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**** CONTENTS ****
- Sponsor: CDW
- Sponsor: BMC Software
- Industry Articles: Certification: When Certifications Converge
- Industry Articles: Guitar Center's Dual WANs Keep Traffic in Tune
- Industry Articles: Making the Grade
- White Papers: Software Delivery Optimization: Maximizing the
Business Value of Software
- White Papers: Remote Access for Business Continuity
- White Papers: High Availability for All: A Cost-Effective Approach
to Server Virtualization
- White Papers: Best Practices in Change Management for the Mid-sized Business
- White Papers: Intuitive and Robust Patch Management by Symantec
- White Papers: New Era of Intelligent Communications
- FAQs: Building New Data Centre
- Job Center: Empower Analyst Needed
- Job Center: Senior Data Network Engineer Needed
- Job Center: Clarify Application Administrator/Support Specialist Needed
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Bot-net Creators Arrested
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Documenting the Phone System
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Increasing your IT job candidate pool by targeting
hidden talent
- ITtoolbox Blogs: (3 additional blogs)
- News: Networks enter brave new world beyond TV sets
- News: Japan to Offer VoIP for Cell Phones
- News: There are plenty of antitrust fights left
- News: (12 additional headlines)
- Featured Discussion Group: IBM-AIX-L (5 messages)
- Upcoming Events: (3 upcoming events)
- Events this week: (3 events this week)
**** SPONSOR MESSAGE: CDW ****
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BMC Virtualizer for High Availability
Find out how server virtualization solutions offer a cost-effective
way to improve computing efficiency. BMC Virtualizer solutions
dramatically reduce IT costs while boosting application availability.
Learn more in this white paper from BMC.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/r/rd.asp?i=11771
**** INDUSTRY ARTICLES ****
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CERTIFICATION: WHEN CERTIFICATIONS CONVERGE
by Emmett Dulaney
In this article, the author will introduce the CCNT (Certified in
Convergent Network Technologies), and CTP (Convergence Technology
Professional) certifications, as well as what is known thus far about
the upcoming Convergence+ plus from CompTIA.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96925
GUITAR CENTER'S DUAL WANS KEEP TRAFFIC IN TUNE
by Kelly Jackson-Higgins
The music equipment retailer, which runs its point-of-sale and
inventory traffic on a vintage frame relay WAN, has added a pilot IP
VPN with hopes of phasing out the frame relay WAN altogether.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96926
MAKING THE GRADE
by Allen Bernard
Getting the top job in any organization is often more about style than
substance.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96927
**** WHITE PAPERS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/
SOFTWARE DELIVERY OPTIMIZATION: MAXIMIZING THE BUSINESS VALUE OF
SOFTWARE
by Borland
This paper explores the factors behind the roadblocks hindering
software success, and defines a path to enable the software
development organization to become an equal participant in shaping
overall enterprise IT initiatives.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96928
REMOTE ACCESS FOR BUSINESS CONTINUITY
by Tim Clark, Partner, The Fact Point Group
During a business interruption, the ability to access information is
more important than ever. In the white paper "Remote Access for
Business Continuity," Tim Clark discusses how a remote access solution
can help protect your revenue stream.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96929
HIGH AVAILABILITY FOR ALL: A COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO SERVER
VIRTUALIZATION
by BMC Software
Find out how server virtualization solutions offer a cost-effective
way to improve computing efficiency. BMC Virtualizer(tm) solutions
dramatically reduce IT costs while boosting application availability.
Learn more in this white paper from BMC.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=82343
BEST PRACTICES IN CHANGE MANAGEMENT FOR THE MID-SIZED BUSINESS
by BMC Software
This paper outlines best practices that mid-sized companies consider
when purchasing a change management solution. Find out why more and
more IT organizations are realizing why change management solutions
warrant their time and investment.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88301
INTUITIVE AND ROBUST PATCH MANAGEMENT BY SYMANTEC
by Symantec Corporation
With Symantec LiveState(TM) Patch Manager - Symantec offers a patch
remediation solution that is fast, reliable, flexible, and easy to
use, helping protect enterprises of all sizes from vulnerabilities to
their Windows-based systems.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=82346
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=88303
**** FAQS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/
BUILDING NEW DATA CENTRE
by ITtoolbox FAQ Team
We are in the planning stage of a new building. I am putting together
the specs for my data centre in the building which is a manufacturing
facility. Nothing big, just three servers, switches, etc. Now I am
being asked for A/C requirements, room location requirements and power
requirements. I am leaning to a second-floor location towards centre
of building because of wireless access points in high ceiling of
manufacturing floor. Separate A/C control for the room.
Recommendations would be appreciated.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96930
**** 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/
Bot-net Creators Arrested
By SecurityMonkey
Dutch police have arrested 3 men (aged 19,22, & 27) who alledgedly
used the toxbot trojan to create a botnet of over 100000 machines.
