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What does it take to manage virtual servers?
Server virtualization technology from vendors such as VMware and Xen is causing IT managers to address management challenges
related to server provisioning, patch management and disaster recovery.
Inside a green data center
The San Diego Supercomputing Center is building a data-center expansion designed to beat state mandates for energy efficiency
by more than 50 %. The center is already practicing the philosophy behind the new building by upgrading its existing data-center
components to consume less energy whenever possible.
New secure Web gateways eye next-generation Web-application traffic
Layering it on thick: Network administrators face a new class of secure Web gateways to manage security issues Web 2.0 raise.
PCI compliance begins with policy
Trying to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard can be intimidating because it is a highly prescriptive,
broad-reaching set of requirements, potentially including all of your information systems in its scope.
HP to extend WLAN offerings
HP ProCurve this week is expected to unveil a wireless access point and management software to enable users to ease deployment
and visualization of small networks.
Security pros: Leopard needs to be fixed
The security features introduced in Apple’s Leopard operating system need work.
Four VoIP must-haves
Hitachi Consulting focuses on four key features of its IP phone system stand out.
DARPA looks to adaptive battlefield wireless nets
Project WAND is racing to create a $500 battlefield radio that will for the first time link each soldier in an ad hoc wireless
net that can adapt to keep them connected.
Gitmo gets high-bandwidth makeover
U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, notorious as the prison for enemy combatants, recently got a bandwidth makeover.
VoIP veteran shares lessons learned
Hitachi Consulting deployed VoIP technology from ShoreTel to provide IP telephony along with presence, mobility, conferencing
and collaboration capabilities. Plus its long-distance calling bill – for the entire global operation – is less than $2,000
a month.
Upgraded Vyatta software attempts to make users think twice about Cisco
Open source may have taken another step in becoming a considerable alternative to the old guard for enterprise routing.
Free calculator helps users design Microsoft storage installations
Free backup tool only for Exchange but may eventually incorporate SQL Server, SharePoint and Virtual Server 2005 R2.
Dot-com survivor Covisint finds B2B niche
In 1999 the big automakers founded Detroit-based Covisint with much fanfare. But there was open dread from their suppliers,
who worried about how a forced march to online auctions would squeeze their thin margins even more.
PDF spam back with a vengeance
PDF spam, the summertime nuisance that flooded inboxes in early August and then quickly disappeared, is back and worse than
ever.
Sun building collaborative, virtual world for teleworkers
Sun is building a virtual world for its employees that will recreate the real-life interactions of an office, giving workers
the ability to move seamlessly from one conversation to another in a collaborative online environment.
VoIP apps branching out, panelists say
There was a time when vendors billed VoIP primarily as a money-saver. But according to some companies attending this week’s
VON conference, VoIP’s ability to mash up voice with other data applications could be its biggest asset for businesses.
Microsoft plots ambitious SOA road map
Microsoft focuses on modeling technology as part of technologies code-named Oslo that will show up across its product lines
to ease development, deployment of SOA-based application and online services.
Companies tap RSS to tame info overload
As employees struggle to read an increasing amount of work-related material, some companies have turned to RSS technology
to improve productivity.
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