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ALSO CALLED: Desktop Firewall Software DEFINITION: A personal firewall (sometimes called a desktop firewall) is a softwareapplication used to protect a single Internet-connected computer from intruders. Personal firewall protection is especially useful for users with "always-on" connections such as DSL or cable modem. Such connections use a static IP address that makes them especially vulnerable to potential hackers. Often compared to anti-virus … Definition continues below.
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Back to basics: Fundamentals of test data management sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Studies reveal that software development projects cancelled due to poor data quality are 15% more costly than successful projects of the same scope. A test data management strategy can detect issues early in the development process – when costs are easier and cheaper to fix. This paper offers 5 best practices to streamline test data prep and usage. Posted: 16 Jul 2012 \| Published: 13 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Agile Manufacturing \| Application Development \| Applications Software \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Information Management \| Quality Control \| Software \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Testing \| Testing

Backup Software: Nine Must-Ask Questions sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper for 9 key questions to ask when shopping for backup software solutions. Learn how to accurately define your needs and expectations, and know what to look for to determine if a particular solution will meet them or not. Read on to learn more. Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| Published: 24 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Backup Software \| Content Management \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Software \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security

Building workload images for IBM Systems z with SUSE Studio sponsored by SUSE WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a tool that allows you to run Linux workloads on x86 and IBM System z machines and use any management software. Discover how your business can reduce TCO, make workload creation easier and much more. Posted: 13 Jun 2012 \| Published: 13 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Linux \| Mainframe Server Hardware \| Operating Systems \| Server Management \| Server Software \| Systems Management

Can the Suite Compete? - What Every Recruiter Needs to Know sponsored by Jobvite WHITE PAPER: In this resource, HR and business leaders will find a comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of purpose-specific software and bundled software suites, providing you with key information to help you more strategically meet your organization's talent recruitment goals. Posted: 19 Apr 2013 \| Published: 19 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Employee Performance Management (EPM) \| Human Resources Management \| Human Resources Software \| Recruiters \| Recruiting Services \| Software \| Software Selection \| Talent Management \| Workforce Management Software \| Workforce Planning

Case Study: Sand Springs Police Department - Just the Ticket sponsored by Intermec WHITE PAPER: Find out how the Sand Springs Police Department improved their citiation process with a new approach to technology. By replacing the paperwork with handheld mobile computers, and increasing their companies safety and revenue as a result. Read this white paper to learn more about how the SSPD was rewarded from their technology upgrade. Posted: 11 Feb 2013 \| Published: 11 Feb 2013 TOPICS: Software \| Software Licensing \| Software Maintenance \| Software Virtualization \| Systems Integration \| Systems Management

Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers for Microsoft SQL Server and Consolidation sponsored by Insight WHITE PAPER: Explore this solution brief to learn about a rack server series that offers standalone and integrated hardware configurations for cost-effective, scalable hardware options for your SQL Servers. Learn more about the unique benefits this hardware can provide your Microsoft environment. Posted: 24 Apr 2013 \| Published: 24 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Database Architectures \| Database Management \| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 \| Rack Servers \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Software

Collaborative software delivery: improving software quality with better lifecycle management sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper and learn how an IBM Rational solution can help your company build better software faster, using an integrated application lifecycle management (ALM) solution designed to support collaboration across distributed agile development teams. Posted: 28 Nov 2011 \| Published: 28 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Life-Cycle Management Software \| Business Intelligence \| Business Process Management \| Software \| Software as a Service \| Software Development Life-Cycles

Collaborative software delivery: Managing today's complex environment to improve software quality sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Communication is more crucial than ever in today's software delivery process, with a growing number of stakeholders across a variety of locations. Read this resource for information about a technology that can help unite your teams to simplify, automate and govern the software delivery process. Posted: 21 Mar 2013 \| Published: 31 Jul 2011 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Development \| Application Development and Integration Services \| Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Life-Cycle Management Software \| Application Monitoring \| Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Software \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Tools \| Software Quality Assurance

