Brocade unveiled today its new global Alliance Partner Network channel program designed to attract storage and IP networking channel resellers …
Google may strip ‘beta’ tag from some apps
Google may be ready to remove the “beta” tag from some of its online applications in a move to widen …
Beefed-up netbooks now a threat to notebooks
Microsoft and Intel’s attempts to confine netbooks to the low end of the market to protect mainstream notebook PC sales …
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. …
Optimising enterprise printing costs
To most organisations, containing printing and imaging costs has always been neglected, many saw it as a peripheral expenditure that …
Can you afford telepresence systems?
Like the technology itself, the definition of telepresence is morphing as the costs go down and the market increases. Originally, …
AT&T to foray into cloud storage services
AT&T will soon offer an on-demand storage service that will be accessible to enterprise customers through an Internet-based portal. The …
Start-up costs slow spread of de-duplication
While data de-duplication is a relatively easy way for companies to consolidate storage systems, the technology has yet to attract …
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 …
Microsoft, analysts tell companies to kill Vista plans
The Microsoft executive in charge of Windows urged some companies this week to dump Vista deployment plans and shift to …
Game plan for Unified Communications
For example, customers are demanding simpler user experiences and faster service delivery and response times. Employees, especially new-generation workers, have …
Wi-Fi hotspots get a second wind
Wi-Fi hotspots are back in the spotlight, with more operators getting onboard. Cheaper international data roaming, better indoor coverage and …
Virtual XP Mode could cause support woes
A new Microsoft add-on for Windows 7 that will let some users run Windows XP applications in a virtual machine …
Wireless IT in healhcare
After years of talk about wireless technologies' potential for widespread use in medical applications, they appear to be ready for …
Sun reports its sales took a big hit in last quarter
Sun Microsystems Inc. last week reported another sharp drop in revenue for its fiscal third quarter, during which the company …
Mobile-phone vendors focus on software as sales drop
Mobile-phone sales continue to be hurt by the faltering economy, so vendors are increasingly looking to software and services to …
Is it time to cut the Ethernet access cable?
A range of companies with wireless LANs are discovering that 50% to 90% or more of Ethernet ports now go …
Microsoft doctors AutoRun in Windows 7 to stymie Conficker
Prompted by the spread of the Conficker worm through infected USB drives, Microsoft Corp. will unveil changes in next week's …
Acer beat Asus in netbooks in ’08, to ship up to 12M in ’09
Acer edged out rival Asustek Computer to lead the world in netbook shipments last year. The world's third-largest computer vendor …
Sun’s revenue drops 20% ahead of Oracle buy
Sun Microsystems Inc. reported a sharp drop in revenue for its third fiscal quarter, as it battled uncertainty about its …