Andrew Garcia

Early adopters of anti-spyware products may focus primarily on a products ability to identify and clean spyware on the desktop, but eWEEK Labs recommends that administrators be proactive—emphasizing new practices or technologies that thwart malware threats before installation while being aware of the potential for complications that could arise in doing so. Anti-spyware vendors are […]

Airgo Networks Inc.s latest chip set provides unparalleled wireless throughput performance, far surpassing anything else on the market today and topping out at more than 100M bps. Although the chip set is targeted at consumer markets, IT administrators may find niche uses for the technology. However, they should be well-aware of the deleterious effect that […]

From a technology perspective, 2005 was a relatively quiet year for enterprise WLANs. After five years of tremendous technological growth and innovation, 2005 instead presented IT administrators with time to re-examine existing deployments while rethinking the role of wireless networking in the enterprise. For WLANs, the most significant development this year was Ciscos Airespace purchase, […]

In the ongoing battle to fight internal and external threats on the corporate desktop, IT staffers may be forgetting one very potent weapon in their arsenal—system lockdown. As corporate IT managers evaluate products and technologies designed to protect corporate Windows-based computers against the ever-present tide of spyware, worms and Trojans, they should also consider a […]

The face of spyware is changing as adware infection rates level off and targeted Trojans and system monitors become more prevalent. So says the latest version of Webroot Softwares State of Spyware report. According to the latest findings, which are based in part on results gleaned anonymously from the free Spy Audit tool on Webroots […]

ANTI-SPYWARE Anti-spyware solutions fall into three main categories at this time: dedicated anti-spyware systems, defenses integrated into anti-virus applications and gateway defenses for HTTP and other protocols. Before sending out an RFP to vendors, its important for organizations to determine the following: First, how big is your organizations spyware problem? Is it pervasive or limited […]

The face of spyware is changing as adware infection rates level off and targeted Trojans and system monitors become more prevalent. So says the latest version of Webroot Softwares State of Spyware report. According to the latest findings, which are based in part on results gleaned anonymously from the free SpyAudit tool on the Webroot […]

Session Initiation Protocol, a lightweight and extensible signaling protocol for voice over IP and other applications, is a critical component for voice-over-Wi-Fi deployments because it provides organizations with more hardware alternatives and paves the way for adoption of other technologies for mobile users down the road. /zimages/2/28571.gifClick here to read more about voice over Wi-Fi. […]

Configuration * How are phones configured? From the keypad? From an embedded Web interface? Automatically downloading profile from TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) server? Other? * Can the device support multiple profiles? Multiple wireless profiles? Multiple SIP profiles? * Is it possible to deauthenticate a phone if the device is lost or stolen? If yes, […]

To counter the difficulties involved in measuring Wi-Fi client roaming performance, eWEEK Labs turned to Azimuth Systems Inc. for testing equipment that provides accurate and repeatable results. The Azimuth equipment provides a closed, controlled environment for Wi-Fi testing. Each Wi-Fi device in the test is installed in its own isolated RF (radio frequency) chamber, which […]

The promise of increased user mobility and productivity has driven wider corporate adoption of WLANs, and one of the most alluring—yet most elusive—uses of the technology is voice over wireless. Because VOW clients will quickly expose flaws in underdeveloped wireless networks—and because of the relatively limited number of client devices available—eWEEK Labs believes VOW deployments […]

Shoretel 6, the latest version of ShoreTel Inc.s distributed IP telephony platform, places new emphasis on interoperability, reliability, security and usability, making it an attractive alternative for small and midsize businesses looking for an advanced voice platform. Click here to read the full review of Shoretel 6. 2 Shoretel 6, the latest version of ShoreTel […]