Cameron Sturdevant

NetPro Computing Inc.s DS Expert 4.0 handily extends network managers control over Novell Inc.s eDirectory, allowing Windows 2000 and Solaris systems to be corralled into a single directory management console. For IT shops that run eDirectory on NetWare, Windows and Solaris, this version of DS Expert, which shipped late last month, should make short work […]

For it to get to the next level, both in terms of technology and in the eyes of business managers, standards must be developed with input from all major stakeholders, and they must be widely supported and fiercely protected. If this does not happen, technologies that promise to save companies time and money and build […]

Taking a layered approach to securing Internet traffic is the right way to handle a fundamentally insecure technology. However, whether organizations opt to purchase several software products or a complete system in a box, thorough, routine maintenance is the key to the systems success. For IT managers, the choice today is between one-stop appliances with […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ESafe 4 Aladdins eSafe 4 is an Internet content security package that nicely fits into a layered security approach for medium-to-large-size enterprises. The software-only tool, priced at $18,600 per 1,000 users, comes with a hardened version of Red Hat Linux. IT managers can run eSafe 4 on nearly any hardware, which should reduce […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Enterprise Configuration Manager 4.5 Configuresofts ECM upgrade goes beyond monitoring Windows-only server and desktop parameter settings by adding a capable enforcement tool that can automatically reset machines to approved settings. IT managers should carefully orchestrate the use of ECM 4.5 so that legitimate changes arent undone, thus diminishing the value of installing ECM […]

Privacy appliances are a bad idea, made worse by the IT industrys tendency to cave in to the search demands of law enforcement agencies. Privacy appliances already exist and are being further developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. Heres one reason they could prove dangerous: “MSN may access and/or disclose your […]

Ipswitch continues to polish its FTP client, making it a reliable choice for IT managers and a more secure utility for users who routinely transfer files. The new Hot Drop feature let me put an icon representing a file transfer target on the desktop. My tests showed that this was a good way to automate […]

A successful voice-over-IP implementation on what was once a data-only network requires extensive network checks. Last month, Alcatel Internetworking Inc. debuted Alcatel Assessment for VOIP Solution, a reasonably good network remediation system for this purpose. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Alcatel Assessment for VOIP Solution 1.0 AVISO uses IP phones to predict phone-call quality. The results of the […]

Work is under way at Xerox Corp.s PARC that should be vehemently opposed by IT leaders. The results of this PARC project will hurt consumer trust in corporate data privacy protections, a subject thats already ripe for a consumer backlash. Project Genisys—part of the federal governments Total Information Awareness program—is developing a “privacy appliance.” In […]

Vulnerability assessment tools are rapidly evolving, and eWEEK Labs tests of three such products show that IT managers who leverage them will stay further ahead of potential security problems than they would by manual means. Vulnerability assessment systems scan operating systems and applications for potential problems, such as the use of default passwords or configurations […]