Is a router still a router even if forwarding packets is just one of its many jobs? More and more …
GAPCorp to deploy distributed IP contact centre solutions across GCC
GAPCorp has signed up EMW — the convergence experts, to install Avaya Distributed IP Contact Centre technology in five of …
Microsoft's Windows 7-to-XP downgrade plan a 'real mess,' says analyst
As expected, Microsoft will let computer makers sell PCs with the aged Windows XP for six months after it releases …
Google urged to beef up Gmail security
Google is weighing whether to encrypt its Web-based Gmail service by default, as suggested by a group of internationally prominent …
vSphere brings storage flexibility, better speed for SaaS
When VMware launched its latest virtualization platform, vSphere, it introduced the phrase “cloud operating system” to the IT industry. The …
Western Digital launches line of embedded SSDs
Western Digital announced that it has begun shipping its first solid-state line of disk drives based on technology it acquired …
Data center derby heats up
Network thoroughbred Cisco jumps into the blade server market. Server stallion HP adds security blades to its ProCurve switches. IBM …
Juniper unveils 100 GbE interface
Driven by rapidly increasing network traffic—with video, advanced wireless services and emerging trends such as cloud computing as key drivers—core …
Rivals level guns at IE in enterprise browser war
While Microsoft's Internet Explorer faces healthy competition with other browsers among consumers, in the enterprise it has long remained the …
Why Dell should buy Palm
Palm needs money to survive. Dell needs a handset business to compete. I think Dell should acquire Palm immediately. The …
FVC strengthens it's focus on collaboration business
FVC has signed an agreement to distribute Streamcore’s solutions which provide visibility and dynamic performance control to manage application, VoIP …
Windows 7 upgrade programs will start soon, vary by vendor
Some PC vendors and sellers will begin a coupon program on June 26 to entitle people who buy premium versions …
New Mexico's supercomputer gamble draws questions
Believing a supercomputer would help create jobs, New Mexico paid for and built a massive supercomputer named Encanto to spur …
Injazat Data Systems signs agreement with Microsoft
Injazat Data Systems has signed a Service Provider Licensing Agreement with Microsoft Gulf, which will enable Injazat to provide an expanded …
Data center network brawl
Converged platforms that combine servers, storage and networking into a single system with common management tools are the future of …
Cisco says it's not eating its SAN young
Cisco says the dropoff in its FibreChannel SAN revenue and market share in Q1 is attributable to three factors: an …
New iPhone 3G S offers faster CPU and cellular connectivity
Apple announced a new iPhone model with a more powerful CPU, a better camera and video recording. Perhaps just as …
Golden parachutes ready for top Sun execs
If Oracle Corp.'s acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. goes as planned, CEO Jonathan Schwartz will receive a severance package of …
EMC's Tucci makes his case to Data Domain employees
EMC chief executive Joe Tucci is making his case directly to the employees of Data Domain, the de-duplication and backup …
iPhone 3G S vs Palm Pre: the battle begins
The guessing game is over: Apple's iPhone 3G S has arrived. Don't let appearances fool you. On the outside nothing …