“Use of live video broadcasts and on-demand video content is growing rapidly in the enterprise, government agencies, healthcare organisations, and …
Optimising enterprise printing costs
To most organisations, containing printing and imaging costs has always been neglected, many saw it as a peripheral expenditure that …
Rechargeable batteries: Small advances rather than large strides
You can pretty well bank on next year's new computer being significantly more powerful than this year's. But if it's …
VMware updates vSphere
After eight months of hype VMware has finally delivered the update to its core virtualization platform, announcing Thursday that vSphere …
Still no Vista SP2 for you
Although Microsoft quietly delivered Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to TechNet and MSDN subscribers last week, the company has …
Microsoft, HP expand unified communications push
Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have expanded their partnership to develop and sell a common platform for delivering voice, video and messaging …
IBM appliance speeds up software installation
In an effort to set itself apart from other server vendors, IBM said it was stepping up efforts to make …
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 …
Regus picks Polycom for telepresence after Cisco deal fails
Regus, a provider of rented space and service for business, is getting set to deploy Polycom telepresence suites in at …
Unified communications, collaboration can help save cash
IT leaders at companies such as State Street Corp. invest in unified communications and collaboration technologies to help it better …
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 …
The shape of the coming netbook revolution
The netbook you know today gives just a taste of what's to come. Cheap, portable, and packed with features that …
3Com high-end switch: Alternative to Cisco
Our test of its new core switch backs up 3Com's claim. This chassis-based, 288-port device delivered line-rate throughput in all …
Leading through change
NWME: Why do we need to scrap Big Iron? It’s because every customer we talk to typically run into the …
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 …
Web 2.0 leaders struggle to maintain their top spots
The view from the top of the high-tech business world may be nice, but companies just need to look at …
RFID Is finding a home in Data Center
Employees used to form a line at Wells Fargo Bank's Roseville, Calif., data center at the end of each workday, …
IBM, Microsoft quibble over Office 2007’s new ODF support
In the latest bout of sniping in the long-running feud over document format standards, IBM this week claimed that Microsoft …
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 …
Microsoft gives server app virtualization sneak peek
Microsoft demonstrated for the first time its server application virtualization technology designed to enable on-demand deployment of applications. The technology …