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Security to headline Interop Las VegasHere’s a preview. Plus: See our Interop planning guide and InteropLabs exclusive first look.
Security will dominate Interop Las Vegas next week as event organizers say more than a quarter of the vendors in attendance will hawk security-related products, and the “security zone” on the show floor is filled to bursting.
Does Apple belong in enterprise data centers?Senior Editor Deni Connor.
We’re putting together a story to be published in Network World looking at the enterprise-readiness of Apple technology, and we need your help. Have you deployed or evaluated Apple’s XServe servers or its XServe RAID storage platform? What did you find? Do you think Apple’s server and storage gear is ready for enterprise data centers? What are the biggest drivers or deterrents? Should IT administrators become more Mac-friendly? We’re looking to tap into our readership and share your experiences with our audience. Please send your ideas and contact information to
Symantec: Chinese hackers grow in number, skills
China’s hacking scene appears poised for growth, as the number of Internet users rise with a commensurate interest in criminal hacking and government spying, according to a new Symantec study.
Kansas City schools settle E-Rate fraud charges
The Kansas City, Missouri School District will pay the U.S. government US$66,000 and relinquish claims to $13.6 million in federal funds as part of a court settlement for fraud charges involving a program intended to help schools and libraries in poor …
Spending priorities shift from security to consolidation, virtualization: survey
IT executives in the next 12 months will be focusing their budget dollars on projects such as server consolidation and network upgrades, as previously high priorities such as security, risk management and compliance fall off their Top 10 lists.
AMD strikes back at Intel with Puma notebooks
Hustling to keep up with Intel Corp.’s “Santa Rosa” notebook PC system, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) said Friday it planned to launch its own new bundle of mobile processors and chipsets, code-named “Puma.”
Brocade joins ‘greener than thou’ brigade
Brocade is singing its own green praises, saying its storage-area network directors draw a third of the power needed by Cisco gear. Numbers don’t lie it states and compares its own power usage figures with ones from Cisco-published information to show …
