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EdITOR’s lETTER Tools and Techniques for the IT Professional VOlUME 11 IssUE 1 JANUARY 2009 GROUP PUBlIshER John R. Taggart | jrtag@certmag.com EdITOR IN ChIEF Norman B. Kamikow | nkam@certmag.com EdITORIAl dIRECTOR Mike Prokopeak | mikep@certmag.com sENIOR EdITORs Agatha Gilmore | agilmore@certmag.com Brian Summerfield | bsummerfield@certmag.com Kellye Whitney | kwhitney@certmag.com COPY EdITOR Meagan Polakowski | meaganp@certmag.com AssOCIATE EdITORs Deanna Hartley | dhartley@certmag.com Lindsay Edmonds Wickman | lwickman@certmag.com EdITORIAl INTERN Elizabeth Lisican dIRECTOR, CREATIVE & PROdUCTION sERVICEs Kendra Chaplin | kendra@certmag.com ART dIRECTOR Kasey Doshier | kdoshier@certmag.com PROdUCTION MANAGER Linda Dziwak | linda@certmag.com TRAFFIC COORdINATOR Ishea Brown | ibrown@certmag.com WEB dEsIGNER Spencer Thayer | spencer@certmag.com WEB sPECIAlIsT Michael Elmore | melmore@certmag.com E-MEdIA dEsIGNER Rahel Haile | rahelh@certmag.com VICE PREsIdENT OF OPERATIONs Gwen Connelly | gwen@certmag.com EVENTs MANAGER Trey Smith | tsmith@certmag.com EVENTs COORdINATOR Kara Shively | kshively@certmag.com MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONs MANAGER Laura Cibuls | lcibuls@certmag.com BUsINEss MANAGER Vince Czarnowski | vince@certmag.com CIRCUlATION dIRECTOR Cindy Cardinal | ccardinal@certmag.com lIsT MANAGER Jay Schwedelson | mediatec@worldata.com REPRINTs reprints@parsintl.com OR call David Einziger at 212-221-9595, ext. 407 AssOCIATE PUBlIshER & AdVERTIsING dIRECTOR James R. Yeakel | jyeakel@certmag.com ACCOUNT EXECUTIVEs Dave Lienemann | davel@certmag.com Lisa Newton | lnewton@certmag.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERs Wayne Anderson Avner Izhar Agatha Gilmore Deanna Hartley Katherine Spencer Ken Wagner Lee Lindsay Edmonds Henrik Oberg Wickman Meagan Polakowski Meghan Potts A New Year, A New Balancing Act AGAThA GIlMORE Upon reading this issue of Certification Magazine, you may notice a couple main themes emerging. First, there’s the issue of convergence. As our cover story this month shows, we have evolved beyond the traditional idea of convergence — the melding of audio, video and text — and are witnessing an advancement of technology to the point where everything’s connected and entirely new possibilities are developing. Then, there’s the issue of data hacking and cyber security. More and more IT professionals cite security as the No. 1 concern for their organizations, and many of our stories this month address the growing interest in security-related topics. These two themes represent a fundamental dichotomy in the field of IT today: The faster technology grows and the more convenient, useful and effective it becomes, the easier and better it can be used for malicious purposes and the higher the risk is of data falling into the wrong hands. Now, this dual personality might make sense if you consider that, according to the Chinese lunar calendar, 2009 represents the year of the ox. On the one hand, those born in ox years are known for being methodical, calm, hardworking and dependable. On the other hand, as if balancing out those positive characteristics, they are allegedly stubborn, ambitious and materialistic. Befitting its reputation, it seems 2009 may prove to be a period of yin and yang in the IT world. Here at CertMag, we look forward to reporting on the balance. What else will the New Year bring? Send us your thoughts at editor@certmag.com and join the discussion at network.certmag.com. Happy New Year! Norman B. Kamikow PREsIdENT Philip S. Wolin GENERAl COUNsEl John R. Taggart EXECUTIVE VICE PREsIdENT Patricia Pierce ChIEF FINANCIAl OFFICER Certification Magazine (ISSN 1529-6903) is published monthly by MediaTec Publishing Inc., 318 Harrison St., Suite 301, Oakland, CA 94607. Periodicals Class Postage Paid at Oakland, CA and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to: Certification Magazine, P.O. Box 2083, Skokie, IL 60076-7983. Subscriptions are free to qualified IT professionals. Non-qualified paid subscriptions are available at the subscription price of $39.97 for 12 issues. Canada/Mexico orders must be prepaid in U.S. funds with an additional $15 postage charge. All other countries outside the U.S. must be prepaid in U.S. funds with an additional $40 postage surcharge. Certification Magazine, CertMag and CertMag.com are the trademarks of MediaTec Publishing Inc. Copyright © 2009, MediaTec Publishing Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Reproduction of material published in Certification Magazine is forbidden without permission. Agatha Gilmore Senior Editor Printed by: RR Donnelley Inc., Mendota, IL January 2009 CERTIFICATION MAGAZINE http://www.mediatecpub.com/ http://network.certmag.com/ http://www.CertMag.com

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Certification - January 2009 Editor's Letter Contents Data Stream Virtual Village Tech Careers Dear Techie Academic Connection Troubleshooting What We Like Look Ahead The New Convergence Formula Cybersecurity: Are You Safe? Interface Lead Applications Developer: The IT Ambassador Inside Certification Ad Index Endtag

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