Rewind and replay what happens on your network; Defending against botnets

Network/Systems Management News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Klir Technologies Forget "free IT trials," how about just plain "free IT"? Klir Analytics is web-based IT management that puts you in the driver's seat. No complex installs and no long deployments with armies of consultants. Signup and in less than 30 minutes you'll see what's really happening on your network. Get the free version now and see the advantages for yourself! Network World's Network/Systems Management News Alert, 07/19/07 Rewind and replay what happens on your network, 07/16/07: Have you ever wished for the ability to press a rewind button to back up to a specific point in time to review exactly what was happening on your network at that moment? Maybe there was some sort of major drag on performance around 2:15 last Tuesday afternoon, and you need to diagnose precisely what caused it. Or perhaps you suspect an employee of improperly sending proprietary data outside the firewall a month ago, and you need to confirm your suspicions by viewing the exact network traffic that user generated way back then. Network-management vendor lands $13.6M, 07/17/07: Apparent Networks on Monday announced it had raised $13.6 million in a second round of funding that the network-management vendor plans to use to expand sales, marketing, and R&D initiatives. Defending against botnets, 07/18/07: Botnets are being manned by mobsters, so new methods of defense are needed to stop them. Ben Kaplan, senior product manager for security applications at EarthLink, and Vlad Gorelick, CTO at Sana Security, discuss behavioral analysis, warez, the federal smackdown and the ISP's role in stopping bots with Julie Bort. Optimize Your WAN: Network World Shows You How In this Executive Guide learn how optimization can supercharge your WAN. Click Here Cisco training offers jobs in developing countries, 07/17/07: Cisco takes part in the Least Developed Countries Initiative to provide IT career training, increase job opportunities to men and women in developing nations. John Obeto recommends LogMeIn Reach: The tool is a must-have for the IT Manager’s Toolbox, Obeto says. It helps manage clients and servers globally and securely even behind firewalls. 3Com on the block?, 07/17/07: 3Com reportedly entertaining offers from private equity firms, Nortel. Recruitment and retention resources, 07/17/07: In a recent story, Denise Dubie reports on how baby boomer retirements are positioning IT job seekers with more options in a hot job market. IBM to net real-time capabilities with DataMirror buy, 07/16/07: IBM is looking to add real-time capabilities to its data-integration software by buying Canadian firm DataMirror for about $162.3 million. Call for entries: Be an Enterprise All-Star Get your IT glory Nominate your coolest projects for our third-annual Enterprise All-Star Award. The Enterprise All-Star Awards program honors user organizations that demonstrate exceptional use of network technology to further business objectives. Consider entering your great projects now. Find an entry form here.

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