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<description><![CDATA[Networking involves at least two devices capable of being networked with at least one usually being a computer. The devices can be separated by a few meters (e.g. via Bluetooth) or thousands of kilometers (e.g. via the Internet).]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Competitive Landscape: TNICs vs. NICs vs. iSCSI HBAs]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper223/</link>
<date>2007-04-13</date>
<description><![CDATA[Today&#39;s systems and servers need an efficient way to move the ever-increasing amounts of data over networks.  Many companies have introduced solutions such as TCP/IP Offload Engines (TOE) Network Interface Cards (TNICs), Network Interface Cards (NICs), and iSCSI Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) to solve efficiency and throughout challenges.  However, the functionality of these solutions is quite varied, and in some cases, rapidly becoming obsolete.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Replace your IPSec for Remote Access]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper251/</link>
<date>2007-04-16</date>
<description><![CDATA[To thrive in an increasingly competitive world, forward-thinking organizations are encouraging workforce mobility.&nbsp;  Read this white paper by security expert Dave Piscatello, for an assessment of key attributes in a secure remote access solution and how you can benefit from replacing your IPSec VPN.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aventail Smart Secure Access Control: Secure and Easy for Users and IT]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper255/</link>
<date>2007-08-21</date>
<description><![CDATA[Today&#39;s office is now anywhere that a user can get an Internet connection, a PC on a business partner&#39;s network, a handheld at a WiFi hotspot, an airport kiosk, or a computer on a home WiFi network. But secure access is not the only driving business factor remote access must be easy to use and administer as well.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Centralized Data Center Management Software: Best Practices to Control Your Data Center]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper266/</link>
<date>2008-02-22</date>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper details best practices for achieving secure access to any server or network device from a single interface in your data center. Topics covered include centralized access and control, integrating management tools, KVM server management, serial over IP, power management over IP, and full remote access.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Server Virtualization: Virtualizing High Network I/O Environments]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper611/</link>
<date>2007-12-10</date>
<description><![CDATA[This joint Intel white paper explores how to address virtualization in an environment with high I/O. The paper includes a technology overview, network concerns and explains how Virtuozzo and Intel are well suited for the high I/O environment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Realizing the Business Value of Converged Applications]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper648/</link>
<date>2007-06-06</date>
<description><![CDATA[This IBM white paper posits that most enterprises have yet to realize the full value of convergence and explains why the real promise of IP networks lies in converged applications. It goes on to explain how IP convergence can build real business value for today&#39;s busy contact centers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Network Faxing and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper679/</link>
<date>2007-06-06</date>
<description><![CDATA[Easily implemented and integrated with electronic medical record systems, network fax servers can play a valuable role in supporting HIPAA objectives, offering a standardized, enterprise-wide faxing solution, and helping to maintain a high standard of security, efficiency and organization.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Secure Remote Control for IT Organizations]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper682/</link>
<date>2007-06-06</date>
<description><![CDATA[Remote control software has proven to be a cost-effective way of providing remote support. This paper examines how these products provide a cost-effective help desk tool and defines necessary security requirements.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Requirements for Effective Patch Management]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper754/</link>
<date>2007-04-13</date>
<description><![CDATA[Keeping up with the endless stream of security patches is a continuous strain on IT resources. Assessing, deploying, &amp; tracking software patches across operating systems is even more difficult. This whitepaper distills the top 10 requirements for selecting an effective patch and vulnerability management solution.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Log Law: Is Your Log Data Guilty?]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper755/</link>
<date>2007-04-13</date>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper is a must read for those involved in the process of log management for legal use. You&#39;ll examine the admissibility of log data in court cases; maintaining the authenticity of log data; and how log data can be attacked and stand up to scrutiny. And, learn legal terms like Hearsay, Best Evident Rules, etc.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Patchlink Update and Microsoft SMS 2003: Implementing an Effective Patch Management Strategy]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper756/</link>
<date>2007-04-13</date>
<description><![CDATA[See how the advanced capabilities of PatchLink Update, working in tandem the Microsoft SMS foundational system can effectively counter today&#39;s emerging vulnerabilities and new rapidly spreading threats.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lower The Cost of Patching Desktops: $222 to $40 per Computer]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper757/</link>
