Although the announcement didn’t come as a surprise to the IT industry, it is the way competitors lined up to …
A single protocol in your SAN?
What are the advantages of using FCoE to expand SAN? One of the main benefits is network consolidation using 10GbE …
Wi-Fi popular now on smartphones, set to boom
Wi-Fi, already heavily used on mobile devices such as the iPhone according to new research, is coming to a smartphone …
Siemens launches cloud experiment at VoiceCon
Siemens is announcing at VoiceCon Orlando a unified-communications-in-the-cloud experiment with Amazon.com, which could result in services that avoid capital costs …
5 best router and switch features you never use
It's been said that Microsoft Word users only exploit 10% of the software's capabilities. The same might be true of …
Conficker on April 1st: Eve of destruction or big joke?
Security experts say Conficker.C (also called Downadup) presents a serious threat. Infected machines — said to number from 3 million …
Polycom CEO sees videoconferencing on handhelds
NWME: Polycom has just had a record year of revenues. Why has videoconferencing come so far now when it was …
How to future-proof your videoconferencing gear without breaking your wallet
Businesses can reap 80% to 90% of the benefits of telepresence via upgrades to existing videoconference gear at a fraction …
IETF to explore new routing technique
The IETF is forming a new working group to address scalability issues in the Internet's routing system caused by companies …
iPhone gains smidge of enterprise cred
The Apple iPhone's credibility as an enterprise-class device continues to inch ahead. Perhaps the smartphone's most promising enterprise characteristics currently …
Why WiMax should be on the CIO’s radar
Despite the billions of dollars required to roll out a brand-new wireless network, the slowdown in the economy, and the …
Slacker databases break all the old rules
So you've got some data to store. In the past, the answer was simple: Hook up an official database, pour …
Microsoft to present open source blueprint for down economy
Microsoft plans to use this week's Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) to outline its move into the next phase of …
Managing Macs
Macs as desktops and servers are increasing their penetration in business, even in enterprises. Power users like Mac OS X's …
Force10 fortifies data centers with new switch
Force10 Networks this week unveiled a new line of switch/routers designed to improve the performance, management and cost effectiveness of …
Microsoft proud of first ‘post-Gates’ OS: Ballmer
Windows 7 is the first operating system that Microsoft Corp. has developed away from the watchful eye of Bill Gates, …
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 …
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 …
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 …