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ConSentry teams with Alcatel-Lucent on NAC
ConSentry said Monday its NAC gear will be sold as part of the Alcatel-Lucent line of network equipment for at least a three-year period, making it possible for customers to get network-access equipment packaged with Alcatel-Lucent switches and routers.
Google research: Cranking up the heat may not harm your disk drives
Temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit may not be damaging to disk drives, according to new research by Google engineers which casts doubt on previous findings linking heat to elevated failure rates.
Google tying user administration for hosted apps to corporate identity-management systems
Google’s enterprise collaboration suite unveiled last week includes security options that let companies tie it into their existing corporate directories and extend single sign-on to the online provider’s hosted applications.
Trend Micro gets tougher on spam
Trend Micro announced Monday updated messaging security hardware and software, plus introduced an antispam service for businesses.
U.S. immigration reform bill could pass by July
A U.S. congressman who chairs a House Judiciary subcommittee says Congress could pass an immigration reform bill by July, including lifting the limit on how many high-tech engineers can come to the U.S. for jobs.
Green Grid powers up to save energy
The Green Grid, a group of technology companies collaborating to improve energy efficiency in data centers, is officially open for business as of Monday.
New report says congressional Web sites ‘disappointing’
Many of the Web sites for members of the U.S. Congress lack basic information such as information on office hours or where to go if the reader has problems with a federal agency, according to a report released Monday.
From Microsoft Subnet: Linux community challenges Ballmer to ‘show us the code’Some unidentified Linux enthusiasts have launched a campaign challenging Steve Ballmer to “Show us the code” to support his claims that Linux software infringes on some of Microsoft’s intellectual property. Says their statement: “We are not the first to request this of you, but we are willing to take it to the next level. If you or Microsoft cannot comply with a response by the date outlined [May 1], everyone who endorses this will consider your threats and claims to be empty and libelous. Anyone paying attention to the marketplace should as well.”Buzzblog: Greatest invention since the TV remote
Couch potatoes everywhere lost a hero recently with the passing at age 93 of Robert Adler, inventor of the remote control. Stepping up to fill Adler’s shoes, however, is recent Duke graduate John Cornwell, who brings us a heretofore unimaginable convenience: the “Beer Launching Fridge.”
Today on Layer 8, where we’ll take the original “Die Hard” movie anytime:If he can handle it – and I am sure he can – Bruce Willis is set to save cyberspace this summer in the fourth installment of the “Die Hard” series, called “Live Free or Die Hard” (or Die Hard 4.0 as it’s being called in Europe). And he’ll be doing it with the help of the Mac guy, Justin Long, who played the Mac in the “I am a Mac” commercials. This time out, Willis’ retired, divorced and semi-alcoholic character John McClane takes on a cyberterrorist who attempts to take down the United States’ computer systems on the Fourth of July.