<date>2007-04-13</date>
<description><![CDATA[This paper demonstrates the cost savings and the myriad of other benefits of an automated versus manual system. Learn how to reduce the cost of patching from $222 - $40 per computer - savings of over $180,000 annually for an organization with 1000 computers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Role of Ethernet in Consolidation and Virtualization]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper779/</link>
<date>2007-04-16</date>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper explores the technologies needed to ensure businesses are prepared to meet the new challenges and opportunities of the emerging &ldquo;answer economy&rdquo;.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Building Scalable, High Performance Cluster and Grid Networks: The Role of Ethernet]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper780/</link>
<date>2007-09-05</date>
<description><![CDATA[With Grid computing, computer systems and other resources aren&rsquo;t necessarily constrained to be dedicated to individual users or applications, but can be made available for dynamic pooling or sharing to meet the changing needs of the organization.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Using Neterion 10 GbE for Enterprise iSCSI Storage]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper783/</link>
<date>2007-04-30</date>
<description><![CDATA[The relentless growth of data and network-intensive applications such as digital imaging, multimedia content, and broadcast/video continues to drive volumes of enterprise data and network traffic. As growth continues, IT managers are challenged with implementing solutions without interrupting critical business processes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Enabling Virtualization in the Datacenter]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper784/</link>
<date>2007-04-24</date>
<description><![CDATA[Virtualization is a key strategy for simplifying deployment of IT resources and maximizing their utilization. Specifically, virtualization refers to the concept of abstracting physical resources such as compute cycles, data storage, and network bandwidth, and then provisioning and sharing these resources amongst multiple applications.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Templates for More Efficient Virtualization Management]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper807/</link>
<date>2007-12-10</date>
<description><![CDATA[Using templates, administrators can consolidate OS and application management so that only a single instance of a software package is required and managed on a physical machine regardless of the number of virtual environments that use the software.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Virtualization: Management Ascendant]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper815/</link>
<date>2007-03-21</date>
<description><![CDATA[Using virtualization to ease IT chores requires more than virtual machines (VM), it requires their effective management. Check out this independent report on how HP&rsquo;s SIM provides management in a virtualization environment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HP Trade-In Program: Trade in Any Product, Any Brand]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper817/</link>
<date>2008-02-19</date>
<description><![CDATA[Download this short brochure which has innovative ways participants can get rid of their older equipment while new HP products are made more affordable to them.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HP Trade-In Program for Government, Health, and Education]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper818/</link>
<date>2007-03-21</date>
<description><![CDATA[If you are a Federal, State, or local government customer, this program enables you to take advantage of market trade-in values while reducing the costs of new HP products.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HP Renew Program: Nine Step Quality Check Process]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper819/</link>
<date>2007-03-21</date>
<description><![CDATA[This nine step process ensures all Renew products are restored to be equivalent to new product standards. Click here to find out what each of the nine steps are.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How IBM Positioned for Business Growth Using Integrated Business Communications]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper909/</link>
<date>2007-06-06</date>
<description><![CDATA[This paper describes IBM&#39;s experience with and the benefits achieved from basic network convergence and IP telephony, the convergence of applications, and the ability to transform the enterprise business model.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Paving the Way for Business Innovation with Integrated Business Communications Solutions]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper910/</link>
<date>2007-06-06</date>
<description><![CDATA[This paper provides an overview of opportunities and benefits of business communications integration and includes two &quot;before and after&quot; scenarios - one in financial services and one in healthcare - that demonstrate how IBM clients have benefited from integrated business communications.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TrueUpdate 2.0 Overview]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper919/</link>
<date>0000-00-00</date>
<description><![CDATA[TrueUpdate 2.0 is a comprehensive solution for software developers, network administrators and IT departments wanting to integrate automated update capabilities into their software applications and business processes. Read through a comprehensive list of features, and learn about the system requirements of TrueUpdate 2.0.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Virtual Appliances: Improve Manageability & Automate Provisioning]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper964/</link>
<date>2007-12-10</date>
