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Independent Evaluations
of Network Hardware and Software

                 Network Testing Labs has been reviewing hardware and software far longer than anyone else.   

Features
and White Papers






VitalQIP quietly features advanced technologies and best practices
A major reason for Alcatel-Lucent’s IPAM/DNS/DHCP market leadership is its use of cutting edge software and hardware technologies.

Advice for security doctors: Hack thyself
 Ethical hacking of your own Web sites can reveal problems and vulnerabilities before the bad guys find them.

Technical Tip - Connecting a protocol analyzer
 An alternative cabling approach for “full-up” switches.
 Editor's Choice:
Enterprise Network Management
We test IBM's Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus and Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition, CA Technologies' CA eHealth and CA NetQoS ReporterAnalyzer and HP's Automated Network Management Suite.





Linux in the enterprise
 While many companies are far from ready to make Linux a corporate standard, a few large organizations are using it to do serious work.

 Managing tons of data
A variety of approaches to administering terabytes of information.

 Down on the farm
Four companies with centrally-managed server farms.

Adopting SQL Server 2000
A profile of companies that decided to begin using SQL Server.

Reviews and Articles

Anti-malware; Security
 







Gateway-architecture security appliances thwart malware
Several vendors — such as McAfee, Barracuda, Websense, Surf Control — offer anti-malware devices to protect an entire network from the bad guys. Which is best?

Interscan Messaging Security Appliance eradicates spam
We test Trend Micro’s Interscan Messaging Security Appliance (IMSA), a key component in Trend Micro’s layered messaging security.

Facetime Unified Security Gateway
Can one device deter malware threats from all directions? The answer is yes, we found out.
Network Monitoring and Management







Entry-level monitoring
In a group of truly excellent products, a wealth of features earns ipMonitor top billing.

Mid-Range network monitoring and management
Sophisticated monitoring, accurate discovery, flexible alerts and useful reports earned H-P’s OpenView and Argent’s Extended Technologies the top spots in a two-tier competition.

Desktop management
Automating nearly every desktop administration function imaginable for diverse clients, LANDesk wins our Clear Choice award. However, the others were close behind.

Enterprise Network Management
We test IBM's Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus and Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition, CA Technologies' CA eHealth and CA NetQoS ReporterAnalyzer and HP's sent Automated Network Management Suite.

Entuity 12.5 Network Management
We've found a gem - a feature-rich, eminently scalable, sophisticated and enterprise-ready network monitor.

                                        Network Testing Labs' reviews are objective and compelling.   


DNS — DHCP — IPAM


 







Managing and allocating IP addresses
Infoblox Trinzic Enterprise emerged the clear winner over BlueCat Networks' Adonis/Proteus and Efficient IP's SolidServer in our head-to-head comparison of DNS, DHCP, and IPAM (DDI) products for the enterprise.
 Data on the network

Backing it up, restoring it and organizing it







Data is irreplaceable. Protect yours.
We find CA's ARCserve and CA's XOsoft to be good answers to the need for data integrity, application availability, data security and data protection.

SQL Server 2012
Microsoft’s latest database version offers new data analysis features, greater uptime and some performance improvements. It also costs more, imposes extra burdens on administrators and needs tons of bandwidth.

                                                       Network Testing Labs' reviews are the most trusted.   


Satellite-based WAN optimization
We look at Expand Networks’ Accelerator 4900 series, iDirect Network Accelerator Series 1200, Packeteer SkyX 750, ViaSat xPEP and Comtech EF Data TurboIP devices.


New Paradigms in Technology









A 21st century mainframe user interface to replace 3270 “green screens”
CA's Chorus completely redefines the mainframe user interface.
Testing in a Diverse Environment










Taking precautions to produce pristine testing

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Reviews from Many,
Many Years Ago ...










Battle of the Web servers
 Although there's plenty of cheaper competition, these two Web servers are more capable and dependable than ever.



Enterprise-ready relational database managers
Three relational database managers you can run your business on.
  Features and
  White Papers









 VitalQIP quietly features advanced technologies and best practices
A major reason for Alcatel-Lucent’s IPAM/DNS/DHCP market leadership is its use of cutting edge software and hardware technologies.
Linux in the enterprise
 While many companies are far from ready to make Linux a corporate standard, a few large organizations are using it to do serious work.

Advice for security doctors: Hack thyself
 Ethical hacking of your own Web sites can reveal problems and vulnerabilities before the bad guys find them.

Technical Tip - Connecting a protocol analyzer
 An alternative cabling approach for “full-up” switches.

Managing tons of data
A variety of approaches to administering terabytes of information.
Down on the farm
Four companies with centrally-managed server farms.
Adopting SQL Server 2000
A profile of companies that decided to begin using SQL Server.

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