Many of us have a love-hate relationship with Outlook–yes we hate it because sometimes it crashes unexpectedly, or it takes …
Cables that bind
Although we may take a wired world for granted, the consequence is that we rely on wires to connect us …
Google knows where you surfed last summer
Google knows who you are. It knows what you search for. It knows what you had for dinner last night …
Dell cuts staff worldwide
Dell on Wednesday said it had laid off staff at different sites worldwide in an effort to cut costs and …
Cisco to launch new blade server for data center virtualization
Cisco Systems Inc. CEO John Chambers will unveil a new “unified computing” initiative that analysts said includes a blade server …
WLAN market shriveled globally in Q4 2008
The wireless LAN market shriveled at the end of 2008, according to new, if sketchy, data released by Infonetics. The …
Microsoft, Intel to back Cisco’s “Unified Computing” launch
Contrary to previous reports, Cisco's data center vision does not seem to be a largely solo effort. Microsoft, Intel, BMC, …
How Vista mistakes guided changes to Windows development
About a year ago on its Redmond, Washington, campus, a member of Microsoft's Windows Vista team met with a group …
Microsoft slashes software leasing prices
In an attempt to retain recession-hit companies seeking to opt out of their software maintenance contracts, Microsoft Corp. is wooing …
Cloud computing wins converts
Most IT leaders see cloud computing as viable technology that can help the bottom line, but concerns about security and …
Don’t ignore disaster recovery testing
Companies facing IT budgetary pressures should not overlook testing their disaster recovery plans, especially those with virtualised environments, warned Glasshouse …
Optical Ethernet for metropolitan nets
Ethernet has taken over sector after sector of the networking world, from workgroups to enterprise backbones. Now, a technology called …
10 Gigabit Ethernet is the one bright spot
The Ethernet switch market is feeling the effects of the sagging economy in a record-setting way, with Dell'Oro Group forecasting …
Bad Symantec update leads to trouble
Symantec says a buggy diagnostic program spurred a rash of Norton antivirus user complaints late Monday and Tuesday morning. Problems …