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**** CONTENTS ****
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- News: Yahoo, Verizon Launch Internet Service
- News: Akimbo: From Niches to Riches?
- News: Your blog may get you recruited - or terminated
- News: (12 additional headlines)
- Job Center: Web and IVR Testing Specialist Needed
- Job Center: LAN Support Specialist (CNE & MCSE) Needed
- Job Center: Professional Services Engineer Needed
- Tech Stocks: Weekly Recap of ITtoolbox Stock Indices
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Dial-up connection
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Case Of The Mischievous Minotaur - Part XVIII
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Should passwords be documented?
- ITtoolbox Blogs: (4 additional blogs)
- Industry Articles: Application Infrastructure: The Quest For Networking's Holy Grail
- Industry Articles: Equality Among Employees
- Industry Articles: IPv6: changing the way networking works
- Industry Articles: VoIP Drives Alluring Opportunities
- Academic Articles: Listen and Whisper: Security Mechanisms for BGP
- White Papers: Effortless Systems Management
- White Papers: ServGate Security-Hardened Operating System: Value
Imperatives for Unified Threat Management (UTM)
- White Papers: Telework Simplified: Overcoming Technology Barriers
- White Papers: Selecting a VoIP Solution at the Enterprise Edge
- White Papers: Calculating the Cost of Tape and Disk Solutions
- FAQs: Development Programming Skills
- Featured Discussion Group: Hardware-Select (1 message)
- Press Releases: (1 recent releases)
- Books: Switching to VoIP
- Upcoming Events: (3 upcoming events)
- Events this week: (1 event this week)
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YAHOO, VERIZON LAUNCH INTERNET SERVICE (Networking News)
Verizon Communications Inc. and Yahoo Inc. have teamed up to launch a
cheaper high-speed Internet service designed to compete against cable
operators and dial-up service providers. For $14.95, subscribers will
be able...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=64018
AKIMBO: FROM NICHES TO RICHES? (Networking News)
When Akimbo first launched late last year with technology that pumps
Web video to a TV set, it was missing one key ingredient: content. The
San Mateo [Calif.]-based startup was selling network-ready set-top
boxes for...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63397
YOUR BLOG MAY GET YOU RECRUITED - OR TERMINATED (Networking News)
Terrence Ryan knew Scott McNulty in passing at the University of
Pennsylvania's Wharton School, where they both work. But it was
McNulty's blog, or Web log, that made Ryan take a harder look. It
showed...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63398
NEC LAUNCHES ONLINE SALE OF WATER-COOLED DESKTOP PC (Networking News)
NEC (TSE: 6701) launched the Valuestar G Type C, a water-cooled
desktop PC, on August 18 exclusively at the company's shopping website
NEC Direct....
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63399
JUST ADD VOIP (Networking News)
The subscriber base of Voice over IP services worldwide will remain
small compared to the numbers of conventional fixed and mobile phone
customers, even by 2010, according to ABI Research. But in terms of
relative...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63400
NOVELL DELIVERS DATA CENTRE VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE (Networking News)
Software firm Novell has expanded its partnership with VMware,
including joint development and delivery of technology solutions,
services offerings, software distribution and expanded customer
support. VMware virtual infrastructure is a data centre virtualisation
solution,...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63401
HP CONTINUES REBOUND DESPITE DECLINE IN PROFIT (Networking News)
Hewlett-Packard has continued its turnaround in the third quarter,
with the giant computer and printer maker announcing that its revenue
rose 10 percent, beating analysts' expectations. Profit in the quarter
fell sharply,...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63402
LUCENT CEO SEES CHINA AS IMPORTANT GROWTH AREA FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS
(Networking News)
Patricia Russo, Chairman and CEO of Lucent Technologies, has said that
Lucent sees China "as an important growth area for Lucent's global
businesses and an important resource...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63403
CISCO LOOSENS GRIP ON ROUTER MARKET (Networking News)
As the overall router market is getting back on its feet, market
leader Cisco saw its main competitor Juniper Networks closing in.
Routers sales in the second quarter of this year increased by 8 per...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63404
AVANQUEST UNVEILS RIGHTFAX MFP MODULE (Networking News)
The new Captaris RightFax MFP module has been unveiled by Avanquest
UK, a provider of software solutions for business process management.
