Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Weekly Update: SMTP, POP3, Requirements and more...

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

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Your weekly connection to the new and most popular entries from the Networking community.

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Blogs: Open Logic Exchange (+5)
White Papers: 5 Key Steps to Calculating ROI for a Tape Library... (+4)
Groups: IP route divert command (+2)
Wiki: Cisco Failover (+2)
Jobs: Siebel Systems Programmer- Sr Specialist Needed (+5)
Documents: Preparing for an IT Security Career
PR: Sans Digital Introduces AccuNAS 104LS
Events: Women and Technology Summit (+2)


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Calculate ROI for a Tape Consolidation Project
Discover 5 key steps to calculating ROI for a tape consolidation project, including areas such as hardware maintenance savings, off-site media savings, staff productivity savings, etc. Learn More.
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Most Popular New Blog Entry

OPEN LOGIC EXCHANGE
By Dru
OpenLogic is launching OLEX this month and it looks to be a promising resource for enterprise open source. You'll have to register to download the resources, but the open source policy builder under Create an Open Source Policy contains 28 questions businesses should be...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597122

Recent Blog Entries

HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY - AND HOW GREEN ARE MY COMPUTERS?
By iTech-Ed
How Green Was My Valley is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn and a 1941 film directed by John Ford. It was written and filmed in the days when green was just a colour and not an aspirational life style. I blogged about IBM's...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597095

SALARY, GENDER AND THE SOCIAL COST OF HAGGLING
By Dru
There's some insightful quotes in this Washington Post article, beginning with the introductory story: All their male counterparts in the university's PhD program were teaching courses on their own, whereas the women were working only as teaching assistants. That mattered, because doctoral students...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597124

CASE OF THE INNOCENT IRIS - PART IV
By Security Monkey
"Dust much?" I complained as I emptied Rae's kitchen cabinets and periodically sneezed from the dust in the air. "Quiet you. That's not dust, it's sawdust from the cabinetry. Those are new cupboards, you know?" Rae snapped back, her latin accent accentuated...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597097

NIGHTMARE ON SYSADMIN STREET
By Security Monkey
Speaking of great e-mails, check out this "security horror story" from reader DD. I have sooooo been there! Hiya Chief, [generic]Long time reader, first time poster[/generic] Saw your latest plea for banana cupboard stories, and figured I'd drop you a line...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597098

BAD MONKEY! BAD!
By Security Monkey
I get the best mail from you guys. Seriously. :-) From reader TS: Chief, I couldn't help but chuckle recently at the antics of my new "junior". After setting him some required reading of your case files to get him thinking more along the right...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597099

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**** DECISION MAKER WHITE PAPERS ****
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Recent White Papers

5 KEY STEPS TO CALCULATING ROI FOR A TAPE LIBRARY CONSOLIDATION PROJECT
By Phil Wandrei, Datalink
This paper examines how to calculate ROI for a tape consolidation project, including areas such as hardware maintenance savings, off-site media savings, staff productivity savings, etc. Read about key areas that generate savings in a tape library consolidation project and examine the steps for...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/573830

MULTI-CORE PROCESSORS - THE NEXT EVOLUTION IN COMPUTING
By AMD
The exponential growth of digital data is leading businesses to seek greater processor performance and efficiency. Read AMD's whitepaper on how multi-core processors represent a major evolution in addressing this problem.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/596973

BI ON THE MOVE: COGNOS GO! MOBILE (Podcast)
By Cognos
Allowing business users anywhere, anytime access to the information they need is helping organizations become more agile and competitive. Learn how to get business intelligence into the hands of your business users, anywhere they go with Cognos Go! Mobile.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/530200

ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE IM USAGE POLICY
By Symantec Corporation
This white paper provides a best practices overview for effectively managing the risks and costs associated with the corporate use of IM. Download this white paper today and learn more about security and legal risks associated with IM usage and how to overcome them...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/534555

BREAKING THROUGH THE NOISE AROUND APPLICATION AVAILABILITY
By Marathon Technologies
With a very stagnant availability market over the past ten years or so, businesses have had few viable options for enabling the varying degrees of availability they require. Marathon's everRun defines a new standard in automated application availability, using patented virtualization technology, everRun provides...
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Most Popular Thread

IP ROUTE DIVERT COMMAND
By vijay gulge, member since 9/22/2007, Group: networkadmin-select
I connected 23 locations by MPLS-VPN and I installed a proxy server for internet access at one location and one more proxy server setup at another location for any failure and I want to give some route...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597126

Recent Threads

NAS
By ERITService, member since 9/21/2007, Group: storage-select
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597128

