Cisco Systems Inc. has unveiled its first blade server, which will serve as the centerpiece of a system the company …
Browsers: Good, fast or secure
When it comes to browsers, it seems that the main vendors are locked in the old design adage, but with …
Visa pilots new payment card security initiatives
Acknowledging the need for controls that go beyond those offered by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, a …
Oracle offers scaled-down version of Database Machine
Citing customer demand, Oracle Corp. has unveiled a half-size version of the HP Oracle Database Machine, its competitor to high-end …
Spring founder downplays rumored IBM-Sun merger
The founder of the popular Spring Framework for Java, Rod Johnson, said Thursday he does not anticipate much impact if …
IBM said to be poring over Sun’s contracts
Lawyers for IBM are examining Sun Microsystems' contracts and other documents in a due diligence process that could precede an …
New system balances virtualisation workload
British virtualisation reseller Nebulas Solutions has developed a system that allows enterprises to automatically provision virtual services in an attempt …
500M bps soon in a copper line near you, Ericsson says
Next-generation DSL systems will enable bandwidths of more than 500Mbps by bonding many copper lines and using advanced noise cancellation, …
What Cisco’s UCS means to management vendors?
Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) launch earlier this week impacted several vendors across the management software market. Not only did …
Microsoft launches IE8 final code today
Microsoft Corp. will release Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) at 9 a.m. PT today, beating its biggest rival, Mozilla Corp., in …
Could IBM be Sun’s savior?
The high-tech rumor mill churned at high speed Wednesday as industry watchers debated the good, the bad and the ugly …
Sun challenges Amazon for cloud dominance
Move over, Amazon. The leading provider of cloud services is about to get some serious competition from Sun Microsystems, which …
Major shift to cloud IT services inevitable, IDC says
IT infrastructure and services delivered over the cloud will be ubiquitous within five years, and vendors that ignore the shift …
Windows Azure goes down for early adopters
Users of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Azure cloud-computing network suffered an overnight outage over the weekend during which their applications being …
Complete HP thin client portfolio now certified for VMware View
The certification, which covers the Microsoft Windows® CE, Windows XP Embedded and Linux operating systems, includes rigorous testing and quality …
The stateful LAN: Layer 7 visibility and control
Enterprises have seen an explosion of new applications, devices and classes of users on their LANs, which makes it harder …
Copper at the crossroads
Most companies like to think of their cabling systems as plumbing, a fixed quantity that is altered only at substantial …
CA unwraps storage software for cutting IT costs, complexity
In keeping with the ongoing trend of IT cost-cutting, CA Inc. on Monday unveiled new storage software that it claims …
HP, Microsoft deals aimed at stretching IT Dollars
Looking to make its outsourcing and IT services more affordable in a down economy, Hewlett-Packard Co. last week said it …
IBM hashing out WebSphere plans
IBM plans more componentizing of its WebSphere Java application server as well as additional dynamic language support, a company executive …