Enterprises have seen an explosion of new applications, devices and classes of users on their LANs, which makes it harder …
Copper at the crossroads
Most companies like to think of their cabling systems as plumbing, a fixed quantity that is altered only at substantial …
Dell launches purported MacBook Air killer
Dell is finally expected to launch the mysterious Adamo, a “luxury” laptop that could be the PC maker's response to …
Intel warns AMD about patent breach
Chip maker Intel sent a notice to rival Advanced Micro Devices that it violated a patent cross-licensing agreement when it …
Three reasons Microsoft shouldn’t port Windows to the ARM processor
Microsoft Corp. is facing increasing pressure to bring its mainstream Windows operating system to the ARM mobile CPU. But analysts …
Sharp turns like Cisco’s have a long history
But even though it's the most hotly anticipated move in a long time for an IT vendor, this isn't the …
Avaya desk phone
A media phone is a cross between a telephone and PC, allowing direct access to applications and Internet-based information through …
Apple netbook to launch later this year
Rumors of an Apple netbook gained momentum Tuesday as the Dow Jones financial news service confirmed earlier reports that the …
Cables that bind
Although we may take a wired world for granted, the consequence is that we rely on wires to connect us …
Dell cuts staff worldwide
Dell on Wednesday said it had laid off staff at different sites worldwide in an effort to cut costs and …
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 …
Videophones dive into cool market
Tandberg and Polycom ventured again where many have failed before, each introducing a video phone for enterprise desktops. Image quality …
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 …
Dell launches its first rugged touch-screen laptop
Dell is expected to launch the tough Latitude E6400 XFR laptop with a touch screen, which the company claims can …
Mozilla bumps up Firefox 3.1 to 3.5
Mozilla Corp. announced that it will dump Version 3.1 as the name of the next edition of Firefox and instead …
Moving to a unified wireless switch topology
Wireless access is quickly becoming essential in enterprise networks. With the arrival of 802.11n and its capacity of hundreds of …
Data about US presidential helicopter leaked via P2P
A company that monitors peer-to-peer networks said it found classified information about the systems used onboard the U.S. president's helicopter …
Microsoft won’t fix Excel bug on Patch Tuesday
Microsoft Corp. last week said that three Windows security updates, including one rated “critical,” will be released tomorrow. The company …
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 …