Cloud computing is supposed to make IT more flexible, efficient and easier to manage. But the cloud model threatens to …
Rising demand for DDR3 DRAM in laptops, servers
Demand for the next generation DRAM chip, DDR3 (double data rate, third generation), has spiked recently as systems makers turn …
Five slick search engines you should know about
With Microsoft's recent addition of Bing to the search landscape, the spotlight is again shining on who has the best …
Lenovo slims down new ThinkPad T400s
Showing again that rugged business-oriented laptops can play the thin-and-light game, Lenovo Group revealed a slimmed-down ThinkPad that boasts a …
What is a router?
Is a router still a router even if forwarding packets is just one of its many jobs? More and more …
Google warns of issues with its Outlook sync tool for Apps
After promising that people can use Outlook “seamlessly” with the Gmail component of its Apps suite, Google is toning down …
3Com switches picked over Cisco
Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., has embarked on a total network upgrade covering three campuses, using H3C core and edge …
Making apps faster
Application Delivery Network (ADN) solutions address this need by providing an application-focused layer of infrastructure that significantly reduces a business' …
F5 CEO talks growth
What kind of opportunities do you see in this market? We are convinced that most of the growth opportunities globally …
Yahoo sets date for shutting down 360 social network
Yahoo will close its Yahoo 360 social-networking site in July, something it originally planned to do in early 2008 and …
Google Wave: A new kind of mega-application
Google Wave, an upcoming Web application that mixes old technologies like e-mail, IM and online documents in a unified, socially-oriented …
Lenovo launches first Nvidia Ion-powered netbook
Targeting TV and movie lovers, Lenovo Group Ltd. today announced the first netbook that can be equipped with Nvidia Inc.'s …
Sun rises at Oracle
Oracle’s recent US$7.4 billion bid for Sun Microsystems could turn Sun’s ailing hardware business into a boon for data-center managers. …
Staying afloat
It could be a make or break first quarter for many businesses in the New Year. For the IT channel, …
Smart and cheap: Business intelligence on a budget
“Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do. Or do without.” That adage from the Great Depression is making …
Dell puts low-power netbook chip in new server
Dell announced an “ultra-light” server that will be powered by low-power processors designed for use in low-cost laptops. Via Technologies' …
IE on pace to drop below 50% share by 2011
Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE), which again fell to a new market share low last month, is on a pace of …
Mobile devices tax unprepared IT groups
Companies expect to support a growing range of smartphones and mobile employees — but their mobile infrastructure lacks key elements …
Netbook computers spark corporate interest
One possible future of mobile computing is on display in classrooms in Fresno, Calif., where the public school district has …
Netbook computers spark corporate interest
One possible future of mobile computing is on display in classrooms in Fresno, Calif., where the public school district has …