The good news for hardware vendors is that growth in revenues for so-called "volume servers" -- servers that cost $25,000 or less -- continued to grow in the second quarter.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 08/23/2006
Bob Jones has a lofty idea for improving communications around the world: Strategically float robotic airships above the Earth as an alternative to unsightly telecom towers on the ground and expensive satellites in space.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/21/2006
As the competition for information management and control platforms heats up, IBM announced late this week that it will acquire content management vendor FileNet in a deal valued at $1.6 billion in cash.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 08/10/2006
In hopes of complimenting its suite of remote access and support services, LogMeIn has purchased Applied Networking, Inc., a small developer of “instant” virtual private networking (VPN) services.
Some computers with wireless Internet capabilities are vulnerable to attacks that could expose passwords, bank account details and other sensitive information even if the machines aren't actually online, researchers said in Las Vegas Wednesday.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/03/2006
Automate your task management without learning a new language.
- By Bill Heldman
- 08/01/2006
Consumer versions of McAfee Inc.'s leading software for securing PCs is susceptible to a flaw that can expose passwords and other sensitive information stored on personal computers, researchers said Monday.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/01/2006
Virtualization on the server side can add up to big savings in hardware costs.
Are you the master of your Windows domain?
- By Doug Barney and Michael Desmond
- 08/01/2006
Upcoming Microsoft products will be more powerful and larger than their predecessors -- but with such great size comes great responsibilities.
Automate admin tasks easier with the new Windows PowerShell.
From software packaging to lying users, the world can be an annoying place for IT admins.
- By Greg Shields
- 08/01/2006
Windows Server 2003 R2 and the new DFS.
On one sunny summer day, this IT manager's network turned slow and lazy -- to his consternation.
Microsoft quietly announced this week that it will distribute Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP as a high priority update via Automatic Updates when the new browser version is complete.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 07/27/2006