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As if they needed more stress, organizations are facing evolving and increasingly stringent compliance regulations from the Payment Card Industry, as well as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and others. Here are a few security compliance products that can make the audit process less excruciating.

Here are 10 of the distributor's hottest new offerings winning over solution providers.

New smartphones from Sony, Motorola and the first-ever Twitter-only mobile device -- the TwitterPeek -- headline a busy week for handset makers as the holiday shopping season heats up.

NETWORKING RECIPES

If you follow the hype and have come to believe online video and social networking are huge, consider this: Through last year, the number of U.S. consumers taking part in online gaming was almost double that of video or social networking, according to research firm Parks Associates.

July 21, 2008

Every day, VARs and solution providers are tasked with helping customers move a data center from one place to another. The CMP Channel Test Center looks at what you'll need to know to keep this as painless as possible.

February 14, 2008

Heat, humidity or, egads, a burst pipe! You're covered.

January 18, 2008

With compliance requirements, concerns about theft, protecting the supply chain and managing inventory management, it's no wonder radio-frequency identification solutions seem to be on a lot of companies' radar screens.

December 17, 2007

Channel Test Center engineers offer a guide to adding better bandwidth management and network security through VLANs.

November 05, 2007

Systems administrators and solution providers that work with them can proactively manage their networks by incorporating analysis tools to the network.

October 22, 2007

What to know about the 10 Gigabit network upgrade.

September 10, 2007

The Channel Test Center's step-by-step guide to providing support services without ever having to roll a truck.

August 27, 2007

Two-factor authentication can increase security and cut costs, but it takes careful planning.

August 13, 2007

For small workgroups, system builders can reliably network computers using the electrical power lines already installed in office and home walls. Even better, today's adapters are faster, more robust and more interoperable than ever.

June 11, 2007

Need the flexibility of untethered network access? Here's how to get it.

May 07, 2007

They're baaack! Deploy Windows-based applications for remote access by thin-client PCs using Microsoft Terminal Services to secure and streamline the network.

February 26, 2007

A new breed of network appliances is now available which offers superb (and secure) functionality at low prices.

December 18, 2006

Even though this new network standard isn't finalized yet, you can start using it now. Here's how.

November 13, 2006

Doing double-duty as an unofficial sys admin? Here's a new way to lighten your load.

October 09, 2006

Here's how to make an older home or small business network-capable—without pulling a single cable.

April 10, 2006

Build an inexpensive network attached storage system for home or small-office users with recycled parts. Here's how.

March 06, 2006

With the right tools and a little know-how, system builders can expand their business—and keep customers networked and happy.

February 13, 2006

NetStumbler can help you spot-check wireless networks and diagnose both connectivity and security problems.

January 09, 2006

Setting up a basic Wi-Fi network has gotten pretty easy. But getting systems to share data files and peripheral devices wirelessly is much harder. Here's how it's done.

January 02, 2006

Securing a wireless network comes down to choosing the right Wi-Fi router and locking down security settings. Here's how to do it.

May 23, 2005

Give SOHO users multimedia connectivity with a Media Center PC, Xbox console, and wireless networks.

March 14, 2005

Fixing peer-to-peer PC nets for small, home offices is easy - and good business.

January 31, 2005

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December 20, 2004

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