<description><![CDATA[<font face="#mce_temp_font#">Virtual appliances have recently been gaining notoriety with IT organizations. These pre-packaged ready to deploy instances of an applicationcreated in a virtual machine or environment  can provide significant management savings. While they can be a powerful IT tool, not all virtual appliances are created equally.</font>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Managing 21st Century Networks: A World of Convergence]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper975/</link>
<date>2008-02-05</date>
<description><![CDATA[Arguably IP is the most successful open standard ever, but as network communications converge under a single standard used for an increasing number of applications, we need to understand how effectively these critical assets are being managed. Read more in this white paper now.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Essential Power System Requirements for Next Generation Data Centers]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper983/</link>
<date>2007-12-10</date>
<description><![CDATA[Effective mission critical installations must address the known problems and challenges relating to current and past data center designs. This paper presents a categorized and prioritized collection of power system challenges and requirements as obtained through systematic user interviews.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business VoIP Buyer's Guide]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper996/</link>
<date>2008-02-26</date>
<description><![CDATA[Looking for a VoIP Provider? Get the basics on what you should look for when researching a VoIP plan for your small to medium business.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Guide for SMBs That Need to Deploy a Hosted PBX Phone Solution]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1066/</link>
<date>2007-07-13</date>
<description><![CDATA[Hosted PBX phone solutions are revolutionizing how small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) serve their customers, grow their business, and support their employees. Delivering the same enterprise level, professional phone system capabilities large businesses use at a much lower cost, hosted PBX is helping SMBs save money while putting their customer services on par with much larger organizations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CLP Resources Reduces Phone Expenses While Delivering Functionality]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1067/</link>
<date>2008-02-11</date>
<description><![CDATA[CLP Resources needed a modern, but affordable and easy-to-manage phone system with the professional features used in a busy office. VocalocityPBX was the solution. Download this case study to learn more. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fox Creek Leather Delivers Personal, Responsive Customer Service]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1068/</link>
<date>2008-02-12</date>
<description><![CDATA[Fox Creek Leather needed a cost-effective, high-quality, and feature-rich alternative to a constrained traditional phone system and underperforming, in-house VoIP solution. Download this case study now to find out how VocalocityPBX, a hosted PBX office phone solution, delivered.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Impact Management: Measuring the Financial and Business Impact from Process to Packet]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1078/</link>
<date>2007-04-23</date>
<description><![CDATA[The need to understand how the performance and problems within the technical infrastructure impacts the capabilities of the business is massive.&nbsp; However, the majority of companies can only measure application and specific asset performance, whereas many issues within the infrastructure lie at the transport level, where packet switching presents both great opportunities and major issues.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Enabling Technology by Blade I/O Virtualization]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1104/</link>
<date>0000-00-00</date>
<description><![CDATA[Next generation, complimentary IDC white paper from HP cites relatively new, &quot;simpler&quot; solutions for IT managers. Discover how to quickly identify more cost effective and scaleable ways to manage bandwidth problems caused by the increased complexity of servers and their associated LAN and SAN environments.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Twisted-Pair Ethernet: Copper Cabling for High Performance Networking]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1391/</link>
<date>2008-02-05</date>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper discusses how utilizing copper cabling in the data center can lead to high performance networking, along with other beneficial features.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Traffic Congestion vs. Traffic Control: Solving Last Mile Connection Speed Problems]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1415/</link>
<date>2007-09-21</date>
<description><![CDATA[It is important to measure the actual data flow of a connection to get a meaningful picture of connection throughput. See how MySpeed measures and reports data transfers, and helps identify performance impacted by network congestion and traffic control.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Never Mind the Connection Speed, Measure the Connection Quality]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1416/</link>
<date>2007-09-21</date>
<description><![CDATA[Connection Speed versus Connection Quality is a crucial issue for measuring bandwidth performance. A fast connection speed by itself can render more application deliver problems (such as VoIP), than a slower connection with consistent throughput.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Delivering Software As Appliances: Expert Advice]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1417/</link>
<date>2007-09-21</date>
<description><![CDATA[Enterprise customers want software applications delivered as server appliances because they help to reduce IT costs and complexity. Appliances provide better performance, security and manageability. Learn from experts, about factors to consider and things to avoid with the appliance delivery model.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Determining Total Cost of Ownership for Data Center and Network Room Infrastructure]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1526/</link>
