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Articles in July, 2005 issue of Communications News

• ComNet returns
• Optical cable testing
• IT drives quality services: CIO, service provider focus on data, internal customers in network management overhaul
• Hosted PBX service
• Filtering appliance
• Wi-Fi for all?
  by Ken Anderberg
• The myths of VoIP deployments: there are a number of common pitfalls to avoid to help assure the success of your project
  by Jeff Fried
• Active intrusion protection
• Compact directional antenna
• Events
• Angled patch panels
• Advanced IP PBX
• DNS and DHCP appliance
• EMI shielded connections
• Definitive MPLS Network Designs, starts with a technology refresher for each technology involved in MPLS networks
• Big deployments, better solutions: legacy wireless LAN solutions may not provide adequate coverage for today's network users
  by Joel Vincent
• Network addressable power control
• Enforce the 'no smoking' policy: limited-combustible fiber-optic cables resist the spread of fire and smoke: limited-combustible cables such as the one above do not ignite as easily or burn independently under the same fire conditions that a plenum cable
  by Todd Harpel
• Investing in 10-gige
• Wireless in transition
• Event analysis and reporting
• Buyers, vendors not on same page
• Distributed call support
• Bank tries hybrid IP approach: analog phones working in concert with an IP network boost internal efficiency and customer service levels
• Client device management
• Faster Macs
• E-Rate assists schools
• Unified communications
• Foundation 4 success: real estate firm leverages IP telephony to escalate growth and manage resources
• Computer Forensics: Computer Crime Scene Investigation, Second Edition, by John Vacca, provides an overview of computer crime
• Manage servers with IPMI: most rack-optimized servers and blades include some form of a built-in server processor technology like IPMI
  by Tom Wingfield
• Schools stop viruses
• Why fiber links fail: dirty connections and poor polishing can be identified with cable testing tools
  by Harley B. Lang
• Security strong
• Password management
• WLAN handsets
• Trust the chip advantage: software-enhanced trusted PC platform solves many of today's security challenges
  by Steven Sprague
• A Hallmark VPN
• Siemon exceeds one million 10G-ready copper ports world-wide
• Hosted security
• Wireless research
• Coordinated effort: firm's new data center and headquarters network benefits from suppliers' involvement and assistance