* Exchange 2007 will shake up messaging * Blade servers try to shake bad-boy image * No waste in Kimberly-Clark VoIP plans * Technology decisions shape values, Lessig says * Internet2 selects backbone provider for its new network * Today on Layer 8
Exchange 2007 will shake up messaging
Corporate users who migrate to Exchange 2007 will face mandatory infrastructure changes that, while advancing security and management, could add complexity and costs to their networks. Click here for more.
Blade servers try to shake bad-boy image
Blade servers were supposed to change the computing landscape, but questions about reliability, power consumption and heat output put a damper on adoption. Will 2006 be the year blades transcend those fears? Click here for more.
No waste in Kimberly-Clark VoIP plans
The VoIP plan at Kimberly-Clark is to consolidate voice traffic for more than 200 sites into three data centers while retrofitting existing Avaya PBXs with gear that will turn the devices into digital/VoIP gateways. Click here for more.
Technology decisions shape values, Lessig says
Law professor and author Lawrence Lessig on Friday charged IT professionals in the government sector with the responsibility of helping the policymakers they support to understand how their technology decisions affect what values the government supports. Click here for more.
Internet2 selects backbone provider for its new network
Internet2 Thursday named Level 3 as its new network provider that will build its future backbone to support 10 times more capacity than the current network. Click here for more.
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