Business Analytics
11 Criteria For Selecting The Best ERP System Replacement
(July, 15 2008)
An ERP system is your information backbone and reaches into all areas of your business and
value-chain. Replacing it can open unlimited business opportunities. The cornerstone of this
effort is finding the right partner and specialist. Your long-term business strategy will form the
basis of the criteria for your selection of an ERP system replacement. Your ERP provider must
be part of your vision. It is the duty of a software provider to help you get there by doing their
part to make sure your next system will be your last ERP system replacement. Here are the 11
criteria that allow you to identify and select the solution that will meet these expectations.
5 Ways ERP Can Help You Implement Lean
(February, 29 2008)
Becoming lean has been a goal of most companies over the last few years. Why is lean so popular? Lean delivers what companies really need in today's highly competitive world: shorter lead times, improved quality, reduced cost, increased profit, improved productivity, and better customer service. Lean advocates have come to recognize that ERP and lean work together very well, each supporting and enabling the most important objectives of the other. This white paper outlines how the five lean principles are all supported and enhanced by comprehensive information control and the management tools that an end-to-end enterprise software suite delivers.
Building the Information Infrastructure for a Global Enterprise
(July, 15 2008)
Most companies have an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in place to handle their transactional processes, but such a system often is not enough to address critical global issues involving supply sources, manufacturing plants, service centers and markets. This is especially true for companies that installed their ERP systems before going global. This white paper talks about how globalization can have serious impacts on key business processes, and how ERP systems must evolve to address the needs of an international company.
Introduction to crystalreports.com
(June, 5 2007)
To deliver the critical information your organization needs to succeed, you need a way to share reports that's instant, simple, and secure. Watch this on demand webcast and learn how crystalreports.com – a web-based service – lets you: access and analyze data over the web; efficiently and securely manage critical business reports; deliver information to the right people at any time; and connect web-based reports to local data sources, securely through the company firewall.
Strategies to Run A Lean Supply Chain
(February, 29 2008)
The blurring of the line between manufacturing and supply chain logistics provides the opportunity to move efficient manufacturing management concepts to supply chain management. One manufacturing concept stands out as most successful: the concept of lean. This white paper describes lean manufacturing and how it can be applied to supply chain management.
The Visible Supply Chain: Ensuring End-to-End Optimization
(February, 29 2008)
Today’s supply chain is the primary processing mechanism of every manufacturing company. Supply chain visibility is a tall order, but some of today’s IT systems can meet it. This paper will describe the characteristics of a visible supply chain, explain why having one is important and discuss the technology resources that can deliver it to you.
Tuning ERP and the Supply Chain for Profitable Growth
(February, 29 2008)
The supply chain is, of course, the primary processing mechanism of every manufacturing company. But today, it is a multifaceted, multi-company, multinational structure that makes it the most complex management challenge found in any enterprise. Supply chain management (SCM), a critical part of any enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, no longer means just making sure that the right materials and resources move to the right place at the right time. This white paper will discuss how ERP can optimize your supply chain to satisfy customers, minimize costs and maximize profit.
CRM
11 Criteria For Selecting The Best ERP System Replacement
(July, 15 2008)
An ERP system is your information backbone and reaches into all areas of your business and
value-chain. Replacing it can open unlimited business opportunities. The cornerstone of this
effort is finding the right partner and specialist. Your long-term business strategy will form the
basis of the criteria for your selection of an ERP system replacement. Your ERP provider must
be part of your vision. It is the duty of a software provider to help you get there by doing their
part to make sure your next system will be your last ERP system replacement. Here are the 11
criteria that allow you to identify and select the solution that will meet these expectations.
5 Ways ERP Can Help You Implement Lean
(February, 29 2008)
Becoming lean has been a goal of most companies over the last few years. Why is lean so popular? Lean delivers what companies really need in today's highly competitive world: shorter lead times, improved quality, reduced cost, increased profit, improved productivity, and better customer service. Lean advocates have come to recognize that ERP and lean work together very well, each supporting and enabling the most important objectives of the other. This white paper outlines how the five lean principles are all supported and enhanced by comprehensive information control and the management tools that an end-to-end enterprise software suite delivers.
Building the Information Infrastructure for a Global Enterprise
(July, 15 2008)
Most companies have an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in place to handle their transactional processes, but such a system often is not enough to address critical global issues involving supply sources, manufacturing plants, service centers and markets. This is especially true for companies that installed their ERP systems before going global. This white paper talks about how globalization can have serious impacts on key business processes, and how ERP systems must evolve to address the needs of an international company.
Strategies to Run A Lean Supply Chain
(February, 29 2008)
The blurring of the line between manufacturing and supply chain logistics provides the opportunity to move efficient manufacturing management concepts to supply chain management. One manufacturing concept stands out as most successful: the concept of lean. This white paper describes lean manufacturing and how it can be applied to supply chain management.
The Visible Supply Chain: Ensuring End-to-End Optimization
(February, 29 2008)
Today’s supply chain is the primary processing mechanism of every manufacturing company. Supply chain visibility is a tall order, but some of today’s IT systems can meet it. This paper will describe the characteristics of a visible supply chain, explain why having one is important and discuss the technology resources that can deliver it to you.
Tuning ERP and the Supply Chain for Profitable Growth
(February, 29 2008)
The supply chain is, of course, the primary processing mechanism of every manufacturing company. But today, it is a multifaceted, multi-company, multinational structure that makes it the most complex management challenge found in any enterprise. Supply chain management (SCM), a critical part of any enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, no longer means just making sure that the right materials and resources move to the right place at the right time. This white paper will discuss how ERP can optimize your supply chain to satisfy customers, minimize costs and maximize profit.
Crystal Reports
Crystal Reports 2008
(February, 25 2008)
Crystal Reports 2008 is a powerful, dynamic, actionable reporting solution that helps you design, explore, visualize, and deliver reports via the Web or embedded in enterprise applications. It enables end users to consume reports with stunning visualizations, conduct on-report business modeling, and execute decisions instantly from the report itself--reducing dependency on IT and developers.
Introduction to crystalreports.com
(June, 5 2007)
To deliver the critical information your organization needs to succeed, you need a way to share reports that's instant, simple, and secure. Watch this on demand webcast and learn how crystalreports.com – a web-based service – lets you: access and analyze data over the web; efficiently and securely manage critical business reports; deliver information to the right people at any time; and connect web-based reports to local data sources, securely through the company firewall.
Database
Achieving Rapid Data Recovery for IBM AIX Environments
(April, 29 2008)
In today’s world of round the clock operations, online commerce and tough compliance regulations, you need more than tape backup. Learn how EchoStream for AIX has reversed the slow recovery time and the distant recovery point of tape to help companies ensure application availability under all circumstances.
Benefits of CDP Technology in IBM's AIX and i5/OS (OS/400) Environments
(April, 29 2008)
For IT departments running IBM AIX or i5/OS (OS/400) operating environments that are looking to take the next step in their data protection strategy, the technologies that offer continuous data protection (CDP) are becoming a regular consideration. Learn why and also get to know how CDP technologies work in both AIX and i5/OS environments.
Data Protection Strategies Leveraging Replication
(April, 15 2008)
As dependence on continuous access to critical data grows, so does the importance of avoiding service interruption. This paper examines four data protection strategies and compares their merits for the most common business continuance scenarios including providing high availability, providing effective disaster recovery, enhancing backup and restore, and data migration projects. Use this as a great tool to help define the best data protection strategy for your customer using replication. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Gartner Magic Quadrant on enterprise Web 2.0
(February, 1 2008)
Gartner recently released the ‘Magic Quadrant for Team Collaboration and Social Software’ and positioned Socialtext in the Visionaries Quadrant. Learn more about how leading analyst Gartner sees the enterprise Web 2.0 market – including key technologies like wikis, blogs and RSS – evolving in 2008. This report confirms that Enterprise 2.0 technologies, like wikis and blogs, have gone mainstream and businesses are actively moving to select and deploy team collaboration and social software tools. This was reaffirmed at Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo when social software was identified as one of the top 10 strategic technologies for 2008 with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years.
IDC Analyst Connection report on wikis
(February, 1 2008)
IDC recently released the "Wikis: Taking Content Collaboration to the Next Level" report. According to IDC’s 1Q07 AppStats survey, nearly a quarter of the 258 U.S. respondents reported that wikis are already in use at their organizations. The report discusses how wikis offer individuals and teams Web 2.0-style collaborative work environments for easy and quick content authoring, sharing, publication, and feedback capture. Organized in an informative Q&A format, the IDC report covers what are wikis, the business benefits they provide, key features of enterprise-class wikis, details on how wikis are being used today, as well as IDC analyst's recommendations on selecting and deploying wiki solutions.
Osterman Research - Why Web 2.0 is Critical to Your Business?
(February, 1 2008)
Osterman Research recently released a report entitled "Why Web 2.0 is Critical to Your Business?" The report overviews the shift to enterprise Web 2.0 with the collision of business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer applications, including blogs, wikis, mashups, RSS and social networking with corporate users looking to achieve business-to-business benefits. While enterprise Web 2.0 offers important benefits for the way that organizations share information and collaborate, the newer workforce raised on consumer-oriented Web 2.0 applications have also become accustomed to these tools and increasingly expect to be able to use these tools in the workplace. For businesses, enterprise Web 2.0 should figure prominently in their communication and collaboration planning, since it allows easier collaboration and greater efficiency of communication than is possible with highly structured, inflexible legacy communication and productivity tools, including email. Learn how enterprise Web 2.0 helps organizations make decisions more quickly, share information more easily and improve business profitability.
Protecting Microsoft SharePoint with Double-Take for Windows 5.0
(April, 15 2008)
As the distributed workforce grows, the need for online collaboration and document management grows with it. MSFT SharePoint® streamlines online collaboration, making it possible to create remote project teams with only an Internet connection. However, when these teams aren’t functioning because they can’t access data or critical applications like SharePoint, your business risks losing money at an alarming rate. Download this whitepaper today to learn how to use Double-Take Software as a cost efficient way to protect your SharePoint data and access. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Socialtext Wiki Technical Whitepaper
(February, 1 2008)
According to industry analyst Gartner, “Web 2.0 represents a fundamental shift toward a more open, flexible and participatory model for creating content, systems and business models. Its application can reduce cost, enhance adaptability and create new business opportunities.” In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2009 wiki adoption will grow to the point where 50% of businesses will have a company-wide wiki deployment. In the Socialtext Wiki Technical Whitepaper learn how Socialtext wikis compare to alternatives including open-source and commercial options, as well as key features of the leading, best-of-breed wiki solutions from Socialtext.
The Essential Guide to AIX Disaster Recovery
(April, 29 2008)
IT managers with AIX environments must find ways to eliminate the adverse impact of downtime and accidental data loss. This paper provides a basic understanding of the costs of unplanned downtime, the building blocks of an IT continuity plan, an overview of AIX data protection and recovery technologies, and more.
Thinking Beyond Tape
(April, 15 2008)
Many branch offices are already backing up to tape, but a tape-only backup strategy means high cost and risky shortcomings. Double-Take can reduce the cost of tape-only solutions and provide a higher level or recoverability for critical systems and data. This whitepaper explores the high cost, complexity and potentially dangerous shortcomings of a strategy based only on tape backup. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Video Whitepaper: Double-Take Virtual Systems and Disaster Recovery
(April, 15 2008)
Virtual server technologies provide companies with the ability to do more with less, enabling the consolidation of data and applications onto a single server. The need to protect these virtualized systems is paramount. Double-Take® delivers enterprise-class disaster recovery and high availability solutions for cutting-edge virtual environments. Watch this video white paper to learn more about enterprise-class disaster recovery and high availability solutions for cutting-edge virtual environments. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Wikinomics - Chapter 9 excerpt from Socialtext
(July, 30 2007)
Due to changes in technology, demographics, business, the economy and the world, we are entering a new age where people participate in the economy like never before. This complimentary copy of Chapter 9: The Wiki Workplace from the award-winning, bestselling book "Wikinomics" describes the impact of this new era of mass collaboration on businesses. In this excerpt from "Wikinomics" you'll learn from organizations, like yours, using wikis and other Web 2.0 technologies to accelerate project cycle times, unlock knowledge lost in email, foster team building, stimulate greater innovation, and increase collaboration between employees and with partners, suppliers and clients.
Demos
Demo: Vulnerability Management & Policy Compliance Overview
(September, 26 2006)
Take a multimedia tour of QualysGuard, the Web-based Vulnerability Management and Policy Compliance solution that pinpoints network vulnerabilities before hackers have a chance to exploit them. This demo introduces you to Qualys' award-winning, on-demand vulnerability management platform, illustrating the solution's unique capabilities for handling each of these vital security auditing functions: Network discovery, Asset prioritization, Vulnerability assessment and analysis, Verification, and Policy compliance. This multimedia demonstration shows just how easy it is to conduct proactive, non-intrusive network scans using Qualys' remote, agentless technology. The demo even includes a no-obligation offer for a FREE, 14-day trial of QualysGuard for up to three users. Check it out, compliments of Qualys, today!
QualysGuard PCI Demo
(October, 26 2007)
See how QualysGuard PCI makes achieving compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard easy and cost effective.
