Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:13:54 -0500 (EST)
From:"NWC Online Newsletter" <NetworkComputing@update.networkcomputing.com>
Subject: When Your Boss Fears Open Source; Review: The Latest IE 7.0 Builds Network Computing Online Newsletter
Wednesday, March 22, 2006

When Your Boss Fears Open Source
Does your network and application infrastructure contain open-source products?
Chances are they do. It's equally likely that those at the top of the IT
organizational chart may not know the full story, given how ubiquitous -- and
handy -- many open-source offerings have become. Learn what to do when your
boss fears open source.
networkcomputing.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=183700244

Don't miss our review of two new builds of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7.0.
The browser is safer than before, and the interface is better. But Microsoft
hasn't yet advanced the state of the art in Internet browsing.
networkcomputing.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=181504104

And visit us online every day for a dose of reviews and analysis with Network
Computing's Daily Spin.
networkcomputing.com/

- Rich Karpinski, NetworkComputing.com Online Editor

PLUS:

Netcordia's NetMRI 1.5p1 network configuration management tool lacks some
features of competitive offerings but excels in specific areas such as its
policy engine, low-impact discovery and ease-of-use.
networkcomputing.com/channels/netsysmanagement/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=181501602

In an upcoming Network Computing article we will revisit SIM products,
and we would like your input. Your perspective on this topic is important
to Network Computing readers and can influence vendors to provide better
products. Thank you for your participation.
surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=405801904097


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This issue is sponsored by Software 2006 - April 4 & 5
Keynotes - Ray Lane,CK Prahalad and leaders from EMC, Microsoft,
Oracle, SAP, Symantec & TCS. Interactive breakout sessions for
CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, VPs of Sales, Marketing, Engineering and Svcs
Invaluable networking with 2,500 industry execs - Register now!
software2006.com

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

1) New Online!
- NWC Podcast: Brocade Targets the Data Center
- Enterprise Service Bus Review: Inside the Engine for SOA
2) The Daily Blog
- Mobile Middleware in the Broadband Era
- Friday Freebie
- Wireless Propagator: Seeing the Unseen
3) YackITyYack
- Top 11: Reality IT
4) Calling All Readers
- TechQuiz: Enterprise Service Buses
- NWC Survey: Datacenter Trends
- New! TechCareers
- Network Computing/InformationWeek Emerging Enterprise Reader Poll
- New! TechSearch
- Time for The News Show
5) Editors' Picks
- Review: BlackBerry 8700c
- Review: Gcast Podcasting Service
6) Download Mania
- Security Center Lite
- Network Analysis and Troubleshooting
7) Eye on Security
- Alertcon: Backup Exec for Windows Servers Media Server Vulnerability
- Security Threat Watch: Multiple Microsoft Office Vulnerabilities
8) Coming Events
- Network Computing Expert Series Data Center Tour
- Privacy Is Your Business -- Effectively Securing Data Privacy
- Gaining Control of Your Data Center's Power Costs

Look for the next Network Computing Online newsletter on
Wednesday, March 29, 2006.


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1) New Online!

a) NWC Podcast: Brocade Targets the Data Center
By Jennifer Zaino
Brocade remains true to its core switching business, but the company finds
other avenues are opening up as customers contemplate their next-generation
data centers.
networkcomputing.com/blog/dailyblog/archives/2006/03/making_the_swit.html

b) Enterprise Service Bus Review: Inside the Engine for SOA
By Lori MacVittie
The promise of constructing applications by orchestrating services and processes
without writing a single line of code is tantalizing. We tested eight ESB suites
to see which one offered the smoothest ride. Our top pick cruised into first place
thanks to its powerful Web-based orchestration, monitoring and reporting.
networkcomputing.com/channels/appinfrastructure/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=181501276


