After an unfortunate fire mishap that destroyed millions worth of stocks in late 2007, Empa Middle East has staged a …

Red Hat drives value with the new JBoss Enterprise BRMS
Business analysts can now leverage open source to automate business decisions to help reduce costs and drive value Red Hat, …

Cloud computing: Pros and cons
ON THE UPSIDE 1. Fast start-up “Cloud computing is really a no-brainer for any start-up because it allows you to …

Cisco unveils a grab bag of wireless LAN products
Cisco unveiled a grab bag of wireless LAN announcements at Interop, including much of what you'd expect in the form …

Microsoft-led forum yields tools for OOXML interoperability
A German organization plans to build a tool to help developers test whether software they're developing can support documents compatible …

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 …

Videophones dive into cool market
Image quality is better than on PC-based videoconferencing systems, according to the companies, and both devices can connect to enterprise …

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 …

VKernel secures $7 million to bolster virtualization management
VKernel has secured $7 million in a second round of financing to help expand its virtualization management tools for customers …

Ballmer sees IT opportunities in economic recovery
Growth will have to come from higher productivity and innovation when the economy begins to recover, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer …

3Com takes another shot at enterprise switching
3Com this week announced plans to once again attempt to play in the global enterprise/data center switching arena after exiting …

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 …

Data center 10G whets switching companies appetites
Announcements from four vendors this week highlight a growing trend in data center networking: the rapid uptake of 10 Gigabit …

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 …

Threading to boost Firefox on multi-core chips
Mozilla's developers have announced plans to add application multi-threading to Firefox over the next two years, a feature already partially …

Nvidia looks to mobile chips for growth
Graphics hardware vendor Nvidia saw its revenue drop during the first quarter of 2010 but is pinning its hopes on …

CA tries to groom next generation of mainframers
CA Inc. has been working to lure a new generation of talent to the mainframe platform as part of an …

McAfee reports huge drop in spam
Global e-mail spam volumes have dropped 20% for the first quarter this year compared with the same period last year, …

As wireless monitoring device popularity grows, so do privacy worries
The wireless industry is abuzz with plans for expanding remote monitoring of just about any device over wireless networks. Examples …

RIM to bind BlackBerry to Cisco phones
Research In Motion Ltd. and Cisco Systems Inc. are teaming up to let enterprises integrate their BlackBerries with Cisco IP …


