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**** CONTENTS ****
- Sponsor: BMC Software
- Sponsor: MKS, Inc.
- Sponsor: IBM
- Industry Articles: SmartAdvice: Upgrading To A Global Network
- Industry Articles: Smoke, but No Fire for TCO
- Industry Articles: Market Analysis: Unified Messaging -- Messages Unite
- Industry Articles: IT Architects: Blueprint for a Future Career
- Industry Articles: VoIP: Packetized Voice Over Everything
- White Papers: Integrating WX WAN Optimization with Netscreen Firewall/VPN
- White Papers: Network Documentation - A Cornerstone for Disaster Recovery
- White Papers: Web Intelligence with High Availability - A Demand Driven Approach
- White Papers: Top Ten Considerations for Choosing a Server
Virtualization Technology
- White Papers: Building a Backup Strategy for SMBs
- White Papers: Symantec LiveState(TM) - A Unified Platform for
Successfully Managing Both Normal and Disrupted IT Operations
- White Papers: Effortless Systems Management
- White Papers: Selecting a VoIP Solution at the Enterprise Edge
- Job Center: Empower Analyst Needed
- Job Center: Senior Data Network Engineer Needed
- Job Center: Clarify Application Administrator/Support Specialist Needed
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Document Standards?
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Case Of The Audacious Attacker - Part VII
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Documenting the Phone System
- ITtoolbox Blogs: (3 additional blogs)
- News: Internet yet to snag everyone, survey says
- News: Venezuelan tax agency orders shutdown of IBM, others
- News: Va. town pioneers new broadband technology
- News: (12 additional headlines)
- Featured Discussion Group: IBM-AIX-L (5 messages)
- Upcoming Events: (3 upcoming events)
- Events this week: (1 event this week)
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**** INDUSTRY ARTICLES ****
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SMARTADVICE: UPGRADING TO A GLOBAL NETWORK
by The Advisory Council
This article provides best practices for determining your need for an
MPLS-based network, and more on program-management offices.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92755
SMOKE, BUT NO FIRE FOR TCO
by Stuart J. Johnston
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a concept touted by Microsoft and
various Linux vendors as proof that their products are cheapest to
run. But TCO claims aren't what they're cracked up to be, and most IT
shops never use TCO, or just plain do it wrong.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92756
MARKET ANALYSIS: UNIFIED MESSAGING -- MESSAGES UNITE
by Sean Doherty
Thanks to maturing standards and improved features, not to mention SIP
support, improved connectivity and reduced costs, there's finally a
reason to rally behind unified messaging. This article explores the
market and the technologies.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92757
IT ARCHITECTS: BLUEPRINT FOR A FUTURE CAREER
by Ed Tittel
As IT has matured as both a discipline and an area of employment, the
focus on skills and knowledge continues to shift away from pure
technology and the nuts-and-bolts of infrastructure design,
implementation and management. IT's role has evolved from a pure,
tactical cost center to a nexus of strategic investment and an
opportunity for organizations to develop competitive advantages.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92758
VOIP: PACKETIZED VOICE OVER EVERYTHING
by Louis E. Frenzel
Less maintenance costs, lower consumer monthly bills, and ease of
convergence are pushing VoIP into the forefront past the
tried-and-true POTS.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92759
**** WHITE PAPERS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/
INTEGRATING WX WAN OPTIMIZATION WITH NETSCREEN FIREWALL/VPN
by Alan Sardella, Choh Mun Kok and Jaymin Patel
This paper describes a reference network built in the Juniper TAC.
This integration is obtained using standard configurations for the WX
and Firewall/VPN platforms. There are some special considerations that
are noted within this paper.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92760
NETWORK DOCUMENTATION - A CORNERSTONE FOR DISASTER RECOVERY
by David Goldschmidt
Network Documentation is an often overlooked service that all
businesses need. This white paper addresses the fundamental questions
and provides some insight into what goes into basic documentation and
why it can be a valuable asset during a business "disaster."
