Microsoft Corp. today gave a strong, though qualified, endorsement for running Windows 7 on PCs equipped with solid-state disk (SSD) …
Microsoft’s Windows 7 release candidate goes public
The near-final version of Microsoft's next operating system, Windows 7, became available late Monday to the general public. Microsoft will …
McAfee reports huge drop in spam
Global e-mail spam volumes have dropped 20% for the first quarter this year compared with the same period last year, …
Alcatel-Lucent losses grow as revenue shrinks
Alcatel-Lucent reported a 6.9% drop in first-quarter revenue compared to last year, while losses more than doubled. Revenue fell to …
NYSE to implement 100Gbps network
NYSE Euronext, the company that operates the New York Stock Exchange, will soon implement a 100Gbps data network with help …
Expand a small network with an ethernet switch
Most home-office networks start with a PC, a router, and a modem. But when a small single-user network grows into …
Via may seek greater role for Nano in servers
Via Technologies may try to extend the use of its Nano processors from netbooks to servers in a potential challenge …
Heartland earns back spot on PCI-approved list
The processing firm Heartland Payment Systems has been reinstated to Visa Inc.'s list of service providers deemed compliant with the …
Wireless IT in healhcare
After years of talk about wireless technologies' potential for widespread use in medical applications, they appear to be ready for …
Juniper bolsters branch router, switch lines
Juniper Networks this week will extend its branch office line with routers and switches designed to enable remote workers to …
Microsoft to bring BI to the cloud
Microsoft Corp. will bring BI and analytic services to its Windows Azure cloud computing platform, though it is unlikely to …
Mobile-phone vendors focus on software as sales drop
Mobile-phone sales continue to be hurt by the faltering economy, so vendors are increasingly looking to software and services to …
IBM eyes the future of virtualization
The future of technology always has roots in the past. And the past is indeed long in the case of …
Is it time to cut the Ethernet access cable?
A range of companies with wireless LANs are discovering that 50% to 90% or more of Ethernet ports now go …
NAC software eases access rights assignments
Avenda Systems is announcing support for MAC OS X devices in its NAC gear that makes it possible to run …
Gmail Labs’ 5 best and 5 worst features
Google's announced a new addition to its list of Gmail Labs offerings: a built-in Google Search feature. The option, once …
Illinois programmer sues Google over ‘Android’
The owner of an obscure Illinois software development company is suing Google Inc. and everyone else in the Open Handset …
Microsoft aligning management, clouds
Microsoft this week shared the latest on its ambitious cloud computing management, though customers and analysts say they still have …
Desktop Linux: Why it may have lost its chance
It's time we faced it: The Year of the Linux Desktop, long foretold, isn't coming. Year after year, breathless pundits …
HP ProCurve gets into security with new server blade
HP ProCurve is adding a security blade to edge and core switches that enables businesses to insert firewalls, VPNs and …