There was a joke at the height of the Cold War: What should you do in the event of nuclear …
Sybase touts momentum as it releases upgraded IQ database for BI
Sybase Inc released IQ 15, the latest version of its column-based database tuned for business intelligence and analytical applications, while …
Microsoft Visual Studio to boost SharePoint
Developers building solutions based on Microsoft's SharePoint collaboration and business process platform will gain expanded support in the planned Visual …
Conficker worm gets an evil twin
The new variant, dubbed Conficker B++, was spotted three days ago by SRI International researchers, who published details of the …
Virtual desktops ripe for deployment, hindered by cost
Desktop virtualization, with its promises of improved security, manageability and flexibility, may be on the verge of huge adoption, some …
Nortel want to sell its application-delivery unit to Radware
Nortel wants to sell off its application-delivery gear to Radware, but to keep on selling it under an OEM agreement. …
Why Toshiba is buying Fujitsu’s HDD business
With the acquisition of Fujitsu 's hard-disk drive (HDD) business, Toshiba would position itself to become a leading contender in …
Microsoft, Red Hat sign interoperability agreements
In what came as a surprise to many Linux observers, Red Hat announced on the morning of February 16th that …
With global effort, a new type of worm is slowed
There have been big computer worm outbreaks before, but nothing quite like Conficker . First spotted in November, the worm …
Microsoft announces $250,000 Conficker worm bounty
The spreading Conficker/Downadup worm is now viewed as such a significant threat that it's inspired the formation of a posse …
10 facts about Solid State Disks
Those who are deciding whether or not to buy should be familiar with these ten essential facts about SSDs. 1.SSDs …
Conficker worm draws a counter-attack
In addition to the team's mission to grab domain names Conficker (aka Downadup) might try to use, Microsoft is offering …
Smart moves
Brocade is already the top player by market share in the modular SAN switch market, ahead of second-place Cisco. Acquiring …
Microsoft plugs critical Exchange, IE holes
Microsoft Corp. today patched eight vulnerabilities — three of them marked “critical” — in Internet Explorer, Office, Exchange and SQL …
PC processor shipments to drop in 2009, IDC says
PC microprocessor shipments slowed in the fourth quarter and will continue to decline this year, according to an IDC survey …
HP netbooks will run three versions of Windows 7
In a vote of confidence for Windows 7's suitability for use on netbook PCs, Hewlett-Packard Co. said it will likely …
IBM prepares to take on 21st century infrastructure
IBM aired plans to integrate physical and digital worlds, manage ever-growing amounts of data and reduce inefficient environments for customers …
The WAN plan
Is WAN optimisation gaining popularity in the Middle East? What is driving the market? The Middle East market as a …
Avaya’s new GM for Saudi
Hani will be responsible for the daily management and reporting on all areas of Avaya’s activities in Saudi Arabia. Mr. …
Mixing green flavor in high performance computing
The supercomputing world is one of giant government labs, big machines and speeds measured in hundreds of trillions of calculations …