Stories by: Joel Snyder

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    Network access control in a nutshell 22/06/2010 08:43:00

    Twelve leading NAC products put to the test
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    Cisco's NAC goes off track, customers taken aback 24/05/2010 15:31:00

    As the most important supplier of network infrastructure to enterprises, Cisco's NAC products are a natural point of curiosity for network managers. Unfortunately, though, Cisco's approach to NAC has been riddled with in-fighting, false starts, delayed product releases, and a good dose of chaos and confusion.
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    Netgear ProSecure STM600 web security gateway 01/02/2010 13:20:00

    The Netgear ProSecure STM600 security appliance takes on small-to-midsize business stalwarts such as Fortinet and Barracuda by including antispam, antimalware, and web content filtering in a single unit that offers easy deployment and budget-preserving pricing.
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    How does an IP-PBX work? 22/10/2008 16:25:00

    If you're thinking about jumping into the world of VoIP, one option is an on-site IP-PBX. With products ranging from freeware open source to turn-key appliances, you'll find many alternatives for businesses of any size.
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    Five great Wi-Fi Internet Radios 12/08/2008 10:07:13

    While Web-based music offerings from Apple (iTunes) and others have made it easy to turn a laptop or desktop into a music player, what if you want to listen without dragging around your PC? Enter the stand-alone Internet radio, which looks like a radio and has an antenna, but connects via Wi-Fi to the Internet and streams audio to speakers. We recently tried out five such devices. Check the slides to see what we thought.
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    SonicWall smashes speed records 08/04/2008 08:24:57

    Last month, SonicWall rolled out its next-generation unified threat management firewall appliance geared for the enterprise. In our exclusive test of the Network Security Appliance E7500, results show that SonicWall has, indeed, crashed through the speed barrier.
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    SonicWall PRO 5060 20/11/2007 09:58:04

    The SonicWall PRO 5060 is a 1U-high system with six 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports. At the top of the line for SonicWall's PRO-series product offering, it shares the same software with other firewalls from SonicWall that are offered at 1/10th its price.
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    Testing All-in-one Firewalls 14/11/2007 11:27:50

    Are there unified threat management (UTM) firewalls with the chops to provide the perimeter security functions that an enterprise needs?
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    AV's place is not in the all-in-one security box 14/11/2007 11:05:53

    There is no real agreement about whether antivirus software is required in or even a good idea for an enterprise-class firewall.
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    Watts up with power consumption? 14/11/2007 11:02:27

    The data center may seem a big place, but watts are watts: Every one you use costs you money. Two firewalls in a high-availability pair may not be the biggest power expense in a computer room, but that's no excuse to waste wattage.
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    UTMs require routing for flexibility's sake 14/11/2007 10:56:04

    We tested the OSPF-routing capabilities of the UTM devices in order to simulate the kind of multiple-exit network (two Internet gateways) that might be common in a large network.
 
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