Network Computing Report #330
http://www.networkcomputing.com/
Monday, December 15, 2003

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This week, we share dozens of shareware/freeware utilities and
applications that our tech editors and readers can't live without.
Our "Cheapware" feature details all the best for less. Plus, there's
still time to take our "Locking Down the Border" TechQuiz. And,
our editor's hot white paper pick focuses on database encryption.

As always, please feel free to message us directly if you have any
comments or questions (mailto:newsletter@nwc.com).

Best regards,
--The Network Computing Report Team

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In This Issue:
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1)  Newsletter Specials
2)  Feature: CheapWare
3)  Career Coach
4)  Editor's Hot White Paper Pick: Encryption of Data at Rest
5)  Workshop: Database Encryption
6)  Sneak Preview: PalmOne's Tungsten PDAs: A Handheld
    on Every Desk
7)  Storage Pipeline: IBM Moves Into Position
8)  Quick Takes
9)  Current Forum Threads
10) BuzzCut
11) The Daily Blog
12) Mobile Pipeline: Getting Ready for VoWLAN
13) Down to Business: SCO's House of Suits
14) Letters
15) CMP Marketplace
16) Latest IT Professional Downloads
17) Subscription Information

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1) Newsletter Specials
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a) Reader Cheapware Picks
Looking for the best of the best shareware and freeware IT admin tools?
Look no further than your fellow Network Computing readers, who have
submitted their favorite IP scanners, spam blockers, text editors and
protocol analyzers.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGwq0AT

b) TechQuiz: Locking Down the Border
Due to a preponderance of holiday cheer, we've decided to run this quiz
on securing the edge of your network for one more week. So you have one
last chance to try to outsmart our editors. In return for your efforts,
we'll give the first reader to get all the answers right a $100.00 gift
certificate, compliments of our sponsor, Trend Micro. Good luck!
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c) Hot and Not in 04
You've heard the hype. You've read the predictions. Now, tell us what
technologies, people and companies you think will be both "hot" and 
"not"
commodities in 2004. We'll publish a collection of the best submissions
in January. Here are a few items from our Technical Editors to get you
going.
--Greg Shipley
         Hot: Companies that earn real money
         Not: Companies that don't
--Peter Morrissey
         Hot: SIP-based enterprise messaging
         Not: Proprietary enterprise messaging
--Fritz Nelson
          Hot: Friendster.com
          Not: Blind dates
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d) Top 11: Top Spam Dog
This week, we're looking for the Top 11 benefits of being number eight
on the top 10 worldwide spammer list. As usual, make us laugh, and 
we'll
publish your submissions in print and online. Here are some ideas to 
get
you started.
--Celebrity endorsements for the nearly famous (RC Cola anyone?).
--You actually chuckle when you get your Publisher's Clearinghouse
sweepstakes giveaway package.
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e) Compare IT: Call Centers
Need help integrating your call center products with your corporate
network? We've got the rundown on red-hot products from Altigen, Avaya,
Nortel and Shoreline.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGws0AV

f) Document Management E-Poll
Our editors need your help for an upcoming issue. Please take a few
minutes to respond to our document management e-poll as it pertains
to your organization. We'll share the anonymous survey results in our
Mar. 18, 2004, issue.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGwt0AW

g) Enterprise Data Protection: Don't Waste Time On Downtime
"Be Prepared" is not just a Boy Scout motto anymore. Application uptime
is critical for businesses to operate successfully. This e-book brings
together articles to help companies protect their business-critical
applications from unplanned outages, disasters and catastrophic 
failures.
The newest e-book from Intelligent Enterprise is sponsored by Veritas.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CE1x0AO

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2) Feature: Feature: CheapWare
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By Michael J. DeMaria
You don't always need the most expensive software to find happiness.
There are dozens of cheap or free utilities and programs that our
tech editors and readers can't live without. Here are our picks.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGwu0AX

Read books on this topic.
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Read more articles on this subject.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CTE0Ax

Read software utility white papers.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGwv0AY

Market research and analyst reports.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40BsdA0A4

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3) Career Coach
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Edited By Lorna Garey
This edition: Dealing with an egotistical micromanager and posting
resumes at "Friendster"?
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGww0AZ

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4) Editor's Hot White Paper Pick: Encryption of Data at Rest
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Misconceptions surrounding database encryption exist and often result
from lack of knowledge of other appropriate security measures. 
Encryption
requires a grasp of real-world applications combined with the theories
behind encryption. Explore the appropriate uses and proper 
implementation
of encryption and how to make them work for your organization.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGwx0Aa

