Ethernet has taken over sector after sector of the networking world, from workgroups to enterprise backbones. Now, a technology 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 …
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 …
Patching it up
By all accounts, patching software is a disruptive, time-consuming process requiring IT departments to test any new software patch before …
Virtualisation: What are the key steps?”
For those of us who grew up praying in the temple of the mainframe, the concept of virtualization is nothing …
HP launches new support software, printers for SMBs
Hewlett-Packard announced new products to help small and medium business save money, including printers and software that improves remote support …
Microsoft devising Office for netbooks
Microsoft is bending its Office franchise toward netbooks and is developing packages that are unique to that market, according to …
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 …
Nortel curtailing Carrier Ethernet switch/router investment
Nortel this week said is winding down its investment in Carrier Ethernet switch/routers (CESR) in favor of packet optical transport …
Storm clouds ahead
Cloud computing, which refers primarily to an on-demand service delivery model that may span both outsourced and premises-based platforms, is …
Microsoft details contents of enterprise bundle for Windows 7
In a series of briefings held on both coasts last week for product reviewers, Microsoft detailed the features that will …
Netbooks: All About the New Ultraportables
The term netbook, coined by Intel, conveys little useful information about this category of machines. Sure, they all have wireless …
3G netbooks: Are they the cell phones of the future?
Sometimes it seems that netbooks are everywhere. I've spotted them at airports, coffee shops and on commuter trains. No wonder …
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 …
VMware puts its faith behind the v-force
Poised at the tipping point, industry pundits from virtualisation technology major VMware believe that today, anything is possible, virtually. With …
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 …
Project management for networking geeks
Network professionals are typically well versed in the technical aspects of networking: router and switch configuration, server deployment and management, …
Intel eyes cloud computing with new hardware, software
Intel is making a push into cloud computing with forthcoming changes in its Nehalem server line aimed at large data-center …
3 Great New Gmail Add-ons: Offline Gmail and More
Google has added new features to its Gmail service during the past couple months that make the Web-based e-mail service …