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- The best VoIP solution is ...
- What about hosted?Wondering if you guys would be willing to discuss the most obvious omission... hosted. It's like choosing which car to buy when its cheaper to take a limo.RE: The best VoIP solution is ...Your article was only comprehensive if you consider just the IP-PBX and desktop telephone;...
- Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Fax, Zultys, Voice Mail, VoIP Solution, AC power, SIP, VoIP
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Microsoft confirms SMB2 vulnerability, warns of code execution risk
- Feel free to delete this Ryan.ThanksIsn't it about time we stop playing nice andfind these people who create such an endless stream of blank and do a bit of Vlad the Impaler on them? Catch em... give them a fair trial (I want to be certain we publicly impale...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., SMB2, Microsoft Windows Vista, vulnerability, beta
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- More Microsoft layoffs, a resignation and other pre-Labor Day tidbits
- Oh pooh...The days are coming to an end for 15G Operating Systems, in case they missed it Appliance driven devices under VMware IS the future.Not some insecure bloated expensive Server versions that require tens of thousands in licenses and still is crippled up by viruses/worms.;)On the plus side,nobody now knows...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, layoff, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, server
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- Layer 7 Application Services Governance
- Layer 7 Technologies', CEO, Paul Rochester, and VP of Engineering/Chief Architect, K. Scott Morrison, stopped by telephonically to introduce their company, its philosophy and bring me up to date on their product portfolio. The company offers server appliances and virtual appliances that take on the tasks of firewall, compliance enforcer,...
- Tags: Web, Layer 7 Technologies Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Channel Management, Web Services, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-07-23
- New Socialtext Microblogging Appliance Signals Increased Flexibility
- Socialtext are making available an 'unbundled' appliance version of their microblogging product 'Signals' at an attractive $US1 per user per month, plus $1,000 per month server subscription. With the rapid increase in business use of Twitter, the hugely successful but internet based free microblogging platform, there...
- Tags: Socialtext, Socialtext Microblogging Appliance, Socialtext Signals, Social Networking, Wiki, Strategy, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- Google: Enterprise business profitable; Says email migration 'proof points' building
- Google: Enterprise business profitable; Says email migration 'proof points' buildingenterprise--clouds and firewallsOne of the reasons we built both the Private Network Edition of Etherpad downloadable behind the firewall and the On-Demand version of Etherpad hosted in the cloud is to give IT Managers choice. Security concerns are paramount to companies...
- Tags: Groupware, cloud computing, Security Concerns, Google Inc., email migration, proof point, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2009-06-05
- Get Me To The Parts Store On Time
- Sigurd Rinde has written an interesting take on the status quo in large enterprises and the need to quietly infiltrate enterprise 2.0 value rather than confront the powers that be, citing Sun Tzu the master military strategist. I thought of this today as...
- Tags: Google Inc., Valeo S.A., Sigurd Rinde, Sigurde, Cloud Computing, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- SIMBC - Cisco Security Information Management Boot Camp
- View Available Dates and LocationsWe have taken our Authorized MARS and SMN courses and combined them into a custom Boot Camp where you will get the training you need to manage a comprehensive security management solution that encompasses security provisioning, event monitoring, and threat detection and mitigation...
- Tags: Information Management, Security Information Management, Cisco Systems Inc., Authorized MARS, Cisco Security Management Suite, Security
- Training 2009-04-01
- In tight times, Microsoft launches two new servers
- In tight times, Microsoft launches two new serversWell done MS...some of us had given up on them releasing anything.This product update comes with multiple SKUs to squeeze every last dollar out of customers. Keeping CALs is a unique feature.Appears they've added "Remote Web Workplace" and 120-day [b]trials[/b] of "Microsoft Forefront...
- Tags: Firewalls, Servers, Operating systems, Wess, server, firewall, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-12
- CyBlock Proxy 6.0 (Windows)
- CyBlock Proxy is an all-in-one Internet filter and proxy server. It combines precision filtering with the industry's best user activity reporting in one high-performance, low-cost solution. Ideal for any business or school network, CyBlock Proxy allows administrators the flexibility to block or allow access to Web sites by content category...
