A person who manages a local area communications network (LAN) within an organization. Responsibilities include network security, installing new applications, distributing software upgrades, monitoring daily activity, enforcing licensing agreements, developing a storage management program and providing for routine backups. See system administrator, WAN administrator, system development cycle and salary survey.
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- Network Management Suite 8.4 (Windows)
- Complete network management solution containing two must applications for the network administrators. The first component, Alchemy Network Monitor, monitors servers in your corporate network and alerts the Network Administrator in the case of the network failures. The second component, Alchemy Network Inventory, makes the complete network inventory and provides the...
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Network Administrator's Toolkit 10.4 (Windows)
- A set of the network management tools designed for the corporate network administration. This toolkit consists of the two components that will monitor your corporate servers availability and performance and inventory user workstations.
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Alchemy Eye 10.4 (Windows)
- Alchemy Eye is a system management tool that continuously monitors server availability and performance. In the event of network errors, Alchemy Eye can alert the network administrator by cell phone or pager before problems get seriously out of hand. This helps protect your company's data and reduces the likelihood of...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Alchemy Eye Pro 10.4 (Windows)
- Alchemy Eye Pro is a system management tool that continuously monitors server availability and performance. In the event of network errors, Alchemy Eye Pro can alert the network administrator by cell phone or pager before problems get seriously out of hand. This helps protect your company's data and reduces the...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Asset Tracker for Networks 8.4 (Windows)
- Network inventory tool intended to audit software and hardware components installed on the computers over the network. This asset management tool will collect your network inventory information, provide the Network Administrator with the detailed comprehensive reports and allow you to export assets details to external storages, such as SQL database...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Microsoft, former employee settle over spying claims
- So, if a hacker patents a hack ... MS can't do anything about it unless they license the hack?Sounds a bit deceptiveSo they guy knows his company is working on this patent, applies at MS while not telling them he's still working at the other company, then pitches this idea...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Power Admin 1.0 (Windows)
- Power Admin is the answer to thousands of the pleas of Windows Network Administrators. How many times have you needed to manage multiple servers in an Active Disrectory enviroment only to find the microsoft mmc snapins to be clumsy and frustrating. And third part vendors are often overpriced while very...
- Software downloads 2009-11-15
- Easy Disk Drive Safeguard 3.3 (Windows)
- Easy Disk Drive Safeguard is a password-protected security utility that you can use to hide and lock your local, network, Floppy and USB drives as well as disable the AutoRun feature for them. When you hide or lock your drives, they become hidden or unavailable in all Windows software such...
- Software downloads 2009-11-15
- SmartWhois 5.0 build 243 (Windows)
- SmartWhois is a useful network information utility that allows you to find out all available information about an IP address, host name, or domain, including country, state, city, name of the network provider, and administrator and technical support contact information. Unlike standard Whois utilities, SmartWhois can find the information about...
- Software downloads 2009-11-14
- SNTP Service 4.0.5 (Windows)
- This is an SNTP time synchronization client/server for the more advanced user wishing to maintain network time synchronization and services under 32 bit versions of Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, and Server 2008. It is an effective tool for the the desktop and also includes important features to support deployment...
- Software downloads 2009-11-13
- Hidden Administrator 2.9 build 615 (Windows)
- Remember the last time when you spent about 30 minutes on the phone trying to explain your mother-in-law how to set an Internet connection when she bought that new laptop? The problem was solved, but there are many more waiting for you in the future, as your mother-in-law will never...
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- Network Inventory Reporter 1.41 (Windows)
- Network Inventory Reporter is an administrator solution management software that collects and reports network hardware, software, program groups, and programs for all network computers. Network administrators can inventory the entire network assets without the need to install any client side or other programs on remote machines.
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of them
- And, as servers move to the cloud, fewer and fewer will be Windows servers.When you deploy thousands, you can pay millions in licensing for Windows, and, then Windows is less stable and less secure.RE: No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of themI wonder how well those outsourced...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- IPHost Network Monitor 2.1 Build 3492 (Windows)
- IPHost Network Monitor is a reliable network and server monitoring tool. With this software you can keep track of your mail servers, internet hosts, database servers, and other network resources availability and performance. You can monitor any performance counter on remote Windows servers and workstations via WMI. Supported protocols are:...
- Software downloads 2009-11-07
- Network LookOut Administrator Professional 3.3.3 (Windows)
- The Network LookOut Administrator Professional allows you to see live screens of remote computers. This way, you can always watch what users are doing on the remote computer. Additionally, you have the ability to take control of a remote computer by controlling the mouse and keyboard; this is especially useful...
- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- Network LookOut Administrator 3.3.3 (Windows)
- The Network LookOut Administrator allows you to see live screens of remote computers. This way, you can always watch what users are doing on the remote computer. Additionally, you have the ability to take control of a remote computer by controlling the mouse and keyboard; this is especially useful when...
- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- ADmitMac 5.0 (Mac)
- ADmitMac v3 allows Macintosh users running Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, or Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger with the latest updates, to participate in and take advantage of all the directory services provided by Microsoft's Active Directory, NT, and Apple's Workgroup Manager. As a result, administrators can manage their domain...
- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- psCmd .2797 (Windows)
- Pretty Secure Command psCmd - run client Windows applications securely zip package attached under attachments This program will allow the client to run a program such as an installation program or a utility program with alternate credentials securely. So if you want a client/user to be...
- Software downloads 2009-10-31
- Xupport 3.6.0 (Mac)
- Xupport is a multipurpose system utility for Mac OS X. It provides many features to configure hidden Mac OS X and Unix options, to increase system security and performance, to maintain and backup Mac OS X, and to dig deeper into the world of Unix. Xupport 3 is fully compatible...
- Software downloads 2009-10-30
- 123 Flash Chat Software 7.5 (Mac)
- 123 Flash Chat Server Software can add a chat room to your website in minutes. It organizes chat events or online meetings for social network or portals, etc. Technology utilized: Java chat server and Flash chat client. It is secure, easy and affordable. It has text and video chat included,...
- Software downloads 2009-10-28
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