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92761
WEB INTELLIGENCE WITH HIGH AVAILABILITY - A DEMAND DRIVEN APPROACH
by Zebah Singh Alfred
This white paper focuses more on load balancing and resilience of Web
Intelligence, a product of Business Objects. But this concept is
generic and may be applied to other products as well. Though Business
Objects products have its own internal method of load balancing, it is
not adequate when there is a requirement for a very high availability
system. This white paper explores options of load balancing external
to the business objects using CISCO switches and scenarios of the
different types of load balancing techniques that can be used to make
optimum use of the available infrastructure.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92762
TOP TEN CONSIDERATIONS FOR CHOOSING A SERVER VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY
by SWsoft
With many new technologies and vendors, discerning which server
virtualization solution best fits the requirements of your
organization can be difficult. The top ten list included in this
paper provides key guidelines for honing in on the differences between
the solutions and helping to understand the basic options and
limitations of each virtualization approach.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92763
BUILDING A BACKUP STRATEGY FOR SMBS
by EMC Corporation
Designing a backup strategy can be difficult for SMBs with limited IT
resources. Review the challenges of protecting critical business data
on servers, desktops, and notebooks, and learn about designing a
reliable data protection strategy that is easy to implement and
maintain.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92764
SYMANTEC LIVESTATE(TM) - A UNIFIED PLATFORM FOR SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING
BOTH NORMAL AND DISRUPTED IT OPERATIONS
by Symantec Corporation
Symantec LiveState(TM) Client Management Suite is a reliable lifecycle
management solution that allows client devices to be successfully
managed, controlled, and protected from acquisition to disposal.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92765
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=82348
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=92766
**** ITTOOLBOX JOB CENTER ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/FindJobs
Empower Analyst Needed
QuantumResources is seeking an Empower Analyst who is skilled in
effective planning, organization and time management skills and who
has the ability to work in a team environment. Description: Subject
matter expert and active participant...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92767
Senior Data Network Engineer Needed
VNU, Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Network Engineer who has at least
four years of related experience in infrastructure/network
environments and who is skilled in the areas of networks, network
topologies, PC workstations, Domain...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=83430
Clarify Application Administrator/Support Specialist Needed
Philips Medical Systems is seeking a Clarify Application
Administrator/Support Specialist who has at least 2 years experience
in a leadership or project management role and who is skilled in a
variety of voice and data...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=82349
**** ITTOOLBOX BLOGS ****
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/
Document Standards?
By Prof X
Document interchange is very common in any enterprise. Back in
pre-Microsoft-monopoly days, users choose between Wordstar and
Wordperfect, to name two of the popular word processing applications.
Companies...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88283
Case Of The Audacious Attacker - Part VII
By SecurityMonkey
"What? Who? Visitor?" Reese asked in a worried voice. "I don't
understand. Someone is on my demo kiosk?" I stared at the ethereal
message that Scrap was pointing to on the scraptop. It would
appear...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92308
Documenting the Phone System
By Don Krause
As I find myself now responsible for a phone system it is obvious I'll
be documenting it for all of the same reasons as documenting the
computer network.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92768
Ping-continued
By Andrew Kramer
Ah yes, back to our discussion on ping. This simple little monitoring
utility has gotten more complicated once you start using it in a
practical way. We took a slight detour last week and talked about...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88304
US IT Job Opportunities Predictions Are Becoming More Optimistic
By Joe Santana
Has the IT employee job market turned the corner towards shifting in
favor of job candidates?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92428
CIS-MIS Education: How Do You Guage Success In a Microwave Society
By Matthew Moran
Sorry, no entries the past few days. I'm currently in a hotel about
an hour West of Boston - Gardner. Last night I addressed a group of
CIS/MIS instructors on some career ideas for their students...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92577
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INTERNET YET TO SNAG EVERYONE, SURVEY SAYS (Networking News)
It may sometimes seem like everyone's on the Internet, but one in five
Americans say they've never been online and a third say they don't
even use the Web occasionally, according to a new survey....
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92769
VENEZUELAN TAX AGENCY ORDERS SHUTDOWN OF IBM, OTHERS (Networking News)
Venezuela's tax agency said that it had imposed fines and ordered the
temporary closure of several foreign companies, including
International Business Machines, due to tax irregularities. The Seniat
agency ordered the 48-hour...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92770
VA. TOWN PIONEERS NEW BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY (Networking News)
The entire city of Manassas, Va., is now online, thanks to
broadband-over-powerline technology, Manassas Mayor Douglas Waldron
said at a news conference Wednesday morning. Manassas is...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92771
SIEMENS AND GENESYS INTEGRATE SIP-BASED SOLUTIONS (Networking News)
Siemens Communications, Inc, and business software developer Genesys
Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc, an Alcatel Company (NYSE:ALA),
announced on Tuesday (4 October) a new integration of technologies -
using open next-generation session initiation protocol (SIP) standards
-...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92772
GARTNER HERALDS SECOND INTERNET REVOLUTION (Networking News)
Advances in broadband penetration, and the increasing trend of using
the web to deliver applications, will help pave the way for a "second
internet revolution", industry experts predicted today. Analyst firm
Gartner stated that a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92773
SMALL FIRMS WAKING UP TO IP CONVERGENCE (Networking News)
Small and mid-sized businesses are rapidly waking up to the potential
of IP convergence to deliver cost savings and boost business
efficiency, newly published research has claimed. The Computing
Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) said that...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92774
IPTV: BIG POTENTIAL -- BUT WHEN? (Networking News)
In the good old days, one called the phone company for phone service
and the cable operator for TV. Well, times are changing. Reflecting
technological innovations, traditional voice-oriented telecom
operators are launching TV programming, while...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92775
WIFI COMPETITION IN S.F. (Networking News)
Google may have the cachet, but it faces nearly two dozen competitors
-- some of them serious players in the telecom business -- that have
expressed interest in bringing free or cheap wireless Internet
access...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92776
AOL BROWSER GETS HP DISTRIBUTION DEAL (Networking News)
America Online has inked a deal to distribute its Netscape Web browser
with Hewlett-Packard Co. personal computers sold in the United States
and Canada starting early next year. It's the first PC...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92777
CISCO FINDS NEMO (Networking News)
Cisco has agreed to acquired Nemo Systems for $12.5m in cash.
