Data Center

Why the Recession Isn’t Driving Outsourcing Prices Down

Google hopes upgraded search appliance woos the enterprise

Update allows multiple Google appliances to join forces to search through billions of docs

Twitter Tips: URL Shorteners Do More Than Save Space

HP uses outside air, big fans, 12-foot raised floor to cool servers

It's also cutting data center power use by painting server racks white

Security Analyst to DLP Vendors: Watch Your Language

Facebook use grows by 700%; maintains top social networking spot

Though still well behind Facebook, Twitter gains steam with usage up by nearly 4,000%

Windows 7 to ship Oct. 22

Microsoft sets date, puts RTM in late July

FAQ: How to add some Bing to your browser

Make Bing a search option, or even the default, in IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari

Searches using ‘sex’ or ‘sexual’ are taboo on Bing in India

But searches related to choosing a child's gender selection are OK, activists complain

Batteries.com, insurance firm report data breaches

The two breaches could affect thousands of people in the US