Where did the Conficker worm come from? Researchers at the University of Michigan are trying to find out, using a …
Visa pilots new payment card security initiatives
Acknowledging the need for controls that go beyond those offered by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, a …
IBM said to be poring over Sun’s contracts
Lawyers for IBM are examining Sun Microsystems' contracts and other documents in a due diligence process that could precede an …
What it will take for mobile VoIP to get enterprise-ready
By all rights, mobile VoIP sounds like an enticing proposition for a lot of companies. After all, what enterprise wouldn't …
What Cisco’s UCS means to management vendors?
Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) launch earlier this week impacted several vendors across the management software market. Not only did …
Microsoft releases IE8, stresses security
Microsoft plans to make its Internet Explorer 8 browser available on today, along with a company-commissioned report claiming IE8 is …
Oracle 11g R2, Middleware 11g coming soon
Oracle is set to release two highly anticipated products within the next several months — Oracle Database 11g Release 2 …
Symantec launches cloud-based storage service for the masses
Symantec Corp. formally unveiled its cloud-based storage service, Norton Online Backup, marketing it as a consumer product for managing up …
Could IBM be Sun’s savior?
The high-tech rumor mill churned at high speed Wednesday as industry watchers debated the good, the bad and the ugly …
Future Ethernet – Fiber vs. Copper
Ethernet started as the shared copper medium (cable) technology. As data speed increased from 10Mbps to 1Gbps, then Ethernet no …
Sun challenges Amazon for cloud dominance
Move over, Amazon. The leading provider of cloud services is about to get some serious competition from Sun Microsystems, which …
Microsoft to highlight Silverlight 3 technology
Microsoft will tout at the Mix09 conference in Las Vegas this week its planned Silverlight 3 rich Internet application technology …
EMC unveils new features for home, small-business NAS drive
EMC Corp.'s Iomega Corp. division Tuesday unveiled new features for the Iomega StorCenter ix2 network-attached storage (NAS) drive, including Web …
What Cisco’s power play really means
Ever since Cisco's $150 million investment in VMware a few years back, the two companies have reportedly enjoyed a close …
Acer smartphones to hit markets soon
Two new smartphones from Acer will be available in some markets early next month, while the company's two premium handsets, …
Major shift to cloud IT services inevitable, IDC says
IT infrastructure and services delivered over the cloud will be ubiquitous within five years, and vendors that ignore the shift …
FVC first authorised service partner for Polycom Immersive Telepresence
FVC has been successfully certified to install and maintain customers' immersive telepresence implementations across the Middle East region. “With the …
Complete HP thin client portfolio now certified for VMware View
The certification, which covers the Microsoft Windows® CE, Windows XP Embedded and Linux operating systems, includes rigorous testing and quality …
The stateful LAN: Layer 7 visibility and control
Enterprises have seen an explosion of new applications, devices and classes of users on their LANs, which makes it harder …
Copper at the crossroads
Most companies like to think of their cabling systems as plumbing, a fixed quantity that is altered only at substantial …