ERP Solutions
11 Criteria For Selecting The Best ERP System Replacement
(July, 15 2008)
An ERP system is your information backbone and reaches into all areas of your business and
value-chain. Replacing it can open unlimited business opportunities. The cornerstone of this
effort is finding the right partner and specialist. Your long-term business strategy will form the
basis of the criteria for your selection of an ERP system replacement. Your ERP provider must
be part of your vision. It is the duty of a software provider to help you get there by doing their
part to make sure your next system will be your last ERP system replacement. Here are the 11
criteria that allow you to identify and select the solution that will meet these expectations.
5 Ways ERP Can Help You Implement Lean
(February, 29 2008)
Becoming lean has been a goal of most companies over the last few years. Why is lean so popular? Lean delivers what companies really need in today's highly competitive world: shorter lead times, improved quality, reduced cost, increased profit, improved productivity, and better customer service. Lean advocates have come to recognize that ERP and lean work together very well, each supporting and enabling the most important objectives of the other. This white paper outlines how the five lean principles are all supported and enhanced by comprehensive information control and the management tools that an end-to-end enterprise software suite delivers.
Building the Information Infrastructure for a Global Enterprise
(July, 15 2008)
Most companies have an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in place to handle their transactional processes, but such a system often is not enough to address critical global issues involving supply sources, manufacturing plants, service centers and markets. This is especially true for companies that installed their ERP systems before going global. This white paper talks about how globalization can have serious impacts on key business processes, and how ERP systems must evolve to address the needs of an international company.
Strategies to Run A Lean Supply Chain
(February, 29 2008)
The blurring of the line between manufacturing and supply chain logistics provides the opportunity to move efficient manufacturing management concepts to supply chain management. One manufacturing concept stands out as most successful: the concept of lean. This white paper describes lean manufacturing and how it can be applied to supply chain management.
The Visible Supply Chain: Ensuring End-to-End Optimization
(February, 29 2008)
Today’s supply chain is the primary processing mechanism of every manufacturing company. Supply chain visibility is a tall order, but some of today’s IT systems can meet it. This paper will describe the characteristics of a visible supply chain, explain why having one is important and discuss the technology resources that can deliver it to you.
Tuning ERP and the Supply Chain for Profitable Growth
(February, 29 2008)
The supply chain is, of course, the primary processing mechanism of every manufacturing company. But today, it is a multifaceted, multi-company, multinational structure that makes it the most complex management challenge found in any enterprise. Supply chain management (SCM), a critical part of any enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, no longer means just making sure that the right materials and resources move to the right place at the right time. This white paper will discuss how ERP can optimize your supply chain to satisfy customers, minimize costs and maximize profit.
Free Trials
Crystal Reports 2008
(February, 25 2008)
Crystal Reports 2008 is a powerful, dynamic, actionable reporting solution that helps you design, explore, visualize, and deliver reports via the Web or embedded in enterprise applications. It enables end users to consume reports with stunning visualizations, conduct on-report business modeling, and execute decisions instantly from the report itself--reducing dependency on IT and developers.
Vulnerability Assessment of your Network - 14 Day Trial
(April, 18 2008)
Discover Your Network in Minutes and Find Out if you're Vulnerable! Everyone could use a health check of their network - with no Software to download or install this Qualys free trial will help you rediscover your network, scan for the latest vulnerabilities and receive a detailed risk assessment report. Sign up for a Free Network Health Check Now!
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Information Technology
10 Questions to Ask Your Hosted IP PBX Provider
(July, 26 2007)
Signing up for a hosted IP PBX provider is just like signing up for cable TV; the provider is trying to lock you in to a long-term contract at terms that give them the most profit, while you’re just trying to get the service and features you need at the lowest possible price. Plus, there are always hidden costs. This list covers what questions you should ask before you sign on the dotted line.
11 Criteria For Selecting The Best ERP System Replacement
(July, 15 2008)
An ERP system is your information backbone and reaches into all areas of your business and
value-chain. Replacing it can open unlimited business opportunities. The cornerstone of this
effort is finding the right partner and specialist. Your long-term business strategy will form the
basis of the criteria for your selection of an ERP system replacement. Your ERP provider must
be part of your vision. It is the duty of a software provider to help you get there by doing their
part to make sure your next system will be your last ERP system replacement. Here are the 11
criteria that allow you to identify and select the solution that will meet these expectations.
5 Ways ERP Can Help You Implement Lean
(February, 29 2008)
Becoming lean has been a goal of most companies over the last few years. Why is lean so popular? Lean delivers what companies really need in today's highly competitive world: shorter lead times, improved quality, reduced cost, increased profit, improved productivity, and better customer service. Lean advocates have come to recognize that ERP and lean work together very well, each supporting and enabling the most important objectives of the other. This white paper outlines how the five lean principles are all supported and enhanced by comprehensive information control and the management tools that an end-to-end enterprise software suite delivers.
7 Essential Steps to Achieve, Measure and Prove Optimal Security Risk Reduction
(June, 15 2007)
Rapid changes within technology and the evolving sophistication of attack methods used to infiltrate systems create the greatest set of challenges faced by IT administrators trying to keep their systems secure and within regulatory compliance. That’s why—whether protecting five servers or 5,000—measuring the security status of your infrastructure and your organization’s ability to rapidly mitigate emerging threats need to be continuously monitored and measured. This paper details the essential aspects of putting into place a measurable and sustainable vulnerability management program.
Achieving Rapid Data Recovery for IBM AIX Environments
(April, 29 2008)
In today’s world of round the clock operations, online commerce and tough compliance regulations, you need more than tape backup. Learn how EchoStream for AIX has reversed the slow recovery time and the distant recovery point of tape to help companies ensure application availability under all circumstances.
An Introduction to IBM System i (iSeries) High Availability Solutions
(April, 29 2008)
Get a solid overview of IBM System i (iSeries) software-based replication and failover solutions—also known within the industry as high availability or HA. With a knowledge of the technology and functional components of HA, you will be better able to evaluate whether such a solution is a cost-justifiable addition to the data resiliency and recovery strategies in your data center.
Benefits of CDP Technology in IBM's AIX and i5/OS (OS/400) Environments
(April, 29 2008)
For IT departments running IBM AIX or i5/OS (OS/400) operating environments that are looking to take the next step in their data protection strategy, the technologies that offer continuous data protection (CDP) are becoming a regular consideration. Learn why and also get to know how CDP technologies work in both AIX and i5/OS environments.
Best Practices for Securing Exchange Email
(April, 14 2008)
Email is an essential business tool for organizations of all sizes. Yet it is also the easiest way for
hackers, spammers, and other malicious threats to penetrate and disrupt business operations. End-to-end
security is as vital to today’s businesses as email itself. For small, medium and even large-sized
companies looking for robust, secure email they can afford, outsourcing to an experienced Microsoft
Exchange Hosted Service Provider is the ideal solution. Companies can achieve maximum benefit
only by identifying a truly qualified provider—one that implements best-of-breed technology and
follows best practices for email security comprising deep expertise in people, technology, and
processes.
Better security for more users - thawte's SGC SuperCert SSL certificates
(January, 31 2007)
Trading globally - thawte's SGC SuperCert SSL certificates provide stronger encryption for more internet users by automatically stepping up outdated browsers to 128-bit encryption and providing as strong as 256-bit encryption, where possible.
Building the Information Infrastructure for a Global Enterprise
(July, 15 2008)
Most companies have an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in place to handle their transactional processes, but such a system often is not enough to address critical global issues involving supply sources, manufacturing plants, service centers and markets. This is especially true for companies that installed their ERP systems before going global. This white paper talks about how globalization can have serious impacts on key business processes, and how ERP systems must evolve to address the needs of an international company.
Certify your Software Integrity with thawte Code Signing
(January, 31 2007)
Sign, seal and deliver code securely, verifying the origin and developer - thawte's Code Signing certificates are the only code-signing certificates to be uniquely platform independent. If you're thinking multi-platform, we're thinking that too.
Crystal Reports 2008
(February, 25 2008)
Crystal Reports 2008 is a powerful, dynamic, actionable reporting solution that helps you design, explore, visualize, and deliver reports via the Web or embedded in enterprise applications. It enables end users to consume reports with stunning visualizations, conduct on-report business modeling, and execute decisions instantly from the report itself--reducing dependency on IT and developers.
Data Protection Strategies Leveraging Replication
(April, 15 2008)
As dependence on continuous access to critical data grows, so does the importance of avoiding service interruption. This paper examines four data protection strategies and compares their merits for the most common business continuance scenarios including providing high availability, providing effective disaster recovery, enhancing backup and restore, and data migration projects. Use this as a great tool to help define the best data protection strategy for your customer using replication. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Demo: Vulnerability Management & Policy Compliance Overview
(September, 26 2006)
Take a multimedia tour of QualysGuard, the Web-based Vulnerability Management and Policy Compliance solution that pinpoints network vulnerabilities before hackers have a chance to exploit them. This demo introduces you to Qualys' award-winning, on-demand vulnerability management platform, illustrating the solution's unique capabilities for handling each of these vital security auditing functions: Network discovery, Asset prioritization, Vulnerability assessment and analysis, Verification, and Policy compliance. This multimedia demonstration shows just how easy it is to conduct proactive, non-intrusive network scans using Qualys' remote, agentless technology. The demo even includes a no-obligation offer for a FREE, 14-day trial of QualysGuard for up to three users. Check it out, compliments of Qualys, today!
Fixing the Pain in Fax and Mail Automation
(June, 30 2008)
Whatever happened to the future we were promised? Jet packs, flying cars, tourist trips to the moon and something we once called the paperless office. Clearly, yesterday's promises are not yet realized in today's business environments. Individuals still must print documents to share information with each other. Networking hasn't replaced physical mail and faxing as sure ways to get information to the right pair of eyes. Successfully processing the needs of your business still requires paper-based mediums like faxing and physical mail distribution. This paper helps you understand the problem and offers an effective, time- and cost-saving solution. Download it now.
Gartner Compares Top Vendors for E-mail Archiving Solutions
(June, 23 2008)
Need to manage your e-mail, but aren't sure which product best fits your needs? Gartner Inc.'s Magic Quadrant ranks e-mail-archiving vendors according to their ability to execute and the completeness of their vision. Learn more about the Magic Quadrant and how you can use it to find the right e-mail-archiving solution for your business by assessing the market as well as vendor strengths and cautions.
Gartner Magic Quadrant on enterprise Web 2.0
(February, 1 2008)
Gartner recently released the ‘Magic Quadrant for Team Collaboration and Social Software’ and positioned Socialtext in the Visionaries Quadrant. Learn more about how leading analyst Gartner sees the enterprise Web 2.0 market – including key technologies like wikis, blogs and RSS – evolving in 2008. This report confirms that Enterprise 2.0 technologies, like wikis and blogs, have gone mainstream and businesses are actively moving to select and deploy team collaboration and social software tools. This was reaffirmed at Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo when social software was identified as one of the top 10 strategic technologies for 2008 with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years.
Guide to Effective Remediation of Network Vulnerabilities and Policy Compliance
(August, 15 2007)
Consistent, ongoing execution of vulnerability management and policy compliance is difficult, if not impossible to do on a manual basis. There are simply too many "moving parts" to juggle and act on in a timely and cost-effective manner. This guide provides a step-by-step guide for automating the vulnerability and compliance workflow process.
Hosted PBX Checklist
(July, 26 2007)
Use this checklist to organize the basic information that you'll need to effectively negotiate with a hosted PBX provider—like the number of employees in your company, the types of servers you use and the percentage of inbound versus outbound calls. By compiling this information, you can lay out your business requirements up front, thoroughly assess trade-offs and prepare for future possibilities.
IDC Analyst Connection report on wikis
(February, 1 2008)
IDC recently released the "Wikis: Taking Content Collaboration to the Next Level" report. According to IDC’s 1Q07 AppStats survey, nearly a quarter of the 258 U.S. respondents reported that wikis are already in use at their organizations. The report discusses how wikis offer individuals and teams Web 2.0-style collaborative work environments for easy and quick content authoring, sharing, publication, and feedback capture. Organized in an informative Q&A format, the IDC report covers what are wikis, the business benefits they provide, key features of enterprise-class wikis, details on how wikis are being used today, as well as IDC analyst's recommendations on selecting and deploying wiki solutions.
Institutional Identity Theft
(April, 14 2008)
According to the Better Business Bureau, “The vast majority of identity fraud victims (68%) incur no out- of-
pocket expenses. This points out that businesses are victims of fraud.” The aim of this paper is to
provide some clarity to the real losses sustained by organizations whose customers experience identity
theft. This fraudulent behavior by criminals erodes the reputation and profits of institutions, which
I am calling “institutional identity theft”. I also want to offer to the reader some of the best policies,
procedures, and solutions to reduce your risk to institutional identity theft.
Introduction to crystalreports.com
(June, 5 2007)
To deliver the critical information your organization needs to succeed, you need a way to share reports that's instant, simple, and secure. Watch this on demand webcast and learn how crystalreports.com – a web-based service – lets you: access and analyze data over the web; efficiently and securely manage critical business reports; deliver information to the right people at any time; and connect web-based reports to local data sources, securely through the company firewall.
IP Phones: Compare the 5 Most Popular
(April, 25 2007)
Adopting IP phones can deliver significant benefits to a business, whether it’s improving employee productivity or delivering better customer service. Find out which manufacturers and models deliver on this promise. Download this guide now to learn more.
