It's been a beautiful Tuesday across much of the land, the sort of day that makes you want to generate a truly comprehensive report. In the Test Center, we have reviews of two different report-generation packages and a Layer-7 switch that just happens to be great at reporting. Strong Reporting Switch: When simple traffic control isn't enough, your network might be ready to see packets switched on application dat It’s been a beautiful Tuesday across much of the land, the sort of day that makes you want to generate a truly comprehensive report. In the Test Center, we have reviews of two different report-generation packages and a Layer-7 switch that just happens to be great at reporting.Strong Reporting Switch: When simple traffic control isn’t enough, your network might be ready to see packets switched on application data, rather than mere source and destination information. If that day is rapidly approaching for your organization, you’ll want to check out Steve Hultquist’s review of the Consentry LANShield Switch. Steve found that the LANShield performs its switching duties well, but truly shines when it comes to reporting on what it’s been doing. Speaking of reports…Corporate Open Source Reporting: Oh, sure, we’ve all known about serious enterprise reporting packages forever. Most of us, though, didn’t know that open source reporting software was quietly improving through repeated development cycles under the big-business radar. Now, open source reporting is ready for prime time, and Peter Wayner has a review of two top reporting candidates: JasperServer Professional and Pentaho Reporting. Neither retains the open source bones (or the open source price-tag), but Peter reports that each retains the multi-layered functionality and rock-solid code that should meet the needs of the most report-hungry organization. Technology Industry