The Distributed Management Task Force announced it had formed a group to tackle management and interoperability issues that will arise …
Is mobile computing the Achilles’ heel in your organization?
Mobile computing, from laptops to the myriad handheld devices such as smartphones, BlackBerries, iPhones, USB tokens and PDAs, can certainly …
VMware looks to bring data centers under the cloud
VMware Inc. last week launched the long-awaited upgrade of its core virtualization software, which it calls a cloud operating system. …
Seven burning security questions
There's no shortage of burning questions about IT security these days, some sparked by nasty threats, others by economic concerns …
Cloud security stokes concerns at RSA
Cloud security has dominated discussions and drove the entire action at RSA Conference 2009. Throughout the event, attendees — who …
Windows bugs never really die
Hackers can successfully attack Windows PCs months — even years — after Microsoft Corp. fixes a flaw, a security expert …
Criminal infrastructure lets malware thrive
As in today's globalized legit economy, malware's ability to spread and make money for its dastardly creators rests upon on …
VMware vows to overhaul data center with “cloud operating system”
VMware has unveiled vSphere, the long awaited overhaul of its core virtualization platform which is designed to aggregate the virtual …
Sun adding open source app server to Amazon cloud
Sun Microsystems will make its open-source GlassFish application server available on the Amazon Web Services cloud platform on Wednesday. Sun …
Oracle may merge pieces of OpenSolaris with Linux, analysts say
Oracle Corp. may end up merging the best features of OpenSolaris with Linux once it takes control of Sun Microsystems …
100 Gigabit Ethernet: Bridge to Terabit Ethernet
IT managers who are getting started with – or even pushing the limits of — 10 Gigabit Ethernet in their …
Palm’s webOS lives up to hype, developers say
Underneath the sleek exterior, the multi-touch display and the sliding keyboard of the upcoming Palm Pre smartphone is the real …
Forced week off at Adobe not exactly a vacation
For graphics software giant Adobe, this was a week of forced time off for employees as the firm copes with …
HP Software bolsters application-scanning products
HP Software Wednesday updated its security products to help customers scan Web-based applications for vulnerabilities. On display at HP's booth …
EMC introduces x86-based Symmetrix array for cloud storage
EMC Corp. today unveiled a high-end Symmetrix storage array that is based on Intel Corp.'s x86 quad-core processors and integrates …
Netbook computers spark corporate interest
One possible future of mobile computing is on display in classrooms in Fresno, Calif., where the public school district has …
Sun’s next step unclear after breakdown of talks with IBM
After the apparent collapse of acquisition talks between IBM and Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun faces a choice: continue looking for …
Netbook computers spark corporate interest
One possible future of mobile computing is on display in classrooms in Fresno, Calif., where the public school district has …
Brocade switch joins emerging storage, network standards
Brocade has unveiled a switch and network adapters that join Fibre Channel over Ethernet and Convergence Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) into …
Fiber cuts slash Silicon Valley’s Internet arteries
Cuts in fiber-optic lines early Thursday at two locations near Silicon Valley shut down two IBM facilities and affected an …