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Networking Whitepapers and Ebooks

This sections provides whitepapers on Networking that details on trends, analysis and latest happenings in the industry.

  • Leading Midwest Healthcare System Enhances Competitiveness with Secure Access to Key Medical Applications
    Industry: Healthcare Challenges: � Provide physicians with secure remote access to a physician portal, Emageon, and other image-intensive medical applications, enabling the clinical staff to provide high quality, cost-effective healthcare � Ensure easy access to a variety of applications, including those delivered over Citrix, Web-based, and traditional client/server Selection Criteria: Alverno Information Systems, the IT organization for SSFHS, set out to find a remote access solution that gave physicians an easy, fast way to remotely access the hospital's imageintensive medical applications, while ensuring the highest levels of security and privacy. Network Solution: Juniper Networks - WPF SA6000 SSL VPN Appliance Results: � Provides 7,000 clinicians at twelve major locations with easy-to-use, secure remote access to the physician portal, EMR, PACS, and other applications � Makes it fast and easy for physicians with simplified sign-on to the network and core applications � Uses technology as a competitive advantage to attract the best and brightest physicians in the area � Mitigates risks of security breaches and regulatory non-compliance with strong access controls and encryption A commitment to quality patient care, community health, and operational efficiency are the touchstones for Sisters of St. Francis Health Services (SSFHS), a leading Midwestern healthcare system. The health attributes its success to partnering closely with physicians, collaborating with the community, and taking full advantage of advances in technology.
  • A Guide for Enterprise Vmware - WPF ThinApp Deployments
    Vmware - WPF Thin App is an agentless application virtu alizatio n so lu tion that allo ws IT o rganizatio ns to provide applicatio ns to en d u sers with ou t managing the co mplex ity of applicatio n conf licts and prerequ isites o r operatin g system dependencies. V Mware virtu al machine techno logy deco u ples the o peratin g sy stem fro m h ardware. Similarly, VM ware ThinApp techno lo gy decou ples the applicatio n f ro m th e o peratin g sy stem, fo r flex ibility, po rtability , and isolatio n. VM ware ThinApp plu gs directly in to ex istin g IT too ls and pro cesses, enabling corporate IT o rganizatio ns and ISVs to deliver encapsu lated applicatio n con tainers across a variety o f o perating sy stems withou t co mplex con figuratio n an d in stallation requ irements. Vmware - WPF Thin App integrates n atively with Active Directo ry as well as with many o ther third-party so lutions f o r desk to p man agemen t. All the f unctio ns discussed in this docu ment u tilize featu res and fu nction s o f th e gen erally available VM ware ThinApp techno lo gy.
  • Voting in America: Human and Technical Factors Integral to Democratic Elections
    Elections are the core of the democratic process. In order for an election to remain truly democratic, it must uphold four critical properties: privacy, incoercibility, accuracy and verifiability. In this paper we analyze threats against these properties during the three phases of an election (voter registration, casting votes, and tabulating votes), highlight specific ways voting systems have been compromised, summarize the strengths and weaknesses of current voting techniques, and give guidance for voters to ensure their votes are handled properly in upcoming elections. We conclude with a look to the future of voting systems in America and recommendations for how the federal government and state governments can work with voting machine vendors to adopt business software assurance techniques into the systems they create. Elections are the core of the democratic process. In order for an election to remain truly democratic, it must uphold four critical properties: privacy, incoercibility, accuracy and verifiability. In this paper we analyze threats against these properties during the three phases of an election (voter registration, casting votes, and tabulating votes), highlight specific ways voting systems have been compromised, summarize the strengths and weaknesses of current voting techniques, and give guidance for voters to ensure their are handled properly in upcoming elections.
  • What B2B Marketers Need to Know about Improving Search Engine Performance
    With web pages numbering in the millions and pages in the billions, search engines are a critical link in the use of the Internet. This white paper confirms the importance of search and outlines the key factors B2B marketers need to consider to optimize their companies' performance: � Organic search � Paid search � Offline communications Search engine performance is the proverbial moving target of 21st century marketing communications. It's hard to imagine a topic that has generated more white papers, and made them obsolete more quickly. The reason for all that churning is simple: as marketers change their processes and adapt to the techniques the popular search engines use to compile and rank their searches, the engines, in turn, develop new algorithms and new criteria that, it is hoped, will give users a better search, one with greater accuracy. Unfortunately, what's good for users is not as good for marketers. Search engines have been successful at honing their search criteria, and, in fact, providing a better search experience with more accurate results. As a consequence, the battleground is littered with techniques -- a good example is meta tags -- that were once valuable for search engine optimization, and are more or less a curiosity, with little impact on search performance.
  • Enhancing Portfolio Yields Using Options on Stock Index Futures
    Stock price fluctuations often seem to alternate between directional bursts of volatility and directionless oscillations. These market phases are often called "trading range markets" or consolidation phases. When you expect the market to continue in a trading range, you can enhance the stagnant return on your securities portfolio by selling calls on appropriate stock index futures. This trading strategy is referred to as a cross-covered write. (*) Portfolio: You hold a mutual fund or ETF whose value is tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). Scenario: In late May, the spot value of the DJIA is 12600. Based on your market observations, you don't believe that the DJIA will emerge from its current trading range of 12700-12500, with a slight chance of increasing above 12700 within the next thirty days. Strategy: Sell June calls at a strike price of 12700. The premium of the June 12700 call is 14.70. Selling the 12700 call generates an immediate credit of $1,470.00. Results: You keep the entire premium if the June futures price stays below 12700 by the June expiration. In return for this immediate gain, however, you give up all price appreciation above 12700. The break-even point is 12,847, where DJIA is equal to the sum of the strike price (12700) and the call premium (147.0).
