 Voices of NetworkingVoices of Networking, 10/01/07By Jeff CarusoBackspin: The industry’s soft underbelly, 09/26/07: Every industry has its dark side, the stuff that, at best, is embarrassing for the industry when it is exposed and, at worst, damages brands and loses customers. While many industries have been outted the computer industry is still off the public’s ... Snyder: Are stand-alone IPSs dead? 09/26/07: I just finished a hellishly large test for Network World of enterprise-class UTM firewalls. You’ll be able to read the full results in print and online Nov. 5. One of the tough questions I had to wrestle with is the definition of UTM when it comes to ... Johnson: Interest growing in carrier Ethernet, 09/27/07: Technologies seem to go in cycles: Every few years, a new technology arises, gets promoted and adopted (or doesn't … anyone remember SMDS?). Then a few more years pass as users work out the kinks, economies of scale push down the prices, and the not- ...
Net Buzz: Seen, heard and alleged at DEMOfall07, 09/27/07: Digital Fountain's dip into the content-delivery network pool -- DF Splash -- offered among the more impressive stage demonstrations last week at DEMOfall07, ... SMB: Why tomorrow is too late to think about business continuity, 09/26/07: Designing and implementing a functional business-continuity plan is a multimonth process. Here's what to consider. Tolly: Symphony – fully orchestrated office suite, 09/25/07: Alternative office suites are nothing new. For users requiring the trio of word processing, spreadsheets and presentations there have always been options. For some years, it has been possible to get OpenOffice for free and the commercial version, Sun' ... Risk & Reward: Service-oriented security, 09/25/07: Attackers are making a lot of money stealing identities and they are developing ever more sophisticated attack networks. If we are to defend against this escalating threat we have to stop trying to match each move and work toward a broader strategy. ... Gearhead: PHP 4’s life is ending, and problems with deferred procedure calls, 09/25/07: So, where was I? Oh yes, last week I was wrestling with hosting providers to get the right version of PHP and playing with WAMP and XAMPP to test PHP-based applications. If my comment about “what was I doing” sounds like I’ve lost track, it’s true, ... Dr. Internet: Running Tomcat to listen on standard SSL port, 09/25/07: I have a Web server running the Apache Web server and Apache Tomcat. The regular Apache Web server is used to forward SSL connections to Tomcat on Port 8443. Can I run Tomcat so that it will listen on the standard SSL port (443) along with the other ... Insider Threat: The struggle with data loss prevention, 09/24/07: Being in the data loss prevention (DLP) market while it has evolved has let me watch as requirements have changed over time. Cool Tools: Another DEMO, another batch of ‘cool stuff', 09/24/07: If it’s September, it must be DEMOfall, in which I get another opportunity to see what’s hot in the world of start-ups and innovation. While there are lots of new products and services for the enterprise launching at this week’s show in San Diego, for ... Nutter's Help Desk: Connecting a garage to a LAN, 09/24/07: We want to connect our bus garage to our LAN as they are currently using dialup. The garage is a steel building about 800 feet from our main building. I am thinking wireless is our best solution. Do you have any recommendations as to how to proceed? Bradner: Crustacean security still gets in real security’s way, 09/24/07: Companies are still putting too much trust in perimeter firewalls, says Harvard’s Scott Bradner. The Jericho Forum also recently said as much. |
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