Making Sense of Message Archiving Requirements
(April, 14 2008)
Business be aware - in December of 2006 the government made changes to the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure (FRCP). FRCP is the rulebook or guidelines for civil suits in U.S. federal courts that define a uniform set of
requirements and procedures for trying civil suits in a consistent manner and reduce risks of invalid
procedure issues. This update to the FRCP impacts data storage and brings new challenges and opportunities involving
data storage for electronic records and document management. While the rules, regulations and laws apply to all electronic records, we focus on the most
challenging aspect - Message Archiving or archiving of all Email and IM for an organization.
Operationalizing Security & Policy Compliance - A Unified Approach for IT, Audit and Operation Teams
(April, 18 2007)
Compliance with regulatory mandates and internal security policies is critical to the success of any enterprise. The continuous emergence of new laws and regulations has made it imperative for enterprises to protect integrity of enterprise-owned information and ensure customer privacy all while achieving compliance.
Many organizations faced with multiple compliance requirements are now taking a more mature approach to this problem by adopting IT governance frameworks that can cover a large percentage of regulatory compliance mandates.
This white paper provides a detailed discussion of: 1) The internal and external regulatory challenges now faced by enterprises, 2) The scope of these security challenges, 3) Ways in which they can be addressed through better business processes and automation, and 4) How enterprises can secure data security, while adding needed efficiencies to current processes, and more.
Osterman Research - Why Web 2.0 is Critical to Your Business?
(February, 1 2008)
Osterman Research recently released a report entitled "Why Web 2.0 is Critical to Your Business?" The report overviews the shift to enterprise Web 2.0 with the collision of business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer applications, including blogs, wikis, mashups, RSS and social networking with corporate users looking to achieve business-to-business benefits. While enterprise Web 2.0 offers important benefits for the way that organizations share information and collaborate, the newer workforce raised on consumer-oriented Web 2.0 applications have also become accustomed to these tools and increasingly expect to be able to use these tools in the workplace. For businesses, enterprise Web 2.0 should figure prominently in their communication and collaboration planning, since it allows easier collaboration and greater efficiency of communication than is possible with highly structured, inflexible legacy communication and productivity tools, including email. Learn how enterprise Web 2.0 helps organizations make decisions more quickly, share information more easily and improve business profitability.
Protecting Microsoft SharePoint with Double-Take for Windows 5.0
(April, 15 2008)
As the distributed workforce grows, the need for online collaboration and document management grows with it. MSFT SharePoint® streamlines online collaboration, making it possible to create remote project teams with only an Internet connection. However, when these teams aren’t functioning because they can’t access data or critical applications like SharePoint, your business risks losing money at an alarming rate. Download this whitepaper today to learn how to use Double-Take Software as a cost efficient way to protect your SharePoint data and access. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
QualysGuard PCI Demo
(October, 26 2007)
See how QualysGuard PCI makes achieving compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard easy and cost effective.
Secure multiple servers
(January, 22 2007)
thawte's SPKI Program enables companies to manage multiple digital certificates without the usual delays that slow this process. It improves IT processes by centralizing the management of their certificates in a cost-effective manner.
Secure your Apache Server - free trial
(January, 31 2007)
Have an Apache server? Let thawte show you how to secure by downloading a free step-by-step guide. Learn all about generating Private Keys and Certificate Signing Requests, and how to download and install a test certificate for free.
Secure your MS IIS Server - a How-To Guide
(January, 31 2007)
Enable your MS IIS Server to secure communication and transactions across the internet. Download a free thawte guide to learn all about configuring your server, and then download a free thawte test SSL certificate to test drive your secured server.
Securing Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) through Layered Security
(April, 14 2008)
In the context of this paper, we will focus specifically on the privacy and security rules applicable to
electronic protected health information or ePHI. ePHI is individually identifiable health information that
is maintained or transmitted in electronic media. Industry professionals refer to this as ePHI at rest or
ePHI in transit. One of the primary goals of HIPAA and the Security Rule is to ensure the confidentiality,
integrity, and accessibility of this data. Identifiable data includes all patient demographic information
and any indentifying characteristics of a patient.
Socialtext Wiki Technical Whitepaper
(February, 1 2008)
According to industry analyst Gartner, “Web 2.0 represents a fundamental shift toward a more open, flexible and participatory model for creating content, systems and business models. Its application can reduce cost, enhance adaptability and create new business opportunities.” In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2009 wiki adoption will grow to the point where 50% of businesses will have a company-wide wiki deployment. In the Socialtext Wiki Technical Whitepaper learn how Socialtext wikis compare to alternatives including open-source and commercial options, as well as key features of the leading, best-of-breed wiki solutions from Socialtext.
SSL - enabling a trusted digital future for all
(January, 31 2007)
Want to learn more about Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or have data to secure? Download a free thawte guide that will help you to better understand how SSL certificates can help to make your online business, communication and digital data more secure.
Strategies to Run A Lean Supply Chain
(February, 29 2008)
The blurring of the line between manufacturing and supply chain logistics provides the opportunity to move efficient manufacturing management concepts to supply chain management. One manufacturing concept stands out as most successful: the concept of lean. This white paper describes lean manufacturing and how it can be applied to supply chain management.
Strengthening Network Security with On Demand Vulnerability Management & Policy Compliance
(October, 26 2007)
Despite defensive efforts with firewalls, intrusion detection, antivirus and the like, criminals, careless employees and contractors have exposed more than 158 million digital records of consumers' personally identifiable information since 2005. This security guide describes the
requirements and on demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution called QualysGuard for effective vulnerability management and policy compliance.
The Essential Guide to AIX Disaster Recovery
(April, 29 2008)
IT managers with AIX environments must find ways to eliminate the adverse impact of downtime and accidental data loss. This paper provides a basic understanding of the costs of unplanned downtime, the building blocks of an IT continuity plan, an overview of AIX data protection and recovery technologies, and more.
The Need for Vulnerability Management
(January, 28 2008)
This guide describes the need for vulnerability management. It introduces the sources of vulnerabilities and their related fallout, then relates why the nature of modern threats to the network requires automated technology to counter sophisticated exploits. The guide defines elements of vulnerability management and how it controls the detection and remediation process. As an important byproduct, vulnerability management can also document compliance with security provisions mandated by legislation, industry and business policy. Vulnerability management can be implemented for networks of all sizes with cost-effective technology that automates much of what used to be a complex, manual process.
The Value of Authentication: Learn about the three elements required to create trust on the Internet
(January, 19 2007)
This guide will explain the critical role of authentication in online security as well
as the business benefits which flow from creating trust on the Internet.
The Visible Supply Chain: Ensuring End-to-End Optimization
(February, 29 2008)
Today’s supply chain is the primary processing mechanism of every manufacturing company. Supply chain visibility is a tall order, but some of today’s IT systems can meet it. This paper will describe the characteristics of a visible supply chain, explain why having one is important and discuss the technology resources that can deliver it to you.
Thinking Beyond Tape
(April, 15 2008)
Many branch offices are already backing up to tape, but a tape-only backup strategy means high cost and risky shortcomings. Double-Take can reduce the cost of tape-only solutions and provide a higher level or recoverability for critical systems and data. This whitepaper explores the high cost, complexity and potentially dangerous shortcomings of a strategy based only on tape backup. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Top 5 Things to Know About Hosted PBX Solutions
(July, 26 2007)
If you're a service provider, system integrator, reseller or a distributor that's interested in thriving in this rapidly growing but highly competitive hosted solutions marketplace, you'll find the FIVE NUGGETS of information covered in this paper immensely valuable.
Tuning ERP and the Supply Chain for Profitable Growth
(February, 29 2008)
The supply chain is, of course, the primary processing mechanism of every manufacturing company. But today, it is a multifaceted, multi-company, multinational structure that makes it the most complex management challenge found in any enterprise. Supply chain management (SCM), a critical part of any enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, no longer means just making sure that the right materials and resources move to the right place at the right time. This white paper will discuss how ERP can optimize your supply chain to satisfy customers, minimize costs and maximize profit.
Using QualysGuard to Meet SOX Compliance & IT Control Objectives
(July, 19 2007)
This paper outlines how QualysGuard vulnerability management services benefits specific activities in CObIT and COSO and can be used to demonstrate compliance with SOX section 404.
Video Whitepaper: Double-Take Virtual Systems and Disaster Recovery
(April, 15 2008)
Virtual server technologies provide companies with the ability to do more with less, enabling the consolidation of data and applications onto a single server. The need to protect these virtualized systems is paramount. Double-Take® delivers enterprise-class disaster recovery and high availability solutions for cutting-edge virtual environments. Watch this video white paper to learn more about enterprise-class disaster recovery and high availability solutions for cutting-edge virtual environments. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
VoIP Call Center Buyer's Guide
(December, 27 2007)
Implementing the right call-center solution is a key factor in keeping your customers happy, as it is often their first line of contact with your company's sales or support agents. And with the advent of VoIP, call centers can run more inexpensively and efficiently than ever before. Learn everything you need to know about choosing a VoIP call-center solution in this Buyer's Guide.
This white paper address topics such as:
Major vendors, Basic and advanced features, and Cost.
Register today to download this free white paper and learn more.
VoIP Call Center Checklist
(January, 2 2008)
As is true with any technology, the time to ask questions from a VoIP call-center vendor is before you buy, not after the deal has been sealed. Keep these 11 crucial things in mind when talking to vendors, and your chances of a successful deployment dramatically increases. This white paper addresses topics such as: In-house vs. outsourced vs. virtual solutions, Improving customer support, and Monitoring agents. Register today to download this free white paper and learn more.
VoIP for Small Business: Compare the Top 9 Vendors
(April, 24 2007)
Looking for a VoIP Provider? Get the basics on what you should look for when researching a VoIP solution and compare the top vendors in the market.
Vulnerability Assessment of your Network - 14 Day Trial
(April, 18 2008)
Discover Your Network in Minutes and Find Out if you're Vulnerable! Everyone could use a health check of their network - with no Software to download or install this Qualys free trial will help you rediscover your network, scan for the latest vulnerabilities and receive a detailed risk assessment report. Sign up for a Free Network Health Check Now!
Request Your Trial Now!
Vulnerability Management for Dummies
(April, 21 2008)
Free Book: Get all the Facts and See How to Implement a Successful Vulnerability Management Program
As a business owner, or someone responsible for network security within your organization, you need to understand how to prevent attacks and eliminate network weaknesses that leave your business exposed and at risk. Vulnerability Management for Dummies arms you with the facts and shows you how to implement a successful Vulnerability Management program. Whether your network consists of just a handful of computers or thousands of servers distributed around the world, this 5-part book will help: Explain the critical need for Vulnerability Management (VM), Detail the essential best-practice steps of a successful VM Program, Outline the various VM Solutions - including the pros & cons of each, Highlight the award-winning QualysGuard VM solution, and Provide a 10-point checklist for removing vulnerabilities from your key resources.
Webcast: New Trends in E-Message Archiving for 2008
(April, 14 2008)
Email has become a mission critical application for all organizations. It is now the communications "hub"; it is the means of transportation by which sales proposals, marketing plans, competitor profiles, contracts, and corporate intellectually property (IP) are now shared, distributed, stored, and accessed.
Additionally, regulations such as SEC rule 17a-4, Sarbanes Oxley and others have illustrated the need for organizations to implement long-term indexing and archiving of e-mail as well as Instant Messaging conversations.
Join us as we take a look at the changing business and regulatory landscape for organizations in 2008 and how e-messaging compliance has changed with it.
Webcast: New Trends in E-Message Archiving for Healthcare in 2008
(April, 14 2008)
Email has become a mission critical application for all financial institutions. It is now the communications "hub"; it is the means of transportation by which sales proposals, marketing plans, competitor profiles, contracts, and corporate intellectually property (IP) are now shared, distributed, stored, and accessed.
Additionally, regulations such as SEC rule 17a-4, Sarbanes Oxley and others have illustrated the need for financial institutions to implement long-term indexing and archiving of e-mail as well as Bloomberg messages, Blackberry messages, and Instant Messaging conversations.
Join us as we take a look at the changing business and regulatory landscape for financial institutions in 2008 and how e-messaging compliance has changed with it.
Webcast: What is Your Network Security Report Card Grade?
(April, 14 2008)
No one argues that preventing malicious activity and data leakage on your network is critical to running your business. But how much value do you get from your security technology today? Where is it providing protection? What should you invest in tomorrow?
Join this one hour webinar to explore top threats and tools you can use to determine your next step in network and information security protection.
Wikinomics - Chapter 9 excerpt from Socialtext
(July, 30 2007)
Due to changes in technology, demographics, business, the economy and the world, we are entering a new age where people participate in the economy like never before. This complimentary copy of Chapter 9: The Wiki Workplace from the award-winning, bestselling book "Wikinomics" describes the impact of this new era of mass collaboration on businesses. In this excerpt from "Wikinomics" you'll learn from organizations, like yours, using wikis and other Web 2.0 technologies to accelerate project cycle times, unlock knowledge lost in email, foster team building, stimulate greater innovation, and increase collaboration between employees and with partners, suppliers and clients.
Network Management
10 Questions to Ask Your Hosted IP PBX Provider
(July, 26 2007)
Signing up for a hosted IP PBX provider is just like signing up for cable TV; the provider is trying to lock you in to a long-term contract at terms that give them the most profit, while you’re just trying to get the service and features you need at the lowest possible price. Plus, there are always hidden costs. This list covers what questions you should ask before you sign on the dotted line.
