Nortel enterprise customers have pressed “a pause button” in purchasing gear from the company, the chief of Nortel’s Enterprise Solutions …
Fibre channel over Ethernet a hot topic
FibreChannel over Ethernet is considered an initial step towards a converged data center switching fabric, and it was a hot …
Staying the course
After an unfortunate fire mishap that destroyed millions worth of stocks in late 2007, Empa Middle East has staged a …
Nortel still in fighting sprit
Even though it filed Chapter 11 and is reportedly looking to sell off huge chunks of its business, Nortel is …
Rechargeable batteries: Small advances rather than large strides
You can pretty well bank on next year's new computer being significantly more powerful than this year's. But if it's …
VMware updates vSphere
After eight months of hype VMware has finally delivered the update to its core virtualization platform, announcing Thursday that vSphere …
Adobe snaps to attention over security vulnerabilities
Adobe Systems, whose applications have been hit hard by hackers, is combing through legacy code for bugs in its products …
Cloud computing: Pros and cons
ON THE UPSIDE 1. Fast start-up “Cloud computing is really a no-brainer for any start-up because it allows you to …
Cisco unveils a grab bag of wireless LAN products
Cisco unveiled a grab bag of wireless LAN announcements at Interop, including much of what you'd expect in the form …
Wi-Fi hikes security for handoffs between Wi-Fi, 3G networks
The Wi-Fi Alliance has expanded its WPA2 certification program to include a tool for secure handoffs between Wi-Fi and 3G …
Survey: 28% take smartphones, laptops to bed for work
More than a quarter of 329 London workers surveyed admit they routinely take their laptop or other mobile computing device …
Priority for security
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) is the first and biggest Islamic Bank in Qatar. The bank’s data center is a state-of-the-art …
IIS 6 attack could let hackers snoop on servers
Security vendors are warning users of Microsoft's Internet Information Services 6 Web-server software that a new online attack could put …
IBM appliance speeds up software installation
In an effort to set itself apart from other server vendors, IBM said it was stepping up efforts to make …
Facebook gives major boost to OpenID
Facebook has adopted the OpenID user-identity framework to simplify how people register for and log into the social networking site. …
Cloud-management wares multiply
When IT services are delivered via the cloud, compute and storage resources may be off-network or shared across multiple components, …
AT&T to foray into cloud storage services
AT&T will soon offer an on-demand storage service that will be accessible to enterprise customers through an Internet-based portal. The …
Start-up costs slow spread of de-duplication
While data de-duplication is a relatively easy way for companies to consolidate storage systems, the technology has yet to attract …
Mozilla sets Firefox 3.5 RC for early June
After months of problems that delayed the last two betas of Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Corp. is now on track to …
Tandberg launches virtual tape range
Tandberg Data has launched a new range of virtual tape libraries offering users the chance to export data to both …