The companies said in February that they were working on a way for enterprises to run Windows Server 2008 services …
Gartner recognizes Secure Computing
Secure Computing Corporation, an enterprise gateway security company, is been positioned by Gartner, in the Leaders Quadrant of the “Magic …
HP to buy LeftHand Networks
Hewlett-Packard will buy LeftHand Networks for US$360 million to fill in its storage virtualization and iSCSI lines with products for …
Ballmer still searching for an answer to Google
“We need to do some work to fundamentally reinvent the search business model,” Ballmer said during a dinner at the …
Microsoft amassing high-performance server software attack
Microsoft will apply its strategy of “simplifying computing” to the costly and often complex high-performance computing world. In this case …
Cisco bolsters collaboration lineup
Additions to the Cisco collaboration portfolio include a new release of the company's Unified Communications software, a WebEx-enabled product for …
Intel’s six-core server chip hits the market
The new chip line offers a performance bump over its predecessor, the Xeon 7200 series, Intel said. Much of that …
Mirror, mirror on the wall, how safe are we?
There is a fundamental tenet in business: “If the rate of change outside an organisation is greater than the rate …
Fortinet debuts database vulnerability assessment appliance
The FortiDB-1000B appliance is a mid-enterprise product designed to “harden” databases by detecting weaknesses in passwords, access privileges and configuration …
McAfee to acquire Secure Computing
The deal is being touted as combining Secure Computing’s strengths in firewall, Web and e-mail gateway filtering with McAfee’s intrusion …
Data networks won’t cut it for convergence
Today's data networks won't cut it as foundations for real-time applications like voice and video, experts said this week at …
Six steps to an effective data governance program
In the past few years, dozens of high-profile incidents involving data mismanagement have gained international attention. Caught off guard by …
Brocade gearing up to fight ‘Cisco fatigue’
With its acquisition of Ethernet vendor Foundry Networks expected to close by year's end, the storage networking company will have …
Study shows glacial pace of IPv6 adoption
The report, from Arbor Networks, claims to be the most comprehensive study of IPv6 use to date. It includes few …
Dell unwraps products designed for virtualization
On Wednesday, Dell introduced two blade servers, support for more capacity in its storage products, and new partnerships with companies …
IT budgets suffer more shrinkage
Industry watchers are once again lowering their forecasts for IT spending as enterprise IT buyers report they are cutting budgets …
Extreme Networks, HP boost VoIP security
Extreme Networks plans to unveil a software upgrade to its security appliances designed to better safeguard VoIP traffic. Separately, HP …
Juniper eyeing Aruba, Meru?
FT.com stated this week that new Juniper CEO Kevin Johnson, who started at the company this week, is on the …
Avaya debuts affordable UC solutions
The new Avaya Unified Communications solutions provide essential tools for the way employees work today, with proven, interoperable software, hardware …
Going virtual
Are Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPNs the way to go? For many corporate network needs the answer is yes, absolutely, …