11 Myths About Exchange Backup & Recovery
(June, 18 2008)
With the growing dependency that businesses are placing on Microsoft Exchange, there are many misconceptions about how best to protect these mission-critical systems. Learn about common misconceptions and how to overcome them with best practices designed to compliment your entire messaging ecosystem. Stop backing up just your data or the server and start continuously protecting your entire messaging ecosystem, without any additional effort. Too good to be true? This e-guide will debunk that myth too!
An Introduction to IBM System i (iSeries) High Availability Solutions
(April, 29 2008)
Get a solid overview of IBM System i (iSeries) software-based replication and failover solutions—also known within the industry as high availability or HA. With a knowledge of the technology and functional components of HA, you will be better able to evaluate whether such a solution is a cost-justifiable addition to the data resiliency and recovery strategies in your data center.
Best Practices for Securing Exchange Email
(April, 14 2008)
Email is an essential business tool for organizations of all sizes. Yet it is also the easiest way for
hackers, spammers, and other malicious threats to penetrate and disrupt business operations. End-to-end
security is as vital to today’s businesses as email itself. For small, medium and even large-sized
companies looking for robust, secure email they can afford, outsourcing to an experienced Microsoft
Exchange Hosted Service Provider is the ideal solution. Companies can achieve maximum benefit
only by identifying a truly qualified provider—one that implements best-of-breed technology and
follows best practices for email security comprising deep expertise in people, technology, and
processes.
Best Practices in Lifecycle Management: Comparing KACE, Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft SMS
(April, 10 2007)
Compares the KBOX family of appliances from KACE with leading competitors Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft. It explains key best practices in lifecycle management, uses these as a framework for functional comparison, and includes a cost comparison to determine overall solution value.
Don't Wait to Automate: Achieve Immediate Cost, Productivity, and Security Benefits by Automating IT
(April, 11 2007)
This Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) white paper takes a close look at automated IT management, especially for medium-sized businesses.
Guide to Effective Remediation of Network Vulnerabilities and Policy Compliance
(August, 15 2007)
Consistent, ongoing execution of vulnerability management and policy compliance is difficult, if not impossible to do on a manual basis. There are simply too many "moving parts" to juggle and act on in a timely and cost-effective manner. This guide provides a step-by-step guide for automating the vulnerability and compliance workflow process.
Hosted PBX Checklist
(July, 26 2007)
Use this checklist to organize the basic information that you'll need to effectively negotiate with a hosted PBX provider—like the number of employees in your company, the types of servers you use and the percentage of inbound versus outbound calls. By compiling this information, you can lay out your business requirements up front, thoroughly assess trade-offs and prepare for future possibilities.
Institutional Identity Theft
(April, 14 2008)
According to the Better Business Bureau, “The vast majority of identity fraud victims (68%) incur no out- of-
pocket expenses. This points out that businesses are victims of fraud.” The aim of this paper is to
provide some clarity to the real losses sustained by organizations whose customers experience identity
theft. This fraudulent behavior by criminals erodes the reputation and profits of institutions, which
I am calling “institutional identity theft”. I also want to offer to the reader some of the best policies,
procedures, and solutions to reduce your risk to institutional identity theft.
IP PBX Systems: Compare the Top 7 Solutions
(April, 25 2007)
Download this comparison table to quickly compare the main features and specs of the leading IP PBX systems.
IP Phones: Compare the 5 Most Popular
(April, 25 2007)
Adopting IP phones can deliver significant benefits to a business, whether it’s improving employee productivity or delivering better customer service. Find out which manufacturers and models deliver on this promise. Download this guide now to learn more.
Making Sense of Message Archiving Requirements
(April, 14 2008)
Business be aware - in December of 2006 the government made changes to the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure (FRCP). FRCP is the rulebook or guidelines for civil suits in U.S. federal courts that define a uniform set of
requirements and procedures for trying civil suits in a consistent manner and reduce risks of invalid
procedure issues. This update to the FRCP impacts data storage and brings new challenges and opportunities involving
data storage for electronic records and document management. While the rules, regulations and laws apply to all electronic records, we focus on the most
challenging aspect - Message Archiving or archiving of all Email and IM for an organization.
Migration to the 2007 Microsoft Office System: A Roadmap for Success
(April, 11 2007)
The unique features of the 2007 Microsoft Office System make it an extremely challenging migration. However, best practices and automation can significantly improve process efficiency and reliability.
Preventing Your Next Exchange Outage
(June, 18 2008)
E-mail is mission critical, so why only back up data and not the entire messing ecosystem, including the full Exchange Server, BlackBerry Server, Domain Controller and Role Server? Continuous application protection is the answer for adapting your current backup and recovery processes so that they are more resilient and disaster ready. Learn why your current backup processes will let you down when you need them the most and what you can do to prevent your next Exchange outage and keep the e-mail flowing.
Securing Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) through Layered Security
(April, 14 2008)
In the context of this paper, we will focus specifically on the privacy and security rules applicable to
electronic protected health information or ePHI. ePHI is individually identifiable health information that
is maintained or transmitted in electronic media. Industry professionals refer to this as ePHI at rest or
ePHI in transit. One of the primary goals of HIPAA and the Security Rule is to ensure the confidentiality,
integrity, and accessibility of this data. Identifiable data includes all patient demographic information
and any indentifying characteristics of a patient.
Taking the Leg-Work out of Systems Provisioning: Best Practices for Reducing Deployment Costs
(April, 11 2007)
Taking the Leg-Work out of Systems Provisioning: Best Practices for Reducing Deployment Costs.
With provisioning costs soaring, it is no surprise that organizations are putting an increased focus on reducing these costs through automation and process improvements.
Top 5 Things to Know About Hosted PBX Solutions
(July, 26 2007)
If you're a service provider, system integrator, reseller or a distributor that's interested in thriving in this rapidly growing but highly competitive hosted solutions marketplace, you'll find the FIVE NUGGETS of information covered in this paper immensely valuable.
VoIP Call Center Buyer's Guide
(December, 27 2007)
Implementing the right call-center solution is a key factor in keeping your customers happy, as it is often their first line of contact with your company's sales or support agents. And with the advent of VoIP, call centers can run more inexpensively and efficiently than ever before. Learn everything you need to know about choosing a VoIP call-center solution in this Buyer's Guide.
This white paper address topics such as:
Major vendors, Basic and advanced features, and Cost.
Register today to download this free white paper and learn more.
VoIP Call Center Checklist
(January, 2 2008)
As is true with any technology, the time to ask questions from a VoIP call-center vendor is before you buy, not after the deal has been sealed. Keep these 11 crucial things in mind when talking to vendors, and your chances of a successful deployment dramatically increases. This white paper addresses topics such as: In-house vs. outsourced vs. virtual solutions, Improving customer support, and Monitoring agents. Register today to download this free white paper and learn more.
VoIP for Small Business: Compare the Top 9 Vendors
(April, 24 2007)
Looking for a VoIP Provider? Get the basics on what you should look for when researching a VoIP solution and compare the top vendors in the market.
Webcast: New Trends in E-Message Archiving for 2008
(April, 14 2008)
Email has become a mission critical application for all organizations. It is now the communications "hub"; it is the means of transportation by which sales proposals, marketing plans, competitor profiles, contracts, and corporate intellectually property (IP) are now shared, distributed, stored, and accessed.
Additionally, regulations such as SEC rule 17a-4, Sarbanes Oxley and others have illustrated the need for organizations to implement long-term indexing and archiving of e-mail as well as Instant Messaging conversations.
Join us as we take a look at the changing business and regulatory landscape for organizations in 2008 and how e-messaging compliance has changed with it.
Webcast: New Trends in E-Message Archiving for Healthcare in 2008
(April, 14 2008)
Email has become a mission critical application for all financial institutions. It is now the communications "hub"; it is the means of transportation by which sales proposals, marketing plans, competitor profiles, contracts, and corporate intellectually property (IP) are now shared, distributed, stored, and accessed.
Additionally, regulations such as SEC rule 17a-4, Sarbanes Oxley and others have illustrated the need for financial institutions to implement long-term indexing and archiving of e-mail as well as Bloomberg messages, Blackberry messages, and Instant Messaging conversations.
Join us as we take a look at the changing business and regulatory landscape for financial institutions in 2008 and how e-messaging compliance has changed with it.
Webcast: What is Your Network Security Report Card Grade?
(April, 14 2008)
No one argues that preventing malicious activity and data leakage on your network is critical to running your business. But how much value do you get from your security technology today? Where is it providing protection? What should you invest in tomorrow?
Join this one hour webinar to explore top threats and tools you can use to determine your next step in network and information security protection.
Networking
10 Questions to Ask Your Hosted IP PBX Provider
(July, 26 2007)
Signing up for a hosted IP PBX provider is just like signing up for cable TV; the provider is trying to lock you in to a long-term contract at terms that give them the most profit, while you’re just trying to get the service and features you need at the lowest possible price. Plus, there are always hidden costs. This list covers what questions you should ask before you sign on the dotted line.
7 Essential Steps to Achieve, Measure and Prove Optimal Security Risk Reduction
(June, 15 2007)
Rapid changes within technology and the evolving sophistication of attack methods used to infiltrate systems create the greatest set of challenges faced by IT administrators trying to keep their systems secure and within regulatory compliance. That’s why—whether protecting five servers or 5,000—measuring the security status of your infrastructure and your organization’s ability to rapidly mitigate emerging threats need to be continuously monitored and measured. This paper details the essential aspects of putting into place a measurable and sustainable vulnerability management program.
Best Practices in Lifecycle Management: Comparing KACE, Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft SMS
(April, 10 2007)
Compares the KBOX family of appliances from KACE with leading competitors Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft. It explains key best practices in lifecycle management, uses these as a framework for functional comparison, and includes a cost comparison to determine overall solution value.
Demo: Vulnerability Management & Policy Compliance Overview
(September, 26 2006)
Take a multimedia tour of QualysGuard, the Web-based Vulnerability Management and Policy Compliance solution that pinpoints network vulnerabilities before hackers have a chance to exploit them. This demo introduces you to Qualys' award-winning, on-demand vulnerability management platform, illustrating the solution's unique capabilities for handling each of these vital security auditing functions: Network discovery, Asset prioritization, Vulnerability assessment and analysis, Verification, and Policy compliance. This multimedia demonstration shows just how easy it is to conduct proactive, non-intrusive network scans using Qualys' remote, agentless technology. The demo even includes a no-obligation offer for a FREE, 14-day trial of QualysGuard for up to three users. Check it out, compliments of Qualys, today!
Don't Wait to Automate: Achieve Immediate Cost, Productivity, and Security Benefits by Automating IT
(April, 11 2007)
This Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) white paper takes a close look at automated IT management, especially for medium-sized businesses.
Hosted PBX Checklist
(July, 26 2007)
Use this checklist to organize the basic information that you'll need to effectively negotiate with a hosted PBX provider—like the number of employees in your company, the types of servers you use and the percentage of inbound versus outbound calls. By compiling this information, you can lay out your business requirements up front, thoroughly assess trade-offs and prepare for future possibilities.
IP PBX Systems: Compare the Top 7 Solutions
(April, 25 2007)
Download this comparison table to quickly compare the main features and specs of the leading IP PBX systems.
Migration to the 2007 Microsoft Office System: A Roadmap for Success
(April, 11 2007)
The unique features of the 2007 Microsoft Office System make it an extremely challenging migration. However, best practices and automation can significantly improve process efficiency and reliability.
Operationalizing Security & Policy Compliance - A Unified Approach for IT, Audit and Operation Teams
(April, 18 2007)
Compliance with regulatory mandates and internal security policies is critical to the success of any enterprise. The continuous emergence of new laws and regulations has made it imperative for enterprises to protect integrity of enterprise-owned information and ensure customer privacy all while achieving compliance.
Many organizations faced with multiple compliance requirements are now taking a more mature approach to this problem by adopting IT governance frameworks that can cover a large percentage of regulatory compliance mandates.
This white paper provides a detailed discussion of: 1) The internal and external regulatory challenges now faced by enterprises, 2) The scope of these security challenges, 3) Ways in which they can be addressed through better business processes and automation, and 4) How enterprises can secure data security, while adding needed efficiencies to current processes, and more.
QualysGuard PCI Demo
(October, 26 2007)
See how QualysGuard PCI makes achieving compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard easy and cost effective.
SSL - enabling a trusted digital future for all
(January, 31 2007)
Want to learn more about Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or have data to secure? Download a free thawte guide that will help you to better understand how SSL certificates can help to make your online business, communication and digital data more secure.
Strengthening Network Security with On Demand Vulnerability Management & Policy Compliance
(October, 26 2007)
Despite defensive efforts with firewalls, intrusion detection, antivirus and the like, criminals, careless employees and contractors have exposed more than 158 million digital records of consumers' personally identifiable information since 2005. This security guide describes the
requirements and on demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution called QualysGuard for effective vulnerability management and policy compliance.
Taking the Leg-Work out of Systems Provisioning: Best Practices for Reducing Deployment Costs
(April, 11 2007)
Taking the Leg-Work out of Systems Provisioning: Best Practices for Reducing Deployment Costs.
With provisioning costs soaring, it is no surprise that organizations are putting an increased focus on reducing these costs through automation and process improvements.