Balancing Risk and Complexity with Quality Management sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper shows you how a combined IBM and Wind River quality management solution can help you deliver higher-quality products to the marketplace faster. Posted: 21 Mar 2011 \| Published: 21 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Change Management \| Quality Control \| Software \| Software Best Practices \| Software Configuration Management \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Software Quality Assurance

Becoming More Energy Efficient sponsored by IBM Software Group WHITE PAPER: Watch this short video to learn what defines a true green data center. This initial Business First investigation report will help answer these questions -- what is a green data center and why do I need one? Posted: 15 Feb 2008 \| Published: 14 Feb 2008 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Data Centers \| Software \| Virtualization

Benefits of Intel® Xeon® Processors and Windows Server® 2008 R2 for Business-Critical Applications sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® WHITE PAPER: The combination of an Intel Xeon processor and a Windows® operating system is an industry standard, proven platform for running business-critical applications, and many companies are making the switch. Read this paper to learn about the benefits of Intel® Xeon® Processors and Windows Server® 2008 R2 for Business-Critical Applications. Posted: 15 Mar 2010 \| Published: 01 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Enterprise Applications Software \| Enterprise Computing \| IT Spending \| Multi-core Processors \| Productivity \| ROI \| Server Hardware \| Server Software \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine Migration \| Windows Server Software

Best Practices for Managing Your BlackBerry Environment sponsored by BlackBerry WHITE PAPER: This reference document will provide you with detailed information on how to effectively manage your BlackBerry Enterprise Server architecture. Posted: 18 Mar 2009 \| Published: 18 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Handheld Device Security \| Handheld Devices \| Mobile Device Management \| Server Management \| Server Software \| Wireless Applications Software \| Wireless Computing

Best Practices in Contract Management: How to Shrink Your Sales Cycle through Smart Contract Management sponsored by SpringCM WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the seven best practices in contract management. It's time for you to think about how to manage your contracts more effectively, close more deals, and get more cash. Learn how in this paper. Posted: 16 Apr 2008 \| Published: 11 Oct 2010 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Contract Management \| Contract Management Software \| CRM \| Customer Service \| ROI \| SMB \| Software

BlackBerry Wireless Enterprise Activation sponsored by BlackBerry WHITE PAPER: This document describes how administrators can enable wireless enterprise activation for users on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server™, and how users can initiate wireless enterprise activation from their handhelds. Posted: 11 Aug 2006 \| Published: 01 Jan 2004 TOPICS: Enterprise Applications Software \| Enterprise Architectures \| Handheld Device Security \| Handheld Devices \| Mobile Device Management \| Server Software \| Shared Wireless Access Protocol \| Wireless Applications Software

Bringing the Power of Web 2.0 to the Enterprise sponsored by OpenText Corporation WHITE PAPER: The key to Enterprise 2.0 is to bring the worlds of ECM and Web 2.0 together, so that companies can gain the best of both. Posted: 14 May 2008 \| Published: 09 May 2008 TOPICS: Business Processes \| Enterprise Content Management \| Social Networking \| Software \| Wireless Broadband

Building a Powerful, Resilient, Affordable IT Infrastructure. IBM eX5 and VMware Virtualization Solutions for Small and Midsize Companies sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: VMware vSphere takes virtualization to the next level. VMware vSphere is a next-generation virtualization platform that enables businesses to deliver efficient, reliable, and flexible IT. Posted: 19 Jan 2011 \| Published: 19 Jan 2011 TOPICS: IT Infrastructure \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Software \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| System x \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Migration \| VMware

Building and Managing a Performance Center of Excellence sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: This white paper contains advice on improving application performance. It also gives 10 tips for building and managing a performance center of excellence. Posted: 09 Feb 2010 \| Published: 09 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Applications Management \| Software \| Software Best Practices \| Software Quality Assurance

