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DEFINITION: In information technology, a network is a series of points or nodes interconnected by communication paths. Networks can interconnect with other networks and contain subnetworks.

The most common topology or general configurations of networks include the bus, star,  … 
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Solaris™ 10 Operating System Innovation Matters-Increase Business Efficiency and Lower Costs
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The Solaris OS is the strategic platform for today's demanding enterprise and is the only open operating system that has delivered proven results, running everything from mission-critical enterprise databases to high performance Web farms.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 27 Nov 2008
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Sun™'S Reference Architecture for Video Surveillance with IPCONFIGURE ESM
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
BOOK: The Sun Reference Architecture for Video Surveillance with ipConfigure ESM provides a scalable digital surveillance platform that allows organizations to adjust infrastructure to fit their exact needs.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 27 Nov 2008
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12 Things You Should Know about Identity Management
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER: This paper explores 12 important principles for defining and addressing identity management.
Posted: 24 Nov 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Perspective Network Management System 2.5
sponsored by PacketTrap Networks
TRIAL SOFTWARE: PacketTrap Perspective is a unique centralized dashboard provides users with a real-time view of the entire network, with remediation tools attached for immediate network problem resolution.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008
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IT Agility: Balancing Performance, Security and Cost in a Tight Economy
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: Read this document to learn about the economy's impact on IT and discover best practices for IT agility to optimize IT infrastructure.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008
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Five Basic Steps for Efficient Space Organization with High Density Enclosures
sponsored by APC
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides a five-step roadmap for standardizing and optimizing organization within both low and high density enclosure, with special emphasis on how to plan for higher densities.
Posted: 20 Nov 2008 | Published: 20 Nov 2008
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Best Practices for IT Consolidation with HP and VMware
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: HP and VMware have the technology and services you need to put virtualization to work to consolidate your IT environment in a manner that reduces costs, simplifies your IT environment and increases business agility.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 18 Nov 2008
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Securing the Everywhere Network
sponsored by SonicWALL
WHITE PAPER: Everywhere networking streamlines facilities and energy costs, eliminates commuting time and expenses, builds global business partnerships, broadens markets and staffing pools and shortens customer response times.
Posted: 18 Nov 2008 | Published: 18 Nov 2008
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Demystifying Network Communications
sponsored by AutomationDirect
TECHNICAL ARTICLE: For many, the world of communications is mystifying, shrouded in complexity and unknowns with equal parts science and magic, and 100% scary. This article demystifies what a network is, breaking it down into human terms.
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Published: 30 Apr 2008
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The Future Is Bright with Zenith Infotech's BoxOffice and Data Center as a Service
sponsored by Zenith Infotech
DATA SHEET: Zenith Infotech BoxOffice offers hardware and virtual appliances for a low monthly fee and seamlessly integrates all of the necessary infrastructure components of a traditional office network into a single rack.
Posted: 12 Nov 2008 | Published: 12 Nov 2008
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WEP Cloaking for Legacy Encryption Protection
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Several known vulnerabilities and attack tools have compromised Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), making it unsuitable for secure WLAN implementations without additional layers of security. This white paper describes a WEP Cloaking solution.
Posted: 10 Nov 2008 | Published: 10 Nov 2008
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How to Achieve Visual Collaboration with Telepresence for Life-Like Meeting Experiences
sponsored by TANDBERG
DATA SHEET: The T3 is visual collaboration taken to an entirely new level, thousands of details work together to provide a natural forum to speed decision making and make sure everyone is on the same page.
Posted: 06 Nov 2008 | Published: 06 Nov 2008
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family: Total Investment Protection
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
PRODUCT LITERATURE: As discussed in this document, the Cisco® MDS 9000 Family provides the leading high-density, highbandwidth storage networking solution along with Integrated Fabric Applications to support dynamic data center requirements.
