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Ximian Takes Evolutionary Step Forward
This month’s release of Evolution 1.5 provides an early look at what’s set to change when Ximian Inc.’s popular e-mail and calendar application for Linux reaches its major Version 2.0 update in March. Evolution 1.5 is a development release intended for testing and bug hunting. In eWEEK Labs’ tests, we found the development label an…
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Review: Symantec’s Gateway Security 5460
Symantec Corp.’s Gateway Security 5460 Version 2.0 provides tight integration of security services and much-needed relief for networks with complex security architectures. However, administrators with networks requiring extremely fast transaction times should consider how much scanning is done at the gateway. The Gateway Security 5460, which began shipping in late October, is priced starting at…
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The Pros and Cons of Security Appliances
This year was the worst ever for worms and viruses, and it doesn’t look like the onslaught will slow next year. As IT managers scramble to implement increased protection, integrated security appliances that combine myriad security functions certainly sound like the answer to their prayers. eWEEK Labs’ tests show that implementing an integrated appliance will…
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How to Retain IT Professionals
As a new year begins, the economy and job market continue to fluctuate across nations and industries. Yet, one constant remains: resellers, system integrators, VARs, distributors, and consultants-as well as their customers-face the ongoing challenge of maximizing their existing investments in order to increase profitability and success. Easier said than done, especially as the dynamics…
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Outsourcing: How Well Are You Managing Your Partners?
Only about a third of 663 IT executives surveyed by CIOInsight say they are “very satisfied” with work they are outsourcing. Whether you are outsourcing to others–or are among the organizations being outsourced to–the CIOI findings impact your business. So do their tips for success. Outsourcing IT is now commonplace—even strategic IT functions and applications…
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An Introduction to Web Services
From the first Web to Web servicesThe first Web was implemented in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee, at that time a researcher at CERN, an acronym in French for the European Center for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland. It was initially conceived as a method to link research documents together through the Internet. These links came…
