Cameron Sturdevant

Although its a tiny package, barely the size of a sandwich, CyberGuards SnapGear SME575 VPN/firewall/IDS turned in an impressive performance during my tests at eWEEK Labs. I used the SME575, which started shipping last month at an affordable $949, to protect a segment of my test network that was directly connected to the Internet. I […]

The CAN-SPAM act was designed to curb offensive, misleading and costly bulk e-mail. However, the legislation will likely create big problems for well-meaning companies whose business model includes wide distribution of e-mail. Staying on the right side of the CAN-SPAM Act requires the implementation of data management techniques that collect and maintain opt-out lists. The […]

For companies trying to get their message to business partners, customers and prospects, simply complying with CAN-SPAM legislation may not be enough. The reason: Many spammers are going phishing. Phishing, the latest spam trend, occurs when e-mail masquerading as a message from a real company directs recipients to a false Web page that looks identical […]

According to tracking performed by anti-spam companies Commtouch Software Ltd. and Finjan Software Ltd., CAN-SPAM has not yet had an impact on the amount of spam traveling the Internet. On Jan. 8, Commtouch reported that the companys detection centers saw no significant change in the number of spam attacks through that date. The company began […]

Early word from the field is that the can-SPAM Act hasnt made a dent in the amount or character of spam. Surprise! Commtouch Software announced Jan. 8 that its spam-detection center saw no significant difference in the number of spam campaigns. Commtouch also analyzed bulk e-mail for compliance with the law and found that fewer […]

Microsoft Corp.s dynamic systems initiative has stepped out of the ether, and now is the time for IT managers to start investigating it. Microsoft is putting flesh on the bones of its five- to 10-year DSI utility computing plan with the release of System Management Server 2003, as is System Management Arts Inc. with its […]

Enterprise Management Systems, commonly thought to be a dead end only four years ago, are now very much alive. Thats good for IT managers. Although none of the management suites dares call itself an enterprise management system because of the bad rap earlier products rightly got, that is what NetIQs management suite and products like […]

System Management Arts Inc. has added a useful new plug-in to its sprawling Application Services Manager suite that consolidates information gleaned from Microsoft Operations Manager 2000. Click here to read the full review 2 System Management Arts Inc. has added a useful new plug-in to its sprawling Application Services Manager suite that consolidates information gleaned […]

Marimba Six, the latest hardware and software management suite from Marimba Inc., gains basic Windows patch management and software usage reporting capabilities. The Marimba Six suite, which shipped last month, is priced at $15 per managed device for software usage and $15 per managed device for patch management. In eWEEK Labs tests, Marimba Six enabled […]

Power over Ethernet, the 802.3af specification published this summer, should be on the shortlist of new technologies that IT managers in nearly any size organization implement in the next two years. I dont say “immediately” because significant infrastructure changes, including running additional power to the wiring closet, must precede the implementation of power-delivering Ethernet switches. […]

New Boundary Technologies Inc.s new Prism Patch Manager, based in part on technology from St. Bernard Software Inc.s UpdateExpert, is a good addition to any corporate IT managers arsenal of patch management tools. The combination of New Boundarys Prism software deployment system and St. Bernards patch management system is part of a trend that IT […]

eWEEK Labs predicts that 2004 will see many more alliances between network infrastructure and security software makers. This is good news for corporate IT because integrated tools will help keep networks running smoothly by ensuring that end-user devices are up-to-date. Network Associates Inc.s McAfee Trusted Connection Strategy joins a growing number of initiatives and product […]