- Tags: Category, Administrator, Wavecrest Corp., Microsoft Windows, CyBlock Proxy, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-09-23
- Stonesoft Security in Virtual Environments
- As I mentioned in the post, Virtualization and security, quite a number of suppliers focused on security in virtualized environments have come forward to speak with me in the past month. Stonesoft is one of those companies. Mark Boltz, Senior Solutions Architect, and Greg Mead, Solutions Architect, both of Stonesoft,...
- Tags: Network, Environment, Stonesoft, StoneGate Management Center, Security, Networking, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Secure coding: the invisible elephant
- The last couple of weeks, I've been trying to vaguely connect the dots between social computing, cloud computing and traditional process based systems. There are multiple legs to the story but one that had pretty much escaped my attention was the security angle. I will not claim any special expertise...
- Tags: Software, Google Inc., Database, Cloud Computing, Information Technology, Computer Science, Microsoft Corp., Computer, Ms Davidson, Tools & Techniques, Security, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- Malware pain for my users
- Malware pain for my usersI agree wholeheartedlyPeople always ask me if linux will be ready for the desktop, or rather, if this is the year of the linux desktop. I usually respond with a 'hope not.' I'm one of a few avid linux enthusiasts who like linux the...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Port 22, malware, Linux, SSH, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- Microsoft's free enterprise search is a must try
- At the Heroes Happens {here} event in LA yesterday which saw the launch* of Windows Server 2008, one of the relatively hidden gems of the event in my opinion was Microsoft's free** Search Server 2008 Express. It's is a streamline install of Office SharePoint Server 2007 with almost all the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Enterprise Search, Search Engine, Enterprise Search Engine, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Search Result, Microsoft Windows, Search, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-02-28
- The best Windows storage isn't on Windows
- The best Windows storage isn't on WindowsMessage has been deleted.real-world consumersThe only question I have is this: Why does the real-world, end-user or home/personal computer user care?Certainly, corporations and educational/research institutions and possibly government sector types with perpetual libraries of research papers, legal filings, patents, archived copies of old newspapers,...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Sun Microsystems Inc., storage, Common Internet File System, Windows Storage, Make IT, OpenSolaris, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-29
- News to know: Leopard firewalls; NSA; Amazon Kindle; Early adopter curse
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple admits to ‘misleading’ Leopard firewall settings. Techmeme. Rogue anti-malware lures squirming though Skype. NSA telecom immunity still unsettled in Senate David Morgenstern: Mac users can now give real love to Windows NTFS ...
- Tags: Firewall, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows, Firewalls, Robots, Sales Strategy, Network Security, Operating Systems, Software, Networking, Emerging Technologies, Sales
- Blog posts 2007-11-16
- Apple Leopard Reviews
- Apple Leopard Reviewsre: MacOS 10.5It works quite well. The PC people have made a big deal out of some minor issues - and, so far, i haven't seen anything scarier than the fact that you have to turn the firewall on yourself if you install over 10.4.X. Big deal. As...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Java, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Inc., Leopard, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-11-13
- SaaS invades enterprise software markets
- New research from Gartner sees SaaS taking a growing slice of the enterprise software market, rising from $4.2 billion last year to $11.5 billion in 2011. That's an average annual growth rate of around 22.3%.But of course this is just an analyst projection. Who knows what will really happen? One...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Enterprise Software, Gartner Inc., Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2007-08-14
- SaaS and the packaged software appliance
- SaaS and the packaged software applianceCould not agreem more. Many companies will NOT be comfortable withapplications outside of the firewall for some time to come. Better to get them used to SaaS a little bit at a time. The biggest question is when will Google offer a range of on...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Phil, software-as-a-service, software appliance, software
- Discussion threads 2007-06-18
- Can the appliance put SaaS on-premise?
- Delivering software as an appliance brings many of the same benefits as delivering software as a service. In fact, in recent weeks and months I've spoken to some people who've talked as if the two models were interchangeable. I wouldn't go that far, but I would say that they're different...
- Tags: Architecture
- Blog posts 2007-06-15
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