<date>2008-02-05</date>
<description><![CDATA[An improved method for measuring Total Cost of Ownership of data center and network room physical infrastructure and relating these costs to the overall Information Technology infrastructure is described, with examples. The cost drivers of TCO are quantified. The largest cost driver is shown to be unnecessary unabsorbed costs resulting from the oversizing of the infrastructure.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Increasing Data Center Efficiency by Using Improved High Density Power Distribution]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1527/</link>
<date>2008-01-23</date>
<description><![CDATA[A new approach to power distribution for high density server installations saves floor space, simplifies power cabling, saves capital cost, reduces weight, and increases electrical efficiency. This paper describes this distribution architecture and quantifies the benefits.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Making Large UPS Systems More Efficient]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1528/</link>
<date>2008-04-21</date>
<description><![CDATA[As energy resources become scarcer and more expensive, electrical efficiency is becoming a more important performance factor in the specification and selection of large UPS systems. There are three subtle but significant factors that can materially affect a company&#39;s cost of operating a UPS system and particularly the electrical bill.&nbsp; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reconsider Your Network: Get Our POE and Edge Networking Market Buyer's Guide]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1559/</link>
<date>2008-02-11</date>
<description><![CDATA[ITManagement delivers the critical information you need quickly, easily and concisely. We know you don&#39;t have time to spend researching the latest innovations in data network solutions and finding free third party information is near impossible... we have done it for you.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[POE and Edge Networking: Compare the Leading Solutions on the Market]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1560/</link>
<date>2008-02-11</date>
<description><![CDATA[Our handy comparison chart lines up the vendors in the market and compares the most important factors in a networking equipment decision.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Moving Toward More Effective Print Management]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1561/</link>
<date>2007-12-10</date>
<description><![CDATA[HP&rsquo;s been telling you for years that optimizing the printing and imaging environment can save a company money. A new InfoTrends white paper says that&#39;s &quot;just the tip of the iceberg.&quot; We couldn&#39;t agree more. Successful optimization isn&#39;t just about optimizing the printer fleet.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Job Monitoring: System Informer or Sixth Sense?]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1568/</link>
<date>2007-11-07</date>
<description><![CDATA[Imagine you had a friend that turned up right before something bad was going to happen and told you how to avoid it. Like if you don&#39;t attend to that looping job silently going about its business, the system in India will fall over and the downtime will cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars in idle work hours. Yes, a friendly forewarning wouldn&#39;t be bad. We would suggest employing a job monitor &ndash; it&#39;s your friend on the inside.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Solving the Hypervision Network I/O Bottleneck Solarflare Virtualization Acceleration]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1569/</link>
<date>2007-11-08</date>
<description><![CDATA[This paper will highlight the improvements that SolarStorm&#39;s virtualization acceleration can provide, not only in networking I/O performance, but also in server efficiency.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IT Service Management Metrics That Matter]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1570/</link>
<date>2008-07-10</date>
<description><![CDATA[Learn how your IT organization measures up against the best performing IT organizations and what you can do to improve efficiency, sustain compliance and security, increase system availability, and reduce the frequency of outages.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GlobalSCAPE WAFS Helps Fill the Pipeline at Jordan and Skala Engineers]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1769/</link>
<date>2008-04-15</date>
<description><![CDATA[Jordan &amp; Skala Engineers is a growing company with 5 offices.&nbsp; It needed a scalable solution to optimize their network and their resources as more and more work was distributed across sites. Using GlobalSCAPE WAFS files mirror instantly in real time using byte-level differencing.&nbsp; So as soon as a file is saved or closed, the file deltas appear in every other location on the network. Users are never waiting for files to upload, download, or open across a network.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Information Security for SMBs: Ensuring End-to-End Care of Data Assets]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1775/</link>
<date>2008-01-11</date>
<description><![CDATA[Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can benefit from the expansive use of information technology (IT) just as much as their larger counterparts. Indeed, in many cases they have to, because to trade they need to interact with business partners of all sizes and IT failure affects not just internal users but those of third parties.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cooperative Control Wireless LAN Architecture]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper1950/</link>
<date>2008-02-11</date>
