Microsoft and Neon Software Launch LANsurveyor for Visio; New Application Based on Proven, Easy to Use Network Diagramming Software Available Exclusively from Microsoft.REDMOND, Wash. & LAFAYETTE, Calif. -- Starting today, Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. Visio Professional 2003 users can generate network diagrams This article is about computer network diagrams. For project management network diagrams, see Network diagram (project management). A network diagram is a schematic depicting the nodes and connections amongst nodes in a computer network or, more generally, any for local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) automatically with LANsurveyor for Visio, a new application available exclusively in the Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003 Resource Kit for IT Professionals released today. E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]"Many organizations are required by Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, or other regulations to fully document their network infrastructure," said Microsoft Senior Product Manager Sanjay Puri. "We collaborated with Neon Software to develop a special version of LANsurveyor for Visio because Neon's LANsurveyor software provides the easiest and most comprehensive network discovery." E[acute accent]"The first step in securing any network is to generate a complete network diagram," said Neon Software president Craig Isaacs. "IT professionals overwhelmingly prefer Microsoft Office Visio for documenting their networks. LANsurveyor for Visio allows them to automatically diagram their LANs and WANs in Visio." E[acute accent]The new LANsurveyor for Visio allows IT professionals to quickly and easily generate complete network diagrams using a number of different discovery methods simultaneously. Once discovery is completed, LANsurveyor automatically displays all the discovered nodes connected to the appropriate network segments and includes IP addresses and fully qualified domain names. LANsurveyor for Visio also displays router interface, switch port connectivity, and manufacturer icons for SNMP-enabled nodes. E[acute accent]Close collaboration between Visio and LANsurveyor for Visio allows IT professionals to create reports and run automated vulnerability assessments A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. with Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is a tool put out by Microsoft to help analyze security problems in Microsoft Windows. It does this by scanning the system for security problems in Windows, Windows components such as the IIS web server application, Microsoft . Reports can include the fully qualified domain name (FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) The complete domain name for a specific computer (host) on the Internet. It provides enough information so that it can be converted into a physical IP address. The FQDN consists of host name and domain name. For example, www. ), IP Address, and Network Description (node name as reported by SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. or NetBIOS during autodiscovery). E[acute accent]The Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003 Resource Kit for IT Professionals also includes some of the most popular NetZoom Stencils for Microsoft Office Visio 2003 from Altima Technologies and a 60-day subscription pack to Visual Network Design's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Rackwise 2.0. E[acute accent]NetZoom Stencils for Visio allows you to easily create detailed network designs, network documentation, presentations and proposals. The complete offering of NetZoom Stencils, which is available for purchase at a $100 discount at www.AltimaTech.com with the promotion code in this resource kit, contains over 80,000 manufacturer-specific shapes from over 2,500 popular computer, network, telecommunications and audio/video equipment manufacturers. E[acute accent]Rackwise integrates artificial intelligence logic and an extensive database of hardware specifications, significantly streamlining the process of network design, visualization and documentation. Users can quickly create comprehensive rack drawings and reports that detail power requirements, heat loads, asset summaries and more. E[acute accent]All together, the resource kit provides a total estimated value of over $700 for only $199. E[acute accent]Availability E[acute accent]The Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003 Resource Kit for IT Professionals is now available from all Microsoft resellers and partners worldwide. Visit http://www.neon.com/visio.html or http://www.microsoft.com/visio for more information. E[acute accent]About Microsoft E[acute accent]Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. E[acute accent]Microsoft and Visio are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. E[acute accent]About Neon Software E[acute accent]Neon Software has created easy to use and cost-effective network management solutions since 1989. In addition to LANsurveyor, Neon Software publishes CyberGauge. CyberGauge uses SNMP to monitor and chart bandwidth in real-time and produce daily, weekly, and monthly Quality of Service (QoS) and billing reports. Both products are used by government organizations, school districts, higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. , and small- to medium-sized businesses as well as corporations with thousands of nodes. E[acute accent]LANsurveyor and CyberGauge are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Neon Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. E[acute accent]For more information, visit http://www.neon.com |
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