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BlackBerry server upgrade to face stern tests
The 5.0 release of BlackBerry Enterprise Server, due late this year, will test not only enterprise BlackBerry administrators
but also its creator, Research in Motion. At stake will be whether RIM’s software can perform at a new level of enterprise
expectations and whether the company itself can.
Utility storage: Ready for a long haul?
Utilization rates are up and spending down at early adopters. But storage virtualization remains tough to figure out, impossible
to use in multivendor setting and hard to manage. Is it helping or hurting the utility storage vision?
Is an online backup service OK for your data stockpiles?
Online backup and e-mail archiving, offered as storage as a service from companies like EMC, Mozy, IBM and Asigra, are reviving
the SSP and MSP opportunities.
Can you trust your data to Amazon, other storage cloud providers?
The Amazon S3 and Nirvanix cloud storage services promise easy data storage for Web companies, but perils can’t be overlooked.
Matrix switches optimize net analysis
Uptime and fast problem resolution are top priorities in enterprise networks. But purchasing dedicated monitoring devices
for hundreds of network points is impractical, but you can use a matrix switch to do the same thing.
Offshoring grows, automation key to cost cutting, Gartner says
Gartner shares data on outsourcing and offshoring services this week at its Gartner Outsourcing Summit: Gartner's Outsourcing
& Vendor Management Summit this week in Washington, D.C.
Cisco alums readying firewall killer
Former Cisco engineers are behind a start-up called Rohati Systems that makes its debut this week with a network-based entitlement
control device for guarding access to application data by authenticating the user according to policies.
The green metrics conundrum
All data-center products claiming to be green are not created equal. That's because metrics to determine how green equipment
is usually are vendor-driven and measuring energy efficiency can be a chore for network architects.
Cisco departure latest sign of transformation
The departure of a longtime Cisco executive last week is the latest sign that the company is transforming itself from a pure
networking vendor into more of an overall provider of IT systems.
Study: Power drawn by Ethernet switches varies widely
A recent study by In-Stat says that fixed-configuration 24- and 48-port switches can vary by more than 600% in terms of how
much switching capacity they support in relation to how much electric power they draw.
UPDATE -- Verizon snares $678 million federal network deal
Verizon Business has captured one of the largest federal network deals of 2008: a 10-year contract to provide managed network
and security services to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that is valued at $678.5 million.
Hacker writes rootkit for Cisco's routers
A security researcher has developed malicious rootkit software for Cisco Systems' routers, a development that has placed increasing
scrutiny on the routers that carry the majority of the Internet's traffic.
Philly's Wi-Fi net to be shut down
Philadelphia's pioneering citywide Wi-Fi network is shutting down.
Clock is ticking on .me domain names
Trademark-holders have until May 20 to register their company and product names under the new .me domain, which is being marketed
as a generic top-level domain by the country of Montenegro.
FAQ: What does the HP-EDS deal really mean?
HP buying EDS could double its services business to nearly $40 billion in revenue, helping the vendor inch closer to its rival
IBM, which brings in closer to $54 billion in revenue for services annually.
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