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2) The Daily Blog

a) Mobile Middleware in the Broadband Era
By Peter Rysavy
The benefits of mobile middleware are quite clear, but which specific
solution to use can be much less obvious.
networkcomputing.com/blog/dailyblog/archives/2006/03/mobile_middlewa.html

b) Friday Freebie
By Lori MacVittie
Today's freebie is brought to you by the letter "N" -- for NetJaxer.
networkcomputing.com/blog/dailyblog/archives/2006/03/friday_freebie_16.html

c) Wireless Propagator: Seeing the Unseen
By Frank Bulk
Nothing frustrates the logical minds of network engineers and their kindred than
dealing with the vagaries of wireless. A dark art it is, as they tussle with the
intangibles of multipath, interference and fluctuating performance.
networkcomputing.com/blog/dailyblog/archives/2006/03/wireless_propag_5.html

Read more entries from The Daily Blog.
networkcomputing.com/blog/


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3) YackITyYack

Top 11: Reality IT
No, it's not a Top 11 based on our mysterious columnist Hunter Metatek. We are,
however, looking for your "Top 11 ideas for an IT-based Reality Show" submissions.
Make us wiggle and jiggle, and we may print your entries in the magazine and/or
online. Here are a few tidbits to get you started:

* Data Center Survivor: Lock the staff in the data center with a case of Coke
and a few pizzas. Unlock it a month later and see who's left.
* The Simple IT Life. Hire Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie to staff your helpdesk
for a week.
* Tech Support Fear Factor: Taking calls from the worst of the worst -- "My
computer's beverage holder keeps sliding back in."

Submit your entries here:
networkcomputing.com/lastmile


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4) Calling All Readers

a) TechQuiz: Enterprise Service Buses
Enterprise service buses can provide excellent Web services support and solid
performance at a fair price. There's still time to take our latest quiz to see
if your network is on par with industry standards.
networkcomputing.com/techquiz/1705esb.jhtml

b) NWC Survey: Datacenter Trends
We need your help in identifying and quantifying today's datacenter trends.
Your perspective on this topic is important to Network Computing readers,
and it can influence vendors to provide better products. Thank you for your
participation.
surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=954601898383

c) New! TechCareers
Working within the IT field offers lots of career options, but it can be hard
sometimes to know how to make the right job choice, where to find the best job
or which new tech skill to learn. All these issues and topics are a focal point
of TechCareers, CMP Media's new IT career resource site. If you've got a question
related to tech careers or are facing a career dilemma, we can help by providing
an expert answer and professional advice. Send your career and job questions to
TechCareers and move your career ahead.
mailto:judymottl@optonline.net

d) Network Computing/InformationWeek Emerging Enterprise Reader Poll
We are very interested in gaining an understanding of your experience and opinions
about the challenges you and your organization face, your priorities today and in
the future, how the role of IT is changing and what technologies are -- or
aren't -- helping you achieve your goals. Thank you for your participation.
cmp.inquisiteasp.com/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.dll?idx=MUHE2K

e) New! TechSearch
Search more than 60 CMP technology sites as well as the best of the Web with
TechSearch.com. Our new search engine allows users to drill down into their
search results within 10 key categories. TechSearch also contains original
blogs in each of those categories to help readers find important related
stories. Try it today.
techsearch.com/

f) Time for The News Show
John Soat with "How The Microsoft Grinch Stole Christmas" in the
current episode of The News Show.
Microsoft is delaying Windows Vista -- the new OS will not ship
before Christmas.
thenewsshow.tv/?episode=20060322&thisFrame=17&autoplay=true

Watch The News Show at:
thenewsshow.tv

Also in the current episode:

Paul Kapustka with "Telecom High Rollers".
Telecom big shots in Vegas this week for the "Telecomnext" show.
thenewsshow.tv/?episode=20060322&thisFrame=69&autoplay=true

Stephanie Stahl with "Internet Madness".
Fans go crazy over CBS's decision to stream March Madness games.
thenewsshow.tv/?episode=20060322&thisFrame=167&autoplay=true


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5) Editors' Picks

a) Review: BlackBerry 8700c
By Michael Brandenburg, Personal Tech Pipeline
RIM's latest BlackBerry, the 8700c, just may be the perfect single device for all
your mobile communications.
personaltechpipeline.com/reviews/183700743

b) Review: Gcast Podcasting Service
By Ron Miller, Personal Tech Pipeline
Want to be a radio star? Gcast offers beginners the chance to try out basic podcasting
for free.
personaltechpipeline.com/reviews/183700235

You can find links to these and other breaking news stories organized by
technology via our handy NetNews Service.
networkcomputing.com/netnews/


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6) Download Mania: Select Files From IT Pro Downloads

a) Security Center Lite
Security Center is real-time network intrusion-detection and prevention software.
It has a built-in real-time scanner that monitors network activity and ranks the
threat and vulnerability level of each discovered node. The Lite version supports
up to 100 nodes.

