The recent revelation that Intel Corp.’s consumer-class solid-state disk (SSD) drives suffer from fragmentation that can cause a significant performance …
Sun rises at Oracle
Oracle’s recent US$7.4 billion bid for Sun Microsystems could turn Sun’s ailing hardware business into a boon for data-center managers. …
Polycom enhances video recording, streaming and content managment
“Use of live video broadcasts and on-demand video content is growing rapidly in the enterprise, government agencies, healthcare organisations, and …
Conficker still infecting 50,000 PCs per day
The Conficker worm is still infecting systems at a brisk rate and continues to snag computers in Fortune 1000 companies, …
New Windows netbooks may harbor malware
After discovering attack code on a brand new Windows XP netbook, antivirus vendor Kaspersky Labs warned users yesterday that they …
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 …
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, …
Nortel continues the enterprise fight
Even though it filed Chapter 11 and is reportedly looking to sell off huge chunks of its business, Nortel is …
The shape of the coming netbook revolution
The netbook you know today gives just a taste of what's to come. Cheap, portable, and packed with features that …
Dell puts low-power netbook chip in new server
Dell announced an “ultra-light” server that will be powered by low-power processors designed for use in low-cost laptops. Via Technologies' …
Cloud WiFi: 2-3 times less expensive than Cisco, Aruba
Cloud-based Wi-Fi is now available for small and medium businesses, based on new gear from Meraki. The company is best …
3Com takes another shot at enterprise switching
3Com this week announced plans to once again attempt to play in the global enterprise/data center switching arena after exiting …
Microsoft delivers mega PowerPoint patch
Microsoft Corp. patched a six-week-old critical vulnerability in PowerPoint using a single security update. That one update patched 14 separate …
Aruba unveils low-priced WLAN gear
Aruba Networks showed off a new family of low-priced wireless LAN access points and controllers designed for fast setup and …
Groups rip secrecy over IP protection talks
The secrecy surrounding an anticounterfeiting trade agreement that's being negotiated by several countries, including the U.S., is heightening concerns about …
Data center 10G whets switching companies appetites
Announcements from four vendors this week highlight a growing trend in data center networking: the rapid uptake of 10 Gigabit …
Introducing the Wireless Gigabit Alliance
The Wireless Gigabit Alliance formally launches with a vision of wireless networking in excess of 1Gbps. The short version of …
Nvidia looks to mobile chips for growth
Graphics hardware vendor Nvidia saw its revenue drop during the first quarter of 2010 but is pinning its hopes on …