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  New Nmap probes IPv6 networks

  Preparing for the eventual widespread conversion to IPv6, the Nmap Project has updated its namesake security scanning tool so it can scan IPv6 networks using a variety of novel techniques.

  By Joab Jackson | 23 May, 2012 02:47

  Tags: security, Nmap Project, networking, management, Exploits / vulnerabilities, data breach

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  Medical firm avoids Exchange nightmare with outside help

  International medical vendor Mediq was expanding in a big way by acquisition and needed a standard email platform across its business, but the project's cost and the complexity of doing it alone was so daunting that the company called on outside help that costs it less in the long run.

  By Tim Greene | 22 May, 2012 05:31

  Tags: unified communications, services, regulatory compliance, outsourcing, networking, microsoft outlook, Microsoft Exchange migration, management, it management, infrastructure management, Google, E-mail services, email management, compliance, azaleos

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  How to avoid 5 common email management mistakes

  Email managers have a lot at stake. After all, the volume of global electronic messages sent via email dwarfs all other forms of electronic communication, including social networking. Since the inception of electronic mail, which, according to some Internet historians, can be traced to a small mainframe app called 'MAILBOX' from the mid-1960s, human-to-human messages have been created, transmitted and stored in electronic format. But early email administrators could hardly have envisioned the complexity of current email infrastructure and the concomitant maze of technical, security, business and regulatory challenges.

  By Susan Perschke | 21 May, 2012 14:29

  Tags: spam, server, security, phishing, Network management, networking, management, iron mountain, infrastructure management, hardware systems, email management, Data Center, Configuration / maintenance, antispam

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  From what to watt, Emerson aims at total information awareness

  Someday soon the digital economy will be powered by big black boxes, formerly known as datacentres, that are so self-managing they may be partly robotic.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 17 May, 2012 07:22

  Tags: software, networking, management, infrastructure management, hardware systems, emerson network power, disaster recovery, Data Center, Configuration / maintenance, business continuity, applications

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  Hospital system pursues identity-management Holy Grail

  It's an ideal in identity management: a centralized role-based access control system that supports single-sign-on (SSO) user access to authorized applications tied into the human resources systems for automated provisioning and de-provisioning, and the ability to integrate physical-security identity badges for room access.

  By Ellen Messmer | 17 May, 2012 06:28

  Tags: security, networking, management, infrastructure management, industry verticals, identity management; HID; Novell Identity Manager; healthcare, identity management, health care, Access control and authentication

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  Optimize your router for VoIP and video

  We're at an awkward stage as the age of network-streamed multimedia matures. Broadband and cell providers have only recently realized the public's enormous appetite for streaming video, VoIP, and the combination of both.

  By Jon L. Jacobi | 10 December, 2010 02:33

  Tags: management, networking, networking hardware, Network management, routers, Telecommunication, VoIP

• How to pick NAS for any business

  Network-attached storage (NAS) can make your business easier to run and more efficient in multiple ways.

  By Jon L. Jacobi | 05 November, 2010 01:42

  Tags: management, nas, network attached storage, network-attached storage, networking, Network management, storage

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  From IT to ET: Cloud, consumerisation, and the next wave of IT transformation

  IT as we know it is over.

  By Johna Till Johnson | 23 April, 2012 21:32

  Tags: cloud computing, Configuration/maintenance, consumerization, Data Center, hardware systems, Harvard Business Review, infrastructure management, internet, mainframe, management, Nemertes Research, networking, Nicholas Carr, outsourcing, services, wireless

• Want better Wi-Fi? Five things you need

  Laptops used to be the only devices on the company's wireless network. But Wi-Fi has become a ubiquitous standard used by a host of devices -- including desktop PCs, laptops, netbooks, tablets, smartphones, printers, storage devices, and projectors.

  By Logan G. Harbaugh | 27 October, 2011 08:27

  Tags: Business Center, firewalls, management, networking, Network management, network security, security, wireless, WLANs / Wi-Fi

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  Gartner: The top 10 strategic technology trends for 2012

  ORLANDO -- The technology that makes up many of the systems in the ITworld today is at a critical juncture and in the next five years everything from mobile devices and applications to servers and social networking will impact IT in ways companies need to prepare for now, Gartner Vice President David Cearley says.

  By Michael Cooney | 19 October, 2011 04:41

  Tags: cloud computing, Facebook, Gartner, hardware systems, infrastructure management, internet, management, networking, security, tablets, wireless, youtube

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  Why IT won't like Mac OS X Lion Server

  Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server adds innovative features and a new low price tag, but cuts in services and the elimination of advanced GUI administration tools may force some enterprise departments to think twice about the role of Mac servers on their networks.

  By John Rizzo | 25 July, 2011 23:40

  Tags: Apple, applications, Mac OS X, management, Microsoft, networking, Network management, operating systems, software

• The clock is ticking: Give IPv6 a test drive

  Major Websites are to test Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) by participating in World IPv6 Day, scheduled for June 8. Google, Facebook, and Yahoo, among others, have agreed to ensure that IPv6 entrances to their sites will be available, along with any network infrastructure needed to receive IPv6 traffic.

  By Keir Thomas | 13 January, 2011 09:55

  Tags: internet, Internet Society, LAN/WAN, management, networking, Network management, Traffic management, wireless technology

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