapers for your desktop 
and/or
screensaver. Just pick your screen resolution and download away.
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f) Compare IT: Firewall Products
Firewalls can safeguard your network's critical data from today's
unwanted intruders. Research and get quotes from top security companies
including Cisco, Nokia, Nortel and WatchGuard.
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2) Feature: Building Secure Enterprise WLANs: Wi-Fi Vs. Bad Guy
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By Dave Molta
Thanks to new and improved security standards and monitoring devices,
you can finally build a WLAN that keeps data thieves at bay.
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Read WLAN security white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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3) Review: WLAN Security Monitors: Watching the Waves
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By Frank Bulk and Jesse Lindeman
We put six WLAN security add-ons and three integrated WLAN monitors
through grueling tests in our Real-World labs. See which ones rose to
the challenge.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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4) Editors' Hot Web Seminar Pick: How to Ensure Your Wireless
    Deployment is Secure
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This Research in Motion Web seminar will teach you how to prevent
wireless technology from compromising your enterprise security. You'll
also learn best practices for managing the confidentiality, integrity
and authenticity of wireless data as well as how to administer multiple
handhelds, networks and applications.
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Access more white papers, case studies and product information on
Wireless Security 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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5) Last Mile
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Edited by Bradley F. Shimmin and David Joachim
Top 11 reasons for outsourcing IT to Mars; your own Mars Rover; and the
SuperNewton Utility Computer.
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6) Sneak Preview: Whale Communications' e-Gap Remote Access Appliance:
    Compliance Police
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By Mike Fratto
Whale Communications' SSL VPN gateway, e-Gap Remote Access 3.0,
incorporates access control and authentication into the GUI.
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Read VPN gateway white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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7) Secure Enterprise Magazine
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a) From the Top: Deciphering the Business of Security
By Brooke Paul
When you're in tune with business objectives, it's easier to select
which metrics you need to capture and report.
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b) All The Rage: Gone Phishing
By Robert G. Moskowitz
Spam has recently taken an even nastier, more expensive turn: phishing.
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c) All The Rage: A Defense for Buffer Overflows
By Peter Morrissey
Microsoft's Service Pack 2 for XP promises to mitigate this problem on
all compatible hardware with its NX (No Execute) feature.
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d) Rev Tracker: Your Guide to New Versions of Essential Security
Products
By Patricia Thomas
In this edition we look at: ForeScout's WormScout; Novell's
BorderManager 3.8; SecurityProfiling's SysUpdate Police Compliance and
Enforcement; Sourcefire's Real-Time Network Awareness; AppGate Network
Security's Security Server 6; Neon Software's LANSurveyor 8; and PC
Guardian's Notebook Guardian Expansion System.
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8) Storage Pipeline
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a) Self-Describing Data
By Jon William Toigo
With storage costs under the microscope, efficient capacity utilization
is critical. That's where data naming--or Self-Describing Data--comes
in.
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b) Storage Consolidation
By Joe Hernick
Consolidating storage can mean zero downtime, lower costs and decreased
staff.
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c) EMC's Information Life-Cycle Management
By Art Wittmann
EMC's recent software company buying binge--Legato Systems, Documentum
and VMware--signals a new direction for this storage infrastructure
powerhouse: information life-cycle management.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/efaF0Be3GS0V40COo30AY

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9) Sneak Preview: BlueCat Networks' Adonis DNS Management Server 2.0:
    Adonis 2.0 Puts Muscle Into DNS
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By Joe Hernick
BlueCat Networks upgrades its Adonis DNS Management Server with faster
queries, improved security and a more organized interface.
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Read books on this topic.
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Read management servers white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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10) NWC Project: Portals Review
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Connect with Senior Technology Editor Lori MacVittie as she begins
testing for her upcoming comparative review of portals. Check out the
test plan and product requirements NWC Inc. will be using to build a
portal that incorporates data from several sources, depending on the
identity of the user.
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Check out our NWC Projects archive.
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11) Current Forum Threads: Ask the Experts
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E-mail Appliances/Gateways: I'm looking for some feedback about e-mail
appliances/gateways. Basically, I'd like to dump the traditional server
with Exchange or whatever running on it. A single appliance that serves
up mail, is built in AV/SPAM etc. Anyone have any suggestions?
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View all Forums.
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12) Interactive Buyer's Guide: Wiring Closet UPS Systems
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Powering your switches and routers via a wiring closet UPS system can
be tricky business. Our latest guide highlights output load capacity,
estimated battery life, as well as UPS dimensions to help with your
product selection.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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13) The Daily Blog
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a) Bidding for Nothing
Proving that there's not enough sunlight to go around Albany, NY, in
winter, one of the local residents has posted an auction on eBay this
week for "Absolutely Nothing." That's right. Nothing.
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b) Nuclear Power Makes You "Smerter"
Conventional wisdom says people who work in nuclear power are smart. 
But
employees at one nuclear power company are about to get a whole lot
smarter.
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Find more blogs and blog entries here.
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14) BuzzCut
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a) IBM and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: IBM Tackles Sarbox Head On
By Sean Doherty
A rumble is going on in the document-management space.
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b) Microsoft Source-Code Leaks: Windows in the Open, and I Feel Fine
By Mike Fratto
A few hundred megabytes of leaked Windows code won't make a huge 
impact.
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15) Carrying On: Employees, Home Offices and Flexibility
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By David Willis
The most focused and independent workers--typically the best
performers--will excel no matter where they are.
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16) Career Coach: Training Woes and Troublesome Co-workers
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Edited by Lorna Garey
Convincing management that training is necessary; dealing with hostile
co-workers.
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18) Latest IT Professional Downloads
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a) LBE Toolbox for MS Outlook 1.25
This collection of utilities for use with Microsoft Outlook removes
duplicate messages, contacts, appointments and tasks, sends multiple
individual e-mails, saves space by stripping large attachments from
messages, tidies up contact name and address entries by removing
double-spaces and proper-casing names, monitors up to four Web sites 
and
opens multiple Web sites.

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Size: 2492k
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Licensing: Shareware; $25

b) HotRun 2.4
HotRun quickly launches programs and opens documents.

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