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Sun Java Web Infrastructure Suite: Using the Java System Web Server as a Reverse Proxy for Improved Security

More and more, the HTTP layer is being used for attacks against corporate infrastructures. Since standard security tools fail to analyze the HTTP protocol as an attack vehicle, commercial reverse proxies offer an effective method for protecting Web sites and applications. By definition, a proxy is a device that stands...

Tags: Web Server, Security, Proxy, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Java, Web Infrastructure, Web Servers, Servers, Internet, Hardware

White papers 2005-07-01

Outsourcing Your Web Infrastructure Management: A Resource-Effective Alternative Offering Substantial Benefits to Your Business

As organizations become increasingly more reliant on the Internet and on technology to enable their critical business processes, they are being forced to continuously build and update the infrastructure supporting their Internet-based activities and Web-enabled applications. This paper presents a number of the benefits that businesses can derive by outsourcing...

Tags: Manitoba Telecom Services Inc., Benefit, Outsourcing, Web Infrastructure, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Internet, Quality, Business Operations

White papers 2005-01-07

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2003 R2 as a Web Application Platform (Level 200)

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 provides you with the powerful Web Application Platform solution. Three technologies make up the foundation of this solution: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, and Internet Information Services IIS 6.0 enhanced by Service Pack 1 (SP1) and 64-bit processing capabilities. The Web Application Platform...

Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Web Application, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Web Infrastructure, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Webcasts

Maxtor Deploys Blue Coat Proxy Appliances to Protect and Control Its Web Infrastructure

Maxtor Corporation is one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives. The company needed a more efficient and effective strategy to keep spyware and viruses from entering its networks and prevent users from accessing inappropriate Web content, reduce helpdesk requirements, and improve network performance. Maxtor deployed Blue Coat...

Tags: Maxtor Corp., Web Infrastructure, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Help Desk, Cyberthreats, Call Centers, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, It Operations

Case studies

State of Alabama Picks Blue Coat Proxy Appliances to Protect Web Infrastructure

The State of Alabama wanted to regulate Web traffic and address productivity concerns. With a diverse population of up to 35,000 online users, the solution had to provide very granular control without significantly increasing in-house maintenance or support requirements. The State of Alabama deployed two Blue Coat Proxy SG appliances...

Tags: Network, Alabama, Web Infrastructure, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Networking

Case studies

Marubeni Infotec Supports Software and Hardware Sales With IBM Web Infrastructure

On October 1, 2004, Marubeni Infotec Corp. merged with Computer Wave, Inc. Up to that point, Marubeni Infotec had operated mainly as a hardware wholesaler. Meanwhile, Computer Wave had accumulated sales know-how as a distributor of personal computer software. The first goal was to achieve seamless integration with the back-end...

Tags: IBM iSeries, Web Infrastructure, IBM Corp., Tools & Techniques, Servers, Enterprise Software, Management, Hardware, Software

Case studies

Additional Resources

Howard's happy: Sirius-XM merger (finally) approved; Now the work really begins

The government regulatory debacle known as the Sirius-XM merger has officially ended as the Federal Communications Commission approved the deal after 17 months of deliberation and lobbying from the National Association of Broadcasters. According to the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal the FCC approved the deal...

Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Sirius, Howard, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Federal Government, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Government, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-26

MobileTechRoundup show #141, jkOnTheRun is aquired, Sony Reader, battery life, and more

I had a good time recording MobileTechRoundup show #141 with the two newest members of the Giga Om Media group, James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel. Don't worry listeners and readers, you will still get the same content from those two and from me here on the podcast for the foreseeable...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Sony Corp., Battery, Sony Reader, Kevin, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Twelve best practices for online customer communities

One of the more significant Web 2.0 trends in business this year has been the advent of the Web-based customer community, where groups of like-minded individuals focus around a brand or a set of product and services come together and interact online. Far from the cynical marketing ploy that it...

Tags: Community, Best Practice, Customer Community, Deloitte, Community Management, Marketing Research, Social Networking, Marketing, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Appearance: PPUG meets tomorrow in Philly

If you're in the Philadelphia area I'd like to invite you to attend the Philadelphia PowerBook User Group PPUG meeting tomorrow at the Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant. We meet from 12 noon to 3pm over lunch and fine local beer. Want to debate my theory on...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Philadelphia, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-25

iPhone gas application roundup

On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-25

What paper trail?

I've been carting around my latest sheaf of press releases about the green-ness of electronic document technology for weeks now. Yes, as I've blogged before, I am still one of those people who can't help printing out certain emails in order to act on them. Yes, it's bad, I know....

Tags: Xerox Corp., Paper Trail, Survey, Printers, Data Centers, Marketing Research, Hardware, Peripherals, Storage, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Cool Tools - Slingpage extends stickies and sharing to Firefox users

Slingpage, which announced its social browsing extension for Internet Explorer last month, will introduce an equally feature-rich version of its service to Mozilla Firefox users next week. Slingpage offers a way for Web surfers to find information about favorite topics via "Slingcast" feeds as well as create...

Tags: Monitor, Mozilla Firefox, Note, Tool, Slingpage, Web Browsers, Monitors & Displays, Internet, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-07-25

iPhone 3G availability tracker mashup

Looking for an iPhone 3G? Apple provides an iPhone 3G availability application on their retail Web page that lists iPhone availability by store location. The app appears to be offline as of press time. The problem is that Apple's availability application forces you to drill down store...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Mashup, Chris Barnes, 3G, Collaboration, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-25

A Friday Active Directory puzzler

We just purchased a new server for our district's central office. Nothing super-special, just a Windows Server 2003 for compatibility with a payroll and HRM application install with lots of storage and a moderately speedy quad-core Xeon. The existing server is out of space, out of resources, recently...

Tags: Domain, User Profile, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-25

How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability

The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...

Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity

Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Click fraud in 2nd quarter of 2008 more sophisticated, botnets to blame

Whereas the overall click fraud rate isn't increasing, it's not decreasing either, remaining flat for the first two quarters of 2008, according to data gathered from the Click Fraud Network, consisting of more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies. Click Forensics report for the second quarter of 2008, indicates that...

Tags: Click Fraud, RK West, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop

Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called the Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, R5400, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon

Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soonTTLSomething I wish I'd asked during the webcast and which I can't quite get my head around:It was said that setting a long TTL doesn't help because of the way delegation works - has to...

Tags: Domain names, DNS server, TTL, server, Kaminsky

Discussion threads 2008-07-24