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Thursday, September 01, 2005 http://networking.ITtoolbox.com
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- Sponsor: Citrix Systems, Inc.
- Sponsor: Symantec Corporation
- Sponsor: Rackspace Managed Hosting
- Industry Articles: Market Analysis: Business Service Management
- Industry Articles: Is Your Career Stuck in Neutral?
- Industry Articles: The Incredible VoIP Solution
- White Papers: Improved Digital Media Delivery with Telestream
HyperLaunch(TM)
- White Papers: Creating Business Value Through Compliance-Oriented
Backup, Recovery, and Archive
- White Papers: New Era of Intelligent Communications
- White Papers: Server Management Best Practices with PATROL(r)
- White Papers: Wide Area Data Services: Optimizing the Branch
- 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: Back-up, back-up, back-up
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Case Of The Mischievous Minotaur - Part XX
- ITtoolbox Blogs: NetworkDNA binder small biz
- ITtoolbox Blogs: (3 additional blogs)
- News: Funkwerk Ships New SIP VoIP Phone
- News: HP Says Goodbye to Drama
- News: Google gets internet telephony noticed
- News: (12 additional headlines)
- Featured Discussion Group: IBM-AIX-L (5 messages)
- Upcoming Events: (3 upcoming events)
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MARKET ANALYSIS: BUSINESS SERVICE MANAGEMENT
by Bruce Boardman
Network Architects managing massive infrastructures must make sure a
downed server in North America doesn't mean the loss of a six-figure
contract in Singapore. Is BSM the answer? Can it close the gap between
IT and business goals?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69903
IS YOUR CAREER STUCK IN NEUTRAL?
by Katherine Spencer Lee
In recent years, long-term career planning often has taken a back seat
to concerns about job security. As a result, you may have been
coasting along in neutral, without making significant changes to your
career path. Now that the economy and the hiring environment are
improving, it's time to take a look at where you are headed
professionally to make sure you are properly positioned to achieve
your career goals.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69904
THE INCREDIBLE VOIP SOLUTION
by David Greenfield
Communication Convergence staff asked top Industry Experts to design
the perfect telephony system. Here's what they came up with.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69905
**** WHITE PAPERS ****
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IMPROVED DIGITAL MEDIA DELIVERY WITH TELESTREAM HYPERLAUNCH(TM)
by Telestream
Increasingly, Internet Protocol (IP) based networks are being used to
deliver digital media. Applications include delivery of news to a
broadcast station or approvals from a content creator to a client. The
delivery of digital media over IP data networks has presented an
ongoing challenge due the extremely large amounts of data involved and
the strain that puts on the network. This paper examines the
challenges of delivery over IP networks, and it discusses a technical
solution from Telestream called HyperLaunch(TM).
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69906
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=69907
NEW ERA OF INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATIONS
by AVAYA Inc.
By connecting workers, customers and processes to the right people, at
the right time, in the right medium - Intelligent Communications
enables business agility and global competitiveness. Learn about the
Avaya roadmap for evolving customers to this new era, at their own
path, pace and choice.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69908
SERVER MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES WITH PATROL(R)
by BMC Software
Learn how PATROL(r) from BMC Software can help you identify the key
parameters crucial to managing critical system availability, server
performance, and capacity thresholds. It's all in this complimentary
white paper. Get it now!
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69909
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
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 ****
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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=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/
Back-up, back-up, back-up
By Prof X
In my 3 years as Director of the University Computer Center, I have
found out that my predecessors never instituted a back-up protocol for
our data. In fairness, it was not that crucial before since we...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69815
Case Of The Mischievous Minotaur - Part XX
By SecurityMonkey
Conclusion - Part II There was a long, uneasy silence in the room.
The only distinguishable noise in the room was the fan of the
projector, diligently doing it's cooling duties. The recent
revelations...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=68481
NetworkDNA binder small biz
By Don Krause
I'm working on the next generation of the network documentation
templates that bring all of the success of the original NetworkDNA
templates together. I'm moving away from a word processor document
and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=65780
Spyware/adware = bad
By Hercules
Spyware is like those thugs that work you up. They give you spyware,
and ironically the ads that pop up say that the software they are
providing will protect you from spyware. It reminds me of those
thugs...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69816
The IT business results link
By Joe Santana
Is there any evidence that investing in IT produces measurable
business results?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69139
A Service Review: Printing On Demand for Writers, Trainers, and
Others..
By Matthew Moran
This is a utilitarian post. I'm going to show you some screen shots
of a companies online print technology - pretty nifty for someone like
me and for people who may print materials for distribution from...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=65588
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FUNKWERK SHIPS NEW SIP VOIP PHONE (Networking News)
The new elmeg IP290 SIP Voice-over-IP telephone is currently being
shipped by Funkwerk Enterprise Communications (FEC). The phone is said
to enable users to switch to VoIP without losing features. The phone
can be connected...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69910
HP SAYS GOODBYE TO DRAMA (Networking News)
It was April. R. Todd Bradley was sitting on the beach near his San
Diego home when his mobile phone rang. A friend was calling to urge
him to get in touch with Mark V....
