Tired of sourcing everything separately, getting signs-offs out the wazoo, taking weeks or months to provision and roll out the needed settings and authentications? Converged infrastructures are trying to make all of this a thing of the past.
As demand for bandwidth due to video and cloud begins to outstrip supply, WAN optimization offerings from the likes of Cisco, Riverbed, Citrix are growing up to meet the need.
The good news is that today you have multiple ways to communicate with your customers. The challenge is managing them all. To help your customers best reach you when they need you, we look at the many unified communications options available to SMBs.
If you're concerned about the impact of Web services on system resources, lighthttpd is establishing itself as a standout alternative to lumbering Apache or IIS.
VanDyke's tradition of putting friendly interfaces on secure protocols continues with its telnet/ftp replacement.
Windows Software: A new emphasis on mobile users improves a leading Exchange alternative.
Windows Networking: 602LAN SUITE Content Filter provides a flexible means to lock down Web access on your network, but it has a few blind spots.
You never know when you'll need that extra bit of cable, and for a few dollars in parts you won't have to worry about it.
Linux and Unix users might not have NetStumbler, but Kismet can easily fill the bill, and then some.
Take a closer look at one of the foremost free tools for WLAN discovery and optimization.
