Cameron Sturdevant

eEye Digital Security Inc.s new Blink centralized network and user endpoint protection software aims to protect user systems, including desktops and laptops. However, eWEEK Labs tests showed Blink still has some blind spots to fix. Click here to read the full review of Blink 1.0. 2 eEye Digital Security Inc.s new Blink centralized network and […]

The chief difference between the Novell Client of old and Novell Inc.s new Desktop Management Agent is significant: DMA isnt a network redirector. That distinction is important because Novell Client (often referred to in the field as Client 32) was a general nuisance and often a time-intensive bother for IT staff to install and maintain. […]

Novell Inc.s ZENworks 6.5 Suite of server, desktop and handheld management tools has gained Linux server support and patch management capabilities, making the update well worth considering in midsize and large enterprises. Click here to read the full review of ZENworks 6.5. 2 Novell Inc.s ZENworks 6.5 Suite of server, desktop and handheld management tools […]

Ipswitchs updated WS_FTP Professional continues to be a stalwart tool in my “handy utilities” kit. When I received WS_FTP Professional 9.0, which shipped in June, I immediately put it to work downloading files large and small from Red Hats software mirror site at Indiana University. The $55 WS_FTP Professional 9.0 uses PGPs namesake PGP encryption […]

Anti-spam service provider Postini has added sender behavior to its techniques for stopping junk mail. The company is identifying spam sources by tracking in real time the spammers IP address—the one part of an e-mail message that cannot be spoofed. Earlier this month, Postini reported that tracking sender behavior had enabled its service to block […]

From an operations point of view, IT managers should treat wireless network infrastructure equipment in the same way as wire-line equipment. Doing so makes managing a wireless network a lot less cumbersome and a lot less expensive. For example, IT managers can get much of the information they need for wireless network planning simply by […]

Our tests show that BMCs Patrol Visualis 1.4 is quite suitable for assessing the basic fitness of a network for data and voice traffic. While Visualis 1.4 and the other tools we looked at likely wont provide every metric needed to tune up a network to carry, for example, voice, the BMC product provided enough […]

HPs OpenView Network Node Manager Advanced Edition 7.01 is likely one of the most familiar network infrastructure management products in use today. And along with CAs Unicenter Infrastructure Management platform, HPs Network Node Manager is one of the biggest supporters of third-party integrations. Click here to read the full review of Network Node Manager 7.01. […]

Concords eHealth Suite 5.6 is a reporting monster (in the good sense). More than the other products reviewed here—indeed, likely more than almost any other network management tool weve seen—eHealth Suite has a report for just about every aspect of network monitoring, including VOIP. Click here to read the full review of eHealth Suite 5.6. […]

Network infrastructure tools have evolved into keen-eyed monitoring and management systems that can help IT managers answer tough questions about network readiness and performance. eWEEK Labs reviewed the latest versions of three venerable monitoring systems to see how their core features can help predict networks ability to support new applications. As organizations evaluate bandwidth-sensitive applications […]