NetWorld+Interop Best of Show Awards By Ron Anderson
With over 180 products to consider in 10 categories, selecting the best of the best is no easy task. Find out which products surpassed the judge's tough expectations when it came to criteria ranging from key distinguishing features to price.
The State of Wireless Networking By Dave Molta
Wi-Fi may be the new frontier, but the trick is knowing when the time is right to boldly cross over to adoption. We examine the status of wireless LAN standards, vendors and security.
Review: Enterprise Radius Servers By Frank Robinson
After testing five enterprise-class Radius Servers, we gave our
Editor's Choice award to the one with top-notch standards compliance
and flexible pricing.
Workshops
Workshop: Managing Wi-Fi Networks By Dave Molta
Every wireless device acts as a transceiver, transmitting and receiving radio signals over public airwaves. To manage that wireless network, you must have radio-frequency know-how.
Career Coach Edited By Lorna Garey
In this edition, we help you network your way into a job and champion security training within your organization.
(Editor's Note: To offer readers a chance to interact with peers and career experts alike while keeping you up-to-date on the latest developments in tech hiring, Career Coach will go cyber starting now. Visit our new IT Career Resource Center and blog today.
Last Mile: Special Tradeshow Editon Edited By Bradley F. Shimmin and Tim Wilson
In this edition we look at top-level domain suggestions rejected by ICANN, stupid Web pages and the most geeky 404 errors.
Letters By NWC Readers
Reader Donald R. Register II asks, "Why make a big deal about Media Player being tied to Windows? At least it works most of the time."
Columns
Down to Business: Universal Broadband Access for All? By Rob Preston
High-speed digital access for all? It's this election year's high-tech equivalent to a chicken in every pot. But does everyone actually want it?
Developing Trends: The Drag on Web Services By Don MacVittie
Vendors claim that 200 to 300 transactions per second is very acceptable for Web
services. How can we convince them that poor performance is unacceptable?
BuzzCut: Application Security, Where It Belongs By Lori MacVittie
Vendors would be wise to begin moving application security functions, such as data scrubbing and protocol validation, into hardware.
BuzzCut: Fuel Cell: Hype or Hypercool? By Michael J. DeMaria
It's large and expensive, and it doesn't produce much power. But it could mark the beginning of a new wave in power technology.
REPORTS
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InformationWeek U.S. IT Salary Survey 2008
Salaries for business technology professionals are falling. Here's what you need to know in order to make good hiring decisions and personal career choices. Download Today