REPRESENTATIVES IN REQUIREMENT ENGINEERING MEETINGS
By Nizar_Mirza, member since 9/23/2007, Group: it-workforce-management-sp
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597129

**** DECISION MAKER WIKI ****
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Most Popular New Wiki Contribution

CISCO FAILOVER
By minoad
I have seen several requests for information regarding cisco failovers. The following seems to work with 12.4 and higher. I'm pretty certain it works with 12.3, but have not confirmed this as i have upgraded all of my clients beyond this.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597130

Recent Wiki Contributions

SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL
By innobate
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a standard text-based client-server protocol which facilitates the email transmission across the Internet. Using SMTP the client transmits an email message to the server. The end-user email client is referred to as the MUA...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/579867

RESILIENT PACKET RING
By aksbh
Resilient packet ring (RPR) is a network technology that is optimized for an efficient packet networking over a fiber ring topology and is being developed as a topology and new standard for fiber optic rings which are widely deployed as part of WANs...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597133

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Most Popular New Job Posting

SIEBEL SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER- SR SPECIALIST NEEDED
Company: Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC is seeking a Siebel Systems Programmer- Sr Specialist who has a Bachelors degree and a minimum of five years of Siebel administration...
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Recent Job Postings

ANSS - REMEDY APPLICATION ANALYST NEEDED
Company: Accenture
Location: San Antonio, TX
Accenture is seeking a ANSS - Remedy Application Analyst who has at least 1 year experience in BMC Remedy installation and configuration. Description: Organization : ANSS - Systems Integration & Technology...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597137

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT-SUPPLY NETWORK PLANNING CONSULTANT NEEDED
Company: Bristlecone, Inc.
Location: Nationwide
Bristlecone, Inc. is seeking a Supply Chain Management-Supply Network Planning Consultant who has at least 2 year's Supply Chain experience, including one full cycle implementation of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/594497

SAP PROJECT LEADER, ERP INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING NEEDED
Company: Merck & Co. Inc.
Location: Whitehouse Station, NJ
Merck & Co. Inc. is seeking a SAP Project Leader, ERP Infrastructure Engineering who has at least eight years of experience with the development and implementation of global infrastructure...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/590249

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR, WINDOWS NEEDED
Company: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Location: Las Vegas, NV
The Office of Information Technology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is seeking candidates for a Windows Systems Administrator. This is a full-time, 12-month professional...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/590248

MS PROJECT SERVER ADMIN NEEDED
Company: Brooksource
Location: Nashville, TN
Brooksource is seeking an experienced Administrator to configure, administer, and maintain MS Project Server '07 for large project management group. This position will likely be termed as a...
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**** DECISION MAKER POPULAR Q&A ****
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Recent Popular Q&A

PREPARING FOR AN IT SECURITY CAREER
By ITtoolbox as adapted from Security-Career discussion
What certifications are required to enter the IT Security field? How important is a university education? I'm considering going back to school, but don't want to go through it if I can just obtain security certifications through outside courses.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597140

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Recent Press Releases

SANS DIGITAL INTRODUCES ACCUNAS 104LS
By Sans Digital
Santa Fe Springs, CA - September 21, 2007 - Sans Digital, a leading provider of high performance storage subsystems, today introduced AccuNAS AN104LS, a unified storage appliance that supports both NAS and iSCSI storage simultaneously in a 1U rack mount. While the original AN104L model is designed to utilize hardware based PCIe RAID engines, the new AN104LS...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/597143

**** UPCOMING EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
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WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT
9/27/2007 by WITI
Date: September 26-29, 2007 Location: Santa Clara, CA Venue: Hyatt Regency <br>WITI's Women and Technology Summit is Returning to the Silicon Valley! Including the 12th Annual WITI Hall of Fame Awards! Innovation will lead the topics at WITI's 2007 Women and Technology...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/590163

INTEROP NEW YORK
10/22/2007 by CMP Media
Date: October 22-26, 2007 Location: New York, NY Venue: Javits Center, NY <br>See all of the latest technologies in action at Interop New York, October 22-26, 2007. Visit 200+ exhibitors, attend 100+ sessions, and check out live demos of practical business solutions.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/587411

MOBILE BUSINESS EXPO
10/22/2007 by CMP
Date: October 22-25, 2007 Location: New York, NY Venue: Javits Convention Center <br>With case studies, demonstrations, keynotes, workshops and conference tracks covering the latest mobile technologies, and issues such as security and infrastructure decisions, Mobile Business Expo helps you build and manage a mobile...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/585192

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