Thursday, August 18, 2005

Weekly Update for Networking Doers

**** NETWORKING-DOERS NEWSLETTER ****

Thursday, August 18, 2005 http://networking.ITtoolbox.com

Your source for the latest Networking documents, news, and technical
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**** CONTENTS ****

- Sponsor: AirMagnet
- Sponsor: Quest Software
- Sponsor: Quantum Corporation

- Industry Articles: VoIP Drives Alluring Opportunities
- Academic Articles: Listen and Whisper: Security Mechanisms for BGP
- White Papers: PowerPC G5 White Paper
- White Papers: Value of Storage Capacity - DLT(R) - The Capacity to do More
- White Papers: Wide Area Data Services: Optimizing the Branch
- White Papers: SSL VPN Buyer's Guide: Criteria for Choosing the Right SSL VPN
- White Papers: Creating Business Value Through Compliance-Oriented
Backup, Recovery, and Archive
- White Papers: High Availability for Windows Services
- Job Center: Web and IVR Testing Specialist Needed
- Job Center: LAN Support Specialist (CNE & MCSE) Needed
- Job Center: Professional Services Engineer Needed
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Ten Thousand Computers Rebooting
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Backlash experienced without proper documentation
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Open Source vs. Commercial NMS cont'd.
- ITtoolbox Blogs: (4 additional blogs)
- News: Hackers Worm Their Way Into Windows After Software Alert
- News: HP Continues Rebound Despite Decline in Profit
- News: Australia's Telstra announces it will launch 3G service next month
- News: (12 additional headlines)
- Featured Discussion Group: IBM-AIX-L (5 messages)
- Books: Switching to VoIP
- Upcoming Events: (3 upcoming events)

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Calculating the Cost of Tape and Disk Solutions
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. This paper discusses the cost
implications for an all disk, all tape and combined disk and tape
backup/archive solution. Download today.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/r/rd.asp?i=11405

**** INDUSTRY ARTICLES ****
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VOIP DRIVES ALLURING OPPORTUNITIES
by Diane Myers
Hosting the perfect party.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61010

**** 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=61011

**** WHITE PAPERS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/

POWERPC G5 WHITE PAPER
by Apple
This white paper provides an overview of the features available in the
Apple PowerPC G5.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61012

VALUE OF STORAGE CAPACITY - DLT(R) - THE CAPACITY TO DO MORE
by Quantum
Each element of capacity is a critical link to the successful
completion of securing one's data and ultimately the corporate
intellectual capital of any organization. In this paper you'll learn
about: IT Data Storage Landscape, how to optimize your organizations
resources, and special features available with DLT(R).
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61013

WIDE AREA DATA SERVICES: OPTIMIZING THE BRANCH
by Taneja Group for Riverbed Technology
Contrary to popular belief, poor application performance over wide
area networks (WANs) cannot be solved by adding more bandwidth or data
compression. Find out how a comprehensive Wide-Area Data Services
(WDS) solution from Riverbed Technology can radically improve
throughput to make your WAN perform like a LAN.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61014

SSL VPN BUYER'S GUIDE: CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING THE RIGHT SSL VPN
by Aventail
SSL VPNs are rapidly becoming the remote access solution of choice,
and for good reason. But in today's growing market, it's easy to
become overwhelmed by the wide range of vendors and solutions
available. Before choosing an SSL VPN vendor read this white paper to
learn about purchase requirements and crucial questions to ask.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61015

CREATING BUSINESS VALUE THROUGH COMPLIANCE-ORIENTED BACKUP, RECOVERY,
AND ARCHIVE
by Quantum Corporation
Lawmakers and regulatory agencies have imposed new regulations that
require the retention and protection of electronic messages and data
records. This paper provides recommendations for backup, recovery and
archive strategies that enable infrastructure and operations to
support both compliance and business goals.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61016

HIGH AVAILABILITY FOR WINDOWS SERVICES
by Dustin Puryear; independent IT consultant and author
This whitepaper discusses Windows high availability, with a focus on
business drivers and benefits; as well as technical elements required
in choosing a high availability solution, including robustness,
time-to-failover, and implementation.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61017

**** ITTOOLBOX JOB CENTER ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/FindJobs

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=61018

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=61019

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=61020

**** ITTOOLBOX BLOGS ****
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/

Ten Thousand Computers Rebooting
By SecurityMonkey
There has been quite a bit of press about the recent virus/worm fun
hitting Windows-based machines. The most enjoyable entry I've found
thus far (and please post others as you find them) was from this...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=60430