The Need for Vulnerability Management
(January, 28 2008)
This guide describes the need for vulnerability management. It introduces the sources of vulnerabilities and their related fallout, then relates why the nature of modern threats to the network requires automated technology to counter sophisticated exploits. The guide defines elements of vulnerability management and how it controls the detection and remediation process. As an important byproduct, vulnerability management can also document compliance with security provisions mandated by legislation, industry and business policy. Vulnerability management can be implemented for networks of all sizes with cost-effective technology that automates much of what used to be a complex, manual process.
Top 5 Things to Know About Hosted PBX Solutions
(July, 26 2007)
If you're a service provider, system integrator, reseller or a distributor that's interested in thriving in this rapidly growing but highly competitive hosted solutions marketplace, you'll find the FIVE NUGGETS of information covered in this paper immensely valuable.
Using QualysGuard to Meet SOX Compliance & IT Control Objectives
(July, 19 2007)
This paper outlines how QualysGuard vulnerability management services benefits specific activities in CObIT and COSO and can be used to demonstrate compliance with SOX section 404.
VoIP Call Center Buyer's Guide
(December, 27 2007)
Implementing the right call-center solution is a key factor in keeping your customers happy, as it is often their first line of contact with your company's sales or support agents. And with the advent of VoIP, call centers can run more inexpensively and efficiently than ever before. Learn everything you need to know about choosing a VoIP call-center solution in this Buyer's Guide.
This white paper address topics such as:
Major vendors, Basic and advanced features, and Cost.
Register today to download this free white paper and learn more.
VoIP Call Center Checklist
(January, 2 2008)
As is true with any technology, the time to ask questions from a VoIP call-center vendor is before you buy, not after the deal has been sealed. Keep these 11 crucial things in mind when talking to vendors, and your chances of a successful deployment dramatically increases. This white paper addresses topics such as: In-house vs. outsourced vs. virtual solutions, Improving customer support, and Monitoring agents. Register today to download this free white paper and learn more.
VoIP for Small Business: Compare the Top 9 Vendors
(April, 24 2007)
Looking for a VoIP Provider? Get the basics on what you should look for when researching a VoIP solution and compare the top vendors in the market.
Vulnerability Assessment of your Network - 14 Day Trial
(April, 18 2008)
Discover Your Network in Minutes and Find Out if you're Vulnerable! Everyone could use a health check of their network - with no Software to download or install this Qualys free trial will help you rediscover your network, scan for the latest vulnerabilities and receive a detailed risk assessment report. Sign up for a Free Network Health Check Now!
Request Your Trial Now!
Vulnerability Management for Dummies
(April, 21 2008)
Free Book: Get all the Facts and See How to Implement a Successful Vulnerability Management Program
As a business owner, or someone responsible for network security within your organization, you need to understand how to prevent attacks and eliminate network weaknesses that leave your business exposed and at risk. Vulnerability Management for Dummies arms you with the facts and shows you how to implement a successful Vulnerability Management program. Whether your network consists of just a handful of computers or thousands of servers distributed around the world, this 5-part book will help: Explain the critical need for Vulnerability Management (VM), Detail the essential best-practice steps of a successful VM Program, Outline the various VM Solutions - including the pros & cons of each, Highlight the award-winning QualysGuard VM solution, and Provide a 10-point checklist for removing vulnerabilities from your key resources.
On-Demand
10 Questions to Ask Your Hosted IP PBX Provider
(July, 26 2007)
Signing up for a hosted IP PBX provider is just like signing up for cable TV; the provider is trying to lock you in to a long-term contract at terms that give them the most profit, while you’re just trying to get the service and features you need at the lowest possible price. Plus, there are always hidden costs. This list covers what questions you should ask before you sign on the dotted line.
Achieving Rapid Data Recovery for IBM AIX Environments
(April, 29 2008)
In today’s world of round the clock operations, online commerce and tough compliance regulations, you need more than tape backup. Learn how EchoStream for AIX has reversed the slow recovery time and the distant recovery point of tape to help companies ensure application availability under all circumstances.
An Introduction to IBM System i (iSeries) High Availability Solutions
(April, 29 2008)
Get a solid overview of IBM System i (iSeries) software-based replication and failover solutions—also known within the industry as high availability or HA. With a knowledge of the technology and functional components of HA, you will be better able to evaluate whether such a solution is a cost-justifiable addition to the data resiliency and recovery strategies in your data center.
Benefits of CDP Technology in IBM's AIX and i5/OS (OS/400) Environments
(April, 29 2008)
For IT departments running IBM AIX or i5/OS (OS/400) operating environments that are looking to take the next step in their data protection strategy, the technologies that offer continuous data protection (CDP) are becoming a regular consideration. Learn why and also get to know how CDP technologies work in both AIX and i5/OS environments.
Best Practices for Securing Exchange Email
(April, 14 2008)
Email is an essential business tool for organizations of all sizes. Yet it is also the easiest way for
hackers, spammers, and other malicious threats to penetrate and disrupt business operations. End-to-end
security is as vital to today’s businesses as email itself. For small, medium and even large-sized
companies looking for robust, secure email they can afford, outsourcing to an experienced Microsoft
Exchange Hosted Service Provider is the ideal solution. Companies can achieve maximum benefit
only by identifying a truly qualified provider—one that implements best-of-breed technology and
follows best practices for email security comprising deep expertise in people, technology, and
processes.
Fixing the Pain in Fax and Mail Automation
(June, 30 2008)
Whatever happened to the future we were promised? Jet packs, flying cars, tourist trips to the moon and something we once called the paperless office. Clearly, yesterday's promises are not yet realized in today's business environments. Individuals still must print documents to share information with each other. Networking hasn't replaced physical mail and faxing as sure ways to get information to the right pair of eyes. Successfully processing the needs of your business still requires paper-based mediums like faxing and physical mail distribution. This paper helps you understand the problem and offers an effective, time- and cost-saving solution. Download it now.
Hosted PBX Checklist
(July, 26 2007)
Use this checklist to organize the basic information that you'll need to effectively negotiate with a hosted PBX provider—like the number of employees in your company, the types of servers you use and the percentage of inbound versus outbound calls. By compiling this information, you can lay out your business requirements up front, thoroughly assess trade-offs and prepare for future possibilities.
Institutional Identity Theft
(April, 14 2008)
According to the Better Business Bureau, “The vast majority of identity fraud victims (68%) incur no out- of-
pocket expenses. This points out that businesses are victims of fraud.” The aim of this paper is to
provide some clarity to the real losses sustained by organizations whose customers experience identity
theft. This fraudulent behavior by criminals erodes the reputation and profits of institutions, which
I am calling “institutional identity theft”. I also want to offer to the reader some of the best policies,
procedures, and solutions to reduce your risk to institutional identity theft.
Making Sense of Message Archiving Requirements
(April, 14 2008)
Business be aware - in December of 2006 the government made changes to the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure (FRCP). FRCP is the rulebook or guidelines for civil suits in U.S. federal courts that define a uniform set of
requirements and procedures for trying civil suits in a consistent manner and reduce risks of invalid
procedure issues. This update to the FRCP impacts data storage and brings new challenges and opportunities involving
data storage for electronic records and document management. While the rules, regulations and laws apply to all electronic records, we focus on the most
challenging aspect - Message Archiving or archiving of all Email and IM for an organization.
Securing Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) through Layered Security
(April, 14 2008)
In the context of this paper, we will focus specifically on the privacy and security rules applicable to
electronic protected health information or ePHI. ePHI is individually identifiable health information that
is maintained or transmitted in electronic media. Industry professionals refer to this as ePHI at rest or
ePHI in transit. One of the primary goals of HIPAA and the Security Rule is to ensure the confidentiality,
integrity, and accessibility of this data. Identifiable data includes all patient demographic information
and any indentifying characteristics of a patient.
Strengthening Network Security with On Demand Vulnerability Management & Policy Compliance
(October, 26 2007)
Despite defensive efforts with firewalls, intrusion detection, antivirus and the like, criminals, careless employees and contractors have exposed more than 158 million digital records of consumers' personally identifiable information since 2005. This security guide describes the
requirements and on demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution called QualysGuard for effective vulnerability management and policy compliance.
The Essential Guide to AIX Disaster Recovery
(April, 29 2008)
IT managers with AIX environments must find ways to eliminate the adverse impact of downtime and accidental data loss. This paper provides a basic understanding of the costs of unplanned downtime, the building blocks of an IT continuity plan, an overview of AIX data protection and recovery technologies, and more.
Top 5 Things to Know About Hosted PBX Solutions
(July, 26 2007)
If you're a service provider, system integrator, reseller or a distributor that's interested in thriving in this rapidly growing but highly competitive hosted solutions marketplace, you'll find the FIVE NUGGETS of information covered in this paper immensely valuable.
VoIP Call Center Buyer's Guide
(December, 27 2007)
Implementing the right call-center solution is a key factor in keeping your customers happy, as it is often their first line of contact with your company's sales or support agents. And with the advent of VoIP, call centers can run more inexpensively and efficiently than ever before. Learn everything you need to know about choosing a VoIP call-center solution in this Buyer's Guide.
This white paper address topics such as:
Major vendors, Basic and advanced features, and Cost.
Register today to download this free white paper and learn more.
VoIP for Small Business: Compare the Top 9 Vendors
(April, 24 2007)
Looking for a VoIP Provider? Get the basics on what you should look for when researching a VoIP solution and compare the top vendors in the market.
Webcast: New Trends in E-Message Archiving for 2008
(April, 14 2008)
Email has become a mission critical application for all organizations. It is now the communications "hub"; it is the means of transportation by which sales proposals, marketing plans, competitor profiles, contracts, and corporate intellectually property (IP) are now shared, distributed, stored, and accessed.
Additionally, regulations such as SEC rule 17a-4, Sarbanes Oxley and others have illustrated the need for organizations to implement long-term indexing and archiving of e-mail as well as Instant Messaging conversations.
Join us as we take a look at the changing business and regulatory landscape for organizations in 2008 and how e-messaging compliance has changed with it.
Webcast: New Trends in E-Message Archiving for Healthcare in 2008
(April, 14 2008)
Email has become a mission critical application for all financial institutions. It is now the communications "hub"; it is the means of transportation by which sales proposals, marketing plans, competitor profiles, contracts, and corporate intellectually property (IP) are now shared, distributed, stored, and accessed.
Additionally, regulations such as SEC rule 17a-4, Sarbanes Oxley and others have illustrated the need for financial institutions to implement long-term indexing and archiving of e-mail as well as Bloomberg messages, Blackberry messages, and Instant Messaging conversations.
Join us as we take a look at the changing business and regulatory landscape for financial institutions in 2008 and how e-messaging compliance has changed with it.
Webcast: What is Your Network Security Report Card Grade?
(April, 14 2008)
No one argues that preventing malicious activity and data leakage on your network is critical to running your business. But how much value do you get from your security technology today? Where is it providing protection? What should you invest in tomorrow?
Join this one hour webinar to explore top threats and tools you can use to determine your next step in network and information security protection.
Open Source
Gartner Magic Quadrant on enterprise Web 2.0
(February, 1 2008)
Gartner recently released the ‘Magic Quadrant for Team Collaboration and Social Software’ and positioned Socialtext in the Visionaries Quadrant. Learn more about how leading analyst Gartner sees the enterprise Web 2.0 market – including key technologies like wikis, blogs and RSS – evolving in 2008. This report confirms that Enterprise 2.0 technologies, like wikis and blogs, have gone mainstream and businesses are actively moving to select and deploy team collaboration and social software tools. This was reaffirmed at Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo when social software was identified as one of the top 10 strategic technologies for 2008 with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years.
IDC Analyst Connection report on wikis
(February, 1 2008)
IDC recently released the "Wikis: Taking Content Collaboration to the Next Level" report. According to IDC’s 1Q07 AppStats survey, nearly a quarter of the 258 U.S. respondents reported that wikis are already in use at their organizations. The report discusses how wikis offer individuals and teams Web 2.0-style collaborative work environments for easy and quick content authoring, sharing, publication, and feedback capture. Organized in an informative Q&A format, the IDC report covers what are wikis, the business benefits they provide, key features of enterprise-class wikis, details on how wikis are being used today, as well as IDC analyst's recommendations on selecting and deploying wiki solutions.
Osterman Research - Why Web 2.0 is Critical to Your Business?
(February, 1 2008)
Osterman Research recently released a report entitled "Why Web 2.0 is Critical to Your Business?" The report overviews the shift to enterprise Web 2.0 with the collision of business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer applications, including blogs, wikis, mashups, RSS and social networking with corporate users looking to achieve business-to-business benefits. While enterprise Web 2.0 offers important benefits for the way that organizations share information and collaborate, the newer workforce raised on consumer-oriented Web 2.0 applications have also become accustomed to these tools and increasingly expect to be able to use these tools in the workplace. For businesses, enterprise Web 2.0 should figure prominently in their communication and collaboration planning, since it allows easier collaboration and greater efficiency of communication than is possible with highly structured, inflexible legacy communication and productivity tools, including email. Learn how enterprise Web 2.0 helps organizations make decisions more quickly, share information more easily and improve business profitability.
Secure your Apache Server - free trial
(January, 31 2007)
Have an Apache server? Let thawte show you how to secure by downloading a free step-by-step guide. Learn all about generating Private Keys and Certificate Signing Requests, and how to download and install a test certificate for free.
