Andrew Garcia

While dedicated anti-spyware companies struggle to ramp up the underlying management tools that enterprises require to address the escalating spyware scourge, eWEEK Labs tests show that anti-virus vendors are failing the marketplace by providing combination solutions long in integration and management capabilities but decidedly subpar when it comes to finding and permanently destroying spyware. The […]

While dedicated anti-spyware companies struggle to ramp up the underlying management tools that enterprises require to address the escalating spyware scourge, eWEEK Labs tests show that anti-virus vendors are failing the marketplace by providing combination solutions long in integration and management capabilities but decidedly subpar when it comes to finding and permanently destroying spyware. Click […]

While dedicated anti-spyware companies struggle to ramp up the underlying management tools that enterprises require to address the escalating spyware scourge, eWEEK Labs tests show that anti-virus vendors are failing the marketplace by providing combination solutions long in integration and management capabilities but decidedly subpar when it comes to finding and permanently destroying spyware. Click […]

Apparent Networks Inc.s AppareNet Voice Professional 2.6 provides surprisingly accurate, in-depth information on network performance characteristics, rooting out many common misconfigurations and errors that go unnoticed in data-only networks but can easily sink real-time applications such as VOIP. Click here to read the full review of AppareNet Voice Professional 2.6. 2 Apparent Networks Inc.s AppareNet […]

Aastra Technologies Ltd.s VentureIP peer-to-peer telephony system provides hassle-free voice-over-IP telephony for very small businesses or branch offices with simple networks, and it could also prove to be a useful addition for traveling demonstrations or trade-show booths. Unlike other VOIP systems targeted at smaller networks, the VentureIP system does not use a central IP PBX. […]

Microsoft Corp.s newest wireless supplicant software brings Windows XP systems up to speed with the latest security standards, but it only highlights the enterprise need for technology that is not only interoperable among different vendors solutions but also bridges wired and wireless networks. Microsofts WPA2-compliant 802.1x supplicant software—called (deep breath now) Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 […]

Fiberlink Communications Corp.s Extend360 provides an excellent end-user interface that simplifies connectivity across multiple network types and back-end resources to ensure client security policy conformance. However, network administrators should be wary of Fiberlinks onerous hands-off management process. Click here to read the full review of Extend360. 2 Fiberlink Communications Corp.s Extend360 provides an excellent end-user […]

Many companies tap systems integrators or consultants for in-depth preassessments prior to a voice-over-IP deployment, but administrators should take care to plan and budget for in-house monitoring and assessment tools to ensure continued success long after the initial deployment. At the Interop conference earlier this month in Las Vegas, several panels of IT professionals provided […]

Sygate Inc.s Sygate On-Demand 2.5 provides excellent endpoint integrity assurance and new covert malware protection for remote Windows-based machines and complements existing SSL VPN or Web application implementations. However, when fully featured, On-Demands price is significantly higher than the prices of competing solutions. Click here to read the full review of Sygate On-Demand 2.5. 2 […]

Companies looking to avoid the disgrace of losing confidential customer data via a compromise of publicly accessible Web applications should seriously consider deploying a Web application firewall. eWEEK Labs reviewed two of the most recent releases: Imperva Inc.s SecureSphere 3.3 Dynamic Profiling Firewall and Kavado Inc.s Defiance TMS. Although Web application firewalls add layers of […]

Impervas SecureSphere 3.3 Dynamic Profiling Firewall, available since February, is a robust and flexible defensive solution for Web applications and databases alike. Click here to read the full review of SecureSphere 3.3. 2 Impervas SecureSphere 3.3 Dynamic Profiling Firewall, available since February, is a robust and flexible defensive solution for Web applications and databases alike. […]

With Defiance TMS (Threat Management System), Kavado has expanded its Web application firewall platform for larger enterprises to manage and maintain multiple firewalls and protect multiple Web applications from a single console. Click here to read the full review of Defiance TMS 3.1. 2 With Defiance TMS (Threat Management System), Kavado has expanded its Web […]