When IT services are delivered via the cloud, compute and storage resources may be off-network or shared across multiple components, …
Nortel continues the enterprise fight
Even though it filed Chapter 11 and is reportedly looking to sell off huge chunks of its business, Nortel is …
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 …
Dell puts low-power netbook chip in new server
Dell announced an “ultra-light” server that will be powered by low-power processors designed for use in low-cost laptops. Via Technologies' …
Cloud WiFi: 2-3 times less expensive than Cisco, Aruba
Cloud-based Wi-Fi is now available for small and medium businesses, based on new gear from Meraki. The company is best …
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 …
Microsoft delivers mega PowerPoint patch
Microsoft Corp. patched a six-week-old critical vulnerability in PowerPoint using a single security update. That one update patched 14 separate …
Aruba unveils low-priced WLAN gear
Aruba Networks showed off a new family of low-priced wireless LAN access points and controllers designed for fast setup and …
Groups rip secrecy over IP protection talks
The secrecy surrounding an anticounterfeiting trade agreement that's being negotiated by several countries, including the U.S., is heightening concerns about …
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 …
Introducing the Wireless Gigabit Alliance
The Wireless Gigabit Alliance formally launches with a vision of wireless networking in excess of 1Gbps. The short version of …
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 …
Striving for synergy
Citrix Synergy, which brings together virtualization, networking and application delivery together, got underway here in Las Vegas on Tuesday. MGM …
Citrix moves on cloud
In order to bring the economics and flexibilities of the cloud to the data centre, Citrix at its user show …
Microsoft: Windows 7 is faster on SSDs, with two caveats
Microsoft Corp. today gave a strong, though qualified, endorsement for running Windows 7 on PCs equipped with solid-state disk (SSD) …
Microsoft delivers XP Mode add-on beta
As promised, Microsoft Corp. today launched the beta of “XP Mode,” the Windows 7 compatibility add-on that runs Windows XP …
Via may seek greater role for Nano in servers
Via Technologies may try to extend the use of its Nano processors from netbooks to servers in a potential challenge …
IBM eyes the future of virtualization
The future of technology always has roots in the past. And the past is indeed long in the case of …
Desktop Linux: Why it may have lost its chance
It's time we faced it: The Year of the Linux Desktop, long foretold, isn't coming. Year after year, breathless pundits …
HP Launches MediaSmart Server LX195
Hewlett-Packard unveiled its latest Windows Home Server device, the MediaSmart LX195. This tapered model is slimmer and more graceful-looking than …