Posted: 04 Nov 2008 | Published: 04 Nov 2008
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IBM Lotus Sametime Advanced software: breaking new ground for unified communications and collaboration
sponsored by IBM
WEBCAST: As business accelerates, it becomes increasingly important for employees to communicate with one another from anywhere, at any time. IBM Lotus Sametime Advanced software can help you deliver robust, unified communications and collaboration capabilities.
Posted: 31 Oct 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Best Practices in Instant Messaging Management
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER: Instant messaging is a powerful tool, but is your organization protected from malware/viruses, reduced productivity and accidental transfer of sensitive documents? Read this paper to learn how to mitigate these risks.
Posted: 29 Oct 2008 | Published: 29 Oct 2008
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Best Practice Guidelines for SAP Solutions on VMware® Infrastructure
sponsored by VMware and Intel
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides best practice guidelines for deploying SAP software solutions on VMware Infrastructure 3.
Posted: 24 Oct 2008 | Published: 24 Oct 2008
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IT Briefing: SIEM 3.0: The Next Generation of Security and Compliance Monitoring
sponsored by ArcSight, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this IT briefing to learn more about interesting trends in the security information and event monitoring (SIEM) industry.
Posted: 15 Oct 2008 | Published: 15 Oct 2008
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The Promise and Pitfalls of 802.11n
sponsored by Fluke Networks
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the pitfalls that might arise such as increased power output, multipath signal propagation and "smart" antenna designs which affect range and performance.
Posted: 08 Oct 2008 | Published: 08 Oct 2008
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Blades and Virtualization: What to Think About
sponsored by Agilysys-Sun Technology Solutions
WEBCAST: In this webcast, a leading Gartner expert explains how to combine virtualization and blade servers for the best possible space reduction, resource utilization, and disaster recovery.
Posted: 08 Oct 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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7 Virtualization Challenges: Building a Virtualization-Ready Application and Storage Networking Infrastructure
sponsored by F5 Networks
WHITE PAPER: This White Paper describes how F5 technology enables your network to adapt to virtualization needs, ensure high availability (HA), maximize resources, and improve performance so you can get the most out of your investment.
Posted: 07 Oct 2008 | Published: 07 Oct 2008
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Storage and Virtualization: Options for Smaller Environments
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This document is based on a Dell/TechTarget webcast entitled "Storage and Virtualization: Options for Smaller Environments."
Posted: 03 Oct 2008 | Published: 03 Oct 2008
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Blade Servers & Virtualization: Improve Power & Cooling Efficiency - eGuide with Analyst View
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This E-Guide provides tips on using blades and virtualization, details new virtualization product enhancements and offerings and sets the record straight on myths and misconceptions surrounding power, cooling and consolidation.
Posted: 01 Oct 2008 | Published: 30 Sep 2008
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Application Virtualization Security Best Practices
sponsored by Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: One of the biggest challenges today for infrastructure administrators is how to provide a secure environment. This white paper provides administrators with the starting place for designing security into the App-V infrastructure.
Posted: 01 Oct 2008 | Published: 30 Sep 2008
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Stopping Crimeware In Its Tracks
sponsored by FireEye
WHITE PAPER: This paper describes the damaging cybercrime threat posed by botnets, explains why traditional security solutions cannot stop them, and proposes a new approach that can eradicate cybercrime from corporate networks.
Posted: 29 Sep 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2008
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Taking the Botnet Threat Seriously
sponsored by FireEye
WHITE PAPER: In this paper, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) takes a look at how the botnet threat became so serious, how botnet defense must answer the challenge, and how FireEye introduces a new approach to anti-botnet protection.
Posted: 29 Sep 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
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NETWORKING DEFINITION (continued): …  token ring, and mesh topologies. Networks can also be characterized in terms of spatial distance as local area networks (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area networks (WANs).

A given network can also be characterized by the type of data transmission technology in use on it (for example, a TCP/IP or Systems Network Architecture network); by whether it carries voice, data, or both kinds … 
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