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10 IT security companies to watch
10 young IT security companies worth watching.
What does it take to hire and retain technical talent?
Research shows that attracting and retaining talented IT employees tops the list of hiring managers' worries year over year
as fewer computer science graduates enter the workplace and more veteran workers tire of putting in endless hours at repetitive
and thankless jobs.
Behavior analysis puts traffic in perspective
It’s never been more critical for network and security managers to acquire a deep insight into the traffic flowing through
their networks.
Cell/Wi-Fi convergence based on novel approach
Start-up Agito Networks officially removes its cloak of invisibility today with the announcement of the company and its first
product, an enterprise router designed to pull company cellular phone traffic onto the corporate WiFi network when employees
are on-premise.
Process makeover keeps BART on track
BART is in the midst of a $25 million project to upgrade back office systems such as payroll, HR and finance, but while it
can demonstrate significant IT savings, it realizes the importance of winning employee support for the changes. It purchased
HP servers to replace an IBM mainframe and also a significant investment in new business process management software.
How The Onion tackles tech
How The Onion parody newspaper tackles Microsoft Windows, Google, Apple iPods and other technology topics.
How Sprint’s next CEO can right the ship
Although Gary Forsee has stepped down from his post as Sprint’s CEO, analysts say the company faces myriad problems, from
continued difficulties in integrating former Nextel users into the Sprint network to subpar marketing campaigns to investor
nervousness over the future of its $5 billion WiMAX investment to a shrinking subscriber base.
Sun’s new servers powered for virtualization
Sun is introducing new rack and blade servers Tuesday running its UltraSPARC T2 processors, pitching them as ideal for virtualization
and energy efficiency.
Akamai unveils IP application accelerator
Akamai is expanding its Web application-acceleration services to include any IP-based application, including VoIP.
10G Ethernet tests show promise for data centers
Makers of 10G Ethernet products came away from a recent University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab plug fest with results
they think will boost acceptance of the technology in corporate networks.
Ballmer claims Red Hat violates Microsoft IP
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at a company event in London Oct. 4 that Red Hat Linux users should pay Microsoft for their
use of Microsoft intellectual property in Red Hat’s products. Microsoft has claimed in the past that open source software
violates 235 Microsoft patents. Open source advocates say if Microsoft really believes that it should sue, but that it hasn’t.
Gartner's top 10 strategic technologies for 2008
The 10 most important technologies IT executives should examine in 2008 include green IT, unified communications, virtualization,
mashups and Web technologies, Gartner says.
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