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NAC Grows Up

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

There are a million things to take into consideration when building out network security; making sure that even employees and welcomed guests only get in if they're prescreened is right at the top. Still, development of a common industry standard for deploying Network Access Control (NAC) has been elusive as ...

Business Continuity

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

It's the dead of summer and, in many regions of North America, it's the season of brownouts, surges and even the occasional blackout.

Bake-Off: 3 Content Filtering Solutions

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

For a long time, the most accessible pathway for malware and threats to enter a corporate network was through e-mail. After widespread and rapidly evolving nuisances like the Melissa virus or Netsky, businesses took appropriate measures to shore up their defenses against e-mail threats.

All-In-One Networking: Does One Size Fit Small?

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

A number of vendors are trying to win over the hearts and minds of small-business VARs and their customers by offering up all-in-one solutions. These tidy little offerings do everything from switching and routing to VoIP and security in one box, ultimately reducing the number of appliances a company needs ...

10 Cool Desktop Computers

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

From high-end gaming systems to super-small business systems, here are 10 cool desktops that are sure to turn heads.

How To Handle Objections To All-In-One Technology

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

David Kolssak, managing partner of Turnkey IT Inc., a Wheeling, Ill.-based solution provider, sells voice solutions based around office-in-a-box appliances. Here he discusses handling objections from SMB customers when it comes to all-in-one technology:

Review: SolarWinds Falls Short

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

CRN Test Center reviewers set out to examine SolarWinds Inc.'s Orion Network Monitoring solution but the process was more difficult than expected.

Review: Security–Proactive Style

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Earlier this year, to take a proactive approach to threat analysis, the CRN Test Center adopted Core Impact 7.5, a comprehensive penetration testing suite from security vendor Core Security Technologies, Boston, as a part of its security testing toolkit.

Handling Blade Server Objections

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Rob Wolfe, founder and executive director of Avcom Technologies Inc., a solution provider in Sunnyvale, Calif., on how to overcome the challenges of selling blade servers to midmarket customers:

Handling Blade Server Objections

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Rob Wolfe, founder and executive director of Avcom Technologies Inc., a solution provider in Sunnyvale, Calif., on how to overcome the challenges of selling blade servers to midmarket customers:

Review: Battery Life Gets A Boost

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

People in vertical markets who demand a truly mobile, full-function PC can often find themselves hitting the wall.

Review: Battery Life Gets A Boost

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

People in vertical markets who demand a truly mobile, full-function PC can often find themselves hitting the wall.

Review: Storage Gets SaaSy

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Here's a frustration for VARs and IT administrators: customers who insist on using e-mail boxes for simple storage. Unfortunately, it's become commonplace in the enterprise.

Getting Started In Midmarket Blade Server Market

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Jay Tipton, owner and vice president of business solutions at Fort Wayne, Ind.-based solution provider Technology Specialists, and a director on the board at the Computing Technology Industry Association, on getting into the midmarket blade server market:

Getting Started In Midmarket Blade Server Market

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Jay Tipton, owner and vice president of business solutions at Fort Wayne, Ind.-based solution provider Technology Specialists, and a director on the board at the Computing Technology Industry Association, on getting into the midmarket blade server market: