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July 12, 2005 - Radware Honored with the Prestigious 'Tomorrow's Technology Today - 2005' Award by Info Security Products Guide
  MAHWAH, N.J., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radware (Nasdaq: RDWR) the leading provider of Intelligent Application Switching solutions ensuring the availability, performance and security of networked applications today announced that it has won Info Security Products Guide's Coveted "Tomorrow's Technology Today -- 2005" award for its contribution to helping enterprises solve the security challenges they face. Radware's solution on how enterprises can face these challenges is covered in the latest edition of Info Security Products Guide released worldwide in July.
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May 1, 2003 - NITECH INTRODUCES NS 1000 STORAGE WITH ONE (1) TERABYTE UNDER $5000.00
  Irvine, Ca - Nitech a leading provider of server, and workstation, storage products, announced today the immediate availability of the NS 500 and NS 1000 NAS (Network Attached Storage) products at an unprecedented price. The NS 500 and NS 1000 use a UNIX micro kernel as the OS, a simple to use GUI, packaged in a 1U rack mount, supporting hardware RAID with hot swap drives. In addition both NAS products offer dual 10/100/1000 Base T Ethernet ports, NFS, Windows, AppleTalk, and Novel protocol support. Data protection features include a journal file system, snap mirror, and standard network security permission features.
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Tape Technology Comparison Report

  When choosing a tape backup solution, you must be aware that there are several tape technologies. Tape technologies, like software, are developed along migration paths agreed upon by the standards organizations governing each particular format. As formats follow these migration paths, they improve upon the capacity, performance and reliability of the previous version. But more important, the newer versions remain, at a minimum, read-only compatible with the previous version.
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Total Cost of Ownership for Linux in the Enterprise
  Through numerous conversations with IT executives, Robert Frances Group, Inc. learned that Linux server deployments are well under way, in many cases with notable cost savings from those implementations. To further explore and quantify this anecdotal evidence, Robert Frances Group, Inc. performed a total cost of ownership (TCO) study to evaluate Linux deployments in the enterprise. Survey participants included mid- to large-sized companies, and of the companies polled, 14 yielded relevant data sets that were included in this study.
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May 2001 - Understanding the Network Neighborhood
  SMB, the Server Message Block Protocol, is the most prevalent filesharing protocol on the planet for a very simple reason -- it ships with every Microsoft Windows system and, like it or not, Windows still owns the desktop. Windows is also very common as a server platform in corporate networks. Not content with those markets, Windows is now findin.g its way into all sorts of new places, including embedded systems, palmtops, and consumer toys. As Windows moves onto new platforms, SMB does too.
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June 28, 2002 - Free Relational Databases
 

You can probably think of plenty of ways a relational database-management system could simplify some of your development efforts. RDBMS software provides standard mechanisms for storing and querying data, efficiently supports multiple concurrent users, lets you decouple data access from application logic, and much more. Appealing stuff!

What's even better is that you can get these benefits for free, thanks to open-source RDBMS packages such as MySQL and PostgreSQL. While there are certainly scenarios where it makes sense to pay the big bucks for a high-end RDBMS like Oracle 9i or Microsoft SQL Server--plus the hefty hardware and support contracts you'll likely need to keep it all running--in many cases there needn't be such a barrier to entry, especially if you just want to learn or to implement something like a simple database-backed website.
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June 20, 2002 - Home Network Technologies and Strategies
  Looking for a cost-effective way to share Internet access on your home PCs? Do you wonder which home network technology or mix of technologies is best for your needs? Our coverage of home networking technologies and strategies can help you decide whether you should install a power line or phone line network setup, set yourself totally free with a wireless components, or stick with tried and true wired Ethernet--or possibly install a combination of the technologies. If you want to be informed about the latest developments in home networks, you've come to the right place.
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June 6, 2002 - Tips for New Linux Users
  ExtremeTech, usually a Windows-centric publication, has produced an introduction to Linux article. "So, you've finally installed Linux, after what probably seemed like an endless journey in a labyrinth of distribution information, and often a bit too positive, esoteric installation instructions."
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March 25, 2002 - Creating and Consuming Web Services
 

Web Services signal a new era of lightweight distributed application development. While web Services are not intended nor do they have the power to solve every distributed application problem, they are an easy way to create and consume services over the Internet. One of the design goals for web Services is to allow companies and developers to share services with other companies in a simple way over the Internet.

"Web Services lower the barrier for small companies and make large companies more agile." says Mike Amundsen, President of EraServer.NET, a .NET hosting and XML web Service provider.
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March 21, 2002 - New Tips for Windows XP
  It's been almost a year since we first introduced you to Microsoft's newest operating system. While many users have not yet made the leap to Windows XP, there are those who have forged ahead—boldly going where no one has gone before. We certainly did, and we've learned a few things about this powerful OS along the way. To assist those of you who have upgraded to the XP experience, we've put together a list of a dozen truly useful tips for getting the most out of the OS.
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February 11, 2002 - Windows XP FAQ
  Microsoft released it's latest desktop operating system, dubbed Windows XP, on Oct 25th. According to Microsoft, this is their most important Operating System release since Windows 95. But does it really live up to the hype? Is it worth the upgrade? And what is the truth behind the controversial Windows Product Activation? Find out in our FAQ!
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December 6, 2001 - Optimize Windows XP
  Is XP the fastest version of Windows ever? That's debatable, but this is not: like every operating system that came before it, it's not as fast as it could be without a whole bunch of fine-tuning.
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