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 …
Sale of key Nortel assets may be inevitable
Nortel Networks may have no choice but to sell off key parts of its business, industry analysts said after reports …
SAP, Sybase join to deliver business apps over handhelds
SAP and Sybase announced collaboration plans this week to deliver the latest SAP Business Suite of enterprise software products to …
Nortel seeks to sell off more business units
The company is looking for buyers of its wireless equipment and enterprise telecom businesses, according to a report in the …
Sharp turns like Cisco’s have a long history
But even though it's the most hotly anticipated move in a long time for an IT vendor, this isn't the …
Avaya desk phone
A media phone is a cross between a telephone and PC, allowing direct access to applications and Internet-based information through …
Cell phone, smartphone — what’s the difference?
What is a smartphone? The answer is not so simple, judging by the number of definitions available. In fact, it …
Measuring data center efficiency easier said than done
Containing the cost of powering the data center is one of the chief priorities for many IT and facilities professionals. …
Juniper Networks expands SRX series
Ideal for data centre, enterprise, public sector and service provider environments in the Middle East, the SRX3000 line delivers the …
Cisco to launch new blade server for data center virtualization
Cisco Systems Inc. CEO John Chambers will unveil a new “unified computing” initiative that analysts said includes a blade server …
WLAN market shriveled globally in Q4 2008
The wireless LAN market shriveled at the end of 2008, according to new, if sketchy, data released by Infonetics. The …
How Vista mistakes guided changes to Windows development
About a year ago on its Redmond, Washington, campus, a member of Microsoft's Windows Vista team met with a group …
Microsoft slashes software leasing prices
In an attempt to retain recession-hit companies seeking to opt out of their software maintenance contracts, Microsoft Corp. is wooing …