Sunday, August 11, 2002

Feature: Employee Provisioning Provisioning new hires, deprovisioning departing employees and managing everyone's access and passwords while they're onboard can suck up a tremendous time and money. Luckily, today's EUAs (enterprise user administration solutions) can centrally manage workers' access to resources and ensure that employee data is entered in the right systems at the right times. --By Lori MacVittie Posted by Network Computing at 11:19:49 PM

Feature: eProvision Has All the Right Moves In response to our RFI, four vendors brought samples of their EUA software into our labs for hands-on testing. Top honors went to Business Layers' eProvision thanks to its flexibility and password self-service. --By Lori MacVittie Posted by Network Computing at 11:19:19 PM

Centerfold: Tyco Thermal Uses a Quick Fix to Give Remote Access Tyco Thermal gets its traveling employees and remote offices onto the network -- fast -- with a remote-access appliance that makes corporate data available using only a Web browser. --By Kelly Jackson Higgins Posted by Network Computing at 11:18:44 PM

Sneak Preview: ForeScout Technologies' ActiveScout ForeScout Technologies' ActiveScout Enterprise software provides a layer of protection by dynamically monitoring and blocking attackers as they attempt to penetrate your network. --By Mike Fratto Posted by Network Computing at 11:18:06 PM

Interactive Buyers Guide: ATM Access Concentrators What kind of video support are you looking for in an ATM access concentrator? Our guide breaks down the product features from top vendors to help you decide which one is best for you. Posted by Network Computing at 11:17:19 PM

Quick Takes We take a look at these top products: Watchfire's WebQA Blue Pumpkin Software's Activity Manager, Advisor and strategic consulting service Resonate Central Dispatch's LAN-based traffic-management software Posted by Network Computing at 11:16:43 PM

Down to Business: Know Your Partner "The tech meltdown affects more than your 401(k). It bears directly on your career as an IT professional." Don't be left holding the bag should one or more of your key vendors go away. --By Rob Preston Posted by Network Computing at 11:15:10 PM

BuzzCut:The Dual-Band Two-Step Imagine you and your cell phone roaming transparently between access points at different frequencies. The expanding wireless LAN industry, with its multiband capabilities, puts simultaneous support of 11a, 11b and 11g within reach. --By Dave Molta Posted by Network Computing at 11:14:22 PM

BuzzCut:RealNetworks Goes Open Source. No, Really With RealNetworks' adopting open-source software, we could soon be free from vendor lock-ins, forced upgrades and multimillion-dollar license fees. --By Don MacVittie Posted by Network Computing at 11:12:48 PM