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		<title><![CDATA[Improve Operational Efficiency and Reduce Costs With Network Configuration Automation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1110993]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IT organizations are increasingly facing pressure to perform as a value-added business partner and contribute visible results tied directly to business requirements. The network is a critical IT infrastructure component on which most IT services depend. At the same time, complexity, constant change, and human error combine to put network...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/enterprise+management+associates+inc..html"><![CDATA[Enterprise Management Associates Inc.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Simple, Affordable Disaster Recovery Automation in the Virtualized IT Datacenter]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=378773]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Quick recovery of operations after a site failure requires major planning and testing, dependent on an infrastructure and recovery plan that can be simply and affordably managed. Virtualized iSCSI SANs are increasingly being chosen for virtual data center deployments because they help simplify storage management and help overcome performance, scalability...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Remotely Managed Internet Cameras Deliver Low-Cost IP Surveillance Monitoring and Automation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=976329]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Internet Protocol cameras IP cameras enable anyone with access credentials and a standard browser to remotely monitor, control and record video from any location with Internet or private network connectivity. The latest equipment features user-friendly interfaces for remote record monitoring, event triggers and configuration on the fly. Alert notifications or...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Siemens Energy & Automation Deploys FirePass to Secure and Simplify Network Connections for End Users, IT Staff, Vendors, and Partners]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=382546]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With more than 12,000 employees worldwide, 31 manufacturing and distribution facilities, 8 R&D facilities, and more than 100 area sales offices throughout the U.S., Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. is one of Siemens' operating companies in the U.S. In order to provide authorized, secure network access to a range of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/f5+networks+inc..html"><![CDATA[F5 Networks Inc.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Data Security Considerations in Modern Automation Networks]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=388576]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The automation manufacturing business has reached its turning point and manufacturers are forced to create new business areas. Their expertise about field devices will be the source for future growth of automation industry. This includes monitoring, maintenance, data analysis and process tuning which all require good remoting capabilities in order...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Analysis of Protocols to Ethernet Automation Networks]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=952565]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ethernet technology dominates the market of computer networks. However, it was not been established as technology for industrial automation, where the requirements demand determinism and real-time performance. Many solutions have been proposed to solve the problem of non-determinism, which are based on TDMA Time Division Multiple Access, Token Passing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ethernet in Substation Automation Applications - Issues and Requirements]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=374605]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Trends in electric utility automation, specifically substation automation, have converged upon a common communications architecture with the goal of having interoperability between a variety of Intelligent Electronic Devices IEDs found in the substation. This initiative was begun back in the late 1980s driven by the major North American utilities under...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automate five common Windows networking tasks with these tips and scripts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=173204]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This chapter from the Microsoft Windows Administrator's Automation Toolkit discusses how to quickly and accurately accomplish management tasks with the help of automation.    Automation can help make information available quickly in time of need, can perform configurationchanges with great accuracy, and can make frequently performed tasks less...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[An Automation Test Suite is Developed and Tested for ATM Switch Signaling Protocols]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=102715]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The project required the development and testing of an automation test suite for the customer's ATM switch signaling protocols (UNI, PNNI, AINI, SAAL). Fourteen Wipro engineers worked on this next generation ATM switch and converted test specifications into test scripts using SNMP scripting language. The test development environment included Erlang,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Reference Guide to Data Center Automation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=176170]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This Realtimepublishers guide explains how data center automation can help your IT department do more with less. It offers valuable information on the concepts, techniques, and technologies that can help you better manage your computing infrastructure. From organizing content according to ITIL best practices to configuring network components, an automated...]]></description>
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