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69911
GOOGLE GETS INTERNET TELEPHONY NOTICED (Networking News)
When Google launched its online telephony service Google Talk last
week, it was the front page story on The Financial Times and London's
Evening Standard that day. There aren't many Internet business stories
which get...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69912
MICROSOFT ACQUIRES INTERNET VOICE STARTUP (Networking News)
Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it had acquired Teleo Inc., a small San
Francisco startup whose software lets people make calls from computers
to traditional telephones. The deal for privately held Teleo, which
closed...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69913
NORTH KOREA'S BABY STEPS FOR THE INTERNET (Networking News)
Talks between North Korea and some of its most powerful neighbors
continue to be bumpy at best as the hermit nation keeps playing its
trump...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69914
STORM HAMPERS LONG-DISTANCE, CELL SERVICES (Networking News)
Phone service was disrupted along the Gulf Coast for a second day on
Tuesday as power outages and flooding from Hurricane Katrina kept
call-routing equipment, network cables and cellular transmitters out
of commission. BellSouth Corp.,...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69915
NORTEL TEAMS WITH MICROSOFT TO DELIVER REAL-TIME BUSINESS
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (Networking News)
Nortel Networks Corp. is collaborating with Microsoft Corp. on a
real-time business communications product to be available for testing
in September, the telecommunications equipment maker said Tuesday. The
project will provide "collaborative...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69916
INTERNET TELEPHONY ENTICING NEW USERS (Networking News)
Making calls over the Internet -- rather than over the conventional
phone network -- may become the norm for corporations in the coming
years, experts...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69917
SERVER SALES STAY THE COURSE (Networking News)
Sales of servers grew by 5.6 per cent in the most recent quarter to
$12.2bn, according to a new study from analyst firm IDC. This marked a
ninth consecutive quarter growth for the server market....
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69918
SAN JOSE STATE'S NEW DORMS ARE WIRED FOR SPEED (Networking News)
The niftiest thing about San Jose State University's new 15-story,
$244 million Campus Village student housing complex may not be the
panoramic views or the giant plasma TV in the downstairs lounge.
Rather, it's the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69919
U.S. REGULATORS DELAY CUTOFF DEADLINE FOR VOIP PROVIDERS (Networking
News)
U.S. regulators on Friday extended a disconnection deadline that could
have left tens of thousands of people without their Internet phone
service next week. The Federal Communications Commission said it would
delay a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69920
SKYPE OPENS IM PLATFORM TO DEVELOPERS (Networking News)
VoIP company Skype is preparing to mark its second anniversary next
week by opening up its platform to developers who wants to integrate
Skype s presence and instant messaging services into their website
or...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69921
GLOBAL PHISHING OUTBREAK HITS FOUR BANKS (Networking News)
Four banks have been targeted by phishers in an international attempt
at fraud. It is not clear if the phishers are working together, but at
least two of the attacks bear strong similarities. Banesto Bank...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69922
NOVELL TO RELEASE SUSE LINUX IN FIVE INDIAN LANGUAGES (Networking
News)
U.S. software maker Novell Inc. will soon launch its SUSE Linux
operating system in five Indian languages, a company official said
Friday. "India, along with China, are the biggest new market
opportunities...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69923
INTEL BUYS XML PLAYER IN PLATFORM PUSH (Networking News)
In a computing platform push focused on end-to-end XML, Intel Corp.
today reported it has acquired privately held XML technology provider
Sarvega Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The chip giant said the
acquisition combines its...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69924
**** THIS WEEK'S FEATURED DISCUSSION GROUP - IBM-AIX-L ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/groups
Robot device status down
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69925
AIX 5.1 to 5.3 and HACMP
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69926
lsvgfs and savevg
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69927
Machine type & model
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69928
Maximum PID in 5.3 (64 bit)?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=69929
**** UPCOMING EVENTS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
CONTACT CENTER SUMMIT FALL 2005
Date: October 9-11, 2005
Location: Las Vegas, NV
The Contact Center Summit offers industry decision makers the
opportunity to discuss the management issues associated with
implementation and utilization of the latest in contact center
technologies and strategies. Experts and Fortune 500 executives noted
for success will be presenting and leading interactive discussions on
the latest issues. Delegates will attend thought-provoking keynote
presentations and conference sessions, network with senior level
industry peers, and meet with solution providers to explore individual
business needs and the solutions to those needs.
The upcoming event will focus on the right blend of self and assisted
service, six sigma for call and contact centers, first call
resolution, outsourcing, and motivating employees to reduce
absenteeism and turnover.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
COMPUTERWORLD STORAGE NETWORKING WORLD
Date: October 24-27, 2005
Location: Orlando, FL
Venue: JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort
The Leading Conference for IT Managers, Storage Architects and
Infrastructure Professionals
Why You Should Attend:
Are you wrestling with storage and data management in today's
challenging business climate? Is your infrastructure under increased
pressure? Are business continuity worries keeping you up at night?
Then attend Storage Networking World (SNW), the only conference where
IT managers and professionals get an SNIA-endorsed education, a
hands-on view of the world's only SNIA-sanctioned Interoperability and
Solutions Demo, and access to legions of peers, experts and solutions
you won't find anywhere else.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
GARTNER SYMPOSIUM ITXPO 2005
Date: October 16-21, 2005
Location: Orlando, FL
Venue: Walt Disney World Dolphin
With hundreds of analyst sessions organized into focus tracks,
Symposium/ITxpo delivers IT intelligence from every corner of the
industry - including areas like Enterprise Systems Management, IT
Security, Application Integration, Outsourcing, Software Architecture,
Governance and dozens more.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
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