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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Information Technology
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Job Family:
Computer Networks
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Benchmark Title:
Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts
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Tools/Technology Example |
Product Category |
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Access management software |
Access software |
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Account management software |
Accounting software |
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Application management software |
Configuration management software |
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Asset management administration software |
Administration software |
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Automated installation software |
Configuration management software |
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Backup and archival software |
Backup or archival software |
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CA eTrust |
Transaction security and virus protection software |
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Capacity planning software |
Requirements analysis and system architecture software |
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Cisco Systems CiscoWorks |
Administration software |
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Citrix XenApp |
Application server software |
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Compaq Insight Manager |
Network monitoring software |
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Computer Associates ArcServ Backup |
Backup or archival software |
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Computer based training software |
Computer based training software |
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Configuration management software |
Configuration management software |
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Database software |
Data base user interface and query software |
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Diagramming software |
Pattern design software |
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Discrete event simulation software |
Analytical or scientific software |
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Domain name system DNS software |
Internet directory services software |
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Element management software |
Administration software |
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Email software |
Electronic mail software |
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Encryption software |
Transaction security and virus protection software |
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Ethereal |
Network monitoring software |
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Firewall software |
Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software |
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Help desk software |
Helpdesk or call center software |
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Intrusion prevention system IPS software |
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software |
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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold |
Network monitoring software |
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Lucent VitalSuite |
Administration software |
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McAfee VirusScan |
Transaction security and virus protection software |
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Mercury Interactive LoadRunner |
Program testing software |
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Mercury Interactive WinRunner |
Program testing software |
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Microsoft Excel |
Spreadsheet software |
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Microsoft Office Visio |
Charting software |
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Microsoft PowerPoint |
Presentation software |
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Microsoft Visual Basic |
Development environment software |
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Microsoft Word |
Word processing software |
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Multi-router traffic grapher MRTG software |
Network monitoring software |
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NetIQ software |
Administration software |
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Network and application load and performance testing software |
Network monitoring software |
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Network and component performance analysis software |
Network monitoring software |
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Network and system vulnerability assessment software |
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software |
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Network architecture design software |
Requirements analysis and system architecture software |
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Network availability monitoring software |
Network monitoring software |
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Network documentation software |
Administration software |
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Network intrusion detection software |
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software |
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Network modeling, mapping, and analysis software |
Network monitoring software |
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Network monitoring software |
Network monitoring software |
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Network reporting software |
Data base reporting software |
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Network traffic flow monitoring and analysis software |
Network monitoring software |
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Network traffic probe software |
Network monitoring software |
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Network, server and operating system optimization software |
Network operating system enhancement software |
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Online traffic calculator software |
Network monitoring software |
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Optical network management software |
Optical network management software |
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Packet filter software |
Transaction security and virus protection software |
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Packet tracing software |
Network monitoring software |
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Patch and update management software |
Configuration management software |
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Penetration testing software |
Transaction security and virus protection software |
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Ping software |
Transaction security and virus protection software |
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Practical extraction and reporting language Perl |
Object or component oriented development software |
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Requirements management software |
Requirements analysis and system architecture software |
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Risk assessment software |
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software |
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Root cause analysis software |
Analytical or scientific software |
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Security incident management software |
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software |
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Segue SilkPerformer |
Program testing software |
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Simple network management protocol SNMP software |
Administration software |
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Software distribution software |
Configuration management software |
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SolarWinds software |
Administration software |
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Storage area network SAN software |
Storage networking software |
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Symantec Intruder Alert |
Network monitoring software |
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System and data disaster recovery software |
Backup or archival software |
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System testing software |
Program testing software |
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Systems and applications migration software |
Development environment software |
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Tcpdump software |
Network monitoring software |
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Ticket information tracking software |
Helpdesk or call center software |
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Virtual local area network management software |
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software |
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Virus scanning software |
Transaction security and virus protection software |
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Asynchronous transfer mode ATM analyzers |
Network analyzers |
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Bit error rate testers BERT |
Network analyzers |
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Cable analyzers |
Network analyzers |
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Cable qualification testers |
Network analyzers |
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Desktop computers |
Desktop computers |
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Fiber optic power meters |
Power meters |
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Integrated services digital network ISDN analyzers |
Integrated services digital network ISDN testers |
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Link analyzers |
Network analyzers |
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Load balancers |
Server load balancer |
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Local area network LAN analyzers |
Network analyzers |
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Mainframe computers |
Mainframe computers |
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Network analyzers |
Network analyzers |
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Network connectivity testers |
Network analyzers |
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Network multimeters |
Multimeters |
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Notebook computers |
Notebook computers |
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Optical spectrum analyzers |
Interferometers |
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Personal digital assistants PDA |
Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers |
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Power meters |
Power meters |
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Protocol analyzers |
Protocol analyzers |
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Synchronous optical network SONET analyzers |
Network analyzers |
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T-Birds |
Network analyzers |
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Time domain reflectometers |
Reflectometers |
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Wide area network WAN analyzers |
Network analyzers |
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