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Efficient Backup for Remote Laptops and Desktops
Having mobile computers in your workforce presents unique risks because the data that resides on them is simply not protected with the same diligence as corporate servers. Data can be compromised or lost to the same threats that bedevil stationary PCs, including loss due to disaster or computer failures. ...
Tags: Desktop, Computer Associates International Inc., Laptop Computer, Backups
Webcasts 2007-09-24
Why Email Still Fails: A Look at the Top 5 Culprits that Bring Email Down
As the most pervasive form of business communication, e-mail impacts every aspect of every organization, including communications between management, employees, prospects, customers, vendors, suppliers, partners, investors, and analysts. Companies produce millions of e-mail messages every year that, now more than ever, need to be retained, searched, occasionally recovered, sometimes destroyed,...
Tags: MessageOne, E-mail, Online Communications
Webcasts 2007-11-08
Turn a Limited VPN Connection into Anytime, Anywhere Remote Access
While overcoming legacy VPN deployment barriers is certainly no party, implementing a simple and efficient remote-access solution can tangibly increase employee productivity without burdening IT. View this TechRepublic Webcast to hear security analyst Lisa Phifer, VP of Core Competence Inc., explore how organizations can deliver more effective...
Tags: VPN Connection, Citrix Systems Inc., Remote Access, Telecommunications, VPNs, Networking
Webcasts 2008-01-10
Working Together from a Distance: Best Practices for High-Performance Virtual Teams
How do you empower geographically dispersed teams to work well together and equip leaders for success in an increasingly virtual workplace? Organizations that have successfully implemented an online workplace will tell you that communicating clearly is the key to remaining competitive. Listen to this TechRepublic Webcast as...
Tags: Virtual Team, Electronic Communication, Citrix Systems Inc., High-performance, Best Practice, Online Communications, Collaboration, Team Management, Recruitment & Selection, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
Webcasts 2008-02-14
Webcast: The 2008 Email Security Benchmarking Report
Email is a critical tool for business communications, but its use is threatened by the growing volume and sophistication of external attacks. Today's best-in-class organizations are realizing significant benefits compared to other organizations, particularly through the use of Software as a Service SaaS security applications. View this...
Tags: Google Inc., Webcast, E-mail Security, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Online Communications, Security
Webcasts 2008-10-07
Taking the Next Step in Secure Access - Achieving Granular Control
In tough economic times, businesses need to be efficient, flexible and productive. IT is under pressure to ensure that applications and other business-critical information resources are broadly accessible. To drive topline growth and achieve bottom line efficiencies, virtually everything should be accessible to everyone regardless of their physical location...
Tags: Microsoft Access, SonicWall, Ssl/Tls, VPNs, Network Security, Authentication/Encryption, Security, Networking
Webcasts 2008-11-13
Get A Handle on Your E-mail Through Active-Archiving
E-mail is no longer an ancillary form of communication. It has become the primary way that business is done. Because of this evolution, an e-mail archive is now a critical business tool. Whether it is installed to improve the efficiency of e-mail servers or to improve the effectiveness of the...
Tags: E-mail, Online Communications
Webcasts 2008-01-28
Webcast: How to Effectively Integrate Endpoint Security and Remote Access for Your Enterprise
Virtual private networks VPNs are quickly becoming the preferred method for offering remote access to corporate end users. However, it's important to note that while a VPN can provide reliable anywhere, anytime access, a VPN alone can't offer comprehensive endpoint security. Fortunately, there is a way...
Tags: VPN, Security, Webcast, Endpoint Security, Remote Access, Telecommunications
Webcasts 2006-05-24
Best Practices for Reducing Threats from Spam and Web Downloads
Over the last decade, the threat landscape has evolved into a sophisticated and rapidly growing monetized market. Today's security professionals face an onslaught of Web- and email-borne threats that are crafted to steal corporate data, personal identifying information, and banking and financial records. To...
Tags: McAfee Inc., Security, Web, Threat, Best Practice, Channel Management, Marketing
Webcasts 2007-11-28
Is Rapid ERP Implementation Right for Me?
Rapid Enterprise Resource Planning ERP implementations are very much in vogue today, especially for midsize enterprises with limited resources and budgets. Rapid ERP implementations are generally completed in weeks, not months or years, as in the past. Rapid ERP implementations decrease the risk associated with disruption...
Tags: Implementation, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software
Webcasts 2008-03-06
Overcoming the Top 5 Obstacles to User Adoption of Strong Authentication
In a recent survey, 70 percent of IT professionals acknowledged that user names and passwords do not provide an adequate level of security. Regulatory guidelines such as PCI, FFIEC, HIPAA, and GLB are echoing this perspective and requiring stronger authentication. So why do the majority of logins still occur without...
