The attraction for businesses is that IM can increase productivity though improved communications and collaboration. Since all IM systems provide communication by definition, the key differentiator that will determine which enterprise IM systems will be successful is likely to be the collaboration element: the extent to which an IM system works with or is integrated with other corporate collaboration tools, such as shared work spaces, calendaring, directories and e-mail.

Securing Server 2003 Domain Controllers

Because the domain controller, as its name implies, in many ways has control over your Windows domain and all of the computers that belong to it, it is essential that you take extra precautions to ensure that your DCs are and remain secure. In this article, we will look at a few of the important security measures you should take in regard to your domain controllers.

Macintosh Internet Security Guide

This page provides links to background information, security vendors, comparative and individual reviews of personal firewall, anti-virus, anti-spam, privacy and suites of software as well as hardware firewalls and anti-theft services to help you protect your Macintosh desktop or laptop computer.

Security of the Internet

Three basic security concepts important to information on the Internet are confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Concepts relating to the people who use that information are authentication, authorization, and nonrepudiation.

The Top 20 Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities

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WWW Security

The chapter contains an introduction to cryptography, it then presents a protocol for safe communication in a client-server application and concludes with an example of how this protocol is used for buying a book through the World Wide Web.

A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email

Email is cheaper and faster than a letter, less intrusive than a phone call, less hassle than a FAX. Using email, differences in location and time zone are less of an obstacle to communication. There is also evidence that email leads to a more egalitarian information structure.

Mega Web Traffic Ebook

Learn how the pros get their web traffic above 10,000 - 20,000 hits a day for free

Adsense Master Plan for Newbies

Direct PDF download. Everything you need to know to profit with Google Adsense on your blog or website. Written for the newbie and pro alike. Get an edge by cutting your Adsense learning curve.

Teach Yourself the Internet in 24 Hours

To begin, the key to learning anything is motivation. You've already got that one licked: you've bought this book, so it's obvious you want to learn.