<description><![CDATA[Yesterday&rsquo;s fat access points and legacy wireless LANs typically can&rsquo;t handle mission-critical, real-time applications, nor do they have a migration path to 802.11n. Aerohive Networks has developed a new controller-less architecture that provides an innovative way to handle tomorrow&rsquo;s wireless challenges &ndash; like voice over WLAN and migrating to 802.11n &ndash; without costing you a fortune. This paper discusses the benefits of this approach and the key underlying technologies of cooperative control, including best path forwarding and policy enforcement at the edge.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HP Network Node Manager iSeries Software: A Look Under the Hood]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2029/</link>
<date>2008-03-14</date>
<description><![CDATA[When we build a software system, we expect it to meet some initial set of needs our customers have, and we want it to provide a good foundation for the enhancements you will need over a long period of time. HP Network Node Manager (NNM) software has been such a good foundation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Page Cost Calculator for HP MultiFunction Products]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2062/</link>
<date>2008-04-30</date>
<description><![CDATA[You know you need a multifunction product, but which to choose? Printer-based or copier-based? There are two sides to every story &ndash; we&rsquo;ll help you find your way through the woods to your happy ending with this new informative video whitepaper sponsored by HP.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TIA-942 Data Center Networking Applications: 10 Gigabit Ethernet Over Twisted-Pair Copper]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2083/</link>
<date>2008-02-22</date>
<description><![CDATA[This paper will discuss the TIA-942 Data Center standard with emphasis on data center cabling and 10 GBASE-T twisted-pair Ethernet Data center applications.<br />]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Building a Virtual Infrastructure from Server to Storage]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2215/</link>
<date>2008-03-17</date>
<description><![CDATA[This technical report discusses the virtual storage solutions that reduce cost, increase storage utilization, increase fault tolerance, and address the challenges of backing up and restoring VMware ESX Server environments by using NetApp technologies. <br />]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Take the 'Scale-Right' Approach to Optimize the ROI from IT]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2225/</link>
<date>2008-03-18</date>
<description><![CDATA[Picking the right servers, storage systems and management software is essential to successful IT consolidation initiatives. In the past, either scaling up (bigger, faster servers) or scaling out (more servers) would have been the answer. But one platform does not fit all needs. Scaling right means picking the scaleup or scale-out approach&mdash;or combination of the two&mdash;that best fits each situation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Transforming the IT Infrastructure to Generate Business Advantage]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2331/</link>
<date>0000-00-00</date>
<description><![CDATA[With ever increasing pressure to drive higher operating efficiencies, fuel business growth and enhance shareholder value, executives today are rethinking their traditional strategies. Few areas of the business are being more challenged than information technology (IT). Increasingly, CIO&#39;s are exploring alternative IT infrastructure sourcing and delivery strategies.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Strategies to Maximize IT Business Value]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2391/</link>
<date>0000-00-00</date>
<description><![CDATA[The key to maximizing the value of IT is to optimize your IT processes based on a business-aware foundation. Business Service Management (BSM) is the most effective approach for doing just that. Organizations that have begun BSM implementations are already reaping the benefits. Read the BMC white paper to learn more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Raritan Solution Bolsters Efficiency at Morgan Keegan Branch Offices]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2428/</link>
<date>2008-06-26</date>
<description><![CDATA[With more than 3,200 employees, Investment Firm Morgan Keegan serves the diverse financial needs of individual investors, corporate and institutional clients. The company needed a more responsive way to manage its more than 400 branch offices in the U.S. The IT department wanted a solution that would provide reliable and secure access to branch office servers anytime.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HyperOffice's State-of-the-Art Hosting Facility]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2455/</link>
<date>2008-04-21</date>
<description><![CDATA[A detailed description of our facilities and security systems, underlining how you can trust HyperOffice with your mission critical data &amp; systems. From state-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure, to controlled environment and around the clock guards, to multiple backup systems, there is no contingency we are not prepared for.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Controlling Your Data Center Thermometer To Become More Energy Efficient]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2482/</link>
<date>2008-07-24</date>
<description><![CDATA[With their increased processing power, today&rsquo;s data centers can generate up to 10 times more heat than those built a decade ago. This IBM white paper helps you to understand what&rsquo;s happening in an overheated system and to see if yours is at risk. It also explains how the IBM Rear Door Heat eXchanger helps to dramatically reduce data center power consumption.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Controlling, Even Reducing, Energy Costs in Data Centers]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2483/</link>
<date>2008-04-22</date>
