Windows 7 rollouts without the pain

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	Windows 7 rollouts without the pain Migrating to the next version of Windows can be a painful exercise for enterprise IT departments. That said, with support for Windows XP ending and with hardware refresh cycles kicking in, the move to Win 7 is unavoidable for most enterprises. The good news is that there are specific tools built to help with Windows 7 deployments. We tested Acronis Snap Deploy 3 With Universal Deploy 3, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010, Prowess SmartDeploy Enterprise, and Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.5. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaseya Why Corporations Need to Automate IT Systems Management In today's competitive business environment, corporations across all industries are looking to provide quality products and services while at the same time cutting costs, saving energy and doing more with less. Automated IT systems management is the ultimate facilitator for achieving these goals…and more. Read now In this Issue What is a next-generation firewall? Palo Alto earns short list status Palo Alto PA-5060 is one fast firewall WHITE PAPER: ExtraHop Application Performance Management In this eGuide, Network World, with sister publication CIO, offer news on the latest trends, best practices, and straightforward advice on these solutions and the challenges of managing application performance. Learn More! What is a next-generation firewall? If there is a simple way to describe the difference between a next-generation firewall and a traditional firewall, it is "more detailed controls." In firewall terms, people talk about "widening the 5-tuple." Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Security: A Multilayered Approach The resources in this Security KnowledgeVault provide expert advice on everything from creating a multilayered security strategy and deploying a more proactive fight against cybercrime, to realizing when it's time to stop going it alone and seek outside, expert help. Learn more. Palo Alto earns short list status Palo Alto Networks has injected excitement and innovation into the firewall market with its "next-generation" appliances that combine traditional firewalls, threat mitigation technologies such as anti-malware and intrusion prevention, and the new magic dust of application identification. Read More WHITE PAPER: PhoneFactor Phones Become the Leading Multi-Factor Authentication Device According to a leading analyst firm phone-based authentication will comprise 61% of the multi-factor authentication market by the year 2014. This paper will address the key drivers for this market shift away from security tokens and includes real-world case studies from organizations that have made the move to phone-based authentication. Read now Palo Alto PA-5060 is one fast firewall Palo Alto's new firewall delivered performance 10 times faster than when we tested in 2008, and came close to its rated capacity of 20Gbps in firewall-only mode, according to our exclusive Clear Choice testing. Read More
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