-- Network Computing Online #2.60 --
Your Online IT Resource
http://www.networkcomputing.com/
Tuesday, June 29, 2004

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Here's what's cooking on NWC Online this week!

1) YackITyYack
       - A Word With Cisco
       - What's the State of the IT Industry?
       - VoIP TechQuiz
       - Top 11 List
       - Quick Poll
       - Asset Management E-Poll
       - The Daily Blog: 3...2...1...Moo!
2) Editors' Picks
       - Coming Soon! Intro to Hacking Blogging
       - What's So Great About Grid?
       - Momentum For WiMAX Building
       - In the Line of Fire?
       - White Paper: Enabling Profitable Metro Ethernet Services
3) Download Mania
       - Mercurius
       - DirSync Directory Synchronizer 2.0
4) Eye on Security
       - Alertcon: gzip
       - Security Threat Watch: Multiple Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities
5) Dare to Compare
       - Compare IT: Firewall Products
6) Coming Events
       - IntelligentPerformance Conference & Expo

Look for the next Network Computing Online newsletter on Tuesday, July
6, 2004!


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1) YackITyYack

a) A Word With Cisco
Have you ever wished you could sit down with an executive from one of
Cisco's major product areas and just ask him/her any question that 
comes
to mind? Now is your chance. Network Computing editors will be
interviewing the top brass at Cisco in July, and we'd like to pose your
questions on your behalf. So if you'd like to know about the future of
wireless gear, how Cisco intends to improve its security support or 
when
the company will finally integrate management across its product lines,
step right up and post your question. We'll take the best with us to 
our
interviews.
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b) What's the State of the IT Industry?
Take our survey and help us find out! Are IT salaries going up or down?
Could your IT job be outsourced? Are companies taking security threats
seriously enough? Is your competition gearing up to spend now on
technology for an expected recovery? The editors of TechWeb's Pipeline
publications request three minutes of your time to take their anonymous
survey that addresses these questions. In exchange, all participants 
who
complete the survey will be given the opportunity to receive an
executive summary of the results. C'mon, three minutes is all it takes.
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c) VoIP TechQuiz
You've still got time to test your knowledge of voice over IP 
technology
with our latest quiz. If you can outsmart our editors when it comes to
converged voice and data networks, we'll throw your name into the hat
for a free NWC mug and/or a subscription to NewsGator's Online 
Services.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehyQ0GPvuP0G6u0TNs0Aw

d) Top 11 List
We're still 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 a few ideas from your fellow readers to get you
started.
*Let all the desktops autologon, and voila! No more wasted time
resetting passwords! -- Jeff Meadows
*Outsource your Web hosting... to GoDaddy.com -- Dave Baldwin
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e) Quick Poll
We value your opinions! Please take a few moments to complete our 
latest
Quick Poll. This week we ask, "What's morale like in your IT
department?"
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f) Asset Management E-Poll
Network Computing's editorial team needs your help. A future issue of
the magazine will feature an in-depth look at asset management. The 
data
we collect will be an important part of the upcoming issue. Please take
a few moments to complete our survey. Thanks for your participation!
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehyQ0GPvuP0G6u0CcXy0Aa

g) The Daily Blog: 3...2...1...Moo!
Ultimately, this isn't actually that funny a story, but California cows
may have been exposed to unsafe levels of a chemical used in rocket
fuel, according to a new study.
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Read more entries from The Daily Blog.
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2) Editors' Picks

a) Coming Soon! Intro to Hacking Blogging
Check in with Keith Mackinen, technology editor of our sister
publication Secure Enterprise, as he embarks on his "Intro to Hacking"
course. Keith will post daily updates from July 5 through July 9.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehyQ0GPvuP0G6u0B5MU0A1

b) What's So Great About Grid?
Grid computing, which has long satisfied the computational needs of 
Wall
Street trading firms, is finally taking hold in other financial 
services
areas.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehyQ0GPvuP0G6u0CciL0A7

c) Momentum For WiMAX Building
WiMAX attracted a lot of attention at Supercomm because of the
opportunities it offers both manufacturers and service providers.
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d) In the Line of Fire?
Call and contact centers face intense pressure to manage costs, meet 
new
regulations and hold off overseas competitors while expanding 
technology
investments and service offerings. Sound off about these issues and 
much
more by joining the editors of CMP's Call Center magazine and Managing
Offshore, a monthly newsletter, in a groundbreaking new study.
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e) White Paper: Enabling Profitable Metro Ethernet Services
Read this Alcatel white paper to help with the appropriate technology
choice for next-generation metro Ethernet networks. It provides a
comparison of the existing bridging model used to enable many of 
today's
metro Ethernet services with MPLS (multiprotocol label switching), the
leading candidate for large-scale metro network deployment
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See all new white papers, Webcasts, case studies and product 
information
in the Network Computing Tech Library.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehyQ0GPvuP0G6u0CSrv0Ah


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3) Download Mania

Select files from IT Pro Downloads.

a) Mercurius
Mercurius is a Web search tool that helps you narrow search engine and
metasearch searches by listing keywords and phrases extracted from the
Web sites returned by a search. You can then repeat the search using 
any
listed keywords you think are relevant, enabling you to reduce the
number of results and find what you want.

Download at:
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehyQ0GPvuP0G6u0CcBq0A5
Size: 1k
Platform: Windows
Licensing: Shareware; $15

b) DirSync Directory Synchronizer 2.0
DirSync is designed to back up or synchronize files and folders smartly
and quickly. It supports running as service, bi-directional sync,
scheduling, log, simulation, filtering, path variable, CRC32, etc.

Download at:
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehyQ0GPvuP0G6u0CcBr0A6
Size: 2k
Platform: Windows
Licensing: Shareware; $19.50

Note: By using IT Pro Downloads you agree to these terms of use.
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4) Eye on Security

a) Alertcon: gzip
gzip (GNU zip) is an open-source data compression software that 
contains
a script called gzexe. The gzexe script insecurely creates temporary
files, and a local or remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability
to execute arbitrary commands on the system with user privileges.

For more information.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehyQ0GPvuP0G6u0Btri0A1

b) Security Threat Watch: Multiple Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities
A gaggle of problems in the Linux kernel could allow local attackers to
compromise the system. We also have seen rumors of more upcoming Linux
kernel problems, which are scheduled to be fixed in the next official
version.
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For more security alerts and information, sign up for our free Security
Threat Watch newsletter.
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5) Dare to Compare

Compare IT: Firewall Products
Protect your network with today's firewall products. Research and get
quotes from top companies including Cisco, Nortel and WatchGuard.
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6) Coming Events

IntelligentPerformance Conference & Expo
Hyatt Regency, La Jolla, CA
November 15-18, 2004
IntelligentPerformance is the first independent conference dedicated
exclusively to the technologies and practices that enable business
performance management. Produced expressly for senior business and IT
leaders who seek serious, in-depth education and interaction with their
peers, IntelligentPerformance will demonstrate how information and
analytics can maximize the efficiency of organizational decision-making
and action.

For more information.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ehyQ0GPvuP0G6u0CXi50AY


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