Case Studies with Intel vPro Processor Technology sponsored by Intel Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper for an analysis of early testing for Intel vPro processor technology in IT departments. See real-world examples of how Intel vPro technology improves security due to the hardware based capabilities not possible with software a... Posted: 21 Nov 2007 \| Published: 21 Nov 2007 TOPICS: Change Management \| Desktop Management \| Downtime \| High Availability \| Microprocessors \| Security Threats \| Server Hardware \| Server Software \| Software Upgrades \| Vulnerability Management

Centralized management for UNIX, Linux, Web and database platforms with Active Directory sponsored by Centrify Corporation WHITE PAPER: Enable UNIX and Linux server workstations to participate seamlessly in an Active Directory domain, establishing Directory as the single point of administration and security policy enforcement. Also, learn how to eliminate security exposures to... Posted: 10 Dec 2007 \| Published: 01 Nov 2007 TOPICS: Access Control \| Active Directory \| Authentication \| Database Management \| High Performance Computing \| Linux \| Security Threats \| Server Hardware \| Server Software \| UNIX

Change is the Enemy of Security & Compliance: 10 Questions You Should Ask Yourself about Changes to Your Network sponsored by nCircle WHITE PAPER: This document lists ten common changes in enterprise environments, all of which can chip away at your security and compliance in ways that you might not realize. Some are obvious; some are subtle; all can have a negative impact. Posted: 02 Aug 2010 \| Published: 02 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Inventory Management \| Mobile Device Management \| Network Applications Software \| Network Security \| Patch Management \| Risk Management \| Security Hardware \| Security Policies \| Software

Clinical Approach to Technical Upgrade sponsored by Hexaware Technologies WHITE PAPER: In this paper, discover the reasons why you should be considering an SAP upgrade to improve enterprise resource planning (ERP) and how to get started. Learn about new features of the latest SAP release as well as the technical advances and new technologies available to you. Posted: 01 Nov 2011 \| Published: 27 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| ERP \| ERP Software \| SAP (Product) \| Software \| Software Selection \| Software Upgrades

Closed Loop Lifecycle Planning©: Optimizing for Energy Efficiency in the Upcoming Technology Refresh Cycle sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: This paper encourages all businesses, regardless of size and complexities, to consider a more formal "green" strategy in regards to client computing and the technology refresh cycle. Posted: 20 Oct 2008 \| Published: 17 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Hardware \| Investments \| Marketing \| Project Management \| Software

Cloud Computing and SaaS: A Practical Guide for Financial Professionals sponsored by Host Analytics, Inc WHITE PAPER: This white paper looks at cloud-computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) technologies and what you need to know about these emerging trends. Posted: 12 Apr 2012 \| Published: 16 Sep 2010 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Oracle (Product) \| SaaS business intelligence \| SaaS ERP \| SAP (Product) \| Software \| Software as a Service

Cloud-Based ERP System for Whole Sale Distribution Companies sponsored by NetSuite WHITE PAPER: This white paper analyzes NetSuite's key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, with particular respect to ERP in the wholesale distribution industry. Posted: 14 Oct 2011 \| Published: 11 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Enterprise Resource Management \| ERP \| ERP Software \| SaaS ERP \| Software \| Software Selection \| Wholesale Trade Industry

Collaboration Guide for Small Business sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Success increasingly relies on users being able to communicate from anywhere in a cost-effective and secure manner. Organizations seek integrated productivity tools that enable real-time collaboration. This guide shows the process for implementing Microsoft collaboration tools in a small company, one with fewer than 250 employees. Posted: 15 Jun 2011 \| Published: 15 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Productivity \| Rack Servers \| Server Software \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Small Businesses \| SMBs

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PERSONAL FIREWALL SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): … A personal firewall (sometimes called a desktop firewall) is a softwareapplication used to protect a single Internet-connected computer from intruders. Personal firewall protection is especially useful for users with "always-on" connections such as DSL or cable modem. Such connections use a static IP address that makes them especially vulnerable to potential hackers. Often compared to anti-virus applications, personal firewallswork in the background at the device (link layer) level to protect theintegrity of the system from malicious computer code by controlling Internetconnections to and from a user's computer, filtering inbound and outboundtraffic, and alerting the user to attempted intrusions.
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