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- Networking simplified: Build a local (network) roadway
- This sample chapter from Computer Networking First-Step covers networking basics such as how they work, what they're made of, and the benefits of using a structured cabling system. After reading this chapter, you should be able to: Explain how computers can communicate binary 1s...
- Tags: Network, Computer Networking, Cisco Systems Inc., Computer, Ethernet, Productivity, Networking, Network Technology
- Book chapters 2006-06-06
- Using an On-Line Virtual Server to Simulate Network Administration
- Participants in the rapidly changing computer networking arena face the significant challenge of keeping up with technologies that are often expensive to deploy, making it particularly difficult to gain hands-on experience. A survey of current job descriptions indicates that Microsoft systems continue to experience strong interest among employers. Learning alternatives...
- Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Network Administration, Lab, Network, Computer Networking, Virtual Server, San Jose State University, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Networking, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2005-09-02
- Proven Network Management Solutions for Small and Medium Business Environments
- Computer networking has become part of the way small and medium businesses SMBs do business. This white paper discusses some of the issues that affect your network's performance; industry-accepted ways to manage, troubleshoot, and optimize your network's performance; and finally how deploying system and network protection solutions helps you secure,...
- Tags: Performance, Network, Computer Networking, Small And Medium Business, Network Management, Smb/Sme, Networking
- White papers 2003-12-01
- Introduction to Home Networking
- Computer networking is being propelled from its traditional corporate base into a brave new world-the home. This white paper discusses networking from a technical perspective. The paper explains why home networking is a viable and growing market segment, and details the benefits and market drivers behind the push. It also...
- Tags: Computer Networking, Home Networking, Networking, Personal Technology
- White papers 1999-09-01
- CTC Improves Security and Collaboration
- Tokyo-based ITOCHU Techno-Science Corporation CTC supplies cutting-edge computer networking applications and other products. The company also provides total solutions from consulting through to systems development, operation, management, maintenance, training and outsourcing under its operational directive of "Challenging Tomorrow's Changes. The company wanted to increase collaboration and knowledge sharing and improve...
- Tags: Security, Collaboration, Computer Networking, Sun Microsystems Inc., CTC, Smart Cards
- Case studies
- Network IT Provider Provisions Users Easily, Securely With Integrated Identity System
- Enterasys Networks provides high-security computer networking technology and solutions to large enterprises around the world. With the ebb and flow of business in the past few years, Enterasys was spending increasingly more time provisioning and de-provisioning users, and management was concerned about risks to the company's data. Working with Microsoft...
- Tags: Network, Computer Networking, Enterasys Networks, Microsoft Corp., E-mail Servers, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows
- Case studies
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- Microsoft to show off spherical Surface next week
- During Microsoft's annual Research Faculty Summit in Redmond, the company will finally show off semi-publicly the spherical Surface computer that has been rumored for the past few months. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Multi-touch, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Intel launches new chip for consumer electronics
- In its latest bid to expand beyond PCs and servers into industrial and consumer electronics applications, Intel has announced a new family of embedded processors. These chips are not based on the Atom processor already used in netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices MIDs--those versions won't arrive until...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Intel Corp., Chip, Atom, SoCs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- NASA used cadavers to test Orion moonship
- NASA officials recognized last week that dead bodies were used to develop Orion landing systems. According to NASA, 'three human bodies were used in the tests at Ohio State University Medical Center' in 2007. Even if the results of the experiments helped NASA, one of its spokesman said that the...
- Tags: NASA, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Apple's coming notebook transition
- Apple is readying a major product transition. We know because they told us so. In the quarterly financial crime call chief financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer referred several times to a "...future product transition which I can't discuss today". That was interesting for two reasons. First, the...
- Tags: Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Product Transition, Portable Growth, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable
- In a scathing indictment of Apple's MobileMe service, the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg calls the service "far too flawed to be reliable." The US$99 per year service – which is supposed to push contacts, calendars and email from iPhone to computer – has been hobbling along...
- Tags: Apple Inc., MobileMe, E-mail, Online Communications, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Childs rigged crazyquilt private network
- The prosecution unveiled more details on the lunacy in San Francisco in court filings that urged the judge to keep rogue network administrator Terry Childs' bail at $5 million. The Chronicle reports that prosecutors say that Childs had over 1,000 modems secreted around the city, forming his own private network...
- Tags: Network, Prosecutor, Networking, Productivity, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Facebook gets serious about app quality
- Facebook at its F8 developer powwow had a bevy of announcements that garnered interest, but among the most notable were its efforts to improve the quality of applications on the social networking site. First, the brief recap of Facebook's news (statement, Steve O'Hear's takeaways, Webware and Techmeme...
- Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- News to know: DNS flaw; Amazon; Microsoft shakeup; Facebook
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service Attack code published for DNS flaw Nate McFeters: |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit 'Spam King' escapes from federal prison iPhone vulnerable to phishing,...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, DNS, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Flaw, Game Players, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Live Webcast: Mid-Year Report: Malware, Spam and Web Threats in 2008
- What's NOT happening in 2008? The web continues to be a vector for cyber threats. Incidents of spear-phishing continue to dupe users, and botnets are increasing in popularity amongst growing economies across the globe. Complex polymorphic viruses as opposed to the more mundane Trojan horses are getting...
- Tags: Web, Webcast, Sophos Plc., Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Channel Management, Security, Marketing
- Webcasts 2008-07-24
- |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit
- [Updated 07/24/2008: Gallery images of diffs of code revisions has been included and will be updated as things change, see here.] Earlier today, noted researchers |)ruid and HD Moore released exploit code for the Metasploit tool for attacking the DNS flaw that was originally reported by Dan...
- Tags: DNS, Domain, Server, Entry, Exploit, NS, NS Record, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Microsoft splits its Platforms
- Microsoft splits its Platformsjohnson leavingFirst of all, this is good news. It's not like he as done a good job running this companies marketing and online business. This is good news. Microsoft is making changes and its for the better. For all your naysayers who like to...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Microsoft Corp., Johnson, rep, Juniper Networks Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Judge refuses to reduce 'rogue' admin's bail
- Breaking news: A San Francisco judge just refused to lower Terry Childs' bail from $5 million, the SF Chron reports. Prosecutors said that by rigging the network so that key programs were held in memory so that they would be deleted when the network was shut...
- Tags: Bail, Administrator, Network, Sheriff, Prosecutor, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- COPA is unconstitutional
- COPA is unconstitutionalgovernment censorshipNow that Andrew Cuomo AG NY has had most of the ISP's Eliminate ALT* Bineries newsgroups. Does this action, which is like finding a book in the library and burning down the complete facility . Eliminate Cuomo's actions and allow the ISP's to again carry ALT Bineries...
- Tags: Regulations, Child Online Protection Act
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Can health bring AOL back?
- Can health bring AOL back?AOL and the future.If AOL decides to try and reinvent itself it is going to have to overcome the main reason that most people left it as soon as they could. AOL messed around with all sorts of settings in their PC's, presumably trying to...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, America Online Inc., AOL Back, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
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