  • Federated Identity and Software as a Service (SaaS): Single Sign-on to the Cloud
    As companies seek efficient ways to cut costs, many are turning to Software as a Service (SaaS) as an option for outsourcing certain types of IT services, like sales management, human resource management, customer relations management and more. IT implications for SaaS adoption include new provisioning and security challenges, as well as learning how to integrate the SaaS application with existing enterprise directories and authentication mechanisms. This white paper is an overview of the market forces that have created a need for rapid deployment of Internet Single Sign-on for SaaS deployments and how Ping Identity can address those IT needs with architecture, experience and speed. As companies seek efficient ways to cut costs, many are turning to Software as a Service (SaaS) as an option for outsourcing certain types of IT services, like sales management, human resource management, customer relations management and more. IT implications for SaaS adoption include new provisioning and security challenges, as well as learning how to integrate the SaaS application with existing enterprise directories and authentication mechanisms. This white paper is an overview of the market forces that have created a need for rapid deployment of Internet Single Sign-on for SaaS deployments and how Ping can address those IT needs with architecture, experience and speed.
  • Study Reveals Hidden Costs May Be Lurking in Your Documentation Process
    Respondents were concentrated heavily in technical publishing. Technical publications accounted for 78.3% of the documents that they created, with service information a distant second at 47.1%, and field service manuals at 38.7%. Again, these results were mirrored by the smaller survey. Multiple responses were allowed on these questions; therefore, the total percentages add up to more than 100%. In the larger study, respondents indicated that they are publishing XML content to multiple media simultaneously, with print (84.4%), Web (84.1%), and CD-ROM (69.5%) predominating. Help files at 40.6% was the other significant area. Our shorter survey asked respondents how much time they spent on a variety of content tasks. Table 1 shows the tasks and the average time that respondents spent on each task in an average week. Task Write copy/text for Web site Write copy/text for print publication Create graphics Search for materials that already exist for reuse Approve written copy Edit or rewrite written copy Prepare materials for publishing to Web site Prepare materials for publishing to print publication Prepare materials for publishing to other media (please specify) Update/refresh copy/text originally published on Web site Update/refresh copy/text originally published to print publication Update/refresh copy/text originally published to other (please specify)
  • 5 Key Things You Need to Know Before You Buy a Domain Name
    There are some key considerations which you should keep in mind as you prepare to buy domains for your business. What is the enterprise: are you seeking to buy domains for a newly-established business, one which does not necessarily have any brand equity? If so, you will have more flexibility in choosing a domain set on which to build your business. Going to an online thesaurus and typing in some keywords can help you to establish groupings of possible names. You can then visit a domain reseller or registrar to explore the availability of domains relating to your keyword list. Consider names which have strong keyword potential; for example, you may want to buy AndiamoItalianNewYork.com, AndiamoItalianRestaurant.com and AndiamoItalianFood.com because you can key on the phrases "Italian restaurant", "Italian food" and "Italian, New York". These are probably high-traffic terms--so having a multiple domain strategy to draw organic search engine traffic will get more visitors to your site and reading about your restaurant. Keep in mind: many high-performance domains will not be available for primary registration (the $10 sign-ups you see offered on the Web). Many of the best names are already taken and are only for sale in the domain That said, keep in mind that a premium domain that is memorable, has good keyword potential and is highly-targeted can be one of the most cost-effective business investments you can make.
  • DNSSEC Made Simple and Secure
    Think DNSSEC is too hard? Domain name system security extension (DNSSEC) is complex to learn and time consuming to implement correctly. Sometimes it can even require programming or system integration skills that you may not have available. And if you make a mistake, it may cause your web and e-mail servers to be unreachable. DNSSEC made easy Secure64 DNS Signer makes implementing DNSSEC simple and secure. Because Signer runs on SourceT, Secure64's malware-immune Genuinely Secure micro operating system (OS), it is able to safely keep signing keys online, allowing it to fully automate all of the DNSSEC key management and zone signing processes. Unlike home-grown DNSSEC signing solutions, Signer does not require that you become a programmer or systems integrator to implement DNSSEC safely, correctly and completely. Simply turn DNSSEC on and your zones are signed. Solution Benefits Signer allows you to: � Meet the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandate for DNSSEC deployment � Implement DNSSEC quickly and easily � Eliminate implementation errors � Reduce implementation errors and maintenance costs � Minimize disruption to current domain name system (DNS) infrastructure Working together with HP Regardless of your application requirements, Secure 64 solutions leverage HP Integrity platforms to technology that always delivers--always virtualized, always scalable and always available--helping to increase your return on IT investment.
  • Commonwealth of Virginia
    Like many organizations, the Commonwealth of Virginia became concerned about the security of their Domain Name System (DNS) in the summer of 2008 as a result of the highly publicized disclosure of the "Kaminsky vulnerability." Security researcher Dan Kaminsky had discovered a fundamental flaw in the DNS protocol that made it trivially easy for an attacker to hijack the websites and email servers of any organization in the world. This situation provided the motivation for the Commonwealth to begin investigating Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) that eliminate the Kaminsky vulnerability. An August 2008 OMB mandate, which required DNSSEC to be deployed across all .gov domains by the end of 2009, provided the incentive and deadline. "Both the federal and state governments are very concerned about cyber security," explained Michael Watson, Senior Manager of IT Risk Management at the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA). "Although the OMB mandate was directed towards federal government agencies, we wanted to adopt the same security best practices at the state level. We also wanted to comply with future government regulations to secure the .gov namespace." "DNS security and risk mitigation are mission-critical concerns. The size and breadth of this task, the need for quick implementation and lack of staff available to dedicate to it led us to investigate commercial solutions.