Socialtext Wiki Technical Whitepaper
(February, 1 2008)
According to industry analyst Gartner, “Web 2.0 represents a fundamental shift toward a more open, flexible and participatory model for creating content, systems and business models. Its application can reduce cost, enhance adaptability and create new business opportunities.” In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2009 wiki adoption will grow to the point where 50% of businesses will have a company-wide wiki deployment. In the Socialtext Wiki Technical Whitepaper learn how Socialtext wikis compare to alternatives including open-source and commercial options, as well as key features of the leading, best-of-breed wiki solutions from Socialtext.
Wikinomics - Chapter 9 excerpt from Socialtext
(July, 30 2007)
Due to changes in technology, demographics, business, the economy and the world, we are entering a new age where people participate in the economy like never before. This complimentary copy of Chapter 9: The Wiki Workplace from the award-winning, bestselling book "Wikinomics" describes the impact of this new era of mass collaboration on businesses. In this excerpt from "Wikinomics" you'll learn from organizations, like yours, using wikis and other Web 2.0 technologies to accelerate project cycle times, unlock knowledge lost in email, foster team building, stimulate greater innovation, and increase collaboration between employees and with partners, suppliers and clients.
Security
7 Essential Steps to Achieve, Measure and Prove Optimal Security Risk Reduction
(June, 15 2007)
Rapid changes within technology and the evolving sophistication of attack methods used to infiltrate systems create the greatest set of challenges faced by IT administrators trying to keep their systems secure and within regulatory compliance. That’s why—whether protecting five servers or 5,000—measuring the security status of your infrastructure and your organization’s ability to rapidly mitigate emerging threats need to be continuously monitored and measured. This paper details the essential aspects of putting into place a measurable and sustainable vulnerability management program.
Best Practices for Securing Exchange Email
(April, 14 2008)
Email is an essential business tool for organizations of all sizes. Yet it is also the easiest way for
hackers, spammers, and other malicious threats to penetrate and disrupt business operations. End-to-end
security is as vital to today’s businesses as email itself. For small, medium and even large-sized
companies looking for robust, secure email they can afford, outsourcing to an experienced Microsoft
Exchange Hosted Service Provider is the ideal solution. Companies can achieve maximum benefit
only by identifying a truly qualified provider—one that implements best-of-breed technology and
follows best practices for email security comprising deep expertise in people, technology, and
processes.
Better security for more users - thawte's SGC SuperCert SSL certificates
(January, 31 2007)
Trading globally - thawte's SGC SuperCert SSL certificates provide stronger encryption for more internet users by automatically stepping up outdated browsers to 128-bit encryption and providing as strong as 256-bit encryption, where possible.
Certify your Software Integrity with thawte Code Signing
(January, 31 2007)
Sign, seal and deliver code securely, verifying the origin and developer - thawte's Code Signing certificates are the only code-signing certificates to be uniquely platform independent. If you're thinking multi-platform, we're thinking that too.
Data Protection Strategies Leveraging Replication
(April, 15 2008)
As dependence on continuous access to critical data grows, so does the importance of avoiding service interruption. This paper examines four data protection strategies and compares their merits for the most common business continuance scenarios including providing high availability, providing effective disaster recovery, enhancing backup and restore, and data migration projects. Use this as a great tool to help define the best data protection strategy for your customer using replication. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Demo: Vulnerability Management & Policy Compliance Overview
(September, 26 2006)
Take a multimedia tour of QualysGuard, the Web-based Vulnerability Management and Policy Compliance solution that pinpoints network vulnerabilities before hackers have a chance to exploit them. This demo introduces you to Qualys' award-winning, on-demand vulnerability management platform, illustrating the solution's unique capabilities for handling each of these vital security auditing functions: Network discovery, Asset prioritization, Vulnerability assessment and analysis, Verification, and Policy compliance. This multimedia demonstration shows just how easy it is to conduct proactive, non-intrusive network scans using Qualys' remote, agentless technology. The demo even includes a no-obligation offer for a FREE, 14-day trial of QualysGuard for up to three users. Check it out, compliments of Qualys, today!
Gartner Compares Top Vendors for E-mail Archiving Solutions
(June, 23 2008)
Need to manage your e-mail, but aren't sure which product best fits your needs? Gartner Inc.'s Magic Quadrant ranks e-mail-archiving vendors according to their ability to execute and the completeness of their vision. Learn more about the Magic Quadrant and how you can use it to find the right e-mail-archiving solution for your business by assessing the market as well as vendor strengths and cautions.
Guide to Effective Remediation of Network Vulnerabilities and Policy Compliance
(August, 15 2007)
Consistent, ongoing execution of vulnerability management and policy compliance is difficult, if not impossible to do on a manual basis. There are simply too many "moving parts" to juggle and act on in a timely and cost-effective manner. This guide provides a step-by-step guide for automating the vulnerability and compliance workflow process.
Institutional Identity Theft
(April, 14 2008)
According to the Better Business Bureau, “The vast majority of identity fraud victims (68%) incur no out- of-
pocket expenses. This points out that businesses are victims of fraud.” The aim of this paper is to
provide some clarity to the real losses sustained by organizations whose customers experience identity
theft. This fraudulent behavior by criminals erodes the reputation and profits of institutions, which
I am calling “institutional identity theft”. I also want to offer to the reader some of the best policies,
procedures, and solutions to reduce your risk to institutional identity theft.
Making Sense of Message Archiving Requirements
(April, 14 2008)
Business be aware - in December of 2006 the government made changes to the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure (FRCP). FRCP is the rulebook or guidelines for civil suits in U.S. federal courts that define a uniform set of
requirements and procedures for trying civil suits in a consistent manner and reduce risks of invalid
procedure issues. This update to the FRCP impacts data storage and brings new challenges and opportunities involving
data storage for electronic records and document management. While the rules, regulations and laws apply to all electronic records, we focus on the most
challenging aspect - Message Archiving or archiving of all Email and IM for an organization.
Operationalizing Security & Policy Compliance - A Unified Approach for IT, Audit and Operation Teams
(April, 18 2007)
Compliance with regulatory mandates and internal security policies is critical to the success of any enterprise. The continuous emergence of new laws and regulations has made it imperative for enterprises to protect integrity of enterprise-owned information and ensure customer privacy all while achieving compliance.
Many organizations faced with multiple compliance requirements are now taking a more mature approach to this problem by adopting IT governance frameworks that can cover a large percentage of regulatory compliance mandates.
This white paper provides a detailed discussion of: 1) The internal and external regulatory challenges now faced by enterprises, 2) The scope of these security challenges, 3) Ways in which they can be addressed through better business processes and automation, and 4) How enterprises can secure data security, while adding needed efficiencies to current processes, and more.
Protecting Microsoft SharePoint with Double-Take for Windows 5.0
(April, 15 2008)
As the distributed workforce grows, the need for online collaboration and document management grows with it. MSFT SharePoint® streamlines online collaboration, making it possible to create remote project teams with only an Internet connection. However, when these teams aren’t functioning because they can’t access data or critical applications like SharePoint, your business risks losing money at an alarming rate. Download this whitepaper today to learn how to use Double-Take Software as a cost efficient way to protect your SharePoint data and access. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
QualysGuard PCI Demo
(October, 26 2007)
See how QualysGuard PCI makes achieving compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard easy and cost effective.
Secure multiple servers
(January, 22 2007)
thawte's SPKI Program enables companies to manage multiple digital certificates without the usual delays that slow this process. It improves IT processes by centralizing the management of their certificates in a cost-effective manner.
Secure your Apache Server - free trial
(January, 31 2007)
Have an Apache server? Let thawte show you how to secure by downloading a free step-by-step guide. Learn all about generating Private Keys and Certificate Signing Requests, and how to download and install a test certificate for free.
Secure your MS IIS Server - a How-To Guide
(January, 31 2007)
Enable your MS IIS Server to secure communication and transactions across the internet. Download a free thawte guide to learn all about configuring your server, and then download a free thawte test SSL certificate to test drive your secured server.
Securing Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) through Layered Security
(April, 14 2008)
In the context of this paper, we will focus specifically on the privacy and security rules applicable to
electronic protected health information or ePHI. ePHI is individually identifiable health information that
is maintained or transmitted in electronic media. Industry professionals refer to this as ePHI at rest or
ePHI in transit. One of the primary goals of HIPAA and the Security Rule is to ensure the confidentiality,
integrity, and accessibility of this data. Identifiable data includes all patient demographic information
and any indentifying characteristics of a patient.
SSL - enabling a trusted digital future for all
(January, 31 2007)
Want to learn more about Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or have data to secure? Download a free thawte guide that will help you to better understand how SSL certificates can help to make your online business, communication and digital data more secure.
Strengthening Network Security with On Demand Vulnerability Management & Policy Compliance
(October, 26 2007)
Despite defensive efforts with firewalls, intrusion detection, antivirus and the like, criminals, careless employees and contractors have exposed more than 158 million digital records of consumers' personally identifiable information since 2005. This security guide describes the
requirements and on demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution called QualysGuard for effective vulnerability management and policy compliance.
The Need for Vulnerability Management
(January, 28 2008)
This guide describes the need for vulnerability management. It introduces the sources of vulnerabilities and their related fallout, then relates why the nature of modern threats to the network requires automated technology to counter sophisticated exploits. The guide defines elements of vulnerability management and how it controls the detection and remediation process. As an important byproduct, vulnerability management can also document compliance with security provisions mandated by legislation, industry and business policy. Vulnerability management can be implemented for networks of all sizes with cost-effective technology that automates much of what used to be a complex, manual process.
The Value of Authentication: Learn about the three elements required to create trust on the Internet
(January, 19 2007)
This guide will explain the critical role of authentication in online security as well
as the business benefits which flow from creating trust on the Internet.
Thinking Beyond Tape
(April, 15 2008)
Many branch offices are already backing up to tape, but a tape-only backup strategy means high cost and risky shortcomings. Double-Take can reduce the cost of tape-only solutions and provide a higher level or recoverability for critical systems and data. This whitepaper explores the high cost, complexity and potentially dangerous shortcomings of a strategy based only on tape backup. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Using QualysGuard to Meet SOX Compliance & IT Control Objectives
(July, 19 2007)
This paper outlines how QualysGuard vulnerability management services benefits specific activities in CObIT and COSO and can be used to demonstrate compliance with SOX section 404.
Video Whitepaper: Double-Take Virtual Systems and Disaster Recovery
(April, 15 2008)
Virtual server technologies provide companies with the ability to do more with less, enabling the consolidation of data and applications onto a single server. The need to protect these virtualized systems is paramount. Double-Take® delivers enterprise-class disaster recovery and high availability solutions for cutting-edge virtual environments. Watch this video white paper to learn more about enterprise-class disaster recovery and high availability solutions for cutting-edge virtual environments. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Vulnerability Assessment of your Network - 14 Day Trial
(April, 18 2008)
Discover Your Network in Minutes and Find Out if you're Vulnerable! Everyone could use a health check of their network - with no Software to download or install this Qualys free trial will help you rediscover your network, scan for the latest vulnerabilities and receive a detailed risk assessment report. Sign up for a Free Network Health Check Now!
Request Your Trial Now!
Vulnerability Management for Dummies
(April, 21 2008)
Free Book: Get all the Facts and See How to Implement a Successful Vulnerability Management Program
As a business owner, or someone responsible for network security within your organization, you need to understand how to prevent attacks and eliminate network weaknesses that leave your business exposed and at risk. Vulnerability Management for Dummies arms you with the facts and shows you how to implement a successful Vulnerability Management program. Whether your network consists of just a handful of computers or thousands of servers distributed around the world, this 5-part book will help: Explain the critical need for Vulnerability Management (VM), Detail the essential best-practice steps of a successful VM Program, Outline the various VM Solutions - including the pros & cons of each, Highlight the award-winning QualysGuard VM solution, and Provide a 10-point checklist for removing vulnerabilities from your key resources.
Webcast: New Trends in E-Message Archiving for 2008
(April, 14 2008)
Email has become a mission critical application for all organizations. It is now the communications "hub"; it is the means of transportation by which sales proposals, marketing plans, competitor profiles, contracts, and corporate intellectually property (IP) are now shared, distributed, stored, and accessed.
Additionally, regulations such as SEC rule 17a-4, Sarbanes Oxley and others have illustrated the need for organizations to implement long-term indexing and archiving of e-mail as well as Instant Messaging conversations.
Join us as we take a look at the changing business and regulatory landscape for organizations in 2008 and how e-messaging compliance has changed with it.
Webcast: New Trends in E-Message Archiving for Healthcare in 2008
(April, 14 2008)
Email has become a mission critical application for all financial institutions. It is now the communications "hub"; it is the means of transportation by which sales proposals, marketing plans, competitor profiles, contracts, and corporate intellectually property (IP) are now shared, distributed, stored, and accessed.
Additionally, regulations such as SEC rule 17a-4, Sarbanes Oxley and others have illustrated the need for financial institutions to implement long-term indexing and archiving of e-mail as well as Bloomberg messages, Blackberry messages, and Instant Messaging conversations.
Join us as we take a look at the changing business and regulatory landscape for financial institutions in 2008 and how e-messaging compliance has changed with it.
Webcast: What is Your Network Security Report Card Grade?
(April, 14 2008)
No one argues that preventing malicious activity and data leakage on your network is critical to running your business. But how much value do you get from your security technology today? Where is it providing protection? What should you invest in tomorrow?
Join this one hour webinar to explore top threats and tools you can use to determine your next step in network and information security protection.