Backlash experienced without proper documentation
By Don Krause
Unfortunately I am currently experiencing this first hand. As a
service provider the organization I work for has several Network
Engineers, each takes on their own "clients". We recently had an
engineer...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61021

Open Source vs. Commercial NMS cont'd.
By Andrew Kramer
Continuing our discussion of Ping, and Nagios vs. commercial
software.... Last we talked about simple ping tools not being
topology aware. Next, we'll discuss another aspect of monitoring you
probably...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=60945

IT employment is not rising with the economy
By Joe Santana
Why isn't fulltime IT employment increasing as the economy improves?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=60439

REFLECTIONS ON CAREERS IMPACTED or DO YOU WANT TO THRIVE TOO!!
By Matthew Moran
During our recent trip (I am posting this from Zoey's Cafe in Ventura,
California) I visited my brother-in-law. As I sat in his home office,
I reflected on how I had taught him simple macros in Word...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=59241

Pay Issue Fixed, but still not Kosher
By Humble NetAdmin
Good Day All Hope the weekend was good to all you net/system admins
out there
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=60912

A New & Exciting Venture
By John Adams
Well today the start of a new and exciting venture with blogging.
I've been working with Microsoft products for some time now and am
sure like many other engineers/administrators you wished you had a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=60913

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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=61022

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=61023

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=61024

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=61025

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=61026

BLOGGERS BEWARE EMPLOYERS STARTING TO REALIZE JUST HOW DANGEROUS NEW
FAD CAN BE (Networking News)
Guarding against misuse of employee blogs is the latest challenge for
human resource departments. Anecdotal evidence abounds on personal Web
sites, called blogs, getting employees in trouble with employers. But
what happens...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61027

GIANT FIGHTS COMPETITORS ON SEVERAL PRODUCT FRONTS (Networking News)
Linux is just one of Microsoft's headaches. The software giant is
facing competitive threats in nearly every part of its business.
Microsoft's Web browser, Internet Explorer, has steadily lost market
share in the last year...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61028

APPLE MAY GET AWAY WITH IPOD LAPSE (Networking News)
Given the intense rivalry between Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft
Corp., this recent revelation had a comedic tinge: Apple took too long
to file a patent on part of its blockbuster iPod...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61029

SBC'S $4 BILLION INVESTMENT INTO IPTV 'NOT MUCH MONEY FOR US TO BURN'
(Networking News)
Sitting in his office, Randall Stephenson, the point man on SBC
Communications' Internet TV project, is a picture of confidence. But
pressed on the question of whether SBC has made the right...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61030

TELECOMS' QUEST FOR CUSTOMERS FOLLOWS PATH TO INTERNET TV (Networking
News)
"I'm heading up!" With that battle cry, Lance Hightower, a cable TV
installer for Pioneer Telephone, scales a rickety wooden ladder and
disappears into a crawl space above the garage. He meets...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61031

BELLSOUTH: RULING LETS UTILITY FORCE BUNDLING (Networking News)
BellSouth won a victory Tuesday as state regulators conceded the
company no longer has to offer high-speed Internet service to
customers who don't use its local phone service. An announcement...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61032

HP'S THIRD-QUARTER PROFIT FALLS (Networking News)
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s fiscal third-quarter results easily surpassed
Wall Street expectations, though a one-time tax adjustment led to a
sharp decrease in the computer maker's earnings. In the first full
quarter under...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61033

NORTEL AND LG ELECTRONICS TO ESTABLISH JOINT VENTURE FOR TELECOM,
NETWORKING (Networking News)
LG Electronics and Canada's Nortel Networks are forming a joint
venture to develop and supply telecommunications equipment and
networks for South Korean and global customers. Nortel (TSX:NT) will
own 50 percent...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61034

PATCHES RAIN DOWN ON OS X (Networking News)
Apple has released a set of patches that fix 44 security flaws in its
OS X operating system for servers and desktop computers. While the
patch is one of the larger ones in terms of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61035

DELL'S SHORTFALL, DELL'S CHALLENGE (Networking News)
It isn't every day that Dell, a poster-child for steady, predictable
performance, has to explain a shortfall. But the world's biggest
personal-computer seller was forced to do just that when it released
fiscal second-quarter results...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61036

**** THIS WEEK'S FEATURED DISCUSSION GROUP - IBM-AIX-L ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/groups

Additional disk in SSA raid array
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61037

Sendmail problem
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61038

Restore of datavg
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61039

SMTP Addressing
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61040

ACLs in AIX
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=61041

**** 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=61042

**** UPCOMING EVENTS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events

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

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