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WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, we examine how to use Wireshark, the world's most popular open-source network analyzer, to troubleshoot some of the top causes of poor network performance, including high latency, packet loss, inefficient window sizes, intercepting devices, and application dependencies.

Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 13 May 2009

WEBCAST: Using a network analysis solution to gain quick access to critical network information that can help you improve operational efficiency, enhance service levels, reduce TCO, and simplify management.

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 26 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This Hurwitz and Associates whitepaper shares the successes, challenges and future plans of three companies - Sogeti Group, Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), and Scotiabank.

Posted: 11 Sep 2009 | Published: 11 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Explore the results of a recent IDG survey gauging IT leaders’ perspectives on technology escrow agreements with software vendors, as well as the importance of including verification services within them.

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Recent news from the Bank of England now places a swift economic recovery in real doubt. The UK economy actually slipped into negative growth in the final quarter of 2010, and even the most optimistic forecasts predict economic recovery over the coming years to be sluggish at best.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

WEBCAST: Content provided by Google. IT organizations are working to improve email security and add compliance and e-discovery capabilities. Spam and malware are bad and are getting worse, and the risk and potential costs associated with e-discovery are increasing. As a result, organizations need a better way to solve these problems.

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 | Premiered: 25 Aug 2011

ANALYST REPORT: This IDC study uses the IDC MarketScape model to assess the capabilities of vendors to support midrange to complex process improvement scenarios using business process management (BPM) software.

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 | Published: 05 Dec 2011

EZINE: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we mark the 10th anniversary of Microsoft’s Bill Gates announcing the Trustworthy Computing initiative, and ask if it has made IT more secure. We look at what Oracle’s latest developments mean for its software users running rivals’ servers, and conclude our Buyer’s Guide to IT consumerisation. Download the issue now.

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 | Published: 23 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Typical IT departments feature islands of isolated infrastructure, leading to inefficient use of servers. The "application grid" concept allows data centres to run more efficiently, using less hardware and less software. This paper explains.

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Published: 09 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This is the first in an annual series of reports highlighting trends in the structural quality of business applications regarding characteristics such as robustness, performance, securit y, and changeability.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011