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Network World's Buyer's Guides bring together the critical information you need to make informed technology buying decisions. Save time and money by using the Guides to plow through information on the hottest IT products and trends - all in one place. The Guides are segmented by topic and subtopic, covering the essential product categories for enterprise IT networks, and are automatically updated so always contain the latest specs. You’ll also find comprehensive unbiased editorial content and test results to help you make your purchase decision. These in-depth guides include:
  • A powerful side-by-side Product Comparison Tool, along with comprehensive product specs and company data
  • An overview of product categories
  • Technology primers that define how products work
  • Market trends with current information about the vendors in the market, what their products do and where their products are headed
  • Buying tips to help you identify the important questions to ask to avoid pitfalls
  • Comprehensive Test and Review results from Network World's team of experts
  • And Best Practices for implementing what you buy

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TESTS AND REVIEWS
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SBS 2008: Same old bundle with new Vista wrapper
With network-attached storage devices selling for just a few hundred bucks per terabyte, and online service providers offering e-mail and full productivity applications for a few dollars per user per month, Microsoft's Small Business Server 2008 is entering into a tougher market than its older siblings have had to endure.

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How we tested Microsoft SBS 2008
Microsoft provided SBS 2008 Standard per-installed on a Dell PowerEdge T605 server with a 2.0 GHz Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor, 8GB RAM, and 1TB of disk storage using RAID-5 for file protection. We installed client software via the network connection and by copying installation files to a USB drive. Firefox worked as well as Internet Explorer on all server tests after initial client browser-based download and installation.

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Juniper switch proves to be credible choice
Cisco take note: Juniper's new EX 4200 switch not only fills a hole in a leading competitor's product line, but also represents a credible alternative for enterprise access switching.

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