IBM will add Coremetrics into its portfolio of business analytics software and services. A privately held firm, the San Mateo, …
Cisco vs Juniper
The argument began in 1996 with Juniper's founding; until then, Cisco had ruled the router roost in both the enterprise …
The new frontier in business video
With companies worldwide slashing corporate travel budgets, telepresence, which burst onto the technology scene couple of years back, is getting …
A blueprint for success
With support for current and emerging video edit and transmission standards, integration, and the ability to seamlessly plug into existing …
Sun's Solaris now getting quarterly security patches
Oracle has moved Solaris onto its quarterly security patch schedule, meaning users of the Sun Microsystems operating system will now …
AVG to establish regional presence
The main reason, explains Gareth Williams, VP Emerging Markets, is the importance of solution selling, rather than just relying on …
LTE on the horizon
LTE, considered by many analysts to be the next big wave in 4G wireless technology, is a modulation technique that …
Cisco launches new servers and switches
Cisco’s new offerings include blade and rack servers incorporating Intel’s Xeon 7500 processor, and supporting the company’s FEXlink switching fabric …
Energy-efficient Ethernet: A greener choice
IEEE 802.3az, or the Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) standard, will implement low-power idle (LPI) modes for the full range of Ethernet …
IBM, Microsoft court SMBs with cloud, appliances
In terms of running IT operations, 2010 may be a good year for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). At least …
Alcatel-Lucent lays groundwork for next-gen mobile services
Alcatel-Lucent's new Ultimate Wireless Packet Core is designed to let operators get a handle on the current mobile data explosion …
Seven questions with Cisco CEO John Chambers
This goal of being the number one IT company puts Cisco into a different market. People know you as the …
The WAN plan
NWME: What do you think will be the biggest technology and industry trends to watch – specific to the WAN …
Securing your network
A computer virus outbreak or a network breach can cost a business thousands of dollars. In some cases, it may …
Ethernet veteran McHugh joins Brocade
John McHugh, a longtime HP ProCurve marketing executive, has been named by Brocade as its chief marketing officer. McHugh will …
IBM brings memory flexibility to x86 servers
IBM is planning to release a new class of x86 servers that treat memory, processors and solid-state disk as interchangeable …
Virtual desktops
The pace of desktop virtualisation deployment is only expected to speed up now that Windows 7 is on the scene …
5 things VMware must do to fend off Microsoft
VMware says Microsoft 'shenanigans' led to new VMworld restrictions 2010 will be a crucial year for both VMware and Microsoft …
Users lament state of Ethernet
According to users at the Ethernet Technology Summit here this week, Ethernet could be a lot greener and “fabric-friendly.” This …
Gartner predicts 20 percent growth for chip industry in 2010
The global chip industry will rebound sharply from the global recession and post 20 percent year-on-year growth in 2010, market …