<description><![CDATA[If you&#39;re looking to decrease power consumption in your existing data center (and who isn&#39;t?), the first step should be a detailed diagnosis. If, on the other hand, you&rsquo;re constructing a new data center, or expanding or upgrading your current center, it&rsquo;s critical that energy efficiency is built in from the start. This short IBM video addresses both.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Get More Data Capacity - Quickly, Efficiently and Affordably]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2485/</link>
<date>2008-08-18</date>
<description><![CDATA[Energy costs are rising. Floor space is shrinking. And demand for IT capacity continues to grow. In this white paper, IBM reveals the next generation data center: scalable, modular data centers (SMDC). Brief case studies illustrate how specific SMDC solutions helped solve critical business issues, such as outdated infrastructure and scalability. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reduce IT Costs: Manage, Allocate and Cap Power Usage in the Data Center]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2488/</link>
<date>2008-04-23</date>
<description><![CDATA[The IBM Active Energy Manager is a unique software tool that gives you the detailed information you need to closely and accurately monitor power consumption in your data center. Watch this IBM demo to see the extensive capabilities of Active Energy Manager, from setting automatic caps on energy usage to tracking trends over any time period you specify.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Get More Out of Existing Data Centers and Pay Less for Cooling Power]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2489/</link>
<date>2008-08-18</date>
<description><![CDATA[Data center managers are finding that high-density equipment causes problems such as hotspots and rising cooling costs. In this video, IBM explains how to address green technology issues by getting more out of existing facilities, and then describes an IBM solution that can greatly reduce the energy and power consumption of your data center.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More Capacity, Less Cost. Scalable, Modular Data Centers Have Arrived]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2491/</link>
<date>2008-08-18</date>
<description><![CDATA[When you need to add IT capacity yesterday, but there&#39;s no more space and no more budget, what can you do? This IBM white paper has the answer: a new concept known as scalable, modular data centers. You&#39;ll learn how and where they work, the substantial cost benefits they deliver, and how eight different firms are using them to meet various business challenges.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Configuring Quality of Service: Prioritizing Network Traffic]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2495/</link>
<date>0000-00-00</date>
<description><![CDATA[Quality of Service (QoS) enables outbound network traffic to be identified and controlled to give priority to certain types of traffic. Network traffic may be categorized based on a variety of criteria including addressing information, protocol, port number (TCP and UDP), and packet length. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Authoritative DNS - Establishing Redundancy with the PowerLink Pro Series]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2496/</link>
<date>2008-04-23</date>
<description><![CDATA[The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical system that provides the IP addresses that correspond to a given Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN, often called a hostname or domain name). At the top of the tree structure are thirteen &ldquo;root&rdquo; Domain Name Servers that have the primary and secondary IP addresses of the DNS Authorities for all domains on the Internet.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Titan 3000: Business Velocity on a New Scale]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2514/</link>
<date>2008-04-24</date>
<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s no secret: The scale and pace of business change today is challenging all of us to do more -- better, faster and with ever greater efficiency. Customers are demanding more and wanting it now. Market expectations for product and process innovation are growing. Mergers and acquisitions in many industries are at or near all-time highs. Complex global supply chains and highly distributed organizations are the norm. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental Hazards to Peak Performance: Why Network Monitoring is Important for System i Managers]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2575/</link>
<date>2008-05-01</date>
<description><![CDATA[IT Managers are not in the business of luck. They need to prepare for every disaster scenario, every contingency and ensure that even when every object, job and process is running 100% perfectly on the system, some other unforeseen network element doesn&#39;t swoop in and ruin all their efforts, just because it resides outside the parameters of the System i. After all, in a situation like this, people remember the one thing that went wrong &ndash; not the millions of things that went right &ndash; it&#39;s unfortunate, but that&#39;s life.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stratavia’s Data Center Automation Value Proposition]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2688/</link>
<date>0000-00-00</date>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper provides an overview of current challenges in the modern data center, the impact those challenges have on the business, and Stratavia&rsquo;s approach to solving those problems.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Data Center Consolidation with Stratavia’s Data Palette]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2689/</link>
<date>0000-00-00</date>
<description><![CDATA[This document provides an overview of data center consolidation methodologies, the general impact of each method, and how Stratavia&rsquo;s Data Palette helps data center consolidation initiatives.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IBM System x3550 Express Rack-Mounted Server Saves Space, Energy and Cost]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper2930/</link>
