The use of community-based wikis is beginning to take off. Two major wiki-based projects are uderway: Wikiversity, which supports an open source approach to academic courseware and SENSEable City, a...

A study released by Network General shows a significant uptake of unified communications, to the extent that its use is hampering the function of enterprise applications and other network traffic. The...

If you've been around computing for any length of time you've probably noticed how some concepts for distributed computing seem to get recycled. It's kind of like clothing fads - if you...

Understanding the different types of network threats is critical to knowing what to look for when an attack occurs. Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is used on TCP/IP networks to link IP addresses...

One of the big hassles for any organization with diverse applications and systems is user authentication. I know in my own situation I have somewhere between 6 and 10 different passwords that I have...

Microsoft has several sponsored magazines that are full of great content. Technet magazine is focused at the IT professional and contains tons of useful information. The latest issue is packed with...

One great way to make those commuting miles pass quicker is to listen to podcasts. Microsoft has put up several podcasts that would be of interest to networking professionals. How Microsoft IT...