Cameron Sturdevant

Symantecs pcAnywhere Version 10.5 is now compatible with Windows XP and has added some valuable security refinements. Although Version 10.0 worked with XP, there were minor video compatibility problems that Symantec ironed out in Version 10.5, which will be released this week. Of course, the other “incompatibility” is that XP comes with its own remote […]

Symantec is passing off its recently released Norton Ghost 2002 disk-cloning tool as a backup tool for road warriors and small business. However, after working with the $69 product, I recommend sticking to any of several backup utilities and services that are often cheaper—about $20 for shareware tools—or more convenient to use. Even though I […]

Edge IP version 2.0 is going back in time and embracing WINS, thus broadening this DHCP/DNS appliances appeal in large organizations that use older NetBIOS Windows networks. In eWeek Labs tests, Threshold Networks Inc.s turnkey appliance turned in admirable results when it came to handing out IP addresses and keeping track of Domain Name System […]

Get out the treasure map. bring along a stethoscope. hunting down IIS systems, especially inadvertently installed rogues, will take a methodical, plodding approach. However, an accurate network diagram and diagnostic tools can take some of the pain out of plugging IIS security holes. Draw a map of the organizations network that shows where IIS systems […]

Faster web site response for dial-up users is the probable payoff for content providers that install Condenser 3.0 from FineGround Networks Inc. Condenser 3.0, which shipped last month, sits next to the origin Web server and tracks page requests, serving up only the changes between a reference “base” page and new content provided by the […]

Visualpulse 2.0a is a useful little tool for monitoring Web site responsiveness and availability, especially for IT managers who want a basic, no-frills utility that is simple to set up and manage. Made by Visualware Inc. and released last month for $200 on Windows systems, VisualPulse let me measure response time for eweek.com in real […]

Symantecs Firewall/VPN 200R appliance, although a latecomer, is an able contestant in the secure branch-office connectivity playing field. During tests of the device, which is priced at $1,199 and shipped earlier this month, I was pleased to see enterprise extras—including dual broadband ports, unlimited VPN client licensing and dial-up access to manage the device. However, […]

This fall, a crop of feature-bloated desktop management tools will show up on IT managers doorsteps. Dont be afraid to use these tools. Just dont feel like you should use all their features. In fact, after talking with several IT managers about desktop, laptop and PDA management, which includes software distribution, software and hardware inventory, […]

In a move to protect privacy and First Amendment rights, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, based in San Francisco (www.eff.org), is urging Web denizens to contact their elected representatives and urge them to defeat the Mobilization Against Terrorism Act. According to early interpretations by the Department of Justice, MATA would allow authorities to install a wiretap […]

Symantecs Norton Internet Security 2002 adds protections for instant messaging, as well as new anti-virus and application authentication in a $70 package that mobile users and remote offices can easily use to protect corporate data. The latest version of Norton Internet, released this month, heats up the low-end personal firewall/anti-virus/intrusion product market by loading features […]

Management tools for laptops, PDAs and pagers cover all the bases, but IT administrators must resign themselves to using separate software distribution and hardware and software inventory tools to track desktop and mobile devices. IT managers would do well to consider the two products eWeek Labs tested for this Review: Afaria 4.51, from Afaria Inc., […]

Mutek Solutions Ltd.s AppSight 3.5 changes the investigation of server applications from a guessing game to a forensic study—almost. eWeek Labs used AppSight 3.5 to collect vast amounts of step-by-step application activity leading up to an application error, but it usually took quite a bit of sleuthing on our part to get to the root […]