Software
11 Criteria For Selecting The Best ERP System Replacement
(July, 15 2008)
An ERP system is your information backbone and reaches into all areas of your business and
value-chain. Replacing it can open unlimited business opportunities. The cornerstone of this
effort is finding the right partner and specialist. Your long-term business strategy will form the
basis of the criteria for your selection of an ERP system replacement. Your ERP provider must
be part of your vision. It is the duty of a software provider to help you get there by doing their
part to make sure your next system will be your last ERP system replacement. Here are the 11
criteria that allow you to identify and select the solution that will meet these expectations.
11 Myths About Exchange Backup & Recovery
(June, 18 2008)
With the growing dependency that businesses are placing on Microsoft Exchange, there are many misconceptions about how best to protect these mission-critical systems. Learn about common misconceptions and how to overcome them with best practices designed to compliment your entire messaging ecosystem. Stop backing up just your data or the server and start continuously protecting your entire messaging ecosystem, without any additional effort. Too good to be true? This e-guide will debunk that myth too!
5 Ways ERP Can Help You Implement Lean
(February, 29 2008)
Becoming lean has been a goal of most companies over the last few years. Why is lean so popular? Lean delivers what companies really need in today's highly competitive world: shorter lead times, improved quality, reduced cost, increased profit, improved productivity, and better customer service. Lean advocates have come to recognize that ERP and lean work together very well, each supporting and enabling the most important objectives of the other. This white paper outlines how the five lean principles are all supported and enhanced by comprehensive information control and the management tools that an end-to-end enterprise software suite delivers.
Building the Information Infrastructure for a Global Enterprise
(July, 15 2008)
Most companies have an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in place to handle their transactional processes, but such a system often is not enough to address critical global issues involving supply sources, manufacturing plants, service centers and markets. This is especially true for companies that installed their ERP systems before going global. This white paper talks about how globalization can have serious impacts on key business processes, and how ERP systems must evolve to address the needs of an international company.
Data Protection Strategies Leveraging Replication
(April, 15 2008)
As dependence on continuous access to critical data grows, so does the importance of avoiding service interruption. This paper examines four data protection strategies and compares their merits for the most common business continuance scenarios including providing high availability, providing effective disaster recovery, enhancing backup and restore, and data migration projects. Use this as a great tool to help define the best data protection strategy for your customer using replication. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Fixing the Pain in Fax and Mail Automation
(June, 30 2008)
Whatever happened to the future we were promised? Jet packs, flying cars, tourist trips to the moon and something we once called the paperless office. Clearly, yesterday's promises are not yet realized in today's business environments. Individuals still must print documents to share information with each other. Networking hasn't replaced physical mail and faxing as sure ways to get information to the right pair of eyes. Successfully processing the needs of your business still requires paper-based mediums like faxing and physical mail distribution. This paper helps you understand the problem and offers an effective, time- and cost-saving solution. Download it now.
Gartner Magic Quadrant on enterprise Web 2.0
(February, 1 2008)
Gartner recently released the ‘Magic Quadrant for Team Collaboration and Social Software’ and positioned Socialtext in the Visionaries Quadrant. Learn more about how leading analyst Gartner sees the enterprise Web 2.0 market – including key technologies like wikis, blogs and RSS – evolving in 2008. This report confirms that Enterprise 2.0 technologies, like wikis and blogs, have gone mainstream and businesses are actively moving to select and deploy team collaboration and social software tools. This was reaffirmed at Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo when social software was identified as one of the top 10 strategic technologies for 2008 with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years.
Got The Enterprise Software Blues? Appliances Come to the Rescue
(April, 11 2007)
Much has been written on the advantages of delivering software as a service (SaaS). Learn how appliance-based software delivery provides all the benefits of on-demand solutions, but with none of the drawbacks.
Guide to Effective Remediation of Network Vulnerabilities and Policy Compliance
(August, 15 2007)
Consistent, ongoing execution of vulnerability management and policy compliance is difficult, if not impossible to do on a manual basis. There are simply too many "moving parts" to juggle and act on in a timely and cost-effective manner. This guide provides a step-by-step guide for automating the vulnerability and compliance workflow process.
IDC Analyst Connection report on wikis
(February, 1 2008)
IDC recently released the "Wikis: Taking Content Collaboration to the Next Level" report. According to IDC’s 1Q07 AppStats survey, nearly a quarter of the 258 U.S. respondents reported that wikis are already in use at their organizations. The report discusses how wikis offer individuals and teams Web 2.0-style collaborative work environments for easy and quick content authoring, sharing, publication, and feedback capture. Organized in an informative Q&A format, the IDC report covers what are wikis, the business benefits they provide, key features of enterprise-class wikis, details on how wikis are being used today, as well as IDC analyst's recommendations on selecting and deploying wiki solutions.
Introduction to crystalreports.com
(June, 5 2007)
To deliver the critical information your organization needs to succeed, you need a way to share reports that's instant, simple, and secure. Watch this on demand webcast and learn how crystalreports.com – a web-based service – lets you: access and analyze data over the web; efficiently and securely manage critical business reports; deliver information to the right people at any time; and connect web-based reports to local data sources, securely through the company firewall.
IP PBX Systems: Compare the Top 7 Solutions
(April, 25 2007)
Download this comparison table to quickly compare the main features and specs of the leading IP PBX systems.
Osterman Research - Why Web 2.0 is Critical to Your Business?
(February, 1 2008)
Osterman Research recently released a report entitled "Why Web 2.0 is Critical to Your Business?" The report overviews the shift to enterprise Web 2.0 with the collision of business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer applications, including blogs, wikis, mashups, RSS and social networking with corporate users looking to achieve business-to-business benefits. While enterprise Web 2.0 offers important benefits for the way that organizations share information and collaborate, the newer workforce raised on consumer-oriented Web 2.0 applications have also become accustomed to these tools and increasingly expect to be able to use these tools in the workplace. For businesses, enterprise Web 2.0 should figure prominently in their communication and collaboration planning, since it allows easier collaboration and greater efficiency of communication than is possible with highly structured, inflexible legacy communication and productivity tools, including email. Learn how enterprise Web 2.0 helps organizations make decisions more quickly, share information more easily and improve business profitability.
Preventing Your Next Exchange Outage
(June, 18 2008)
E-mail is mission critical, so why only back up data and not the entire messing ecosystem, including the full Exchange Server, BlackBerry Server, Domain Controller and Role Server? Continuous application protection is the answer for adapting your current backup and recovery processes so that they are more resilient and disaster ready. Learn why your current backup processes will let you down when you need them the most and what you can do to prevent your next Exchange outage and keep the e-mail flowing.
Protecting Microsoft SharePoint with Double-Take for Windows 5.0
(April, 15 2008)
As the distributed workforce grows, the need for online collaboration and document management grows with it. MSFT SharePoint® streamlines online collaboration, making it possible to create remote project teams with only an Internet connection. However, when these teams aren’t functioning because they can’t access data or critical applications like SharePoint, your business risks losing money at an alarming rate. Download this whitepaper today to learn how to use Double-Take Software as a cost efficient way to protect your SharePoint data and access. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Socialtext Wiki Technical Whitepaper
(February, 1 2008)
According to industry analyst Gartner, “Web 2.0 represents a fundamental shift toward a more open, flexible and participatory model for creating content, systems and business models. Its application can reduce cost, enhance adaptability and create new business opportunities.” In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2009 wiki adoption will grow to the point where 50% of businesses will have a company-wide wiki deployment. In the Socialtext Wiki Technical Whitepaper learn how Socialtext wikis compare to alternatives including open-source and commercial options, as well as key features of the leading, best-of-breed wiki solutions from Socialtext.
Strategies to Run A Lean Supply Chain
(February, 29 2008)
The blurring of the line between manufacturing and supply chain logistics provides the opportunity to move efficient manufacturing management concepts to supply chain management. One manufacturing concept stands out as most successful: the concept of lean. This white paper describes lean manufacturing and how it can be applied to supply chain management.
The Visible Supply Chain: Ensuring End-to-End Optimization
(February, 29 2008)
Today’s supply chain is the primary processing mechanism of every manufacturing company. Supply chain visibility is a tall order, but some of today’s IT systems can meet it. This paper will describe the characteristics of a visible supply chain, explain why having one is important and discuss the technology resources that can deliver it to you.
Thinking Beyond Tape
(April, 15 2008)
Many branch offices are already backing up to tape, but a tape-only backup strategy means high cost and risky shortcomings. Double-Take can reduce the cost of tape-only solutions and provide a higher level or recoverability for critical systems and data. This whitepaper explores the high cost, complexity and potentially dangerous shortcomings of a strategy based only on tape backup. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Tuning ERP and the Supply Chain for Profitable Growth
(February, 29 2008)
The supply chain is, of course, the primary processing mechanism of every manufacturing company. But today, it is a multifaceted, multi-company, multinational structure that makes it the most complex management challenge found in any enterprise. Supply chain management (SCM), a critical part of any enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, no longer means just making sure that the right materials and resources move to the right place at the right time. This white paper will discuss how ERP can optimize your supply chain to satisfy customers, minimize costs and maximize profit.
Video Whitepaper: Double-Take Virtual Systems and Disaster Recovery
(April, 15 2008)
Virtual server technologies provide companies with the ability to do more with less, enabling the consolidation of data and applications onto a single server. The need to protect these virtualized systems is paramount. Double-Take® delivers enterprise-class disaster recovery and high availability solutions for cutting-edge virtual environments. Watch this video white paper to learn more about enterprise-class disaster recovery and high availability solutions for cutting-edge virtual environments. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Wikinomics - Chapter 9 excerpt from Socialtext
(July, 30 2007)
Due to changes in technology, demographics, business, the economy and the world, we are entering a new age where people participate in the economy like never before. This complimentary copy of Chapter 9: The Wiki Workplace from the award-winning, bestselling book "Wikinomics" describes the impact of this new era of mass collaboration on businesses. In this excerpt from "Wikinomics" you'll learn from organizations, like yours, using wikis and other Web 2.0 technologies to accelerate project cycle times, unlock knowledge lost in email, foster team building, stimulate greater innovation, and increase collaboration between employees and with partners, suppliers and clients.
Storage
Achieving Rapid Data Recovery for IBM AIX Environments
(April, 29 2008)
In today’s world of round the clock operations, online commerce and tough compliance regulations, you need more than tape backup. Learn how EchoStream for AIX has reversed the slow recovery time and the distant recovery point of tape to help companies ensure application availability under all circumstances.
Benefits of CDP Technology in IBM's AIX and i5/OS (OS/400) Environments
(April, 29 2008)
For IT departments running IBM AIX or i5/OS (OS/400) operating environments that are looking to take the next step in their data protection strategy, the technologies that offer continuous data protection (CDP) are becoming a regular consideration. Learn why and also get to know how CDP technologies work in both AIX and i5/OS environments.
Data Protection Strategies Leveraging Replication
(April, 15 2008)
As dependence on continuous access to critical data grows, so does the importance of avoiding service interruption. This paper examines four data protection strategies and compares their merits for the most common business continuance scenarios including providing high availability, providing effective disaster recovery, enhancing backup and restore, and data migration projects. Use this as a great tool to help define the best data protection strategy for your customer using replication. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Protecting Microsoft SharePoint with Double-Take for Windows 5.0
(April, 15 2008)
As the distributed workforce grows, the need for online collaboration and document management grows with it. MSFT SharePoint® streamlines online collaboration, making it possible to create remote project teams with only an Internet connection. However, when these teams aren’t functioning because they can’t access data or critical applications like SharePoint, your business risks losing money at an alarming rate. Download this whitepaper today to learn how to use Double-Take Software as a cost efficient way to protect your SharePoint data and access. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
The Essential Guide to AIX Disaster Recovery
(April, 29 2008)
IT managers with AIX environments must find ways to eliminate the adverse impact of downtime and accidental data loss. This paper provides a basic understanding of the costs of unplanned downtime, the building blocks of an IT continuity plan, an overview of AIX data protection and recovery technologies, and more.
Thinking Beyond Tape
(April, 15 2008)
Many branch offices are already backing up to tape, but a tape-only backup strategy means high cost and risky shortcomings. Double-Take can reduce the cost of tape-only solutions and provide a higher level or recoverability for critical systems and data. This whitepaper explores the high cost, complexity and potentially dangerous shortcomings of a strategy based only on tape backup. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Video Whitepaper: Double-Take Virtual Systems and Disaster Recovery
(April, 15 2008)
Virtual server technologies provide companies with the ability to do more with less, enabling the consolidation of data and applications onto a single server. The need to protect these virtualized systems is paramount. Double-Take® delivers enterprise-class disaster recovery and high availability solutions for cutting-edge virtual environments. Watch this video white paper to learn more about enterprise-class disaster recovery and high availability solutions for cutting-edge virtual environments. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Voip
10 Questions to Ask Your Hosted IP PBX Provider
(July, 26 2007)
Signing up for a hosted IP PBX provider is just like signing up for cable TV; the provider is trying to lock you in to a long-term contract at terms that give them the most profit, while you’re just trying to get the service and features you need at the lowest possible price. Plus, there are always hidden costs. This list covers what questions you should ask before you sign on the dotted line.
Bandwidth Provider Comparison Guide
(October, 24 2007)
A look at 9 of the largest providers to help you narrow down your search and clarify your available bandwidth provider options.
