What are the advantages of using FCoE to expand SAN? One of the main benefits is network consolidation using 10GbE …
Advanced uses of unified communication apps shine
The Avaya Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. opening keynote addresses at VoiceCon Orlando focused on the potential of unified communications, …
Samsung introduces Mondi, the first WiMax ‘Mobile Internet Device’
Samsung Telecommunications America announced the first WiMax-enabled Mobile Internet Device (MID) today at the International CTIA Wireless conference. Called the …
Google plays down security concerns over Docs
Google Docs users shouldn't lose sleep over the security concerns a security analyst has raised about the hosted suite of …
Extreme makeover, wireless edition
Corporate reorganizations are becoming almost commonplace in this difficult economic climate. Even the largest, most storied institutions are finding themselves …
Latest cloud storage hiccups prompts data security questions
The pitch from providers of hosted storage services sounds enticing. Instead of what these providers call the inherent risks in …
Google: IPv6 is easy, not expensive
Google engineers say it was not expensive and required only a small team of developers to enable all of the …
Salesforce and Twitter could power dirty tricks
The first thing I thought when I read about Salesforce.com's plan to integrate Twitter into its Service Cloud customer service …
Why WiMax should be on the CIO’s radar
Despite the billions of dollars required to roll out a brand-new wireless network, the slowdown in the economy, and the …
Microsoft again delays identity management server
Microsoft is again delaying the release of the anticipated upgrade to its Identity Lifecycle Manager 2.0 software that has been …
Intel raises the bar in server chips with Nehalem
Intel's upcoming Xeon server chips incorporate significant advancements that could form the basis for future chips that could handle high-performance …
Slacker databases break all the old rules
So you've got some data to store. In the past, the answer was simple: Hook up an official database, pour …
Microsoft to present open source blueprint for down economy
Microsoft plans to use this week's Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) to outline its move into the next phase of …
Managing Macs
Macs as desktops and servers are increasing their penetration in business, even in enterprises. Power users like Mac OS X's …
Google Apps missing enterprise social-networking revolution
By now, many collaboration software providers consider it a must to have an enterprise social-networking component in their suites. But …
Economic blues could slow datacenter construction
Datacenter construction requires a massive investment in time and cash before a facility is completed. It's no wonder, then, that …
Intel threatens to pull patent plug on AMD
Intel Corp. last week threatened to terminate rights granted to rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. under a patent cross-licensing deal, …
Browsers: Good, fast or secure
When it comes to browsers, it seems that the main vendors are locked in the old design adage, but with …
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 …
IE 8 released, made available on Web
Microsoft Thursday released Internet Explorer 8, the next version of its Web browser that includes a number of corporate features, …