The trio conducted a DDOS attack against an unnamed US company in...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=95550
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
Increasing your IT job candidate pool by targeting hidden talent
By Joe Santana
Are you finding it hard to locate the IT talent you need? How would
you like to more than double your IT professional job candidate pool?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96817
How your technology can mean business - part one
By Matthew Moran
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sun-dial in
the shade? - Ben Franklin Many businesses perceive and relegate their
IT departments to little more than a large necessary expense...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96818
Google and Sun Partnership
By Sid Emory
This may be historic or it may be nothing. Google and Sun have, today,
announced a new partnership that rumors had said was to marry
OpenOffice to the Google Services offerings. This didn't seem to be...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96659
The Quandry of PC Usage Monitoring Software
By Humble NetAdmin
Good Day All I know on my last post that I promised that in my next
post I would continue with my take on Squid Proxy server for Linux. I
have however come upon a quandary that I need to rant about and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96660
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NETWORKS ENTER BRAVE NEW WORLD BEYOND TV SETS (Networking News)
Not long ago, executives at the major television networks were
skittish about any new technology that could deliver programming any
way other than through a TV set sitting in the average American home.
But faced...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96931
JAPAN TO OFFER VOIP FOR CELL PHONES (Networking News)
Japan is readying a new network for cell phones that will allow people
to connect to the Internet to talk over the phone more cheaply and
transmit data more quickly. The government plans...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96932
THERE ARE PLENTY OF ANTITRUST FIGHTS LEFT (Networking News)
So after at least a dozen years (and counting) and nearly as many
actions (and counting), let's tote up what we've accomplished with all
the antitrust investigations and suits, public and private, domestic
and international,...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96933
APPLE STOCK PLUNGES 10 PERCENT (Networking News)
Shares of Apple Computer Inc. continued to tumble Wednesday, after the
company reported robust sales of its personal computers and
still-sizzling iPods, but overall shipments of the digital music
player falling...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96934
UK FACES NETWORKING STAFF SHORTAGE (Networking News)
The UK will face a shortage of nearly 40,000 networking professionals
by 2008, according to research by IDC and Cisco. IDC estimates that
the shortage in Europe will reach 230,000 by the end of this...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96935
COMPETITION ALREADY AFFECTED BY PLANNED SBC ABSORPTION OF AT&T
(Networking News)
SBC Communications Inc.'s planned purchase of AT&T Corp. is still
awaiting government approval, but it already appears to be reducing
competition in a way that may cost American taxpayers. Before the
acquisition...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96936
WORLD AWAITS APPLE'S 'ONE MORE THING' (Networking News)
Speculation is mounting over the product or products that Apple is
planning to launch at its one more thing event on Wednesday. While
Apple has kept mum on details, the firm has invited selected media
and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96937
AT& T SOLVES VOIP'S 911 ISSUE (Networking News)
AT&T says it's solved a problem that has dogged Internet-based phone
service: how to provide emergency 911 to people who use VoIP -- short
for Voice over Internet Protocol -- on the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96938
IBM'S SMART STANCE ON GENETIC TESTING (Networking News)
There's no doubt: IBM (IBM) is way out in front on genetic privacy. On
Oct. 10, IBM Chairman and CEO Sam Palmisano sent a memo to employees
announcing the company was revising its policies to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96939
SOFTWARE COMPANIES SEEN OVERCOMING 3Q (Networking News)
Despite difficult macroeconomic conditions, U.S. software makers are
expected to post solid, if unspectacular, results for the third
quarter. Higher oil prices caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita added
extra complications to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96940
SPRINT NEXTEL WORKERS GO ON STRIKE (Networking News)
Nearly 1,000 Communications Workers of America members working at
Sprint Nextel Corp. went on strike Monday protesting the company's
calls for benefits cuts in its local telephone operations. Sprint
spokeswoman Debra Peterson said...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96941
CAN TELCOS AVOID A SPEED RACE WITH CABLE? (Networking News)
When cable operators get their hands on DOCSIS 3.0-compliant
equipment, which could happen within a year if you are to believe
some, telcos suddenly will be faced with a competitor that can offer
high-speed access...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96942
INTEL ACQUISITION SWITCHES ON DIGITAL TV (Networking News)
Digital TV equipment firm Zarlink Semiconductor and its UK subsidiary
have announced an agreement to sell the assets of its RF (radio
frequency) Front-End Consumer Business to Intel. The unit develops
demodulator and tuner technologies...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96943
INTEL CORP. LAUNCHES DUAL-CORE CHIPS FOR SERVERS (Networking News)
Months earlier than expected but still half a year behind its
competition, Intel Corp. has started shipping server multiprocessors
that have two computing engines on a single chip. The new dual-core...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96944
AT 30, MICROSOFT GRAPPLES WITH GROWING UP (Networking News)
Microsoft Corp. promises its software will make people better workers
- more productive, more profitable, more able, as the company likes to
say, to achieve their potential. Yet some wonder why the software...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96945
**** THIS WEEK'S FEATURED DISCUSSION GROUP - IBM-AIX-L ****
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Service Pack SUSE Linux
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96946
IBM-AIX with UniVerse
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96947
cache name server
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96948
Can you "uninstall" a db2 FixPack?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96949
Server size
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=96950
**** 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
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
MESH NETWORKING FORUM 2005
Date: October 17-19, 2005
Location: San Jose, CA
Venue: Hyatt San Jose
This is the place to be for idea and solutions sharing among leading
vendors, solutions providers, systems integrators, end users, OEMs and
others who are leading the charge in deploying Mesh networks. Hear
case studiess and success stories on capturing both the enterprise and
consumer markets from industry leaders. Register here
http://www.iqpc.org/NA-2196-02
or call 1-800-882-8684 or 1-973-256-0211. Use VIP Code IT05 for 10%
off.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
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