Compare Hosted PBX Systems For Small and Medium Businesses
(May, 21 2008)
Just because your small (or medium) business isn't a major multinational, doesn't mean you can't have a phone system that'll make you look like one. In today's highly competitive marketplace, even the smallest of businesses needs to stand out. Modern hosted phone systems can do that and they can do it at a highly affordable and predictable price. But there are literally hundreds of vendors of hosted PBX systems in the market, all touting differing sets of services and features. How do you differentiate?
The VoIP News Hosted PBX Buyer's Guide covers the important features, benefits, technologies and market background to help you make sense of this confusing market and narrow your search down to the vendors that can really solve your communication problems. Learn about new technologies like click to call and find-me-follow-me that can make a huge difference to how you run your business. Download this important Guide to help you in your research and evaluation now.
Compare IP PBX systems from leading vendors like Cisco, Nortel and Avaya
(February, 14 2008)
The Enterprise IP PBX market is rapidly changing to keep pace with the rapid technological and business process changes going on in the typical enterprise. Does your organization now need IM embedded in its communications infrastructure, seamless wireless connectivity, integration with business applications, voicemail to email, or any of a dozen other new technologies? How do you tell which are the critical technologies and solutions and find out which solutions offer the right blend of features, services, SLAs and price to meet your organizational needs? The Enterprise PBX Comparison Guide from VoIP News compares leading IP PBX systems from both established and new vendors that are all enterprise class. It looks at the features and services that are important and provides an easy to read summary table of all this information to help you in your research and evaluation of IP PBX Systems. Download this Comparison Guide now to help you in your evaluation.
Compare Top Hosted PBX Phone Systems From Vendors like Aptela, Packet8 and Covad
(May, 21 2008)
A new phone system is a critical element of your business. You can't afford to make a mistake but you also know that you need to have technology and features that will help you expand as well as a system that can grow with your success. Finding out which hosted PBX phone systems offer exactly which features and services can be very difficult and time consuming. VoIP News has gathered together all the pertinent and important information about features, services, benefits and cost in one place.
The VoIP News Hosted PBX Comparison Guide looks at hosted PBX systems from leading vendors like Packet8, Aptela, Covad, Bandwidth.com and others to help you make a straightforward comparison as part of your research and evaluation of which system to invest in. Download this critical Comparison Guide now.
Enterprise IP PBX Buyers Guide: Features and Services That Matter
(February, 14 2008)
Outgrown your old phone system – in terms of size, functionality and technology? The typical reasons for upgrading to an IP PBX system for any enterprise or divisional group are to replace outdated equipment; to save money; to add in new and needed functionality or because the old system can't keep up with growth. A modern IP PBX system can actually solve all these problems simultaneously – a great benefit but also a headache since the range of features and functionality on offer is overwhelming.
The VoIP News Buyer's Guide for Enterprise IP PBX Systems covers the market, background information, technology, standards and the features and services that are critical and important to enterprises. In it you will learn everything you need to know to evaluate competing offers from both established vendors like Cisco, Nortel and Avaya, and cutting edge vendors like Shoretel and Fonality. Download this Guide now to get started with your research and evaluation of IP PBX Systems.
Hosted PBX Checklist
(July, 26 2007)
Use this checklist to organize the basic information that you'll need to effectively negotiate with a hosted PBX provider—like the number of employees in your company, the types of servers you use and the percentage of inbound versus outbound calls. By compiling this information, you can lay out your business requirements up front, thoroughly assess trade-offs and prepare for future possibilities.
IP PBX Systems: Compare the Top 7 Solutions
(April, 25 2007)
Download this comparison table to quickly compare the main features and specs of the leading IP PBX systems.
IP Phones: Compare the 5 Most Popular
(April, 25 2007)
Adopting IP phones can deliver significant benefits to a business, whether it’s improving employee productivity or delivering better customer service. Find out which manufacturers and models deliver on this promise. Download this guide now to learn more.
Premise PBX Checklist
(October, 24 2007)
Everything you'll need to know before talking with a premise PBX provider.
The Phone System Buyer's Guide
(October, 24 2007)
Take a look at the basic issues and find out what you need to know to make an informed choice.
Top 5 Things to Know About Hosted PBX Solutions
(July, 26 2007)
If you're a service provider, system integrator, reseller or a distributor that's interested in thriving in this rapidly growing but highly competitive hosted solutions marketplace, you'll find the FIVE NUGGETS of information covered in this paper immensely valuable.
VoIP Call Center Buyer's Guide
(December, 27 2007)
Implementing the right call-center solution is a key factor in keeping your customers happy, as it is often their first line of contact with your company's sales or support agents. And with the advent of VoIP, call centers can run more inexpensively and efficiently than ever before. Learn everything you need to know about choosing a VoIP call-center solution in this Buyer's Guide.
This white paper address topics such as:
Major vendors, Basic and advanced features, and Cost.
Register today to download this free white paper and learn more.
VoIP Call Center Checklist
(January, 2 2008)
As is true with any technology, the time to ask questions from a VoIP call-center vendor is before you buy, not after the deal has been sealed. Keep these 11 crucial things in mind when talking to vendors, and your chances of a successful deployment dramatically increases. This white paper addresses topics such as: In-house vs. outsourced vs. virtual solutions, Improving customer support, and Monitoring agents. Register today to download this free white paper and learn more.
VoIP for Small Business Buyers Guide
(October, 24 2007)
Learn what VoIP phone system can do for you and better understand what issues you should consider during the decision-making process.
VoIP for Small Business: Compare the Top 9 Vendors
(April, 24 2007)
Looking for a VoIP Provider? Get the basics on what you should look for when researching a VoIP solution and compare the top vendors in the market.
Webcasts
Introduction to crystalreports.com
(June, 5 2007)
To deliver the critical information your organization needs to succeed, you need a way to share reports that's instant, simple, and secure. Watch this on demand webcast and learn how crystalreports.com – a web-based service – lets you: access and analyze data over the web; efficiently and securely manage critical business reports; deliver information to the right people at any time; and connect web-based reports to local data sources, securely through the company firewall.
Webcast: New Trends in E-Message Archiving for 2008
(April, 14 2008)
Email has become a mission critical application for all organizations. It is now the communications "hub"; it is the means of transportation by which sales proposals, marketing plans, competitor profiles, contracts, and corporate intellectually property (IP) are now shared, distributed, stored, and accessed.
Additionally, regulations such as SEC rule 17a-4, Sarbanes Oxley and others have illustrated the need for organizations to implement long-term indexing and archiving of e-mail as well as Instant Messaging conversations.
Join us as we take a look at the changing business and regulatory landscape for organizations in 2008 and how e-messaging compliance has changed with it.
Webcast: New Trends in E-Message Archiving for Healthcare in 2008
(April, 14 2008)
Email has become a mission critical application for all financial institutions. It is now the communications "hub"; it is the means of transportation by which sales proposals, marketing plans, competitor profiles, contracts, and corporate intellectually property (IP) are now shared, distributed, stored, and accessed.
Additionally, regulations such as SEC rule 17a-4, Sarbanes Oxley and others have illustrated the need for financial institutions to implement long-term indexing and archiving of e-mail as well as Bloomberg messages, Blackberry messages, and Instant Messaging conversations.
Join us as we take a look at the changing business and regulatory landscape for financial institutions in 2008 and how e-messaging compliance has changed with it.
Webcast: What is Your Network Security Report Card Grade?
(April, 14 2008)
No one argues that preventing malicious activity and data leakage on your network is critical to running your business. But how much value do you get from your security technology today? Where is it providing protection? What should you invest in tomorrow?
Join this one hour webinar to explore top threats and tools you can use to determine your next step in network and information security protection.
Wireless
10 Questions to Ask Your Hosted IP PBX Provider
(July, 26 2007)
Signing up for a hosted IP PBX provider is just like signing up for cable TV; the provider is trying to lock you in to a long-term contract at terms that give them the most profit, while you’re just trying to get the service and features you need at the lowest possible price. Plus, there are always hidden costs. This list covers what questions you should ask before you sign on the dotted line.
Bandwidth Provider Comparison Guide
(October, 24 2007)
A look at 9 of the largest providers to help you narrow down your search and clarify your available bandwidth provider options.
Best Practices for Securing Exchange Email
(April, 14 2008)
Email is an essential business tool for organizations of all sizes. Yet it is also the easiest way for
hackers, spammers, and other malicious threats to penetrate and disrupt business operations. End-to-end
security is as vital to today’s businesses as email itself. For small, medium and even large-sized
companies looking for robust, secure email they can afford, outsourcing to an experienced Microsoft
Exchange Hosted Service Provider is the ideal solution. Companies can achieve maximum benefit
only by identifying a truly qualified provider—one that implements best-of-breed technology and
follows best practices for email security comprising deep expertise in people, technology, and
processes.
Compare Hosted PBX Systems For Small and Medium Businesses
(May, 21 2008)
Just because your small (or medium) business isn't a major multinational, doesn't mean you can't have a phone system that'll make you look like one. In today's highly competitive marketplace, even the smallest of businesses needs to stand out. Modern hosted phone systems can do that and they can do it at a highly affordable and predictable price. But there are literally hundreds of vendors of hosted PBX systems in the market, all touting differing sets of services and features. How do you differentiate?
The VoIP News Hosted PBX Buyer's Guide covers the important features, benefits, technologies and market background to help you make sense of this confusing market and narrow your search down to the vendors that can really solve your communication problems. Learn about new technologies like click to call and find-me-follow-me that can make a huge difference to how you run your business. Download this important Guide to help you in your research and evaluation now.
Compare IP PBX systems from leading vendors like Cisco, Nortel and Avaya
(February, 14 2008)
The Enterprise IP PBX market is rapidly changing to keep pace with the rapid technological and business process changes going on in the typical enterprise. Does your organization now need IM embedded in its communications infrastructure, seamless wireless connectivity, integration with business applications, voicemail to email, or any of a dozen other new technologies? How do you tell which are the critical technologies and solutions and find out which solutions offer the right blend of features, services, SLAs and price to meet your organizational needs? The Enterprise PBX Comparison Guide from VoIP News compares leading IP PBX systems from both established and new vendors that are all enterprise class. It looks at the features and services that are important and provides an easy to read summary table of all this information to help you in your research and evaluation of IP PBX Systems. Download this Comparison Guide now to help you in your evaluation.
Compare Top Hosted PBX Phone Systems From Vendors like Aptela, Packet8 and Covad
(May, 21 2008)
A new phone system is a critical element of your business. You can't afford to make a mistake but you also know that you need to have technology and features that will help you expand as well as a system that can grow with your success. Finding out which hosted PBX phone systems offer exactly which features and services can be very difficult and time consuming. VoIP News has gathered together all the pertinent and important information about features, services, benefits and cost in one place.
The VoIP News Hosted PBX Comparison Guide looks at hosted PBX systems from leading vendors like Packet8, Aptela, Covad, Bandwidth.com and others to help you make a straightforward comparison as part of your research and evaluation of which system to invest in. Download this critical Comparison Guide now.
Enterprise IP PBX Buyers Guide: Features and Services That Matter
(February, 14 2008)
Outgrown your old phone system – in terms of size, functionality and technology? The typical reasons for upgrading to an IP PBX system for any enterprise or divisional group are to replace outdated equipment; to save money; to add in new and needed functionality or because the old system can't keep up with growth. A modern IP PBX system can actually solve all these problems simultaneously – a great benefit but also a headache since the range of features and functionality on offer is overwhelming.
The VoIP News Buyer's Guide for Enterprise IP PBX Systems covers the market, background information, technology, standards and the features and services that are critical and important to enterprises. In it you will learn everything you need to know to evaluate competing offers from both established vendors like Cisco, Nortel and Avaya, and cutting edge vendors like Shoretel and Fonality. Download this Guide now to get started with your research and evaluation of IP PBX Systems.
Hosted PBX Checklist
(July, 26 2007)
Use this checklist to organize the basic information that you'll need to effectively negotiate with a hosted PBX provider—like the number of employees in your company, the types of servers you use and the percentage of inbound versus outbound calls. By compiling this information, you can lay out your business requirements up front, thoroughly assess trade-offs and prepare for future possibilities.
IP PBX Systems: Compare the Top 7 Solutions
(April, 25 2007)
Download this comparison table to quickly compare the main features and specs of the leading IP PBX systems.
IP Phones: Compare the 5 Most Popular
(April, 25 2007)
Adopting IP phones can deliver significant benefits to a business, whether it’s improving employee productivity or delivering better customer service. Find out which manufacturers and models deliver on this promise. Download this guide now to learn more.
Premise PBX Checklist
(October, 24 2007)
Everything you'll need to know before talking with a premise PBX provider.
The Phone System Buyer's Guide
(October, 24 2007)
Take a look at the basic issues and find out what you need to know to make an informed choice.
Top 5 Things to Know About Hosted PBX Solutions
(July, 26 2007)
If you're a service provider, system integrator, reseller or a distributor that's interested in thriving in this rapidly growing but highly competitive hosted solutions marketplace, you'll find the FIVE NUGGETS of information covered in this paper immensely valuable.
VoIP for Small Business Buyers Guide
(October, 24 2007)
Learn what VoIP phone system can do for you and better understand what issues you should consider during the decision-making process.
VoIP for Small Business: Compare the Top 9 Vendors
(April, 24 2007)
Looking for a VoIP Provider? Get the basics on what you should look for when researching a VoIP solution and compare the top vendors in the market.
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