Enterprise


Keep Your Eye on IP Telephony

UC systems, which already come with built-in IP integration, are gradually taking on the characteristics of a more distributed, embedded architecture that fits nicely within the peer-to-peer, software-driven, Web-enabled networking that IP allows.

SAN vs. NAS

One thing's for certain: Your IT department's need for storage will continue to grow. The questions are: Should you invest in SAN or NAS? Will there ever be a time when these two technologies will merge into one?

Securing Instant Messaging

Like it or not, instant messaging (IM) is one communication tool that's here to stay. Many users are ecstatic about IM: It's quicker than e-mail and less intrusive than the telephone. It's also riddled with security challenges.

Charting a New Course

101 is taking some of the strongest and most popular portions of <i>ES</i> and rolling them into a new publication that will focus on business intelligence.

Offsite Classroom Training Best

Offsite classroom training is the most effective form of IT teaching when it comes to retaining learned material. Classroom training outside the office is also the most preferred learning method among managers, who like their training at a traditional speed in a place separate from the workplace.



All-for-One, One-for-All Communications

Users want to go beyond messaging with sophisticated call management and mobile access that saves time and makes them more productive. Here's what IT needs to know.

Surmounting Corporate Boundaries

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline PLC uses p-to-p software to share data with its partners.

Banking on Better Storage

To consolidate over 300 servers in three data centers, the Bank of Montreal turned to IBM, Inrange Technologies and StorageTek.

Getting with the Grid

What do you get when you cross a peer-to-peer (p-to-p) network (mostly used for trading pirated music and pornography) with a highly redundant server cluster (mostly used for mission-critical applications in Fortune 500 companies)? The answer: grid computing.

CA Unwraps New ARCServe for Backup

BrightStor ARCServe 9 boasts usability, reliability enhancements, simplified pricing model.

Sybase Revamps Enterprise Portal

Enterprise Portal 5.0 matched with new rapid development environment.

ITAA Forms Advocacy Group to Address Information Security

New initiative to promote importance of IT security education.

Microsoft Strengthens Authentication for ISA Server and Pocket PC

Redmond signs deal with RSA to use SecurID component and token technology.

Enterprises Survive Last Week's DDoS Attack

Symantec security expert sheds light on what last week's DDoS attacks say about a secure Internet.

Unisys Serves Up Pre-Configured Database Bundles

Unisys offers hardware, software, and storage packaged into three different bundles.