California-based Nemo develops a memory chip for network systems which
Cisco plans to apply in its core switching platforms. The acquisition
follows Cisco's purchase of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92778
TORVALDS' BABY COMES OF AGE (Networking News)
No matter what strides the new generation of open-source companies
make, they all owe a big debt to Linus Torvalds. In 1991 the Finnish
programmer started Linux as a project at the University of
Helsinki....
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92779
MICROSOFT TO BEGIN PAYING FORMER 'PERMATEMPS' WHO SUED (Networking
News)
Microsoft Corp. this month is expected to begin paying $72 million
(euro59.79 million) to nearly 8,600 former contract workers who were
part of a 1992 class-action lawsuit claiming they were denied
benefits. The...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92780
LIBERTY GLOBAL BUYING CABLECOM FOR $2.19B (Networking News)
Cable TV magnate John Malone is expanding his international operations
with the acquisition of Cablecom Holdings AG, Switzerland's largest
broadband cable operator. The $2.19 billion cash deal, expected to
close in mid-October, strengthens...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92781
NORTEL REALIGNS ORGANIZATION AGAIN (Networking News)
Nortel Networks Corp., the Canadian telecommunications-equipment maker
struggling to recover from an accounting scandal, is realigning its
management structure again, creating two product groups - one focused
on network carriers and the other...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92782
EU WANTS INTERNATIONAL CONTROL OF INTERNET (Networking News)
The European Union insisted Friday the job of Internet traffic cop
must be shared by governments and the private sector. The U.S. wants
to remain the Internet's ultimate authority, rejecting calls in...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92783
**** THIS WEEK'S FEATURED DISCUSSION GROUP - IBM-AIX-L ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/groups
Shadow file equivalent
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92784
multiple tape mksysb
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92785
AIX 5L Security problem with blank password
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92786
How can SAN Volume Controller Device still be in "Available" status
after the vpath has been rmdev'ed?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92787
TCP Wrappers for AIX 5.x?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=92788
**** UPCOMING EVENTS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
NETWORKING DECISIONS 2005
Date: November 14-16, 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
The 4th annual Networking Decisions Conference is here to help. Our
conference program is designed to help you simplify the IT
decision-making process throughout 2006, breaking down the most
important networking trends and issues such as Network Security, VoIP
& Convergence, Enterprise Wireless and Network Management. You'll
return to your office with the right tools, tactics and strategies to
make the right decisions for the growth of your enterprise network.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
LISA '05
Date: December 4-9, 2005
Location: San Diego, CA
LISA '05 Offers the Latest in System Administration Training and
Cutting-Edge Practices Join us in San Diego, CA, December 4-9, 2005,
for the 19th Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA
'05). LISA is the meeting place of choice for system, network,
database, storage, security, and all other computer-related
administrators. This year's program includes training every day by
industry experts such as Tina Darmohray, John Nicholson, Don Bailey,
Gerald Carter, and Richard Bejtlich; Keynote Address "Scaling Search
Beyond the Public Web" by Qi Lu of Yahoo! Inc,; New! Hit the Ground
Running Track; 2 tracks of invited talks by industry experts; refereed
papers; Guru Is In sessions; a vendor exhibition; and even more
networking opportunities. Sponsored by USENIX and SAGE.
Register by November 18 and save up to $300!
http://www.usenix.org/lisa05/it/
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
GARTNER 24TH ANNUAL DATA CENTER CONFERENCE
Date: December 5-8, 2005
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Venue: Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
The Industry's Leading Data Center Event now 3.5 days!
Virtualization... ILM... business resiliency... operations
infrastructure efficiency... the escalating battle between Windows and
Linux. These are some of the hottest topics in data center management
right now - and will be headlining the agenda at the 24th Annual
Gartner Data Center Conference.
Last year's event was the best-attended themed event in Gartner
history as nearly 1400 data center professionals converged in Las
Vegas to hear the latest data center recommendations from the globally
renowned Gartner analyst team.
Every year, Gartner surveys data center executives to identify their
most critical concerns. Our 20 plus senior analyst team will craft an
up-to-the-minute agenda which will directly respond to your top
concerns.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
**** EVENTS THIS WEEK ****
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
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