Recent Articles
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SQL Server vs. Oracle Face-Off
Whether the argument is price, scalability, reliability or security, both Oracle and SQL Server databases have strong proponents and skeptics. In this article you can check out what two Database.com editors have to say in favor of their favorite database. Read the full story at SearchDatabase.com. Check out eWEEK.com’s Database Center at http://database.eweek.com for the…
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Visually Track Your Net Traffic
Visualware’s VisualRoute 8 lets network administrators keep tabs on Internet performance and usage by visually mapping where and how traffic is flowing on an Internet connection. The software displays a geographical map of IP addresses, as well as the performance of each segment along the route. The software’s intelligent tracing capabilities use multiple protocols (including…
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Primer: Storage Partitioning
What is it? A set of digital instructions that makes it easier to manage the increasingly large amounts of data found on farms of inexpensive disk drives. At its simplest, it’s an administrative technique for dividing a disk or an array of disks into clearly defined chunks of storage space that can be assigned to…
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Defending the Core
After a decade of focusing nearly exclusively on defending the perimeter, security vendors have begun to divert more of their attention to the last frontier of digital security: the soft, chewy center of corporate networks. The problem for these vendors isn’t so much about keeping attackers out; they leave that to the firewall and IDS…
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NewsGator 2.0
Thanks to a new set of tools, NewsGator 2.0 lets you access your favorite news feeds from any Web browser, POP3 e-mail client, or HTML-enabled mobile device. You can even synchronize your RSS subscriptions across multiple devices, so that a news item you just read on one system doesn’t show up when you access NewsGator…
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CachemanXP 1.02
CacheManXP 1.02, from Outer Technologies, optimizes performance in NT-family systems by adjusting system caches and performing other tweaks. It can report RAM usage of all applications and optionally limit usage for specific programs. The product can automatically calculate and apply tweak settings appropriate to your system. All settings are backed up, so you can undo…
