Network Computing Report #267
http://www.networkcomputing.com/
Monday, September 23, 2002

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Service levels that agree.  Software that integrates.
Systems that heal themselves.  A vacation where you relax.
Tivoli software from IBM: Intelligent management software
that does what you no longer need to.
See Tivoli software in action @ Gartner IT Symposium, October 6-11,2002
http://www.tivoli.com/news/features/oct2002/event/

 
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This week, we're pleased to introduce our latest partner, Prentice
Hall Professional Technical Reference. Together, we'll bring you a
special library of IT books and training materials. Plus, we've got a
new Top 11 List. This time out, we're collecting excuses for
nonparticipation in Open Source projects.

Be sure to bookmark our Weblog, the Network Computing Daily Blog, and
check back often for IT news and views.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BZ4R0A6

As always, please feel free to message us directly if you have any
comments or questions (mailto:newsletter@nwc.com).

Best regards,
--The Network Computing Report Team

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In This Issue:
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1)  Newsletter Specials
2)  The Daily Blog
3)  BuzzCut
4)  Webcast: The CEO Minute: Roy Zisapel, Radware
5)  Network Computing Inc. - LIVE!
6)  Feature: It's the Information, Stupid
7)  Review: Business Intelligence, With Smarts
8)  Review: Disk Imaging Gets a Makeover
9)  Buyer's Guide: Desktop Firewalls
10) Sneak Preview: TippingPoint's UnityOne 2000
11) Sneak Preview: Jalaam's AppareNet for Network Performance
     Monitoring
12) The Last Mile
13) Quick Takes
14) Down to Business: Hard Line on Software
15) CMP Marketplace
16) Latest IT Professional Downloads
17) Subscription Information

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1) Newsletter Specials
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a) New Books and Training
Together with Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference, we're
pleased to bring you a special library of IT books and training
materials. Browse thousands of titles and download an exclusive
excerpt from the training course, "Hack, Counter-Hack," which includes
a free lesson on building a hacker lab.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijG0A4

b) TechQuiz: Access & Security
How knowledgeable are you when it comes to managing secure access to
your network? Our editors will make you think before answering our
latest quiz questions. And if you answer them all correctly, you could
win a very cool prize from our sponsor, Novell.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40TNs0As

c) All-New Top 11 List: Put Your Wit to Work
Some would say that we should do more than just consume Open Source
software, that we should also invest our time and talents in support
of "the cause." So, in the spirit of giving, this week's Top 11
question is: What's the biggest reason you haven't contributed to an
Open Source project yet? Our gut response would be, "Well, we wrote
the source code, but there was this big, mean looking dog, and...."
Send in your excuses, and we'll publish the best ones in an upcoming
issue of Network Computing.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijH0A5

d) Compare IT: Network Management Tools
Network management tools help you keep an eye on your hardware and
local- and wide-area traffic. Check out the products Aprisma,
Hewlett-Packard and Opticom have to offer, then get a free quote or
RFI response from the vendor of your choice. It's just a click away.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijI0A6

e) NetSeminar: Wireless LAN Security
Tune in as we discuss standards development and the technologies and
strategies best used to secure WLANs. Mark your calendar and join us
on October 1 at 11 a.m. PDT. For more info and to register.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BiYn0AR

f) White Paper Spotlight
1. A Cure for Your Data-Protection Ills
Save precious time and media space, read "Advancing the
State-of-the-Art in Data Protection with Dantz Retrospect Intelligent
Backup and Restore," a free white paper sponsored by Dantz Development
Corp. 
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijJ0A7

2. Active Virus Protection
To help keep your business virus-free, read "Reduce Your Virus
Exposure with Active Virus Protection" by our sponsor, SonicWall.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijK0A8

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2) The Daily Blog
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a) Web Worm Strikes
Network Computing's security expert, Mike Fratto, gives advice on
securing your system against the linux.slapper.worm or bugtraq.c worm,
a self-propagating, malicious code now circling the planet.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijL0AA

b) More Browsers Please
Rumors are swirling about yet another commercial Web browser based on
the Open Source Mozilla project. While the need for another browser is
open to debate, the melding of corporate muscle and Open Source is
sorely needed--especially where Web browsers are concerned.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijM0AB

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3) BuzzCut
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a) Are You Locked into Red Hat?
By Don MacVittie
The four founding companies of UnitedLinux would have you believe that
nonmember Red Hat has designs on overrunning the enterprise. But the
premise of this theory is flawed, at best.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijN0AC

b) Blogs: Only Half-Baked
By Michael J. DeMaria
Unless developers can deliver on the issue of blog archiving and
sorting, the potential of blogs will not be reached.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijO0AD

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4) Webcast: The CEO Minute: Roy Zisapel, Radware
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Tune in to hear Brad Shimmin's interview with Radware's President and
CEO, Roy Zisapel, and find out how intelligent application switching
can bridge the gap between networks and applications.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijP0AE

Note: Requires RealPlayer

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5) Network Computing Inc. - LIVE!
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We're building a new lab--and a new Weblog to go with it--where you
can pick up inside tips and unguarded frustrations from our lab
managers as they create a state-of-the-art application-testing lab.
Here's a look at the latest goings on about Wisconsin.

