Opinion

Friday Foray: Where I identify myself and what I stand for professionally.

What do you mean I have to introduce myself?! Isn't it patently obvious that I'm a networking genius? (Part 1 of 2)

US to develop smart machines with visual intelligence

DARPA’s Mind’s Eye program will let machines see and act

How Open Source Led the Blogging Revolution

Open Source Friday Focus looks at WordPress

Verizon announces VoIP packages for SMBs

* Both services and hardware will be included in the offerings

SailPoint offers new take on provisioning

* IdentityIQ Lifecycle Manager features simplified deployments, lower deployment costs, and business and IT alignment

Integrating islands of PTT, telephony on the WLAN

* Motorola collapses functions into common appliance

The Google giant begins to topple

A handful of stories show some cracks in Google's heretofore impervious facade.

Microsoft guy tells open source conference it’s ‘really changing’

Stuart McKee says Microsoft doesn't have all the answers

Microsoft and Citrix Look to Deliver TKO

Will Microsoft always rule the desktop?

Cisco defends its Borderless

This week's expansion of networking initiative looking more like a defensive move rather than offensive

Is this the year the proprietary CMS dies?

Open-source advocates at SXSWi make a pretty convincing case that the day is soon.

Will Open Source Video Finally Kill Adobe Flash? Steve Jobs May Be Sorry What He Wished For

Open source video is poised to kill off Flash in HTML 5, but Steve Jobs may not be as happy as you would think

NASA, Russian astronauts set records, land back on Earth

International Space Station readying for next NASA space shuttle, Soyez spacecraft

Is that a Cluster in your pocket or are you happy to see me?

BCCD is one great clustering solution

Doing the Laptop Drive of Shame, Part III

Good thing the kids weren’t in the car to hear me curse

Wireless router basics

Microsoft being evil and a CMS being very, very good.

Certificates in Migrating from Exchange 2003 / Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010

Cloud ROI calculation can be hard to pin down

Calculating return based on IT budget savings alone is short-sighted

Smart phones get their smarts from open source

Did you know that even proprietary mobile platforms leverage and support open source software?

True: This site is not Snopes.com

Although questions left here give a taste of what Snopes gets every day

Commercial tools not on tap for Windows 7 deployments

Survey shows majority of IT professionals planning to migrate to Windows 7 will not use commercial tools, relying on manual processes and free tools from Microsoft.

Cisco CRS-3 to disrupt Hollywood?

TIME article says claims of router's capability could smash through Tinseltown fortress

Cisco extends Borderless Networks with new switches

Catalyst stackables ready for video and security, with less power

What SWITCH Exam STP Config Can’t be Done with 2 Switches?

Completion of the Analysis of a 2-Switch Lab for CCNP

Apple looking to ban protective iPhone screen covers from Apple Stores

It appears that Apple has issued a directive precluding the sale of protective iPhone screen covers from its line of retail stores

Cisco Borderless Announcement Highlights Security, Sustainability, Multimedia

All three issues are top-of-mind for many enterprise organizations

Flipping Back in Time

AT&T, the Backflip, and Carrier Control of Android

Seeding the Cloud with Open Source, Standing Cloud Makes It Easy

The "instant on" of the cloud is alluring but can be elusive, with Standing Cloud setting up open source apps is as easy as just add water

UC in Healthcare On the Rise

Healthcare organizations can reduce costs and improve patient care by leveraging vertically focused UC solutions