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• Updated VShell, a 4 star Telnet server, to 3.5.3 - Jun 09, 2009.

• Updated Enhanced File Transfer, a 5 star FTP server, to 6.0.4 - Jun 09, 2009.

• Updated Kerio Mail Server, a 4½ star Mail server, to 6.7.0 Patch 1 - Jun 09, 2009.

• Updated Mailtraq, a 4 star Mail server, to 2.15.2.2634 - May 22, 2009.

• Updated CrushFTP Server, a 4 star FTP server, to 4.9.6 - May 22, 2009.

• Added a review of Zimbra Collaboration Suite Network Edition, a 5 star Mail server - Jan 24, 2008.

• Added a review of Kerio Mail Server, a 4½ star Mail server - Sep 05, 2008.

• Added a review of nginx, a 4 star Web server - Jul 07, 2008.

• Added a review of Software602 Groupware Server, a 4½ star Collaboration server - Aug 26, 2008.

• Added a review of OfficeIRC, a 3 star Real-Time Communication server - May 19, 2008.

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» Webalizer: A Holistic Remedy
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Oracle Unveils Fusion Middleware 11g
[July 1, 2009] 7,350 person-years of engineering nets "significant new capabilities." See More News...

Red Hat's Good Quarter: What's the Problem?
[June 30, 2009] OS Roundup: The enterprise Linux heavyweight posted some great numbers this quarter, but is good news from Red Hat good news for Red Hat? See More OS Roundup...

xclip: Command-Line Clipboard
[June 29, 2009] Tip of the Trade: Think command line precludes using the X clipboard? Think again. xclip makes it possible to interact with it directly from the command-line -- if you're using Debian or Ubuntu. See More Tutorials...

Next-Generation Web Experience on Its Way
[June 26, 2009] It may be impossible to predict what innovation will bring, but it is possible to predict some of the attributes of the future. See More News...

Apple: Consider Xserve Not a Cross-Out
[June 26, 2009] Server Snapshot: Sure Apple is now best known for its iPhones and iPods, but that doesn't mean its server room offerings aren't worthy of consideration. Xserve, MacPro and its storage products are all solid data center contenders. See More Hardware Articles...

Windows Advanced Search
By Jabez Gan Ming Teik - [January 14, 2009]
In this video, we offer tips for how to use Advance Search tools in Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

Work With Samba - Part II
By Charlie Schluting - [October 8, 2008]
This video looks at how to use some of Samba's advanced features such as recycle bins and DFS.

Use Telnet Server to Manage Servers Remotely
By Bob Roudebush - [June 2, 2008]
For a "lean and mean" way to remotely manage a server, Telnet Server (built into Windows Server) provides a no-frills way to manage the OS.

How to Back Up OCS 2007
By Jabez Gan Ming Teik - [September 18, 2008]
In this video, we look at how to create a disaster recovery plan for Office Communications Server 2007.

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Cloud to Transform Data Center Roles
[June 25, 2009] In the future, the job of the system administrator may be to monitor software and services, leaving the hardware for others to worry about. See More News...

Webalizer: A Holistic Remedy
[June 25, 2009] Cover Your Assets: The Webalizer is a handy marketing and technical tool, available for free. See More Trends...

Virtualization Readies for the Second Half
[June 24, 2009] Virtually Speaking: As 2009 hits the halfway mark, virtualization seems tied with Twitter in popularity. For virtualization, however, the business value is more clear. See More Virtualization Watch...

Redmond's Latest Woe: OS Irrelevance
[June 23, 2009] OS Roundup: Is Microsoft losing the war on two fronts? Enterprises continue to opt for XP over Vista and Windows 7, and Internet Explorer is now lame and leaking share. See More OS Roundup...

Cloud, Virtualization Finding Way Into IT Niches
[June 22, 2009] Specialist software firms are nimble enough to find the small, potentially lucrative areas in the enterprise software market that the big players can't quite get to. See More News...

Make It Snappy With Vim
[June 22, 2009] Tip of the Trade: Learn how to set your own abbreviations and mappings in the ever-useful Vim. See More Tutorials...

Red Hat's Virtualization Plan Enters Next Phase
[June 19, 2009] New open source powered commercial product is set to roll out. For now, though, it's only for an invited few. See More News...

Dell's Latest Virtual Expansion
[June 19, 2009] Several new products and services expand Dell's virtualization offerings down to the mid-market and continue the firm's simplification drive. See More News...

When it Comes to Servers, Is Lead Really so Bad?
[June 18, 2009] Hard-Core Hardware: The latest green standards may threaten server reliability. And the implications extend far beyond data centers being inconvenienced. See More Hardware Articles...

DOS: A Virtual Legacy
[June 18, 2009] Cover Your Assets: Are DOS applications still driving you crazy? A DOS virtual machine may be the solution. See More Trends...

Bandwidth Not Always the Reason for Slowdowns
[June 17, 2009] Find the root cause of that slow network before you throw more money at increasing bandwidth. See More Tutorials...

Cloud Forecast for VMware and Xen
[June 17, 2009] Virtually Speaking: Will be VMware be a big fish whose market share swallows Xen's, or is it more likely to jump the shark? See More Virtualization Watch...

Cloud Computing Outlook Far From Sunny
[June 16, 2009] Despite the buzz, cloud computing is for the birds, and not just for migratory reasons. See More Trends...

Unix Hits the Big Four-Oh
[June 16, 2009] OS Roundup: Happy birthday, Unix. There's much more to be said than 40 years old and not yet dead. See More OS Roundup...

Mac OS Seeing More Malware
[June 15, 2009] Although Macs continue to face far fewer security problems than Windows, the trend line is going in the wrong direction. See More News...

Unicode Characters in Vim
[June 15, 2009] Tip of the Trade: The editor Vim supports unicode natively. There are three ways to take advantage of unicode's capabilities via Vim. The one that's best for you will depend on your setup and needs. See More Tutorials...

Win Server 2008 Directory Services, Group Policy Templates
[June 12, 2009] The latest iteration of Group Policy templates offer much-improved manageability. See More Tutorials...

Gartner: No Real Tech Recovery Until 2010
[June 12, 2009] With 2009 looking like a done deal, the research firm now expects recovery to begin at least a year from now. See More News...

Building the Next-Generation Virtualized Data Center
[June 11, 2009] Hard-Core Hardware: The software mainframe is a key component of the data center of the future. See More Hardware Articles...

Dialing for Pennies
[June 11, 2009] Cover Your Assets: Get the 411 on how to pay your phone bill with pocket change. See More Trends...


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