Multiple press reports earlier on Friday reported that the overheating of the BlackBerry Bold was related to battery problems. However, …
Juniper joins top-of-rack switch fray
Juniper this week unveiled a top-of-rack data center switch targeted at high-density 10 Gigabit Ethernet deployments. The EX2500 provides server …
Ways to save on IT
As belt-tightening becomes a way of life, cost reduction continues to be a primary concern for many IT leaders. Some …
Stimulus could revitalize muni Wi-Fi
Could $7.2 billion in federal funds committed to boost broadband in the U.S. transform small towns like Truckee, Calif., into …
Attackers exploit unpatched Excel vulnerability
For the second time in the past five days, security researchers are warning that hackers are exploiting a critical unpatched …
More specialty Linuxes to the rescue
The day of the mold-your-own OS has come, and Linux is the clay. Linux provides free and open access to …
Red Hat debuts virtualization software
Red Hat Inc. today introduced an entire line of virtualization software aimed at disrupting current market leader VMware Inc.'s position …
Microsoft researchers devise new browser with stronger security
Microsoft Corp. researchers are developing a new Web browser that they say could offer a far greater degree of security …
New cloud-based storage service aimed at inactive data
Iron Mountain announced a cloud-based storage service for data backup uses as part of its digital archiving and storage-as-a-service offerings. …
Adobe flaw has been used in attacks since early January
A dangerous and unpatched vulnerability in Adobe Systems Inc.'s PDF-reading software has been around a lot longer than previously realized. …
‘Keep key projects off the chopping block’
There was a joke at the height of the Cold War: What should you do in the event of nuclear …
Ericsson, Orange deploy solar base-stations in Africa
Ericsson and Orange Guinea Conakry are deploying 100 mobile phone base stations in the African country of Guinea that use …
Scientists claim big leap in nanoscale storage
Nanotechnology researchers say they have achieved a breakthrough that could fit the contents of 250 DVDs on a coin-sized surface …
What does a real green data center look like?
Companies looking for a green data center model should take a look at the new facility Internap built in Somerville, …
Project management for networking geeks
Network professionals are typically well versed in the technical aspects of networking: router and switch configuration, server deployment and management, …
Microsoft slates mock Windows 7 updates
Microsoft Corp. will test Windows 7 beta's update mechanism next week by feeding users as many as five fake updates, …
Hackers exploit unpatched Adobe Reader bug
Hackers have been exploiting a critical bug in Adobe Reader, the popular PDF-viewing software, for at least nine days, researchers …
New SSL Web site hack revealed
A researcher has found a convincing way to hack the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol used to secure log-ins to …
Beating WLANs into submission
You've probably heard mentions of a nascent RF capability called transmit beamforming. A couple things to keep in mind: 1) …
3 Great New Gmail Add-ons: Offline Gmail and More
Google has added new features to its Gmail service during the past couple months that make the Web-based e-mail service …