Access more white papers, case studies and product information on Data
Encryption in the Network Computing Tech Library.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40Bpwu0AD

Research Reports.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CCEo0AX

White paper and research report RSS feed.
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5) Workshop: Database Encryption
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By Don MacVittie
Are data-privacy regulations and dreams about stolen employee data
keeping you up at night? It may be time to protect your data where
it lives--in your database.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGwy0Ab

Read books on this topic.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40BjYs0AZ

Read more articles on this subject.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CN80Ae

Read database encryption white papers.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGwz0Ac
 
Market research and analyst reports.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40BsdA0A4

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6) Sneak Preview: PalmOne's Tungsten PDAs: A Handheld on Every Desk
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By Richard Hoffman
With three new offerings, perhaps PalmOne is hoping that if your
organization finds one PDA too big and another too small, the third
might be just right.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGw10AP

Read books on this topic.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40BjYs0AZ

Read more articles on this subject.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CTL0A5

Read PDAs white papers.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGw20AQ

Market research and analyst reports.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40BsdA0A4

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7) Storage Pipeline: IBM Moves Into Position
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By Terry Sweeney
With an army of consultants and a Linux-based, rack-mounted migration
appliance, IBM promises it can move data from customers' EMC systems
to its own storage servers with no downtime.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGw30AR

Read more from TechWeb's Storage Pipeline.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40ByIB0Aj

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8) Quick Takes
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This edition: Web application performance management; scalable 
switches;
and mobile employee tracking.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGw40AS

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9) Current Forum Threads
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Ask the Experts: IP Addressing
When should someone start subnetting? We'll have 300 to 500 IP 
addresses
soon, and we're wondering if it would be better to start a class-B 
network or
subnet class-C addresses?
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGw50AT

View all Forums.
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10) BuzzCut
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a) Sun Dousing SPARC?
By Steven J. Schuchart, Jr.
Time may be up for the SPARC processor, according to Sun.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGw60AU

b) FUDBusters
By Bradley F. Shimmin
The New York Times reveals Google-Microsoft merger talks.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGw70AV

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11) The Daily Blog
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a) Rocking the E-Vote?
Some folks think that computerized voting is a recipe for disaster.
Others believe that with the right technology in place, electronic 
voting
could revolutionize the entire process and hopefully avoid miscounts,
cheating and "Chad-tastrophes."
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGw80AW

b) Spammers: Uncle Sam Wants YOU...Gone
The government took the next step in banning the most annoying, inbox
clogging of junk e-mails when Congress approved a bill that included
jail time and/or extremely large fines (in the millions) for Spam 
culprits.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGxA0Ag

Find more blogs and blog entries here.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CCE60Aa

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12) Mobile Pipeline: Getting Ready for VoWLAN
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By Scott Koegler
VoWLAN can solve a host of problems, but it also will create some new
ones if you're not careful.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGxB0Ah

Read more from TechWeb's Mobile Pipeline.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CAPw0Ao

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13) Down to Business: SCO's House of Suits
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By Rob Preston
It seems a tad shallow to base two-thirds of your company's growth
strategy on suing customers and other vendors.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGxC0Ai

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14) Letters
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"Life Time's liaison should have provided more feedback during
development." --Tommy (Hong) Gu
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15) CMP Marketplace
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16) Latest IT Professional Downloads
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a) LockTheFile 1.00
LockTheFile protects the content of your important files from hackers
and other users. You can protect any information, including text, 
picture,
video and audio files.

Download at:
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eeOJ0E43wY0V40CGXW0AW
Size: 1932k
Platform: Windows 2000
Licensing: Shareware; $28.95

b) R-Undelete File Recovery Software 1.0
R-Undelete is an easy-to-use file recovery and undelete software for
FAT, NTFS, NTFS5 and Ext2FS file systems. It can undelete files on any
valid logical disks visible by the host OS when files are removed 
without
the Recycle Bin, by virus attack or power failure and when the Recycle 
Bin
has been emptied.

Download at:
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Size: 118000k
Platform: Windows 95, 98 or NT
Licensing: Commercial Demo; $29.99

Find more downloads on IT Pro Downloads.
http://www.itprodownloads.com/

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This issue sponsored by Mobilized Software. 
Get the practical strategies, real-world case studies
And trusted roadmaps for mobile and wireless 
Visit Mobilized Software: 
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Go to 
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