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NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile The 2007 Network World Enterprise All-Stars awards honor the 10 best user technology projects of the year, from a company that discovered virtualization could help delay a big-ticket infrastructure upgrade, to a Navy command center that cut its power costs by 40% with a new array of SAN drives. Read our detailed write-ups, see 10 more projects than won honorable mentions and discuss them all. SPONSORED BY MICROSOFT Download and Join the Windows Server(r) 2008 Release Candidate community. The Windows Server(r) 2008 Release Candidate operating system is ready. See how built-in Web technologies make Windows Server 2008 a robust, security-enhanced, and reliable foundation on which you can develop, deliver, and manage rich user applications and experiences. Join the growing global community. Download the Release Candidate today! RELATED NEWS: News podcast: Network World 360 Indiana University grabs Bandwidth Challenge crown; Security concerns cloud virtualization deployments. (6:09) 2007 Holiday Gift Guide Here are the top technology gift ideas, reviewed by Network World's Cool Tools team: Cell phones and Smart phones M-I-C-E Computers and notebooks Portable Entertainment Digital photography Storage, Big and small Home and Office Gear Travel Gear Home Entertainment We Just Wanna Have Fun Network World Community Louis Graham discusses security of virtual servers. Mitchell Ashley asks: Do you hate the new ribbon menu design of Microsoft Office 2007 as much as I do? Miles Baska is distinctly unimpressed by Vista Service Pack 1. Tyson Kopczynski ponders whether to use a Windows Server as an offline root certificate authority. Chris Dalby analyzes Microsoft's recent Unified Communications announcement. Ross Mistry discusses the latest technology preview for SQL Server 2008. Greg Royal considers a Google-powered PC from Everex and harrumphs the Sun/Dell Solaris deal. Craig Mathias explains why there won't be a single wireless broadband technology and discusses the flaws in femtocells. Paul McNamara wonders why the BSA so often seems to go after small companies rather than large ones for alleged software piracy. James Gaskin takes a look at Instant Collaboration's beta app. Alex Lewis is less than impressed. Susan Hanley examines whether online collaboration can help with employee retention. Alpha Doggs ferret out some cool anti-spam research efforts. Wendell Odom posts a brainteaser about packets sent by a Web server to a client PC. Chrystie Terry wonders if Google is poised to buy Skype. Users debate the true cost of open-source applications and consider the new AT&T's committment to telework programs. How to Ron Nutter helps a user connect one PC to two LANs. Patrick Regan shows how to set group policies on Windows Server 2003. 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