If you've ever been frustrated with trying to determine who is speaking when listening to a conference call, help may …
Apple announces Safari 4
Apple has announced the public beta of Safari 4, the web browser for Mac and Windows PCs. The Nitro engine …
Server revenue sees big drop in Q4, IDC says
Worldwide server revenue saw its biggest quarterly drop in years in the last quarter of 2008 and may not recover …
AMD demonstrates new six-core server processors
Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday said it demonstrated the first working models of Istanbul chips, the company's upcoming line of …
SonicWALL adds Clean SSL VPN to UTM firewalls
SSL based Clean VPN integration delivers simplified and encrypted connectivity to remote network users while revolutionising protection by inspecting these …
3G netbooks: Are they the cell phones of the future?
Sometimes it seems that netbooks are everywhere. I've spotted them at airports, coffee shops and on commuter trains. No wonder …
Juniper joins top-of-rack switch fray
Juniper this week unveiled a top-of-rack data center switch targeted at high-density 10 Gigabit Ethernet deployments. The EX2500 provides server …
Ways to save on IT
As belt-tightening becomes a way of life, cost reduction continues to be a primary concern for many IT leaders. Some …
VMware puts its faith behind the v-force
Poised at the tipping point, industry pundits from virtualisation technology major VMware believe that today, anything is possible, virtually. With …
Juniper’s answer to Cisco in the data center: Stratus Project
Juniper said it is partnering with server, storage and software companies to develop a converged data center fabric under a …
More specialty Linuxes to the rescue
The day of the mold-your-own OS has come, and Linux is the clay. Linux provides free and open access to …
EMC adds flash to another array
EMC is introducing three storage arrays with options for solid-state disks, and is offering de-duplication and compression of primary storage …
What does a real green data center look like?
Companies looking for a green data center model should take a look at the new facility Internap built in Somerville, …
Microsoft slates mock Windows 7 updates
Microsoft Corp. will test Windows 7 beta's update mechanism next week by feeding users as many as five fake updates, …
Beating WLANs into submission
You've probably heard mentions of a nascent RF capability called transmit beamforming. A couple things to keep in mind: 1) …
3 Great New Gmail Add-ons: Offline Gmail and More
Google has added new features to its Gmail service during the past couple months that make the Web-based e-mail service …
9 Dirty Tricks: Social Engineers’ Favorite Pick-Up Lines
What the average guy might call a con is known in the security world as social engineering. Social engineering is …
Virtual desktops ripe for deployment, hindered by cost
Desktop virtualization, with its promises of improved security, manageability and flexibility, may be on the verge of huge adoption, some …
Dangerous mobile phone viruses surge
Viruses and spam attacks targeting mobile phone users are on the increase, says McAfee. According to the security firm's annual …
IEEE smoothes way for data center networking
We've heard a lot about what companies are doing to converge networks in the data center. Today I'd like to …