<date>0000-00-00</date>
<description><![CDATA[Lower your data center energy needs with the advanced power management of the IBM System x3550 Express rack-mount server. It helps manage risk by providing 24/7 access to your business-critical data. In addition, it&#39;s budget-friendly with a dense yet powerful design that maximizes your IT investment. Look inside the IBM System x3550 Express and see the high-performance components for yourself in this interactive tour.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DSL or Cable: Points to Consider]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper3003/</link>
<date>0000-00-00</date>
<description><![CDATA[When evaluating the pros and cons of DSL and cable modem Internet access, enterprises should factor speed, cost, installation, consistency and security into the decision-making process. While the right access choice is a function of location, availability and service offerings, DSL is often the better option for remote workers, satellite offices and traveling employees.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Enterprise Architecture Is More Than Engineering]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper3058/</link>
<date>2008-07-07</date>
<description><![CDATA[While many enterprise architecture (EA) programs may be less than effective or threatened by extinction, the EA discipline is still an important set of skills and processes that improve IT decision-making and CIO effectiveness. Yet, after decades of architecting systems, the advent of several EA frameworks, and the many definitions available for the term EA, we still strive to understand what EA is, what it does, and what it looks like when it is successful.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Federation Products 2008]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper3060/</link>
<date>2008-07-07</date>
<description><![CDATA[The identity federation market enjoys an exceptional supply of products. With well over a dozen products available to enterprise customers, most architects have more choices than time will allow for evaluation. This abundance of products is partly the result of the inherent difficulty of developing a truly multipurpose federation server. Although federation products are similar in name, each has its own personality and idiosyncrasies that make it suitable for certain environments but insufficient in others.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Get Complimentary Microsoft Online Training]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper3079/</link>
<date>2008-07-10</date>
<description><![CDATA[An official provider of Microsoft Online Learning, C.B.Learning offers cost-effective, managed training which your team can complete without leaving the office. Their Learning Management System (LMS) is a secure online service that offers you a direct way to monitor progress and helps you extend your training budget. Try a free Microsoft course today.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[10 Ways to Sell Upper Management on a Network Upgrade]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper3092/</link>
<date>2008-07-24</date>
<description><![CDATA[The days of deploying new equipment for the sake of having the latest and greatest ended when the Internet bubble burst. So when you know it&#39;s time for a network upgrade, you need to have more than the technical facts &mdash; you need to arm yourself with a rock-solid business case. Start with these 10 ways to sell the members of your upper-management team on the network upgrade.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimizing Web and Application Infrastructure on a Limited IT Budget]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper3148/</link>
<date>2008-08-06</date>
<description><![CDATA[Today&rsquo;s web and application infrastructure continues to expand applications for e-commerce, and communications with customers, partners and internal employees. For those responsible for deploying, maintaining and supporting these networked applications, there is an increasing need to get the highest performance out of datacenter equipment, while simplifying the complexity that causes excess overhead and unnecessary costs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bloor: InComparison Network and Voice Management Software]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper3210/</link>
<date>0000-00-00</date>
<description><![CDATA[This in-depth, InComparison paper prepared by Bloor Research provides an overview of strategies and technologies for network (fault and performance) management and voice management in major enterprises. It highlights CA&rsquo;s strategic directions, technology strengths and overall solution completeness. You&#39;ll find great insights on best practices for your Network and Voice Management needs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Network Change and Configuration Management: Optimize Reliability, Minimize Risk and Reduce Costs]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper3211/</link>
<date>0000-00-00</date>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most dramatic innovations in the infrastructure management marketplace in the last five years is the rise of Network Change and Configuration Management (NCCM) as a strategic requirement. This white paper will focus on the strong values that NCCM can bring to reliability, risk and cost management, as well as some of its powerful operational and lifecycle asset values. This report will also introduce the CA SPECTRUM Network Configuration Manager as a distinctive leadership offering.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Virtualization in Action: Stories of Real Businesses That Have Deployed Virtualization]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.manufacturing.net/whitepaper3263/</link>
<date>0000-00-00</date>
<description><![CDATA[In this session, HP and ESG Storage Virtualization experts will share real HP customer case studies who have deployed virtualization in their environments and realized significant business benefits as a result.]]></description>
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