The Captaris RightFax MFP module is said to provide an improved and
simplified integration...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63405
HACKERS WORM THEIR WAY INTO WINDOWS AFTER SOFTWARE ALERT (Networking
News)
Computer saboteurs have rushed to exploit an opening in Microsoft's
Windows operating system after the software giant issued a warning
about it last week. Microsoft offered a patch - a piece of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63406
AUSTRALIA'S TELSTRA ANNOUNCES IT WILL LAUNCH 3G SERVICE NEXT MONTH
(Networking News)
Australia's former state telephone monopoly, Telstra Corp., announced
Thursday it will launch its third generation, or 3G, service early
next month in major cities. The 1.2 billion Australian dollar (US$912
million; euro741.7...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63408
NOVELL TO BUILD R&D CENTER IN CHINA (Networking News)
Novell Inc. said Wednesday it will build a research and development
center in China by the end of this year. The company said it will...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63409
GATES SAYS TO HARNESS POWER OF TECHNOLOGY (Networking News)
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates told state legislators that
harnessing the power of technology will help them serve their
constituents more efficiently. Gates said computers will keep getting
smaller, and they'll make it...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63410
NORTEL AND LG ELECTRONICS TO CREATE JOINT VENTURE FOR TELECOM GEAR,
NETWORKS (Networking News)
LG Electronics and Nortel Networks are forming a joint venture in
South Korea to develop and supply telecommunications equipment and
networks for global customers as part of Brampton, Ont.-based Nortel's
strategy to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63411
**** ITTOOLBOX JOB CENTER ****
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Web and IVR Testing Specialist Needed
Barq Technologies is seeking a Web and IVR Testing Specialist who has
at least 3 years experience in manual testing on web based
applications and who is skilled as a Mercury Test Director.
Description:...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=58258
LAN Support Specialist (CNE & MCSE) Needed
Cedars-Sinai Health System is seeking a LAN Support Specialist (CNE &
MCSE) with a minimum 3 years experience in NOS administration of
Microsoft NT, Novell Netware, Linux, and Macintosh Networks in a
business environment. Description: Accountable for...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=58259
Professional Services Engineer Needed
H&W Computer Systems, Inc is seeking a Professional Services Engineer
who has at least 5 years of technical implementation and sales
engineering support experience and who is skilled in application
development, IT operations and system...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=58260
**** TECHNOLOGY STOCK INDICES - WEEKLY PERFORMANCE ****
INDEX 08/15/05 08/22/05 %CHANGE
E-Business 49.85 52.25 +4.81% BEST
CRM 46.70 46.54 -0.34%
Knowledge Mgmt 69.70 69.33 -0.53%
Networking 71.53 70.86 -0.94%
EAI 23.93 23.69 -1.00%
Web Design/Dev 35.88 35.17 -1.98%
SCM 69.46 67.56 -2.74%
ERP 79.90 70.01 -12.38% WORST
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**** ITTOOLBOX BLOGS ****
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/
Dial-up connection
By Prof X
Universities are often pressured to provide every possible way of
providing its faculty, staff and students access to its services.
Although it is not difficult to do it, it is, however, a bit
complicated...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63498
Case Of The Mischievous Minotaur - Part XVIII
By SecurityMonkey
"BUH-BYE!" Receptionist Barbie was on her way home for the evening
and graciously held the lobby door open. "See you later!" Scrap
replied, grabbing an eyeful of Barbie as he narrowly missed being...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63323
Should passwords be documented?
By Don Krause
This questions requires some thought and understanding of the
environment your working in. It is obvious that we are creating a
security problem by putting passwords in a single common location.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63412
Avoiding the wasteful IT "budget austerity trap"
By Joe Santana
Are your stingy IT budget-setting practices actually causing you to
waste more money? According to a recent study, they answer is very
likely, yes.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=62846
Where does IM fit into your orginazation?
By SalD
There was a piece here titled "Sarbanes-Oxley trumps IM at some
firms". "Some companies have disconnected IM systems under the
pretense of complying with Sarbanes-Oxley instead of justifying
those...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=64019
Economy of One & The Cult of the Disenfranchised...
By Matthew Moran
Be forewarned, this is a bit of a rant - but I've gone through the
trouble to include a picture of current pastoral board of The Cult of
the Disenfranchised. You might want to look. I read (early this...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=62847
Experience - A little more on some of that
By ThunderMace2000
I have to say I really appreciate the comments I have received. I feel
this may need a little more 'meat' as they say. I sometimes feel I
don't get out everything that I need to and really want to explore...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63386
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APPLICATION INFRASTRUCTURE: THE QUEST FOR NETWORKING'S HOLY GRAIL
by David Greenfield
Application Front Ends can unite infrastructure with applications, but
only if you skip the fine print.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63414
EQUALITY AMONG EMPLOYEES
by Vinutha V
The trend of creating equality among employees through flat
hierarchical structures has helped in breaking the 'boss' and the
'worker' shackles in the IT sector.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63415
IPV6: CHANGING THE WAY NETWORKING WORKS
by Jason Phoon
As an addressing scheme, IPv6 has many benefits over IPv4.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63416
VOIP DRIVES ALLURING OPPORTUNITIES
by Diane Myers
Hosting the perfect party.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63417
**** ACADEMIC ARTICLES ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/
LISTEN AND WHISPER: SECURITY MECHANISMS FOR BGP
by Lakshminarayanan Subramanian, Volker Roth, Ion Stoica, Scott
Shenker, Randy H. Katz
In this paper the authors abandon the goal of "perfect security" and
instead seek "significantly improved security" through more easily
deployable mechanisms. To the end they propose two measures, Listen
and Whisper, that require neither a public key distribution nor a
trusted centralized database. They first describe the threat model
addressed and then summarize the extent to which these mechanisms can
defend against those threats.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63418
**** WHITE PAPERS ****
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EFFORTLESS SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
by BMC Software
Now, you don't have to choose between functionality and ease-of-use in
systems management. With BMC Performance Manager, you can automate
repetitive tasks, reduce operational costs, minimize system complexity
and spend more time adding value. Find out more!
