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MSDN Webcast: Native Data Access Technologies for SQL Server 2005 (Level 300)
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.NET Data Caching
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(Tony Howlett) It’s pretty much a given these days that firewalls are an essential part of any secure infrastructure. There are many very viable commercial alternatives available: Cisco, NetScreen, SonicWALL, and Checkpoint are just a few of the vendors making high-end, commercial firewall solutions
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