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What Google’s Android means for Apple, Microsoft, open source and the enterprise
Sure, it’s not a GPhone, but Google’s mobile initiative will have far-reaching impacts on wireless technology and the Web
giant’s rivals.
10 burning questions about Microsoft Office 2007
With migrations to Vista, which is intertwined with Office, slowly looming on the drawing boards for many companies over the
next three years and beyond, here’s a look at some of the questions to help pick apart Office and figure out how, when and
where it fits into corporate desktop, infrastructure, VoIP and software-as-a service plans, and the target it presents to
OpenOffice.org-based suites and online productivity tools popping up on the Web.
'All-in-one' firewalls fall short
In this Clear Choice Test, we set out to determine whether we could find a UTM firewall that could scale up successfully in
performance, feature set and manageability.
A proactive approach to e-discovery
In December 2006 the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended to address electronically stored information, with
the result that ESI is now subject to discovery, meaning it can be requested as evidence in court cases. Most corporate legal
departments understand these changes, but many company management teams and departments that create and manage ESI may not
be aware of their exposure should they get involved in litigation. The consequences of not creating a proactive electronic
discovery (e-discovery) process can be fines, unfavorable judgments and increased operating costs.
Social networking finding friends in enterprise
Speakers at the first Defrag Conference held in Denver say social networking tools, including blogs, wikis and bookmarking,
are quickly becoming the latest Internet trend to seek an IT-sanctioned home behind the corporate firewall. Experts say enterprise
benefits being articulated, awareness growing, but adoption is still a ways off
Dell’s acquisition of EqualLogic a good fit, analysts say
Dell’s acquisition of IP storage-area network (SAN) vendor EqualLogic is being met with approval from analysts who say the
deal fits well into Dell’s storage strategy.
PCI compliance mandate's power raises conflict-of-interest questions
The Payment Card Industry security standard shows its power to drive product decisions among enterprises, and raises conflict-of-interest
questions.
Microsoft dives into enterprise search with free server
Microsoft ups ante in battle with Google, others to provide enterprise search across corporate systems while easing adoption,
rollouts
10G Ethernet data-center switch on tap
Arastra, an Ethernet data center switch start-up, this week unveiled its first products: a line of switches that include a
1 rack unit chassis sporting 48 10Gbps ports at $400/port.
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