But even though it's the most hotly anticipated move in a long time for an IT vendor, this isn't the …
Cell phone, smartphone — what’s the difference?
What is a smartphone? The answer is not so simple, judging by the number of definitions available. In fact, it …
Android For Desktops? I Doubt It
For years, my friend Stephen J. Vaughan-Nichols has been trying to turn Linux into something it is not: A successful …
Seagate, AMD Showcase Super Fast SATA Drive
As the year marches on, work proceeds apace on the next big step in the Serial ATA specification. Alternately called …
HP expands virtual storage offerings
Hewlett-Packard aims to cut the total cost of storage while allowing enterprises to keep adding capacity and forging ahead with …
Network management for the masses
The old saying that “you can only manage what you can measure” happens to be true, so what can you …
Mobile browsers bring new security headaches
The new generation of mobile Web browsers is going to introduce for enterprise IT departments a rash of security challenges. …
Juniper introduces Adaptive Threat Management
Juniper is this week introducing software that lets security platforms – even those made by other vendors – share and …
Economic crisis means hard times, hard decisions for IT
As the economic news continues to get bleaker, double-digit budget cuts are becoming a fact of life in many IT …
The promise of desktop virtualisation
What is desktop virtualisation? The use of software to abstract the operating system, applications and associated data from the user's …
Corporate SaaS considerations myriad, complex
Amid the growing popularity of software-as-a-service, IT managers are faced with a sometimes monumental task of developing big-picture strategies and …
Patching it up
By all accounts, patching software is a disruptive, time-consuming process requiring IT departments to test any new software patch before …
Security Implications of the Humble Computer Clock
Is the clock on every computer system in your organization set to the correct time? If your answer is no, …
Power-saving building networks to get cheaper
The maker of components that link millions of sensors and control devices is launching a new generation of technology designed …
Safari loses, Firefox gains market share
Although Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser continued to bleed market share last month, Apple Inc.'s Safari was an even bigger …
NAC: Now? Or Never?
Today's highly mobile workforce, along with a plethora of new tech gadgets and access to the Internet from anywhere, has …
VMware shows virtualization on the mobile phone
We've had virtual storage, virtual machines and virtual data centers. Now VMware is looking to the next frontier: the virtual …
Stimulus could revitalize muni Wi-Fi
Could $7.2 billion in federal funds committed to boost broadband in the U.S. transform small towns like Truckee, Calif., into …
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 …
Microsoft researchers devise new browser with stronger security
Microsoft Corp. researchers are developing a new Web browser that they say could offer a far greater degree of security …