February 2007
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February 28, 2007
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Feb'07
SSL VPN secures distributed construction company
SSL VPN for remote access was necessary for Barton Malow, a massive construction company. Continue Reading
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February 28, 2007
28
Feb'07
TCP/IP troubleshooting: A structured approach -- Introduction
This tip from WindowsNetworking.com describes a structured approach for troubleshooting connectivity problems with TCP/IP networks. This is the first of a series of articles on TCP/IP troubleshooting Continue Reading
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February 23, 2007
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Feb'07
Nortel Communications Server 1000/2100
Taking the silver medal in the IP PBX category was the Communications Server 1000/2100 from Nortel. Garnering a strong 90% good or excellent rating in network integration and interoperability, the product also ... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2007
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Feb'07
Avaya One-X Quick Edition
Despite some mixed reviews from users, One-X Quick Edition from Avaya received the bronze medal for IP PBXs. The One-X received good or excellent scores from 80% of users in IP communications and messaging ... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2007
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Feb'07
Cisco CallManager/CallManagerExpress
With the numerous IP PBXs available, it is no small task to determine which offers the best solution. Cisco's CallManager and CallManagerExpress beat out the competition in our Product Leadership IP PBX category,... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2007
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Feb'07
SolarWinds Orion Network Performance Monitor
Orion Network Performance Monitor from SolarWinds breaks the mold of unwieldy software in an easy-to-use product aimed at the mid-market, and handily won our gold award in the network performance ... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2007
23
Feb'07
Network General Sniffer Enterprise/Enterprise Intelligence family
Sniffer from Network General is considered the first easy-to-use network diagnostics tool, and our Product Leadership survey respondents gave it a nod with the bronze award in our network performance ... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2007
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Feb'07
NEC NEAX
The NEAX platform from NEC locked down the silver Product Leadership Award for best hybrid PBX. With NEC's peer-to-peer switching, users can access all of NEC's networking services and digital phone features via an ... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2007
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Feb'07
Avaya Tenovis Integral 55
Taking home the bronze medal in the hybrid PBX category is Avaya's Tenovis Integral 55. Ideal for branch locations or SMBs, Integral 55 is equipped for analog, digital, IP and DECT and promises top-notch ... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2007
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Feb'07
Nortel Business Communications Manager
The all-in-one Business Communications Manager (BCM) from Nortel not only secured the gold medal in the hybrid PBX category of our Product Leadership Awards, it provides an affordable (and relatively painless) ... Continue Reading
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February 23, 2007
23
Feb'07
Cisco VPN Concentrator series
Coming in a very close second to receive the silver award in the remote access category was the VPN Concentrator series from Cisco. Continue Reading
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February 23, 2007
23
Feb'07
Fluke Networks OptiView family
Taking the silver award in our network performance management category is the OptiView family from Fluke Networks. OptiView is a collection of hardware network analyzers targeted at measuring and ... Continue Reading
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February 22, 2007
22
Feb'07
What are the commands for checking a switch?
Sudhanshu Gupta shows us the various commands in which a switch can be checked in this expert response. Continue Reading
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February 22, 2007
22
Feb'07
Cisco wireless access point configuration from scratch
Learn what the Cisco 1242 wireless access point can do for you and how to configure one from scratch. This tip covers basic security settings, enabling the wireless radios, and how to make a successful connection. The 1242AG is a powerful ... Continue Reading
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February 22, 2007
22
Feb'07
McAfee Policy Enforcer
Ranking third and earning the bronze award for endpoint security is Policy Enforcer from McAfee. Users called it a "good" and "reliable" product, and one said it "seems to keep the users happy." Continue Reading
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February 22, 2007
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Feb'07
Cisco Network Admission Control
Network Admission Control (NAC) from Cisco took the gold award for endpoint security, earning high ratings from users. Of the 116 category respondents, 51 said they use Cisco NAC. Of those users, more than 70% said... Continue Reading
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February 22, 2007
22
Feb'07
OpenNMS 2007
The open source OpenNMS takes home the gold award in our network and IT management platforms category. The network management system was designed as a replacement for more expensive commercial... Continue Reading
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February 22, 2007
22
Feb'07
IBM Tivoli
Earning the bronze medal for network and IT management platforms is IBM Tivoli and its NetView component. Readers ranked it high on monitoring and reporting capabilities, praising it as "a good product" and an "... Continue Reading
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February 22, 2007
22
Feb'07
HP OpenView
OpenView from HP takes home the silver award in our network and IT management platforms category. Users found it to be a high-quality, high-end product that serves the needs of ... Continue Reading
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February 22, 2007
22
Feb'07
SonicWall Pro
The SonicWall Pro from SonicWall received the bronze award in our network firewalls category. More than 94% of survey respondents gave it good or excellent ratings in ability to block unauthorized network ... Continue Reading