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The Quick Guide to Windows Server 2003. Get the latest information on installation, new features and training. Click here! http://WhatIs.com/r/0,,17213,00.htm?microsoft ________________ TODAY'S WORD: print server See our complete definition with hyperlinks at http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci920224,00.html On a network, a print server is a software application, network device, or computer that manages print requests and makes printer queue status information available to end users and network administrators. Print servers are used in both large enterprise and small or home office (SOHO) networks. In a large organization, a single dedicated computer serving as a print server might manage hundreds of printers. In a small office, a print server is often a specialized plug-in board or small network device about the size of a hub that performs the same function as a dedicated print server, but frees up valuable disk space on the office's limited number of computers. ______________________ RELATED TERMS: queue http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci212852,00.html SOHO http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci214222,00.html _____________________ SELECTED LINKS: SearchNetworking.com has a tip called "Manage your print servers." http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid7_gci906570,00.html Microsoft's TechNet has a resource for "Designing and Deploying Print Servers." http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/deployguide/sdccd_psv_zrnr.asp This white paper from LANpress explains how a print server device benefits a small or home office. http://www.castelle.com/products/lanpress/sohowhite-paper.htm#_Toc400119484 ______________________ TODAY'S TECH NEWS: SIMPLE STEPS STEM SOBIG-F'S PROGRESS Administrators take note. Putting a halt to the progress of the Sobig-F worm is as simple as taking a few preventative measures outlined here. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci920208,00.html PATCHING, UPDATING KEEP NACHI AT BAY The Nachi worm attempts to delete the Lovsan/Blaster worm and patch the vulnerability in Windows systems it exploits. These tips can help keep you safe from Nachi and Lovsan. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci920225,00.html CISCO PUSHES DESKTOP GIGABIT ETHERNET Cisco Systems has released a pair of Gigabit Ethernet switches in an effort to bring the high-speed transmission technology to desktop users. The Catalyst 3750G-12S is geared toward enterprise, while the 2970G-24TS targets small and medium-sized business. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid7_gci920159,00.html >> Catch up on all the latest IT news at http://searchtechtarget.techtarget.com/ ______________________ Crash Course | OSI model The OSI model is the conceptual backbone of most enterprise networks, but how well do you understand it? Read our rundown of the OSI model and find out what all those layers do. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid7_gci917009,00.html ______________________ Secret Word-of-the-Day | What is IT? HINT: William Powell Lear, founder of Learjet, invented and patented this audio storage device and its corresponding player in 1963, when he was looking for a simple, long-playing tape system to install in the business jets that bore his name. >> Think you know the Secret Word-of-the-Day? 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