[NWC Report #341 / Web Analytics Project Debut ]

Network Computing Report #341
http://www.networkcomputing.com/
Monday, March 8, 2004

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Best regards and thanks in advance for your participation and help,
--The Network Computing Report Team


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In This Issue:
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1)  NWC Project: Web Analytics Review
2)  Reader Reverb
       - Storage E-Poll
       - Top 11 Listorama!
       - Linux A-List Submissions
3)  Reviewed
       - Network Anomaly Detection Products: Know Thy Enemy
       - Tape Backup Solutions: Tale of the Tape
       - Exabyte's VXA-2 PacketLoader 1X10 1U: Terabytes to Chew On
       - Quick Takes
4)  Special Reports
       - Utility Operators: Powerful Yet Vulnerable
       - The Payoff: Northern Natural Gas: Safe Passage
5)  Workshops
       - File Synchronization: Keeping Your Data In Sync
       - Make It and Break It: Data Scrubbing
6)  Centerfold: GST Corp: Integrated VPN Keeps GST Truckin'
7)  Opinion
       - Industry Insights: Honoring Innovation
       - BuzzCut: Federal IT-Security Standards
       - BuzzCut: VoIP: A Tale of Two Vendors
       - FUDBusters: Microsoft and XML
       - Storage Pipeline: TCOs and ROI Analysis
       - Letters to the Editor
8)  CMP Marketplace
9)  Facts and Figures
       - Identity Management, Attacks Outside the Firewall
       - Storage Replication, Content Storage Costs
10) Intelligent Enterprise Editors' Choice Awards Audio
11) Subscription Information

Look for the next Network Computing newsletter on Monday, March 15,
2004.


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1) NWC Project: Web Analytics
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You are cordially invited to a behind-the-scenes tour of Bruce
Boardman's upcoming--and very ambitious--review of Web analytic 
engines.
Beginning today and running through the publication of Bruce's final
story in our July 28 issue, you can see this test evolve, even gaining
access to test data as it comes in. Plus, you can participate in the
review, helping us finalize our testing criteria and sharing with us
your enterprise Web traffic analysis experience. You may just find your
name in print.
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2) Reader Reverb
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a) Storage E-Poll
Please take a few minutes to respond to our storage e-poll. Even if you
are not intimately involved with storage decisions within your
organization, we invite you to answer the questions as they pertain to
your role. Your answers will help us build our editorial content. We'll
share the anonymous results in an upcoming issue of Network Computing.
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b) Top 11: Paper Computers
It's time for some future-tech. Tell us the Top 11 reasons disposable
paper (printed) PDAs and cell phones will never catch on. If we like
what we see, we'll print your entries online and in the magazine. We
can't promise any circuitry, though. Here are a couple of ideas to get
you started.
--Two words: Sweaty Palms.
--No room for idiotic flashing/blinking batteries and antennas.
--PS + Epson Print + Ink = counterfeit phones for everyone!
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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 added a few more choice entries from last week. Of 
course,
there's always room for more. So let us know which Linux applications
have found their way into your heart and enterprise.
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3) Reviewed
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a) Network Anomaly Detection Products: Know Thy Enemy
By Mike Fratto
Network anomaly detection may be your only defense against the subtlest
forms of attack, such as data siphoning and user privilege abuse. We
placed three sensors on a live production network at Syracuse
University. Here's what we found.
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b) Tape Backup Solutions: Tale of the Tape
By Steven J. Shuchart, Jr.
When it comes to backup, good old reliable tape remains the method of
choice. We tested seven tape-backup products. Computer Associates'
BrightStor Enterprise Backup 10.5 won our Editor's Choice award.
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c) Exabyte's VXA-2 PacketLoader 1X10 1U: Terabytes to Chew On
By Steven Hill
Exabyte offers reliable, unattended off-site backup at a reasonable
price with its VXA-2 PacketLoader 1X10 1U rack-mountable 10-tape
library.
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d) Quick Takes
By NWC Editors
In this edition we look at Stampeded Technologies' Turbogold Enterprise
Edition, Netegrity's Siteminder 6.0, Data Expedition's Hypergates and
Sane Solutions' NetTracker 7.0.
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4) Special Reports
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a) Utility Operators: Powerful Yet Vulnerable
By Don MacVittie
Companies that supply electrical power are bridging their IP data
networks to their energy control systems for easier management. In the
process, they've opened the door to viruses, worms and other attacks.
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b) The Payoff: Northern Natural Gas: Safe Passage
By Terry Sweeney
Automated patch management helps the natural gas transport and storage
provider fend off network attacks.
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5) Workshops
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a) File Synchronization: Keeping Your Data In Sync
By Roger Beall
File synchronization tools let you consolidate information for backup
and restore data after a disaster. We help you sort through commercial
and freeware options.
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b) Make It and Break It: Data Scrubbing
By Jeremy Impson
Dirty data can leave your infrastructure vulnerable to attack. We show
you how to scrub your code, eliminating inconsistencies and errors.
Warning: Some applications are easier to scrub than others.
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6) Centerfold: GST Corp: Integrated VPN Keeps GST Truckin'
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By Kelly Jackson Higgins
Adding VoIP to its VPN gave transportation and logistics company GST
Corp. a more stable, scalable network at a substantial cost savings.
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7) Opinion
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a) Industry Insights: IT Solutions: Honoring Innovation
By Mike Lee
Instead of just fixing the latest problem, let's open our minds to the
possibility of innovation.
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b) BuzzCut: Federal IT-Security Standards: Putting Security First
By John R. Vacca
Will U.S. corporations adhere to security standards? The answer is a
huge maybe.
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c) BuzzCut: Vendor VoIP Initiatives: VoIP: A Tale of Two Vendors
By Peter Morrissey
Two vendors--Pingtel and Cisco--made announcements about VoIP on the
same day.
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d) FUDBusters: Microsoft and XML
By Bradley F. Shimmin
Will Microsoft smother XML, turning it into the next RTF?
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e) Storage Pipeline: TCOs and ROI Analysis
By Jon William Toigo
A TCO or ROI analysis can help you justify costs.
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f) Letters to the Editor
NWC Reader William Fenn writes, "White-collar workers have mostly kept
silent about the loss of U.S. jobs, but now it's their turn to feel the
pain."
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9) Facts and Figures
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a) Secure Enterprise Stats
Compiled By Anne Clifford
Identity management, attacks outside the firewall and password costs 
per
user.
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b) Storage Pipeline: Storage Facts, Figures and Financials
By Anne Clifford
Storage replication, content storage costs and FC switch outlook.
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10) Intelligent Enterprise Editors' Choice Awards Audio
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Tune in as the industry's top executives share insights and critical
trends in the areas of business intelligence, analytics and data
warehousing.
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This issue sponsored by Fluke Networks
Free - Frontline Troubleshooting Application Note. The successful
technician follows a consistent methodology when approaching and 
solving
any network related problem. This document describes practical 
procedures 
and methods for troubleshooting using the LinkRunner Network 
Multimeter. 
You'll read about the five steps to successful troubleshooting.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/efiP0Be3GS0V40CPW40AU

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