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Readers' Choice: Your Picks for 2006!

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No one knows more about the best values in Windows IT products and services than you, the readers. We highlight your favorites and honor the winners you chose for this year's awards.


Letters@windowsitpro.com

By Editors, 08/31/2006

A reader wonders about the lack of Lotus Notes coverage in Windows IT Pro, and two IT Pro Perspective columns draw comments.

Windows 2003 SP2 and Unified Communications

By Karen Forster, 08/29/2006

Who's afraid of Windows Server 2003 SP2? And does unified communications float your boat?

Disaster Prevention and Recovery

By Editors, 08/29/2006

Readers tell us about the best enterprise backup/recovery/archive software, enterprise backup, recovery, archive hardware, desktop backup/recovery/ archive solution, ...

What You Need to Know About Microsoft Antigen

By Paul Thurrott, 08/29/2006

The first round of Microsoft-branded Sybari antivirus products are ready to hit the market. Find out how Microsoft improved on these products, what they have to offer, and ...

Remote Computing

By Editors, 08/29/2006

Here are the remote control software and VPN solution products our readers like most.

What’s Hot, September 2006

By Blake Eno, 08/29/2006

Readers highlight favorite products: 3SP's SSL-Explorer Community Edition, triCerat's ScrewDrivers, Teneros Application Continuity Appliance for Microsoft Exchange, and XOsoft's ...

Systems Management

By Editors, 08/29/2006

Readers vote for the best Systems Management products, awarding top honors to 18 tools.

DNS Threats

By Mark Burnett, 08/29/2006

Learn about the most common threats that plague typical DNS infrastructures.

Storage

By Editors, 08/29/2006

Our readers choose the best NAS device, SAN array, storage management software, and quota management software.

Restricting Users to One Concurrent Terminal Services Session

By Randy Franklin Smith, 08/29/2006

Configure Terminal Services to allow a user to have only one open session at a time.

Troubleshooting Group Policy

By Darren Mar-Elia, 08/29/2006

Successful Group Policy troubleshooting results from knowing where to look, enabling Group Policy logging, and taking advantage of available administrative tools.

Messaging

By Editors, 08/29/2006

Here are the products our readers designate tops for antispam/mailserver, antispam/client, mail server, collaboration, IM solution, mail archiving, Exchange backup/disaster ...

AMD Opteron Powers IT Services Provider

By Sue Tibbetts, 08/29/2006

Data Return's use of dual-core Opteron-powered servers boosts application performance and provides cost savings for its customers.

Get Virtual with R2 EE

By Karen Forster, 08/29/2006

Upcoming product releases are in the industry spotlight, but companies need present-day solutions for their problems. Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition's free ...

Hardware

By Editors, 08/29/2006

Readers identify their favorite 64-bit system, blade server, nonblade server, desktop computer, laptop/notebook, PDA/cell phone/smart phone, and thin client.

Business Applications

By Editors, 08/29/2006

Here are the top products in customer relationship management software, document management/imaging software, and enterprise resource planning.

Utilities

By Editors, 08/29/2006

Readers weigh in on the year's best automation/scheduling tool, defragmentation utility, emergency recovery console utility, file-compression tool, file-system tool, scripting ...

Network Infrastructure

By Editors, 08/29/2006

Learn about our readers' favorite 802.11a/b/g/pre-n wireless access point, fax gateway, KVM switch, switch, and VPN solution.

Training and Certification

By Editors, 08/29/2006

Readers choose the best boot camp, computer-based training, instructor-led training, and Web-based training.

Becoming a Complete People Manager

By Ben Smith, 08/29/2006

Learn how to master all the different dimensions of people management.

The Potent Union of Netsh and IPsec

By Mark Minasi, 08/29/2006

Here’s how to use the command-line Netsh utility, along with IPsec, to block a specific TCP or UDP port.

Registry Junk: A Windows Fact of Life

By Mark Russinovich, 08/29/2006

Because incomplete application uninstalls are common, registry cleaners will continue to have a place in the meticulous system administrator’s tool chest

Capitalizing Surnames on Mail Merge Printouts

By Sue Mosher, 08/29/2006

Learn how to use the mail merge field code to capitalize surnames in merged documents.

Another Way to Provide the Missing Link

By Readers, 08/29/2006

Windows doesn’t offer a built-in group that can manage client computers but not crucial servers, such as DCs. Here's another way you can create a group to fill this void.

Ask the Experts, September 2006

By Various Authors, 08/29/2006

Experts tell you how to capitalize surnames on Mail Merge printouts, how to restricting users to one concurrent Terminal Services session, how to protect your home computing ...

Find Out If Forgetful Administrators Are at Fault for Failed Connections

By Readers, 08/29/2006

Here are some troubleshooting tips if you can’t establish a Remote Desktop Connection.

Protecting Home Computing Environments

By Bob Chronister, 08/29/2006

Home computer systems are vulnerable to the same problems as enterprise systems. Use these tips to minimize the damage to home systems.

Security

By Editors, 08/29/2006

Readers designate their favorite firewalls, proxy server, intrusion detection solution, vulnerability scanner, antivirus solutions, spyware blocker, and user authentication ...

Segregate Your DNS Servers

By Mark Burnett, 08/29/2006

The key to effective DNS design in the enterprise is to segregate DNS servers into distinct roles. Here's how to set it up.

Network Management

By Editors, 08/29/2006

In the network management category, our readers identified their favorite load balancer, network analyzer, and network layout and design tool.

Readers’ Choice: Shaping the IT Industry

By Editors, 08/29/2006

The 2006 Readers' Choice awards continue our tradition of honoring the products our readers tell us are tops in their categories. And this year, AMD dual-core Opteron processors ...


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White Papers

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Essential Guides

Is your iSCSI "lossy"? The reality is that most off-the-shelf Ethernet hardware deployed for iSCSI can lose packets, resulting in slow performance or application downtime. Learn how to assess your current iSCSI infrastructure and engineer an advanced iSCSI SAN infrastructure.

Web Seminars

What's the best way to keep your network safe from malware? In this web seminar, security expert Greg Shields suggests an alternative method to the traditional blacklisting approach that is common with anti-virus and anti-malware solutions.

eLearning Series

We bring the experts direct to you to share their real-world perspective and expertise. During each event, three sessions stream in real time, so you can learn, ask questions, and get solutions.
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