Data Center

Thursday productivity killer

U.S. government slows tech spending

* Report findings from Datamonitor on federal technology spending

Cluster-management start-up aims at U.S.

* Start-up Scali readies management software push in U.S.

NetEx compression technology claims to triple throughput

* HyperIP block-level compression technology from NetEx

Verizon rolls out VoIP while AT&T plans to abandon its consumer biz

V-Span offers managed service

Middle-of-the-week fun

Looking forward to another busy season

* Network World Technology Tours begins new season in September

Choice is a two-edged sword

* The good and bad of management choices

IBM rolls out fast midrange servers

* IBM’s midrange introductions include one of fastest Unix servers