Thursday, 9/19, Steven preps the lab proper with a new HVAC and
security system.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40Biji0Ad

Tuesday, 9/17, Lori gets personal, installing and then populating ADS
on her Windows 2000 machine.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40Bijh0Ac

Thursday, 9/12, Lori hefts some 2Us and sets up a rather spiffy SQL
Server DB.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40Bijg0Ab

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6) Feature: It's the Information, Stupid
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By Lori MacVittie
Using business-intelligence tools to discover the nonintuitive
purchasing habits of your customers makes it possible to adapt product
development, marketing, staff training and even IT resources
accordingly.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijQ0AF

Read more articles on this subject.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40CTM0A4

Download B2B white papers.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijR0AG

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7) Review: Business Intelligence, With Smarts
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By Lori MacVittie
We unleashed five business-intelligence packages on our own customer
data to find out which product does the best job pointing out trends
we'd never detected. Cognos Series 7 took our Editor's Choice award.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijS0AH

Read more articles on this subject.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40CTM0A4

Download B2B white papers.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijR0AG

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8) Review: Disk Imaging Gets a Makeover
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By Cornell W. Robinson III
We tested four disk-imaging products that will save your helpdesk
staff from hoofing it to client desktops when software needs updating
or a user's system is on the blink.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijT0AI

Read more articles on this subject.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40CTM0A4

Download network management white papers.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40OMX0AL

Research network management products and vendors.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40OTA0A4

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9) Buyer's Guide: Desktop Firewalls
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By Michael J. DeMaria
Today's hottest firewalls offer policy protection, definable event
filters, automatic policy and software updates as well as integration
with VPNs and antivirus software.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijU0AJ

Read more articles on this subject.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40CN80Ac

Download network security white papers.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40N7V0Au

Research network security products and vendors.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40N7W0Av

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10) Sneak Preview: TippingPoint's UnityOne 2000
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By Mike Fratto
Intrusion detection, active in-line filtering and vulnerability
assessment come together in TippingPoint UnityOne 2000. But our tests
also show that the network defense system missed some key servers.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijV0AK

Read more articles on this subject.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40CN80Ac

Download network security white papers.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40N7V0Au

Research network security products and vendors.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40N7W0Av

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11) Sneak Preview: Jalaam's AppareNet for Network Performance
Monitoring
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By Lori MacVittie
Jalaam's software catches network problems, and its detailed
diagnostics release info about duplex conflicts, black and gray hole
hops and rate-limiting behavior.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijW0AL

Read more articles on this subject.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40CTE0Av

Download network monitoring white papers.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40O3R0An

Research network management products and vendors.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40OTA0A4

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12) The Last Mile
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Introducing The Last Mile, a page chock full of the weird, wacky and
not quite front-page material. Check out the Top 11 Rejected Slogans
for Microsoft's Palladium, find out if your boss "gets" technology and
more.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijX0AM

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13) Quick Takes
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We sneak a quick look at these hot products:
*MKS Source Integrity Enterprise Edition/MKS Integrity Manager
*Mir3 Inlogic
*Adtran NetVanta 3200
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijY0AN

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14) Down to Business: Hard Line on Software
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By Rob Preston
"Why should customers have to sift through 40 pages of vendor data to
figure out which application or database license is best for their
needs? Software vendors should simplify pricing instead."
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BijZ0AO

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15) CMP Marketplace
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Eval download available at: 
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16) Latest IT Professional Downloads
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Find some of the newest files in IT Pro's collection of shareware,
utility and demo downloads for network and IT professionals below. If
you would like to see more downloads and begin receiving the latest
info on hot new utilities, packs and jewels, sign up for our free,
weekly IT Pro Downloads newsletter.
http://www.submag.com/sub/nc?wp=wpdly1&tc=1&pk=WMNCED

a) BootIt Next Generation 1.32
BootIt Next Generation is a sophisticated yet simple-to-use set of
tools for partitioning, imaging and booting your computer. The
partitioning tools include non-destructive resizing, converting,
creating, formatting, copying, moving and deleting.

Download at:
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40BZb60AP
Size: 438k
Platform: Windows 3.1 or later
Licensing: Shareware; $29.95

b) SearchWin 1.0.1
SearchWin is a fast Windows find file utility that adds the multiterm
search engine capability to the Windows file system. It finds files
without using ancient DOS file names or wildcard parameters.

Download at:
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eIxC0Be3GS0V40Bied0AT
Size: 3728k
Platform: Windows 95, 98 or NT
Licensing: Shareware; $12.95

By using IT Pro Downloads you agree to these terms of use.
http://www.nwc.com/itpro/itpro-terms.html

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Service levels that agree.  Software that integrates.
Systems that heal themselves.  A vacation where you relax.
Tivoli software from IBM: Intelligent management software
that does what you no longer need to.
See Tivoli software in action @ Gartner IT Symposium, October 6-11,2002
http://www.tivoli.com/news/features/oct2002/event/

 
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