Tags: Positive Networks Inc., PhoneFactor, Authentication, User Adoption, Security
Webcasts 2008-03-12
HP Scanner and Document Management Solutions for Easy Electronic Work Flows
HP can help solve your document management headaches easily and inexpensively. HP has many new products, from scanners and MFPs to archival storage, that support all of your electronic work flow needs while saving you time and money. Electronic data is growing at a staggering rate...
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Scanner, Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
Webcasts 2008-06-17
Where Do Containers Fit in Your Data Center Strategy?
The humble shipping container is transforming the data center and the jobs of data center managers--the longshoreman of the IT world--may never be the same. Mobile, containerized computing introduces a new scalable unit of growth and deployment that promises to change the dynamics of how and where information is...
Tags: Data Center, Rackable Systems, Intel Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
Webcasts 2008-06-27
Mid-Year Report: Malware, Spam and Web Threats in 2008
What's NOT happening in 2008? The Web continues to be a vector for cyber threats. Incidents of spear-phishing continue to dupe users, and botnets are increasing in popularity amongst growing economies across the globe. Complex polymorphic viruses as opposed to the more mundane Trojan horses are getting...
Tags: Web, Sophos Plc., Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
Webcasts 2008-07-24
Save Time, Money and Manpower While Eliminating Redundancies from Your Data Backups
You already know about exponential data growth, in fact you are probably experiencing it in your own environment. Digital information is doubling every 18 months. For some, that growth is even faster. Your information assets are invaluable to your company, so managing and protecting those assets is a critical priority....
Tags: PC Connection Inc., Data Backup, Asset Management, Backups, Security, Operational Planning, Business Operations
Webcasts 2008-09-09
Anatomy of a Web Attack: How Hackers Threaten Your Web Security
The Web has become the key vector for online attacks - yet the vast majority of businesses are unprotected against today's modern Web-based malware. Hackers have developed a new box of tricks. Today's rapidly evolving Web threats and the instant exploitation of any vulnerability by malware authors...
Tags: Web, Sophos Plc., Malware, Web Security, Hacker, Attack, Channel Management, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Marketing
Webcasts 2008-09-25
Planning For and Deploying 802.11n WLANs
Many enterprises are considering 802.11n deployment due to its significant advantages over existing wireless technologies. 802.11n improves the performance of existing wireless applications that operate using 802.11a/b/g, and enables more applications to use a wireless LAN that currently require wired Ethernet. Point of sale transactions, voice over wireless LAN, and...
Tags: IEEE 802.11n, Aerohive Networks Inc., WLAN, Wi-Fi, Wireless
Webcasts 2008-09-22
Webcast: Risk Mitigation Strategies for CIOs Implementing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Where would your business be if your staff loses the ability to send and receive emails, or check calendars and contacts? The criticality of email is irrefutable and if you don't have a strategy to ensure continuity of your email system you could be putting your business at risk....
Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Dell Computer Corp., Webcast, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., MessageOne, E-mail, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software
Webcasts 2008-10-01
Webcast: An Inspection of Modern Malware: How You Can Reduce the Attack Surface
Enterprises are combating huge volumes of email and there is one new web page being infected every 5 seconds. There are also literally thousands of pieces of malware built with the intention to compromise your network - not to mention the threat potential posed from the devices employees use in...
Tags: Webcast, Sophos Plc., Malware, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
Webcasts 2008-10-23
Exchange Archiving: Avoid Journaling & Stubbing Traps and Stop the Domino Effect
One of the functions of email archiving is to free up storage space on email servers. Unfortunately, first-generation archiving methods of capturing and archiving the email information can cause significant problems. These solutions typically capture email and attachments from Exchange through journaling and replace them with a stub file or...
Tags: Archiving, Mimosa Systems Inc., IBM Lotus Domino, Stubbing, Business Intelligence, E-mail, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Online Communications
Webcasts 2008-10-22


IT Help Desk Survival Guide, Third Edition
TechRepublic's IT Help Desk Survival Guide, Third Edition provides tools and recommendations to help you better manage help desk services, improve end-user support, troubleshoot frustrating hardware issues, identify quick fixes to vexing Windows problems, and help users make the most of Microsoft Office 2003.
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IT Professional's Guide to Policies and Procedures, Third Ed
Whether you're creating policies for management, training, personnel, support, privacy, Internet/e-mail usage, security, or inventory, you'll meet the needs of your entire enterprise with this one download!
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