Download at:
itprodownloads.com/fileDesc/?fileid=250200008
Size: 2k
Platform: Windows
Licensing: Shareware

b) Network Analysis and Troubleshooting
This advanced packet analysis and sniffing tool has powerful protocol decodes
capabilities. It captures and analyzes LAN traffic to help you identify network
problems and decodes all the major protocols, including TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS,
SMTP, POP3, TELNET, FTP and others, with powerful filters.

Download at:
itprodownloads.com/fileDesc/?fileid=271300003
Size: 6k
Platform: Windows
Licensing: Shareware

Note: By using IT Pro Downloads you agree to these terms of use.
itprodownloads.com/terms.jhtml


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7) Eye on Security

a) Alertcon: Backup Exec for Windows Servers Media Server Vulnerability
A format string vulnerability affecting Backup Exec for Windows Servers
Media Server has been reported. Mitigating factors are that an attacker
must be authenticated and that the targeted system needs to have a specific
configuration for an attacker to successfully exploit this issue.
networkcomputing.com/alertcon/

b) Security Threat Watch: Multiple Microsoft Office Vulnerabilities
This past week brought an interesting turn of events with the release of
multiple vulnerabilities within Microsoft Office, each of which is from a
separate, independent security research source. This major, vendor-coordinated
mass release allowed for a timely patch covering all identified vulnerabilities.
However, it may leave many users concerned with the overall security posture of
MS Office. With the discovery and publication of so many remotely exploitable
vulnerabilities from so many separate sources, it is certainly reasonable to
question Office's status from a security standpoint. Not to mention, this is
not MS Office's first step into the security spotlight; it has a long history
of known vulnerabilities, from buffer overflows to document-embedded macro-code.

Find more information here.
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/microsoft/2006-q1/0005.html
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q1/0080.html
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0815.html
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0812.html
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0817.html
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0820.html

For more security alerts and information, sign up for our free Security
Threat Watch newsletter.
networkcomputing.com/stw/


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8) Coming Events

a) Network Computing Expert Series Data Center Tour
May 9, 2006, Boston || May 11, 2006, New York || May 16, 2006, Chicago ||
May 18, 2006, San Francisco
Our Expert Series Data Center Tour is coming to a city near you. After one
morning you will learn new ways of managing, prioritizing and protecting
the information that runs your business. View the agenda and register today.
networkcomputing.com/events/tour/

b) Privacy Is Your Business -- Effectively Securing Data Privacy
--A CSI/Secure Enterprise Editorial Perspectives TechWebcast
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
1:00 PM PT / 3:00 PM CT / 4:00 PM ET
Join CSI/Secure Enterprise and Voltage to learn how to overcome the challenges
associated with protecting personal information (both consumer and employee)
as well as ways to address these challenges to avoid ending up in the newspaper
as the next privacy incident headline.
cmpnetseminars.com/BTG/default.asp?K=3TW6&Q=421

c) Gaining Control of Your Data Center's Power Costs
--An InformationWeek Vendor Perspectives TechWebcast
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
9:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET
Join InformationWeek for this free, live TechWebCast and discover the magnitude
and contributors to electrical power consumption as well as the key leverage
points that users have to affect power consumption.
cmpnetseminars.com/btg/APC2/?K=3TW6&Q=419


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This issue is sponsored by Software 2006 - April 4 & 5
Keynotes - Ray Lane,CK Prahalad and leaders from EMC, Microsoft,
Oracle, SAP, Symantec & TCS. Interactive breakout sessions for
CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, VPs of Sales, Marketing, Engineering and Svcs
Invaluable networking with 2,500 industry execs - Register now!
software2006.com

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