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=64020
SERVGATE SECURITY-HARDENED OPERATING SYSTEM: VALUE IMPERATIVES FOR
UNIFIED THREAT MANAGEMENT (UTM)
by ServGate Technologies
Full Context Inspection technology is enabled by ServGate's
purpose-built, hardened security operating system, SGOS, a highly
efficient network security framework that makes possible rapid and
deep analysis of Internet traffic and content in real time to defend
blended attacks.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=64021
TELEWORK SIMPLIFIED: OVERCOMING TECHNOLOGY BARRIERS
by VIACK Corporation
Proponents have long argued that telework improves employee morale,
decreases sick leave, reduces office and parking space needs, and
more. Learn how to support this initiative with real-time, secure and
efficient communications solutions.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=58274
SELECTING A VOIP SOLUTION AT THE ENTERPRISE EDGE
by Quintum Technologies, Inc.
Selecting an enterprise VoIP solution is a major decision. Compromise
call quality or reliability for cost savings and value-added
functionality? VoIP buyers need a VoIP platform to maximize business
benefits and minimize potential technology ownership headaches.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=64022
CALCULATING THE COST OF TAPE AND DISK SOLUTIONS
by Dianne McAdam, Data Mobility Group
IT administrators have used tape as the primary backup target for
years. Today administrators are enhancing the continued use of tape by
applying a mix of technologies to protect their organizations' data.
This paper will discuss the cost implications for an all disk, all
tape and combined disk and tape backup/archive solution.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=64023
**** FAQS ****
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DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING SKILLS
by ITtoolbox FAQ Team
What makes a good development programmer?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63424
**** THIS WEEK'S FEATURED DISCUSSION GROUP - Hardware-Select ****
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Sun Vs Dell Resources
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=64024
**** PRESS RELEASES ****
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A New Market In New Homes For Check Point's SME Security Solution
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63426
**** BOOKS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/books/sbook.asp?s=4&p=4&h1=4
SWITCHING TO VOIP
By Theodore Wallingford
This book provides a comprehensive look at not only VoIP, but all
related legacy telephony systems it may interact with or replace. A
great resource for anyone considering a VoIP deployment either at the
office...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=63427
**** UPCOMING EVENTS ****
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GITEX 2005
Date: September 25-29, 2005
Location: Dubai, Middle East
Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2005, GITEX continues to reflect
the importance & phenomenal growth of the IT industry in the region by
continually highlighting the latest technology & services from
international manufacturers and suppliers.
In 2004 GITEX welcomed over 939 Exhibitors representing over 2428
Companies from 41 Countries. The record-breaking show covered over
27,504 sqm & GITEX 2005 looks set to surpass these figures as the IT
Market strengthens and IT spending in the Middle East & North Africa
region is predicted to continue to rise.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
THE FUTURE OF THE IT ORGANIZATION
Date: September 27-28, 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Venue: Park Hyatt Hotel
On September 27-28, Leading Edge Forum researchers and a wide range of
forward thinking academics and practitioners from around the world
will examine the evolution of the corporate IT function. Major topics
will include: understanding future business requirements; integrating
IT with key business functions; developing sourcing strategies for
agile corporations; and empowering a new generation of employees, most
of whom are now active consumers of technology in their own lives.
The conference is designed for both senior IT leaders as well as
CXO-level executives concerned with long-term strategies for obtaining
the maximum business impact from their IT investments.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
IT SECURITY WORLD 2005
Date: September 28-30, 2005
Location: San Francisco, CA
Venue: Hyatt Regency
Get Ready for an All New Information Security Event!!
IT Security World Conference & Expo is the one event that has it all.
To help you meet your infosec challenges within your particular
industry, we've built a blockbuster event that will cover the hot
topics, tech trends, and emerging issues specific to your environment.
The IT Security World Conference. Tackles the full spectrum of
security challenges and offers real-world, unbiased solutions. Over 30
focused, technical sessions that get to the heart of your latest
e-security and network demands.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
**** EVENTS THIS WEEK ****
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VOICECON FALL 2005
Date: August 29 - September 1, 2005
Location: San Diego, CA
Venue: Manchester Grande Hyatt
VoiceCon Fall 2005 conference is focused entirely on enterprise voice,
IP-telephony and converged networks, and it is designed with one
fundamental goal in mind: To help you decide why, when and how to
invest in this new technology. VoiceCon will let you hear from and
meet with the leading experts, vendors and early adopters who will
share their knowledge, experience and expertise with today's leading
voice and IP-telephony networking technologies- systems- and services
so you can make the best decisions for your network- your company and
your career.
That's why VoiceCon Fall 2005, August 29-September 1, 2005, in San
Diego, CA, is so important for you to attend!
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
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