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Feds tighten security on .gov
When you file your taxes online, you want to be sure that the Web site you visit -- www.irs.gov -- is operated by the Internal
Revenue Service and not a scam artist. By the end of next year, you can be confident that every U.S. government Web page is
being served up by the appropriate agency.
IP PBXs could be kink in unified communications plans
Buyers of IP PBXs need to look beyond simple voice capabilities to unified communications and make sure the gear they buy
will be compatible with applications they will want in the future, experts say.
AirWave provides multi-vendor WLAN monitoring
While it's usually desirable to have a completely homogeneous WLAN deployment, it is also perhaps unrealistic to assume this
state of affairs can be maintained for an extended period of time.
Navigating the WLAN management maze
With enterprise-class wireless LANs well on the way to becoming the preferred -- if not default -- access for organizations
across all industries, it’s imperative that the software available to manage WLAN gear is up to the task.
Making role management work for the enterprise
Many IT security professionals still regard role-based access and identity management as hopelessly complex because the predominantly
manual approach used to review and manage roles is not scalable and the dynamic nature of roles themselves often get out of
sync with reality.
How telcos and ISPs are prepping for a pandemic
Network operators and IT professionals already worried about how hurricanes and financial meltdowns will impact their work
lives can add another potential catastrophe to their list of concerns: a global pandemic.
All eyes on HP-EDS services integration plan
HP's $13.9 billion acquisition of EDS brings IT services expertise to the vendor, which is building its software and now services
businesses via acquisition. Analysts remain skeptical that HP can successfully integrate the EDS business without significant
culture clash and some client concern.
Financial crisis signals end of an era in Wall Street IT world
The financial crisis wrought by the credit crunch pushed Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers into bankruptcy, with London-based
Barclays Bank stepping in to scoop up some assets, including its New Jersey data centers and New York headquarters building,
at a bargain price. Facing its own troubles, Merrill Lynch agreed to be acquired by Bank of America, a move that analysts
say appears to end the era of the reign of the Wall Street securities titans, as the world wonders what might happen to the
two left standing, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
Retail security: 'Knee-jerk'standards compliance isn't enough
NEW YORK - Businesses certified to be compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) keep suffering
data breaches, but the problem may be more with the way businesses address the requirements than with the PCI standard, experts
told an Interop gathering.
Interop focuses on virtualization technology as financial world shakes outside
Users need to warily embrace virtualization was the message put forth by speakers at Interop New York, where attendees tried
to sort out how to proceed with technology investments in the face of possible IT budget cuts prompted by the Wall St. financial
crisis unfolding just blocks away.
VMware touts 'the cloud' at user conference
At VMware CEO Paul Maritz’s first VMworld conference, the company targeted the cloud with a broad set of new technologies.
WiMAX Lab puts mobile broadband to the test
While Sprint officially launches commercial WiMAX services for the first time in Baltimore this month, one college campus
30 miles to the south will be building its own mobile WiMAX network that will be used to test next-generation applications
for mobile broadband services.
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